morning, day 8 of isagenix 9 (11 day) cleanse

still no change on the scale, although i do feel lighter.  the shake days are becoming much easier to deal with.  the shakes really do fill you up…and i eat dinner early, so it comes quickly.  last night i had muscles ( in a light thai sauce, no coconut milk) steamed lobster with cocktail sauce, 3/4 of a baked potato, corn on the cob…and a small glass of red wine

here comes the hard part!  2 day cleanse ahead of me!  this is tough…and, if i do not see any weight loss after these 2 days i will scream.  can’t wait for them to be over.

bruising seem better….think it might have been a coincidence…

more later.

morning, day 7 of isagenix 9 day (really 11 day!!) cleanse

random bruising

nothing really new to report…no change on the scale.  it’s morning.  had my coffee earlier, now I am drinking my shake.  going to have spinach today because of the bruising.  it’s high in iron and vitamin K, can’t hurt.  might even just have it for lunch with a shake AND have a “sensible dinner”.  i just realized that i forgot to add the ionic supreme (kind of like a liquid multi vitamin) to my shake…i think i need to take it.  i have been forgetting, maybe that’s the problem i might be a bit deficient.

anyone ever notice bruising with isagenix?

just wondering, might just be a coincidence…but i have a few random bruises that i do not remember getting.  has anyone ever noticed the same thing while taking isagenix product?  maybe i need iron?  would love to hear your thoughts…

 

day 6 of isagenix 9 day cleanse

love shrimp!

the restaurant would not make me a wrap sandwich. they brought me the wrap on the side, so i had to manhandle my panini and re-make it into a wrap!

my messy wrap…so did not care, tasted great!

so today i changed my routine a little bit.  i chose to eat lunch instead of dinner.  i woke up and had my shake, drank my water, ate the chocolate “snacks”  and then went to the beach for a bit.  we came home took showers and went to town for a late lunch…it was about 2:00-2:30 which really worked out nicely.  i was not hungry at all at dinner time and cooked my family a beautiful meal.  i have to say that cooking for my family is so satisfying.  i am a true foodie, a lover of food and a lover of the kitchen.  nothing will keep me away, cooking for my family gives me great pleasure.  i sat with them at dinner and drank my shake.  and now at 8:45 i am done, my only task now is to drink about 8 more ounces of water.  i wonder if there will be a change on the scale tomorrow…

tomorrow is my last shake day, then 2 more “cleanse days” and then 2 final “shake” days…

will report more in the morning.

morning of day 6: isagenix 9 (11 day) cleanse

glass of chianti

the old standby…shrimp cocktail

scallops & shrimp over linguine

yesterday, day 5… was my first shake day after the 2 day liquid cleanse.  i could not wait for dinner!  i had my 2 shakes during the day and also a hard-boiled egg for lunch, i was so hungry and it is an approved cheat…we went out to dinner and i had a small glass of chianti, shrimp cocktail, small green salad and linguine with shrimp and scallops, i ate all of the seafood and left most of the pasta.

this morning (day 6) on the scale my weight stayed the same.  today i am going to exercise a little.  i do walk everyday, but i will add a little something to my exercise regime.

i feel pretty good about my overall weight loss so far, 7 lbs is great!!  and i do notice a difference.  

as for next steps…i spoke to an isagenix rep, and i have decided to transition from the 9 day cleanse to the 30 day program.  the 30 day program is similiar to the 9 day:  2 shakes a day and cleanse 1 day a week.  the maintenance program is: 1 shake a day and cleanse once or twice a month.  I am not at my goal yet, but this cleanse is not over yet.  my feeling is that since i am still “on vacation” with my family i will do a combination of the 30 day and the mainentance plan.  i also inquired today about substituting a bar for a shake.  mix things up a bit!  oooohh kapow!

ok that’s all for now folks!  will report back tonight.

day 5 of isagenix 9 day cleanse

i have to start my day with a cup of coffee, it’s not negotiable

mornin’  

last night laying in bed was kind of hard for me, but i got through it.  i was definitely obsessing over different things to eat, and dreaming of crispy warm garlic toast.  i finally fell asleep.

this morning i had lost another pound on the scale and measured myself with the tape measure against my starting measurments.  i have lost thus far,  almost 7 lbs and 10.5 inches.

i am having a cup of coffee with milk (not allowed) and will have my chocolate shake in a bit…

waiting to hear back from my friend at isagnix about next steps…will post what she says later today.

 

 

day 4 of isagenix 9 (or 11) day cleanse

breakfast

water break

dinner

almost done with the first 2 cleanse days…just tried to keep busy, we went to the beach in the morning for a few hours.  i sat with my family at dinner and made myself a hard-boiled egg (approved cheat).

i found a new way to drink the “cleanse for life liquid”  best to drink it straight like a shot, over ice works well.  i did not care for the flavor when i mixed it with 8 oz of water – and it’s so much harder to drink.  

again, the chocolate isadelights are amazing…i highly reccomend them.  the chocalate “snacks” aint so bad either.  hey at this point paper with butter would probably be delicious.

i will weigh in tomorrow and measure myself to see if i lost inches.  

and why are they calling it a 9 day cleanse when it is clearly 11 days!!!  very irritating.

 

morning post-day 4 of 9 day isagenix cleanse

quick morning post…will also post at the end of the day.

good morning!  wow, i really feel lighter!  i just got on the scale and listen to this…it looks like i lost about 5.5 lbs already!  let me tell you how i feel phyically and mentally…

first off, my body feels very achy, like i worked out (which i did not and have not since i started this cleanse) i am not going to the gym for the next month (on vacation, no gym) i have been walking everyday probably on average 2 miles.  aside from the achiness and mild headache, i have a huge pimple on my face.  

as for my mental stamina, it is strong.  i feel strong, from the mouth of the queen of all food obsessed people. it’s amazing that I am able do this.  i am really looking forward to tomorrow., i can eat!  i suspect that today will be very hard.  another “cleanse” day ahead of me.  maybe today i will have a hard-boiled egg.  maybe i will get a (healing) massage, it’s a nice compliment to a cleanse.

 i would like to know what i am supposed to do after the 9 day cleanse??  it seems most people switch onto the 30 day.  i am not sure if i want to continue this for 30 more days.  i will do some research and find the answers.  i want to lose the weight and then eat normally and healthfully and maintain.

oh by the way, i am having another cup of coffee this morning…(with milk!)  can’t give it up.

day 3 of isagenix 9 day cleanse (really 11 days…)

breakfast/snack

dinner

so today was my first “cleanse” day…pretty much a day of fasting…i feel ok, maybe a little edgy and a little foggy…looking forward to going to sleep tonight, waking up and getting on the scale tomorrow morning.

i went out to lunch to a pizzeria with my family and made them dinner tonight…i sat with them at both meals and drank my water…of course it was hard, but do-able! not as hard as i might have thought, but… i am really really looking forward to day 5 which is a “shake” day…tomorrow will be another “cleanse” day.

i drank the 4 ounces of the cleanse liquid throughout the day…it’s basically a liquid nutritional supplement that helps your body detox.  it is made up of aloe vera, pau d’arco, summa root, burdock root, fennel seed, licorice root…  i also nibbled on my chocolate snacks, and again drank a ton of water…

i did also have an apple in the afternoon…  i am using my wii fit as a scale and i jumped on it this afternoon and i lost 2.5 lbs so far…

cleanse day cheats

i was just re-reading the info for this cleanse, you can have a snack on the “cleanse” days:

one whole food snack if you need it:

apple, almonds or walnuts, green salad with a little olive oil, hard-boiled egg