Day 5--Shake Day

Not much time right now...but I am now down 8 pounds. And yes...I'm still very much looking forward to eating today!!!

It was nice to have a shake day after two days of cleansing...although I feel like just having the shake and eating my lunch is going to make all the weight come back! So far that hasn't been the case...although I have been fluctuating a today with my weight...but I typically do everyday...so not really that concerned about it. I took measurements today and was pretty impressed with some of them...I'll post those later.

After lunch I was incredibly FULL...but it was nice to eat! I went shopping for a new bikini today and had to smell the 'pretzel' shop...very tempting...but I just walked faster to my car and hurried home to make my shake!! All better now.

I've taken to heading to the hot tub each night...and then swimming laps. I made sure to 'make' myself do this to get my routine going. Today was only 10 laps (or is it 20??), but I plan on increasing it daily for a while. Thank goodness my HOA finally re-heated the pool.

So...overall I'm loving the experience....and have quite a few friends that plan on doing it now as well.

More to come tomorrow....I'm interested to see if my weight goes up or down tomorrow.

Oh...I just added up my original inches and my current inches...so far I've lost a total of 10.25 inches. Remember that is a total...so it's like a .5" here, 1.25" there, etc.

Day 4--Cleanse

I'm about to start my 2nd day of cleansing. I'm down 6.2 lbs. WOW!

I had trouble going to sleep last night and once I finally did I tossed and turned a lot. May not be related to this but thought I'd jot it down anyway. Ok...off to start drinking. I found that I prefer to drink the 'Cleanse for Life' with only about 4-6 oz of water mixed with it and then follow it up with regular water. More to come later.

Today was pretty much the same as yesterday, no big new information. I did get a bit hungry today (I could smell a neighbor cooking or something) so I had a celery stick.

I planned on taking it super easy today, assuming I'm be pretty tired...but, I ended up getting motivated and doing some weeding in the backyard. It was very very needed!!! My HOA just started heating the pool this weekend so I also took a little soak in the hot tub and swam some laps. I'm hoping to swim a bit each day if possible.

Only one 40z 'Cleanse for Life' left to drink tonight....I'm REALLY looking forward to eating tomorrow...and drinking the shake. Although I have to say, I feeling like I'll be really full all day tomorrow b/c I'm not used to eating much...so that shake and my lunch are all going to make me feel so FULL...or at least that's how it feels now. We'll see tomorrow!

Day 3--Cleanse

Okay...about to start my first cleanse day. I woke up early (very shocking)...around 5AM, but was at least able to doze in and out until 8. (My plan for my cleanse days was to sleep as much as possible...which I REALLY need...have had a LOT going on for the last 6-7 weeks). Oh well...I'm up so may as well start.

I weighed in and am now down a total of 4.8 pounds. I left my original measurements at work (stupid!!) so I won't know if I have any inch loss until Monday. (Unless I remember some of them...).

Started drinking the Cleanse for Life drink...only problem...I'm not hungry AT ALL. I feel really full so its hard to get it all down. I mixed my 4oz with 12 oz of water...maybe next round I'll do less. I feel like I'm gonna explode and I haven't even finished it yet...and I still have my Isa-Snack to eat too....jeesh!!

Ok...so finally got the 'breakfast' down...not too tasty but I dealt. It didn't make me gag so that's always a good thing :-) For the most part I haven't been too hungry today...a few times, but typically near my 'snack' times and I'm able to deal with just the snack. I'm SHOCKED that the 2 measly almonds and an Isa-Snack wafer thing are fulfilling my hunger cravings. I tried to take it a bit easy today (catching up on the much needed rest....sat at the pool). Not much else to report...

Just finished my last 'cleanse' drink for the day...and I have to say...I was quite hungry before...but not anymore. I'm continuously shocked that I'm not hungry. Still 4.8 lbs down. At one point when I weighed in the middle of the afternoon I was down 5.2lbs...but have fluctuated throughout the day and have remained this evening at the 4.8. More to come tomorrow.

Day 2--Pre-Cleanse

I woke up feeling refreshed and energized. This was wonderful...I typically don't have much energy in the morning...at least not to where I throw on music and enjoy getting ready like I did today. No weight change since yesterday. Haven't had any negative reactions so far. It's still a little hard for me to eat the almonds, but mainly because I just don't really like almonds. For lunch I had the same salad as yesterday, but added Veggi-Chicken (by MSF). So far so good. Not much else to report today, or at least yet! Tomorrow is the first day of the 'cleanse'....we'll see how that goes!


Okay...just weighed (just for fun...not my normal weighing time b/c I always weigh more in the afternoon/evenings) and I was down 2.6 pounds from this morning. And while this may be TMI....I haven't had a BM so it's not like I pooped it out. :-)

Just thought I'd update before bed. So...hunger was definitely better today. Didn't even need my organic apple in the evening. I tried the Isa-Snacks (chocolate flavor) today and although they look like they would be nasty...they are surprisingly good. My lower back has been hurting this evening...feels kinda like cramps (back cramps) but I know that isn't it. Not sure if it is related to this or not. But...soaked in the hot tub and for the most part it feels better. I weighed again before hopping into bed and am now down a total of 3.4 lbs. I'll be re-measuring in the morning...I don't 'feel' like I'm down almost 3.5 lbs...and typically I would 'feel' smaller....so the measuring will be interesting.

I am very tired...which is again a good thing. I start my cleanse days tomorrow...fingers crossed!!!

Day 1--Pre-Cleanse

Ok...started Isogenix today. The shake was very good, even without ice and just shaken in a blender cup. Yum! I didn't actually try any of the Iso-snacks, but was pretty good about my 2 dry almonds (not very tasty to me but it's only 2 so I can manage). I also tried the chocolates and pieces of the bar. All very tasty (and that means something coming from me...the pickiest eater ever!!!). My lunch was fabulous! I made a great salad (spring mix, romaine, green onion, avocado, craisons, and cilantro...with Newman's Light Vinegarette), and had some Morning Star Farms patties. All very tasty (I typically eat MSF so that was pretty normal). By dinner I was hungry...so had my shake...then emailed my coach to see if I could 'eat' anything. Whew...I was allowed an apple, celery or salad...so I ate an organic apple. Totally fine! I actually made it to bed at a decent time (for me at least) and was asleep before midnight. For about a week before I haven't been able to fall asleep before 1:00 AM, so 11:30-ish was a blessing!!! Overall great day.

Once I finish I'll post measurements and weight :-)