Sleep and Isagenix

Advice for anyone using Isagenix. Make sure that during your cleanse days and after your cleanse days that you get enough sleep. Right now, I've just gotten up and its now the second day after the cleanse. Five hours last night was not enough. Also, do not take your accelerator after 3 PM or else you will not be getting the rest you need. I did that once and I was wired. :-)

Quite a few people say that once they have tried Isagenix, they have wonderful sleep. I agree! I have had the best sleep that I've had in years! My husband has also commented that my snoring has decreased.

OSC

PS Weight is shifting. I'm doing the happy dance. You can't see me, but I am!! :-)

Day After Cleanse Three.

Yesterday wasn't a bad cleanse day until about 4 PM. My energy had dropped, it had a draino effect on me and I was feeling stuffed up. Before I went to bed, I had two hard boiled eggs.

Stepped on scale. No change. Still stuck at 10 pounds released. Been sitting there since Day 10. We are on Day 21. Hmmm.

I woke up this morning with a headache so I drank my Ionix on an empty stomach. That seems to calm things down so I drifted off to sleep for another hour. I've gotten up now and am drinking my shake. My God its tasty. :-)

I made my dinner last night because I am working late so I will drink a mini shake before I go to work and a mini one in the afternoon to hold me through to my sensible supper.

11:30 AM Still have headache... Drinking water with lemon..

Cleanse Day Three. A Visit To Walmart.

Accelerator Cap. Ionix. Now I'm on second cleanse of four for the day. Was hungry so ate one Isa Snack. Doing ok today. Off to the gym and errand. This time, will remember no shake after gym. :-) Will make sure to bring water along and one Isadelight.

Trip to gym has not gone as planned. My friend wanted to go to Walmart to return some items and also did her grocery shopping too! This was wicked for someone who isn't eating meals today. I think it hit me in the middle of the cracker aisle so I ate one Isasnack. I'm proud to say all I bought were cleaning supplies and toilet paper.

I'm spending the rest of the afternoon cleaning and then I am going to go to the gym by myself. Its ok, I'm getting used to it. :-) It's now 4 PM and not incredibly hungry.

Energy level dropped at about 5 PM and I took an Isasnack. Draino effect on me. I felt exhausted so I did not go to gym. I had made a promise that I would go but physically unable. Feeling incredibly stuffed up, sore joints. Laid down for a rest.

Ended up eating six almonds and one snack with water. Got restless so had hot bath and listened to the radio. Cleanse at 6 and last cleanse at nine. Went to sleep 10:30 ish. Tough towards end of the day...I had lots of energy up until about 4 PM. Have to have an action plan for evening other then thinking about going to sleep at 7 Pm. :-)

Actions Speak Louder Then Words

Support came in the form of a Blender Pro today. My husband came home with a gift for me. No, not flowers, not jewellery... but a Blender Pro and I'm excited. Who says romance is dead?!?! Laugh.

All we had for a blender was a huge Moulinex model which takes up too much counter space and unscrewing of bits to clean it after making two shakes a day. I had no time to fool around with that! So, this is fantastic. Pour water into vessel cup and add 2 scoops. Snap on blade, pop onto machine and blend. Twist off vessel, put on drinking rim and drink shake. Easy. Blended well and frothy! Mm mm, so tasty.

I tried the magic bullet my niece had when I went to visit and wasn't that impressed. This was less money and had better results. I give this machine a five out of five stars.

Day After Cleanse Two.

Hungry when I went to bed last night. My stomach feels weird. I've had a lot of stress lately and deadlines to meet so not sure if its that or what. Just took my Ionix and will drink some water for accelerator. Then, going into the shake.

Snack was bottle of water and one chocolate.

Lunch was Tuna Steak grilled, 1/2 cup of wild rice and assorted veggies. Filling!

Dinner was before movie. I thought I made a great choice and now I realize after looking on nutritional value that the food I chose last time was 250 calories less then what I ate last night! Folks, these were small appetizers called Lettuce Wraps with chicken disguised as low calorie but carried more then an entre! Mind you, I did not drink the quantities of alcohol (3 drinks) like last time. Last night, one small drink with Diet Coke. Ok, Diet Coke isn't good for you. The movies came with popcorn that I didn't eat and the pop was HUGE. I drank some of it. Not much. Mostly went into the trash. Not successful. Now that I know they like this place before the movies, I will check out the nutritional value before I order to make the best choice.

Afterwards, went for coffee which I didn't drink. Drank bottle of water. One Tim Horton's chocolate donut. Ugh.

Yesterday, was not a successful day on the plan. I am staying away from Taste of Edmonton and did not go to Capital X's "Sip". I am working all weekend so it's totally possible! :-)

On a side note, went to Mama Mia the movie with friends and loved it! Its very girly, go see it! The part that was crap was Pierce Brosnan's singing. He sounds as though he should be songs about the sea. I should have known that after watching his interviews that singing in a musical is a very humbling experience after being James Bond!

C.

Cleanse Day Two.

I have released 10 pounds and... drum roll.. 2 inches from my chest, 2 inches from my diaphragm, two inches from my abdomen, 2 inch from thighs, 2 inches from my calves totaling.. 10 inches. That was my measurements 10 days in. We are now 16 days in and I will not weigh or measure until Day 30.


I'm very optimistic today and in a laid back mood which is a far cry from where I was before: anxious, curious and impatient. Now I know what to expect from my body so I will listen to its messages.

I think this is because of last night's workout. I pushed myself and I'm sore today. Not so sore I can't walk the 30 mins. to my appointment at 11 AM.

This morning: Ionix Supreme. Waited 30 mins. Accelerator. 8 Ounces of water. One hour later, 8 ounces of water and four ounces of cleanse. The cleanse is such a weird taste to me. I can't even begin to explain what it tastes like. I chug it back. It's now 10 AM and I have an appointment for 11 AM so I will bring water and snacks to get me through until lunch. Uhm, lunch is more cleanse and water.

I ended up walking the 1.5 KMS t the hair salon, getting the hair cut, walking to the pedicure place and then walking home. Before I knew it, it was 2 PM and I hadn't even wanted to eat anything! I drank 1 litre of water throughout the day.

When I got home, I had a message on my phone but I was starting to get hungry. Without thinking, I checked emails and proceeded to eat a shake! What the heck was I thinking?!? I wasn't supposed to have a shake, it was supposed to be a cleanse day!! Whoops. So, for dinner I had a cleanse and will have another cleanse around 7:30 PM. So, instead of eating my cucumbers and eggs like I did last time, I had a shake.

Its time for my last cleanse now and I have to say, I'm hungry. I have eaten one chocolate today. I will record how that goes for the evening...

Evening was tough but not as tough as the last cleanse. Ended up eating ten almonds, drank more water and went to bed hungry.

C.

All Hands On Deck!

Something strange is happening. My weight dropped 10 pounds and then has crept up five and another two this morning. A few things: Menzies, restarting exercise and stress. Tough week.

I did the shake in the morning, sensible meal for lunch but dinner was a shake and in the first time while on Isagenix I was HUNGRY. Sure, I expect hunger during the cleanse day but last night totally threw me.

I'm going to the gym tonight. Tomorrow is a cleanse day. Other then going to get a haircut, I have a day of refocusing and taking it easy... I've planned for it and looking forward to getting on track again. I'll see how I feel: My plan is to go to Hatha Yoga tomorrow. I've done Yoga at home but not in a class. I'll see how I feel about that..

C.

Visiting People and Being on Isagenix.

Yesterday we traveled to Drayton Valley which is 1.5 hours from the city to see family. I had my accelerator, shake, ionix and then went to the gym.

The gym was tough. I hadn't been there for three weeks! I could tell, that's for sure. I felt like my muscles had turned to mush and was worried I'd undone all the work I had done in the month of June. I have vowed not to let that happen again. I had worked too hard to let that happen and feel those feelings. I did the circuit, bike and worked on the abs. We were there for 80 mins. I'm planning to go on Thursday when I'm off but since that is a cleanse day I won't go at it so hard.

Before we left, I had my shake for lunch and on the way had one snack. I ate a handful of trail mix while at the house and drank three litres of water throughout the morning and into the afternoon.

Dinner was one hamburger patty with a bun, green salad and four small baby potatoes. Very tasty. I drank lots of water and ate more salad. In the past, I would have eaten three hamburgers fully loaded! Not anymore....


On the way home, I ate one Isadelight. I ate popcorn at night. Not the best of days. PMS big time right now.

Grumpy.

PMS apparently is harder on me then the cleanse! Last night was not great. Firstly, a friend brought me Indian food which was one piece of chicken with rice. I shared the container with hubby and that was dinner. I had my shake for breakfast and sensible meal for lunch. The sensible meal left me hungry (green salad with one chopped egg, cucumber and carrots with one tablespoon of hummous, 1/2 cup of blueberries) I think that's why I was so ecstatic about the food for dinner.

I've just had my Ionix and let that settle a bit before I drink water. Then, I will go onto my shake.

I took two Isaflush last night and no relief. Yep, constipated. Another reason I'm restless. I know that some of the problem is not enough water. I didn't drink enough yesterday..

I two hours I'm back the gym with my workout buddy after being away for almost three weeks! This might help some of my other problems as mentioned here.

Then, we have a car trip planned for Drayton Valley to visit my sister and her family. My plan is to make a shake and take it with me for my lunch. Yes, I'll drink it within 10 mins...

That's me for now.. I've regained the 5 pounds and am grumpy. I know its PMS so I'm anxious for Thursday and my second cleanse.

C

Capital X.

Whoa, what a day! I woke up at five am and didn't lay down to sleep until....1 AM the next day. Needless to say, I had the best sleep and got up at 8:30 AM..

Shakes made it though the breakfast and on plan. Lunch was Quinoa, steamed chicken and veggies. Dinner was a shish kabob, tiny portion of rice and one bag of mini donuts. Uhm, I know I''m going to catch hell from someone for this but this was my yearly treat. I do not eat these any other time of the day. God, the portion of rice and shish kabob was pure crap and cost $10.00. Yes, price gouging on events. Like I've not seen that before..

The concert was fabulous and the rain held off until after the concert. Jacob was in fine vocal form and we both agree that vocally it was better then the last concert. The fireworks were canceled that night because of the wind and rain which was a bit disappointing because for all the years I've lived in Edmonton, I have never been at the X to see them live and in person.

Food at my parents house was tough. They had coffee, Tim Horton's and ice cream. I had my two shakes, etc and snacked on a 2 boiled eggs and some melon. Dinner was green salad, small slice of ham, potato salad, a slice of 12 grain bread, cucumbers, and water. Not my best two days of food planning but not too bad.

This morning, I feel constipated and bloated. Hmmm...........I'm going to eat light today because I feel internally bogged down. Off to work!

C.

The Day After.

Morning shake was tough. It acted like Draino on me. I took the accelerator and Ionix separately. I actually took the Ionix as a shot and drank the water afterwards before having my morning shake. I also did something differently, I used water without ice. It still tasted fine. I ate a few almonds and was not hungry. I had to remind myself to eat the lunch shake. Dinner was quinoa steamed with steamed veggies and steamed chicken breast. Oh my, it was delicious. I could taste every flavour. I ate one chocolate as hubby went through drive through for Whoppers! I did not eat the Whoppers.Amazing.

I feel awesome and.. I have lost 10 pounds in one week! Amazing. Going to bed soon so I will have to update my trip to the X and how that goes. I'm knapsacking it and bringing shakes in baggies. Lets see how this goes!

Tomorrow we see Hedley and then a sleepover at my parents house. Home of temptation.

My first cleanse.

Today began with eight ounces of water with one accelerator capsule.

One hour later, the moment of truth: the cleanser itself with water. It tasted quite .. different.. I can't even explain. It didn't taste as horrible as everyone makes it out to be when I read other blogs. So, I had it with water and ice to drink. What I've noticed this morning is that I'm incredibly cold. Usually I'm quite warm but today.. I'm cold. So, I took a hot bath to relax which is also good for detoxing.

It's been 90 mins. since taking the cleanse and 60 mins after taking it I was hungry. My stomach was in full grumble mode so I drank water with lemon and that certainly helped. If it returns I will eat one Isagenix snack. Other then that I'm already looking forward to eating a shake tomorrow. Who would have thought I'd look forward to a shake. I took some water from the fridge and would love to munch on some of the veggies. They look so good right now!

I took my one snack and that curbed things. I also drank more water which has helped.I ate two small baby cucumbers. I felt quite tired so I laid down for a quick 20 min. nap.

At 12:00 PM I drank my 2 ounces of Ionix Supreme. I drank more water and waited until 1 PM to take my next cleanse drink with water and ice. I drank more water with lemon throughout the next two hours. Now, getting slight headache so re read instructions.

I have boiled a few organic eggs and steamed some veggies to have on hand for tomorrow's shake day. I'm drinking water with lemon and taking second accelerator capsule.

Hungry before dinner cleanse so I ate two mini cucumbers and water.

Drank water with cleanse. Added ice to convince myself it was a fancy drink. :-)

Update: 7:30 PM. Will take last cleanse drink. Incredibly hungry now. Hungriest yet! I will take drink and drink more water. My goal is to eat one chocolate and then try to relax while watching a movie. Then, go to sleep. Please..inner Goddess, wherever you are! HELP ME! :-)

Had my last cleanse drink and more water with lemon. Ate two chocolates.

Watched movie, Mr and Mrs. Smith. 9:45 tired enough for bed but still hungry. Ate hard boiled egg and drank water. Calmed everything down and slept from 10 PM until 8 AM the next day.

It was tough for me but I did it. I can't see how anyone who has never fasted can make it though a back to back cleanse day... Amazing stuff.

Day Three Results.

Day Three Results: I have lost five pounds on the scale and gained .5 inch in measurements. I actually lost 2 inches on my thighs but gained two inches on my waist. Pre menzies?

Birthdays ..

Food is always the highlight of any celebration. We learn that when we are a child with birthday cakes, ice cream, dinners and treats. Yesterday was my husband's birthday so we decided to go out to dinner. We went to one restaurant and after finally deciding were told that they could not make any of the chicken dishes because they were out of chicken. So bizarre, why would a restaurant run out of an ingredient that accounted for 25% of their menu?!? Also, there are a myriad of grocery stores within blocks of this location! Needless to say we did not stay to order and went to Mikado which is always fresh, tasty, excellent service and worth the effort!

If you read my previous post, today was to be a shake day. I had my shake for breakfast and everything as planned. Then, I had lunch. Another small sandwich and some snacks in the afternoon. For dinner I chose a bento box, miso soup and to celebrate we each had one cocktail. I chose a Blue Tsunami and Mike chose Geisha's Kiss. I will let the cocktails go amiss and opt for tea or water next time. I think I have been having too many cocktails lately. Mike enjoyed his.

The meal was delicious and couldn't have been more perfect.

The night, we got home and I wasn't thinking and took the accelerator. I was told not to take it at night so I spent the majority of my night awake. That bothered me because besides being awake I had ** severe** muscle pains in my hands, fingers and lower arms. I then realized that that day I was moving eight large wooden tables alone and dragging them over carpets at work that was causing me pain. That coupled with not being at the gym for two weeks no doubt.

Today I am going to the gym with my workout buddy. I am off today and tomorrow that is my goal. Go to the gym and get my butt moving again! I am on a shake day today and then cleanse day tomorrow.

Recap of Day Two.

I did not take snacks in the morning and I was really** hungry for lunch. I even packed my snacks but didn't have opportunity to eat them. What I find while on Isagenix is that I now eat my meals slowly because I want to savour the taste of food! I had a turkey sandwich on rye bread with mustard and one slice of swiss cheese. It was pure nirvana.

Dinner wasn't what I planned. We went to Joey's on the Southside. I had the Ahi Tuna Club. What was I thinking? Tuna alone would have been great but then toss in the two pieces of bacon and one onion ring on top. Uhm, it was very tasty and the fries were tiny fries in a cute presentation! I should have read the online menu because it has the caloric intake. A whopping 700 calories! I do not want to tally yesterday's choices...

Heed my warning. Do not drink while on Isagenix. I had a peach Bellini.. Ate.. and then a stiff lemonaid. Then, went to the birthday party and had a cooler. Later that evening, stomach cramps and my body was not happy.. I wanted to drink water before going to bed but crawled into bed instead to sleep. I was actually sort of drunk.. This morning, my alarm went off for work and when I went to get up.. my eqilibrium was off that I actually almost fell on the floor!! Complete with room swaying and woozy.

I've had my shower, drinking water and ready to go into my shake. I'm on a shake day today and tomorrow. Tomorrow night I am getting back to the gym and on Tuesday is my first real cleanse day. No meals. So, stay tuned!

Day Two

Slept incredibly well last night but woke up very cold. Drank some water with accelerator capsule and then made chocolate shake. I think vanilla would be nice in the morning with a small amount of fruit. Chocolate tastes quite strong this morning and kind of gaggy. Hmmmm.... I have to remember to bring container of water with me with snacks. Will have sensible lunch and going out for dinner tonight.

Isagenix Day One.

Yesterday I picked up my 30 Day Cleanse from my cleansing coach and became an associate for Isagenix! I'm excited, anxious and scared!


Last night I didn't eat dinner, I immediately went onto my first shake. I got hungry in the evening so I baked a sweet potato and tried one of the snacks. Not a snack I'm used to! It reminded me of a scene from Logan's Run when they ate encapsulated food! Very odd. I'm used to food and lots of it!




Here are my beginning pictures, July 11, 2008. Excuse the outfit, it was my workout gear and I was on my way out to the gym...

Total Inches: 427
Pounds: 245

If I am going to get serious, these pictures will remind me where I began and where I want to go with regards to better health.

For breakfast, I had a Chocolate Shake, Accelerator and Ionix Supreme. Less then one hour I had a complete flush and it was like Draino in the bathroom. I was hungry so mid morning I had a boiled egg. Lunch was another chocolate shake and an accelerator. Around 3 I was hungry so I ate four snacks, 5 almonds and one of the Isa chocolates. Then, around 5 PM I thought that making hummous would be a good idea so I made homemade hummous and had some cucumbers. Before I knew it, I had eaten all the hummous. Well, it could have been much worse I suppose. For dinner I will have a green salad with lemon juice, small BBQ steak and brown rice with veggies. Throughout the day I drank 3 liters of water. Tonight, I will take my Isaflush before going to bed.

Pangs of hunger carries throughout the day. I thought of food often and tried to be positive. I think it was because I was at home and had more time to think about it. Tomorrow, I will make my shake and eat a sensible lunch. We are going out for dinner for a friend's birthday so it will be a one shake day and I will have no alcohol. I will have my snacks, almonds and one chocolate with me to help me along the way.

I have not told anyone other then my immediate support group I am doing this because it is too early on to be put under the microscope. I want results first..

Thank God for the ..

vibrating chair. My back is sore today. I worked 13 hours yesterday and I am hoping to have a normal work day today but it is day one of inventory... Tonight, going out for dinner with the gang for Shelagh's last day ...

Here is the link for the run, the pictures are up from the professional photographer. You can see my baseball cap at the water station...

I didn't make it to my workout yesterday. My goal is to go tomorrow instead.

"I have a friend..

that is overweight and weighed almost 400 pounds. She is overweight like you. (I am half of that woman's size) You can find out what she did to lose all that weight. It was called.. uhm, I can't remember the name.. But, she looks great! (I felt that i was starting to look great..) She has just had surgery to remove all the extra skin."

I just smiled. If she weighed 400 pounds I don't imagine she could walk the 3 KM I am walking at that moment or go to Spa Lady three times a week or know what whole foods are. This really triggered me and upset me. I know she was trying to be helpful but you know what, I'm a smart woman and I know that pills, elixirs and the pharmaceutical companies aren't going to own my health. Not if I can help it!

My vent for the day.

Oh Canada!

My day began at 4:00-too friggen early- AM today. I ate breakfast, packed my knapsack, made sure I had liters of waters, tightened up my sneakers and was out the door for Shelagh to pick me up at 6:00 AM.


For the record, the sun rose this morning at 5:10 AM and it was so quiet that it was perfect. We stopped at Timmy's (Tim Horton's for Non Canadian Readers) for the double doubles as requested. Then, off to Rundle Park to meet at the Volunteer Tent.


Denise and her four children claimed the water station at the end so I joined them. Before going to the park, I was listening to the radio and they were talking about how Canadian Geese are overtaking the parks and causing quite the mess with their poo. Yep, I would have to agree that there were many geese there with their goslings. It was fun for the kids to watch the geese and the babies. Don't venture too close because they begin to hiss and don't like their babies threatened! Denise reminded me of a director of traffic, disciplinarian, and I heard : stay out of the way, stay on the grass, get away from the water, don't pick up the geese feathers, don't throw rocks in the water. I'm not used to being such curious kids so even though she was annoyed, I was amused at how she juggled all four between the ages of 5 and 13~! They'd be there one minute and then.. gone!

We handed water to incredibly dehydrated people and after one slip, I mastered the art of handing cups of water to serious runners. By the end, the ones that were there for the fun joked with us, smiled and many times thanked us for voluntering. |That felt good. It was good to be Canadian and Canadians are so polite even when spitting out water, pouring it on their bodies or swilling it! The photographer camped out in our area as did other onlookers. My plan is to do the run next year. This is my personal goal. I was very proud of fellow co workers who did the run and I could see it was tough on them..

After that, we made it over in time for the kid's walk, 1 KM and then 30 mins. later we wandered over to do our 3 KM walk. It was tough for me, the heat, the hills. I started out with three of our team but two of them broke off so Deanna stayed back with me. I trailed five mins. behind them but I was not the last one in. So, I was happy to completed it. A busy day..volunteering, walking, and helping tear down at the end of the day.

Mike and I are taking it easy today. I'm happy to have the sneakers off and sit in the shade for awhile.

Holy Crap it's early..

Did you know that the sun rose this morning at 5:15 AM? I'm off to the run, Happy Canada Day!