Day 10 thoughts...

I am now in day 10 of my Isagenix cleanse and renourish program.  I have sort of held off posting because I was afraid I had so much to say it would just be a rambling mess but it is time to dump all these thoughts and clear my mind.

According to my scale I am down 6 lbs.  This is nothing short of a miracle for me.  I have not successfully lost 6 pounds in 6 years.  I can honestly say I have never really tried.  I have planned to but never succeeded at following through with a plan.  That used to make me really think bad about myself.  The problem really always came down to eating habits.  My body responds pretty well to exercise but I finally learned that results come mostly from nutrition and since I had horrendous eating habits I would never get results.  Again, feeling bad about myself for poor food choices.

Then comes Isagenix.  What a miracle for me.  I will give credit to God here because I prayed about this and I feel Isagenix was a Godsend to me.  It was what I needed when I needed it.  Isagenix has released me from the vicious cycle of poor eating habits.  I have no cravings for the bad food.  I am not hungry.  When I am hungry I do not get shaky from low blood sugar.  A piece of fruit or some almonds takes the edge off and I don't drive to the nearest fast food place to feel satisfied.  That is the biggie.  Now it is clear to me how our bodies are addicted to the really bad food and thus the cravings.  Not being able to make better choices is somewhat physiological and then psychological.  With the sugar addiction and cravings it is near impossible to walk into a Chik-fil-a and order a side salad and fruit cup.  I am amazed to say I can now do that.

I am remaining cautiously optimistic though.  I still feel nervous about the days and weeks to come and how I will handle things.  For example, my husband called today and said we were invited to some friends house Friday night for a fish fry and general hanging out.  This is a situation where we would hang out and drink a bottle of red wine while watching the sun go down.  Hmmm...  Will have to see how that goes.  I am still a little unsure of being in that type of situation.  Ideally, if not in the middle of the 30 day cleanse, a glass of wine should be fine.  But would it stop there?  Since I am in the middle of the cleanse I will decline the wine for sure and probably bring a salad to share.

So for now I will hold back on declaring myself the "Isagenix poster girl" and still take it one day at a time.

Stress and Pain

Today is day 5 of my cleanse.  I just ate a Parmesan Basil Chicken salad with some sort of oil and vinegar dressing.  The salad probably receives a C+ as a grade for a healthy choice lunch.  Way better than a Chik-fil-a sandwich and french fries.  As I was driving to pick up this salad I was thinking about how stressed out I am from the pain of this back injury and how the stress is probably contributing to my pain.

I told my husband on the phone that it was a miracle I was not eating a bucket of ice cream and drinking a bottle of wine.  Instead, I was able to stay the course and get a salad.  That got me to thinking.  Even in the best of circumstances I rarely make the best choice.  I head into a restaurant with good intentions and always choose something bad.  Here I was experiencing awful circumstances and I had no desire to order something unhealthy.  I think that might mean that the program is working to reprogram my mind and body.  Is the addiction to the junk starting to subside?  Interesting and exciting.  I am hopeful.  Now if my back will heal I just might get to experience actually feeling great as a result of the Cleanse.

My Coffee and Me

If I am going to be really honest about my progress with the Isagenix Cleanse I must admit to having my coffee in the morning.  My usual morning coffee is 2 cups with 2 teaspoons each and half and half.  That can  be all I need for the day but far too often I will have a cup in the afternoon made the same way although if I order it out it is larger and therefore will have more cream and sugar.  The honest truth is that my addiction is to the cream and sugar and that is what I will crave.  During this cleanse though I have only had about a quarter of a cup with one tsp of sugar and 1% milk added in the morning.  This is strictly to keep me from feeling awful from the lack of caffeine.  To break from coffee I would need to go away to a hotel room and be alone for a few days to be miserable.  It is not possible to function as a parent when coming off coffee.  I've tried it once and know I cannot do it.

I have given a lot of thought to quitting coffee because I know that if I am ever to break my sugar addiction then the coffee has to go.  But the truth is I don't want to give up my coffee.  I love it.  It's yummy and comforting.  The goal will be to break the habit of it and treat it like a treat.

Day 4

Today was day 4 of the Isagenix cleanse and renourish program.  I did not feel quite so bad when I woke up this morning and went for an awesome walk/run and even went back out with the dog after returning home.  My back still has pain but I am mobile.  I am doing fine with the program, the shakes and snacks.  I must admit to being hungry today.  I really made sure to have my snacks.  The morning was egg whites and the afternoon was a banana and almonds.  I really needed the little something extra.  I scored a big point when I took my son to Chik-fil-a.  This is a place that I can easily eat 2-3 times a week on a bad week.  Tonight I went in there HUNGRY and ordered a side salad and fruit cup.  WOW!  I really am proud of myself.  I may have had too much food today but I tried to keep it clean.  Like I said, I have been hungry.  I still have a dull headache but I think that is part of my cold that is still in full swing.

Today's bottom line is that I was missing the ability to grab some junk when I was hungry and not feeling great.  I can see that this is where a bad habit can be broken and I am  happy to have made it through the day without eating any junk.

Getting Started

Well, getting started on the Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse and ReNourish has been a challenge to say the least.  Not because the program is difficult just because I have had a number of factors working against me all at the same time.  I hurt my back a week and a half ago and just when it was pretty close to normal I injured it again.  I tried to go to boot camp the first day of the cleanse and really aggravated it and am in a lot of pain.    It is very frustrating to have a set back like this but I am still following the program.  On top of that, I have a bit of a cold, I started my monthly cycle (sorry) and my legs are killing me from that one day of boot camp I went to.


To say I have never felt worse physically would be an understatement.  Add in the headaches from detoxing on the program and I feel horrible.  When I woke up this morning I truly felt like I had been hit by a truck.  Eventually though, I felt better and did a pretty decent 30 minutes on the treadmill.


As far as the program goes, I am not doing too bad.  Aside from the bucket of popcorn I accidentally ate at the movies yesterday :-) I am chugging along-literally.  Between drinking my water and the shakes I am sure I have made 9 million trips to the bathroom and I am not kidding!


All this to say-I am truly looking forward to feeling as great as my coach Kelli says I will feel.  Hopefully I am close to turning the corner.  And if I ever get to feel THAT great I will never want to go back.  Hopefully eating clean and feeling great will be my new lifestyle.  That is the ultimate goal!

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cori b said...

Hi there, I am Cori and my reason for doing the Isagenix 30 Day cleanse is to break the cycle of bad habits and lean into a cleaner eating way of life. I have wanted to "eat clean" but cannot get there without breaking bad habits first. Also, I want to eat at home and not eat out so often simply because I did not plan a healthy meal.  I love to eat out but always feel bad about doing so if it was not a conscious choice.  I would also LOVE to lose at least 15 pounds once and for all. I have wanted to lose these pounds but have never really committed to doing so. Then I would like to see how the weight loss improves my running because I have signed up to run the White Rock 1/2 marathon!!