I decided on Day 8 evening to not bother continuing. I was starving! To put myself through that torture for another day for the "possible" chance of losing 1/2 lb was just not worth it to me. So I ate a piece of ham.
The morning of day 9, I was starting to have second thoughts but once I did my weigh in and measurements, I had a headache coming on much like the one on day 2 and it wasn't worth it to continue and be a crabby bitch all day.
My final meaursements are:
Weight 136 lbs > 131 lbs
neck 13.5 = 13.5
left upper arm 10.25 = 10.25
right upper arm 10.25 = 10.25
chest 37.5 > 37
diaphragm 33 > 32.5
waist 33.25 > 33
abdomen 37.5 > 37
buttocks 37.5 > 37.25
left calf 14 > 13.5
right calf 14 > 13.5
left knee 14.75 > 14.25
right knee 14.75 > 14.5
So I still have about 1/2 tub of shake powder left, accelerator pills and snacks. I like having the shake as a breakfast option on my always hectic mornings and will continue on that as well as the pills. Not sure about the snacks as they are getting chalky tasting but aren't too bad if you eat an almond with it!
Overall, the cleanse was good - I am just bad at sticking with things, especially with all that 's been going on lately. I do feel and notice a difference from my chest down to my gut that it is smaller and I'm not feeling bloated like I usually did. Good way to cut out the at least 3 cans a day of diet Pepsi and other junk. I do feel like I'm not craving it like I was too.
So we are moving Friday and I'll be super busy with trying to get the house organized and everything put away over the next few weeks and that alone will be an excuse not to be overeating since I'll be too busy.
I don't think I would buy this product again. I feel like I may have gotten the same results by starving myself the first 2 days and then just doing protein shakes and tiny meals on the other days.
We'll see how far I get on my own.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Day 8 - First of final 2 cleanse days
Hectic morning again. 3 year old peed in my bed around 12:30 a.m. so was up doing laundry and had bad sleep. Didn't get to my cleanse drink until I got to work at 8:30 a.m. Also had accelerator pill and one of the snacks mixed with an almond. It's 11:00 a.m. now and am on second glass of water and going in for second snack. Will find it hard not eating today or tomorrow but hoping it will make a difference.
I definately have lost 1/4 inch on chest, 1 inch on diaphragm, 1/2 inch on waist, 1/2 inch on abdoment and 1/4 inch on butt. Don't care about my knees, calves, etc. Hoping the next two days will increase these amounts as it was the first two days that started them. Weight this morning was 132.2 lbs - from 136 lbs in the beginning.
I definately have lost 1/4 inch on chest, 1 inch on diaphragm, 1/2 inch on waist, 1/2 inch on abdoment and 1/4 inch on butt. Don't care about my knees, calves, etc. Hoping the next two days will increase these amounts as it was the first two days that started them. Weight this morning was 132.2 lbs - from 136 lbs in the beginning.
Shake Days 4 & 5 - The Weekend Bust
So Friday evening, kids & I were starved and were going to visit hubby working at new house. They wanted KFC so I called him to see if he had eaten yet. He hadn't - which was the beginning. I did manage to eat a small fries the kids didn't eat with ketchup & gravy and just got a small Snacker sandwich. Didn't bother having a shake when I got home as I figured what was the point and it would be extra calories.
Saturday started out good. Had the shake & accelerator pill for breakfast. Spent the morning doing laundry and boxing up a lot of stuff for the big move on Friday. Hubby called from new house and MIL had brought hamburger/corn/rice to do up as wraps. I didn't want to cook lunch for kids as I desperatley needed groceries so we went over. I did only eat one wrap but had diet Sprite with it. Shipped the kids off to Nanny for the afternoon while I cleaned up at new house (ate some chips there) but when I went to pick them up, Nanny had a yummy supper ready of baked potatoes and t-bone steak. Had one potato smothered with margarine and Epicure sour cream spread (yum) and about half a steak. Stomach felt huge afterwards and had the biggest burp ever. No shake again for supper.
Sunday started good again with shake & pill. But then I cooked a small ham to bring hubby and MIL for lunch with rice. Had 2 pieces of ham and a small bit of rice with diet Pepsi. Nanny took the kids again while I then packed up a trailer with all of our boxes that had been in the storage room of the basement of our rental since we moved in in July. I then spent 2 1/2 hours going up and down stairs and in and out of the trailer. I was literally dripping with sweat. Figure that makes up for the exercise I missed during the week. Supper came and I tried a cabbage roll Nanny had made. Not my thing, just ate the inside but then snacked on the remaining chips. No supper shake.
But.....the two t-shirts I wore on the weekend that are ususally snug, felt looser in the boobage and belly areas. Weight on weekend hovered between 132-133.
Saturday started out good. Had the shake & accelerator pill for breakfast. Spent the morning doing laundry and boxing up a lot of stuff for the big move on Friday. Hubby called from new house and MIL had brought hamburger/corn/rice to do up as wraps. I didn't want to cook lunch for kids as I desperatley needed groceries so we went over. I did only eat one wrap but had diet Sprite with it. Shipped the kids off to Nanny for the afternoon while I cleaned up at new house (ate some chips there) but when I went to pick them up, Nanny had a yummy supper ready of baked potatoes and t-bone steak. Had one potato smothered with margarine and Epicure sour cream spread (yum) and about half a steak. Stomach felt huge afterwards and had the biggest burp ever. No shake again for supper.
Sunday started good again with shake & pill. But then I cooked a small ham to bring hubby and MIL for lunch with rice. Had 2 pieces of ham and a small bit of rice with diet Pepsi. Nanny took the kids again while I then packed up a trailer with all of our boxes that had been in the storage room of the basement of our rental since we moved in in July. I then spent 2 1/2 hours going up and down stairs and in and out of the trailer. I was literally dripping with sweat. Figure that makes up for the exercise I missed during the week. Supper came and I tried a cabbage roll Nanny had made. Not my thing, just ate the inside but then snacked on the remaining chips. No supper shake.
But.....the two t-shirts I wore on the weekend that are ususally snug, felt looser in the boobage and belly areas. Weight on weekend hovered between 132-133.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Shake Day 3 - Are we almost done yet?
Woke up late this morning again. Glad there is no school to rush to, just the sitter's house. Weight this morning 131.6 lbs. Had my shake & accelerator pill on the way to work. On water now. I may try to get a burger for lunch or even a kid's meal, they are under 600 calories and really fill me up anyway. I just need some sustenance.
I also wore a pair of jeans this morning and my "roof over my porch" isn't hanging out as it usually would and feel like the jeans fit better. These are a more looser fit jeans than my favorite pair (which I thought I had originally put on this morning in the dark) but I don't feel like the button is digging into my gut like it usually would.
Haven't been doing any exercise. They recommend at least 20 minutes per day but as I said, I'm lazy. Just did the 10 minutes the first day. I'm up and down stairs at least 20 times a day at work and then again at home so I figure that's my exercise for the day. Also, I've noticed my legs are tiring more easily going up the stairs. I think this cleanse weakends your muscles. Update later....
So I had a Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill sandwich for lunch. It was yummy and it was 390 calories. I'm allowed 400-600 for lunch so I figure it was ok.
Just noticed that my cleanse rep posted on Facebook another 9 day result of someone I went to school with. She lost 9lbs and 11 inches. I wonder where all of her inches were lost? And if she exercised? I think she probably exercised as I used to see her walking in the summer and she probably kept it up.
I don't think I want her to post my name in my results since hubby doesn't know I'm doing the cleanse or (more importantly) how much I paid for it. Man, I hope to have better results. Two more shake days and then back to 2 more cleanse (starve) days. I'm going to be packing up the majority of our stuff this weekend in our rental house and cleaning the new house. Big move on Friday.
I also wore a pair of jeans this morning and my "roof over my porch" isn't hanging out as it usually would and feel like the jeans fit better. These are a more looser fit jeans than my favorite pair (which I thought I had originally put on this morning in the dark) but I don't feel like the button is digging into my gut like it usually would.
Haven't been doing any exercise. They recommend at least 20 minutes per day but as I said, I'm lazy. Just did the 10 minutes the first day. I'm up and down stairs at least 20 times a day at work and then again at home so I figure that's my exercise for the day. Also, I've noticed my legs are tiring more easily going up the stairs. I think this cleanse weakends your muscles. Update later....
So I had a Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill sandwich for lunch. It was yummy and it was 390 calories. I'm allowed 400-600 for lunch so I figure it was ok.
Just noticed that my cleanse rep posted on Facebook another 9 day result of someone I went to school with. She lost 9lbs and 11 inches. I wonder where all of her inches were lost? And if she exercised? I think she probably exercised as I used to see her walking in the summer and she probably kept it up.
I don't think I want her to post my name in my results since hubby doesn't know I'm doing the cleanse or (more importantly) how much I paid for it. Man, I hope to have better results. Two more shake days and then back to 2 more cleanse (starve) days. I'm going to be packing up the majority of our stuff this weekend in our rental house and cleaning the new house. Big move on Friday.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Shake Day 2
Day 2 of shake day. Running late again this morning and made shake to drink on way to work and had accelerator pill. I also weighed myself this morning and was at 132 lbs. My monthly visitor is also here so I'm hoping that is contributing unless it is because I actually ate and had shakes yesterday. They only say to measure again on day 9 but that is after cleansing again. I think they cleansing (ie. not eating all day & starving) is what puts the inches and weight down. I'd really like a full meal with potatoes, gravy & chicken....maybe I can find one that is 400-600 calories? Also, still no BM.
Rainy, dreary day today. Going to try to do a bunch of work this morning and may "relax" a bit this afternoon and catch up on some tv online.
Update:
Had my salad with chicken in it again. Was ok, filling enough. I also had 2 almonds and my accelerator pill and lots of water throughout the afternoon. No peeing as much as I had the first day. Also did watch some online tv at work (bad I know but I had absolutely nothing to do and earphones are wonderful inventions). Caught up with 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family and Revenge. I love Revenge, great show!
Had to take daughter to dance class for 5:15 pm so dropped son off to hubby working at new house, my mom was also there cleaning for me (bless her) so I offered to pick up supper for them on my way back from dropping daughter off. Picked them up each a slice of pizza, said I was going to share son's. Had just 3 or 4 small bites and one small sip of orange pop so I ended up skipping my supper shake although by 9 p.m. I was pretty hungry. Had to stay up later to catch The Vampire Diaries, great show too!
Also, finally had a BM! Sorry if TMI but they are few and far between.
Rainy, dreary day today. Going to try to do a bunch of work this morning and may "relax" a bit this afternoon and catch up on some tv online.
Update:
Had my salad with chicken in it again. Was ok, filling enough. I also had 2 almonds and my accelerator pill and lots of water throughout the afternoon. No peeing as much as I had the first day. Also did watch some online tv at work (bad I know but I had absolutely nothing to do and earphones are wonderful inventions). Caught up with 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family and Revenge. I love Revenge, great show!
Had to take daughter to dance class for 5:15 pm so dropped son off to hubby working at new house, my mom was also there cleaning for me (bless her) so I offered to pick up supper for them on my way back from dropping daughter off. Picked them up each a slice of pizza, said I was going to share son's. Had just 3 or 4 small bites and one small sip of orange pop so I ended up skipping my supper shake although by 9 p.m. I was pretty hungry. Had to stay up later to catch The Vampire Diaries, great show too!
Also, finally had a BM! Sorry if TMI but they are few and far between.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Shake Day 1 - And I get to EAT today!!!!
So this morning was the day to do my second set of measurements. No huge changes but I do notice my gut doesn't "seem" as big.
Weight today is 131.6 lbs down from 136 lbs on Monday. Also, "that time of the month" started today as well so I'm curious if I am retaining any poundage or water from it?
The only changes in my measurements are:
Diaphragm: 32.25 down from 33
Waist 33 down from 33.25
Abdomen 37 down from 37.75
left calf 13.75 down from 14
right calf 13.5 down from 14
left upper knee 14.25 down from 14.75
right upper knee 14.25 down from 14.75
I find it weird that I've lost from my calves and upper knees. I really don't think my upper knees were "fat" to begin with. I think this is where Isagenix get a lot of the "inches lost" from in their before/after claims.
I had my first shake this morning and 1 accelerator pill. I did buy a Magic Bullet yesterday and it is amazing! I put 3 ice cubes in it and they were crushed in seconds. My regular blender would never crush them at all, they'd be big chunks. I can also make the kids smoothies and milkshakes with it. Shake was tasty. Pretty thick and a little hard to drink through a straw. They say to drink it within 10 minutes too, which I managed to do.
It is now 10:44 a.m. and I'm on my second glass of water and I had 1 almond. I'm planning on going to the grocery store at lunch and getting a salad with chicken on it. It also has bacon bits & cheese. I hope it's within the 400-600 calorie meal they suggest. I'll let you know how it tastes.
Also, no BM yet. I'm usually not regular anyway (hence the cleanse) but I feel some gas stirring.
UPDATE:
So I ate my lunch, it was satisfying. I wasn't devouring it as fast as I usually would. About half an hour after I ate, I could feel it making its way through my stomach. I think I'm going to have a BM today. Yahoo! Hope it takes some more weight with it.
Had at least 3-4 more glasses of water, 1 snack and just had 1 almond and it's 4:13 p.m. Going to make my shake for supper but I may not get home until closer to 7 p.m. so I'll be late with it.
Today hasn't been hard at all. Didn't even have my usual 3 p.m. slump where I need a pick me up like chocolate or a diet pepsi. Not really craving anything either....but that may be a different story if I were to smell something yummy. Trying to keep the windows up when driving by McDs, KFC, Burger King, etc.
Here's hoping for the scale to show a lower number tomorrow!
Weight today is 131.6 lbs down from 136 lbs on Monday. Also, "that time of the month" started today as well so I'm curious if I am retaining any poundage or water from it?
The only changes in my measurements are:
Diaphragm: 32.25 down from 33
Waist 33 down from 33.25
Abdomen 37 down from 37.75
left calf 13.75 down from 14
right calf 13.5 down from 14
left upper knee 14.25 down from 14.75
right upper knee 14.25 down from 14.75
I find it weird that I've lost from my calves and upper knees. I really don't think my upper knees were "fat" to begin with. I think this is where Isagenix get a lot of the "inches lost" from in their before/after claims.
I had my first shake this morning and 1 accelerator pill. I did buy a Magic Bullet yesterday and it is amazing! I put 3 ice cubes in it and they were crushed in seconds. My regular blender would never crush them at all, they'd be big chunks. I can also make the kids smoothies and milkshakes with it. Shake was tasty. Pretty thick and a little hard to drink through a straw. They say to drink it within 10 minutes too, which I managed to do.
It is now 10:44 a.m. and I'm on my second glass of water and I had 1 almond. I'm planning on going to the grocery store at lunch and getting a salad with chicken on it. It also has bacon bits & cheese. I hope it's within the 400-600 calorie meal they suggest. I'll let you know how it tastes.
Also, no BM yet. I'm usually not regular anyway (hence the cleanse) but I feel some gas stirring.
UPDATE:
So I ate my lunch, it was satisfying. I wasn't devouring it as fast as I usually would. About half an hour after I ate, I could feel it making its way through my stomach. I think I'm going to have a BM today. Yahoo! Hope it takes some more weight with it.
Had at least 3-4 more glasses of water, 1 snack and just had 1 almond and it's 4:13 p.m. Going to make my shake for supper but I may not get home until closer to 7 p.m. so I'll be late with it.
Today hasn't been hard at all. Didn't even have my usual 3 p.m. slump where I need a pick me up like chocolate or a diet pepsi. Not really craving anything either....but that may be a different story if I were to smell something yummy. Trying to keep the windows up when driving by McDs, KFC, Burger King, etc.
Here's hoping for the scale to show a lower number tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Day 2 - Isagenix Cleanse Day
So today was a totally hectic morning to say the least. 3 year old wanted to wear crocs to the sitters house in the pouring rain, I couldn't find anything to wear for our office website photos this morning, we were running late, etc.
Due to running late, I didn't get the first cleanse drink, pill or snack into me by 8:30 a.m. So I am off schedule for today but will try to get back on track throughout the day.
Super busy at work today coupled with a crrrrrrranky boss and a headache is what is on schedule so far! Do you feel my enthusiasm?
Update later...........
So afternoon flew by with photos being taken and had to leave a bit early to take 6 year old to swimming lessons on time. Snacked on my limit of 6 almonds (also mixed 3 of the snacks with the almonds to imagine eating chocolate covered almonds which are my fav). Was hungry most of the afternoon and evening but was in bed by 9 pm. Don't feel bloated. I usually feel bloated ALL THE TIME. I drink way to much diet pepsi and eat way to much carbs and it all goes to my gut which is my only real problem area. If I can shrink that down with this cleanse, I'll be happy.
Due to running late, I didn't get the first cleanse drink, pill or snack into me by 8:30 a.m. So I am off schedule for today but will try to get back on track throughout the day.
Super busy at work today coupled with a crrrrrrranky boss and a headache is what is on schedule so far! Do you feel my enthusiasm?
Update later...........
So afternoon flew by with photos being taken and had to leave a bit early to take 6 year old to swimming lessons on time. Snacked on my limit of 6 almonds (also mixed 3 of the snacks with the almonds to imagine eating chocolate covered almonds which are my fav). Was hungry most of the afternoon and evening but was in bed by 9 pm. Don't feel bloated. I usually feel bloated ALL THE TIME. I drink way to much diet pepsi and eat way to much carbs and it all goes to my gut which is my only real problem area. If I can shrink that down with this cleanse, I'll be happy.
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