Friday, January 21, 2011

Few Days Off for a Restart

Ok... so apparently I know a lot about organic foods and this and that... but don't know sh*t when it comes to the appropriate diet for my body.

So I have to restart my Isagenix diet on Monday. Take a few days off and regain strength because, guess what? I was starving myself to malnutrition and turned into a balloon of water!

Last night was horrible. Not sure if you've noticed in my previous blog posting for most of this week, but I didn't speak too much about my weight and how I felt because quiet honestly, I was hitting rock bottom and didn't know how I felt about it. Yes, I went and ate chicken fingers, etc... and that definitely did not help my situation.

My daily schedule at the beginning (first week) was the same as this week, except I incorporated a hard-core workout too; which was the beginning of me falling into potentially serious health issues.

I still believe that Isagenix is key for a healthy lifestyle, as long as you are aware of a healthy diet; which I was not until someone enlightened me last night.

I would get up in the morning, have my shot of Ionix, a giant glass of water before I hopped in the shower and then my shake on the way to work. During my morning I wouldn't eat anything except tonnes of water and the Isasnacks and Isadelights; which technically don't even have a calorie count in them. Then for lunch, another shake and throughout the afternoon, nothing but water. Then I'd come home, starving and make a dinner of which I thought was appropriate... I had the right amount of veggies, protien (chicken or salmon) and organic brown rice. But the point I was completely missing was the sodium intake I was consuming with my dinner. I was putting salt on my chicken and using chicken broth to help with the taste of the rice. Well now that I know to look, I checked out the label on chicken broth and it has half my daily intake of sodium; when I shouldn't be having any!

Then I would wait until my food digested and then go down into the basement and do a hard-core workout that would burn 300 calories. Then have a big glass of water and snuggle until bedtime.

First mistake: I was starving myself and not taking in enough protein. Essential for a good diet. Then I was putting too much salt in my body; which makes you retain water and bloat. Then I was working out hard core and not giving my body the nutrients it needs afterwards to recooperate from the workout; which is why I am so sore from the workouts... my body was eating my muscles because I didn't have enough energy to burn during these workouts because my daily calorie intake was only 500! I should be consuming more than double that.

So, I'm sitting on the couch yesterday thinking "I feel bloated and fat because of the chicken fingers"... so I jumped on the scale and realized that I am weighing more now than I did when I started the diet! I looked in the mirror and saw a four-month pregnant belly. I am not joking people... I could easily be mistaken as pregnant.

I guess I was in denial... I figured since I'm already tiny, that a smaller diet would benefit me somehow. No... this is not the case!

I was running on empty, I had no energy and because I looked and weighed so big for this past week, I started eating less! This is when people get caught up in an eating disorder, EASILY. Luckily, I don't have the patience to allow myself to get that far and called up my consultant for the Isangeix and he instantly told me everything I am doing wrong and why my body is acting this way. I thought the shakes were giving me everything I needed, but they're not. They're simply giving me the nutrients and energy that I need so my body is in optimum health and also is allowing my body to cleanse the food I am putting into it and sifting thru all the toxins. There's a point to these shakes and cleanses... to be healthier. But a proper diet with it is essential. I had no clue! I should have looked this up.

So starting on Monday, I'm re-starting my diet properly.

Ionix shot in the morning. Glass of water. Shake.
Mid-Morning I will take my Accelorator and two hard-boiled eggs.
Lunch I will have a balanced meal with chicken, rice and veggies.
Mid-Afternoon I will have walnuts or some form of protein.
Dinner, I will come home, first work out and then take my shake; which will boost the energy I just burned and not allow my body to fall apart and bloat like a staving African child. Then a banana and juice (organic).
All mixed with lots of water to flush my system.

I was doing it wrong, oh so wrong.

I'm so embarassed for anyone who is reading this. You make such a large step in your health but end up back peddling. I wasn't even sure if I was going to write about this, but I figured a lot of people are interested in this diet and want to see how it pans out... and I assume some people are trusting me to give the right information so they can make a decision also. So I'm telling you - any diet... you must read up on it. You must stick by the rules, because I broke some and tried to compensate by eating less and I ended up exploding and feeling so horrible about myself and just overall health.

No, I do not have an eating disorder. I'm eating normally today, no shakes, nothing and so on for this weekend to regain the sugar and fat that I have completely lost the past week. My bloating has gone down considerably since this morning and I have energy.

The first week was perfect... I enjoyed it, I was feeling great, I was losing inches. I felt good... but when I incorporated the working out... was when it went downhill. I was burning calories I didn't have! It's like trying to drive across Canada on an empty tank of gas...

Anyway, I will keep you all posted.

Can we look at the positive and say "trial and error"?

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Isagenix Day 10

Alright...

I don't know what happened, but I decided that going across the street to the good'ol Dawghouse pub (don't judge, this place is friggen fantastic) for some chicken fingers and not just fries... but a poutine would be a splendid idea. I decided I needed some serious girl-talk and catch-up time with my friend Melissa. So we trekked over there.

I had the most delish beer, chicken fingers, poutine, honey garlic sauce and plum sauce. Omg... tell me I'm joking! No... I'm not. I friggen did this!

I prepared all day yesterday for this fantastic and well-deserved meal. I stuck with my shakes and ate nothing more. I was ready to take this on and ready to take over the world with a plump tummy full of amazing and greasy food.

Have I ever regretted something more in my life? So far, I haven't been able to find anything. Sure... taking that shot of Tequilla on my birthday that lead me to crawling to the kitchen the next morning to get my fix of bacon is on my list... along with jumping off that swing when I was 10 at the park and smoking my head on the bar is up there too... or even dating M.C. in high school is a major regret. But... eating chicken fingers and a poutine for dinner last night is seriously the worst decision I've ever made. It even tops buying the Bible that continues to haunt my house and refuses to leave!

I'm not being dramatic here... but I seriously wish I hadn't done this. Sure, the situation called for it. I'm not going to go to a pub with a friend I haven't seen in a while and order water and a garden salad with low-fat dressing on the side - or so I thought. This, would have been a fantastic idea!

...I'm angry (can you tell?) because I feel like absolute CRAP! I suppose this is a good and bad thing, all mixed together in one. I mean, now I feel and can see how I felt every single day on my regular diet. I had nothing to compare it to, so I thought I felt fine every day! I thought feeling sluggish, and bloated, and so tired I've been accidently rolling my eyes at students all day (oops) was a normal thing! I blamed it on not getting enough sleep, or being stressed, or the alcohol I may or may not have consumed the night before (I'm not an alcoholic, but from time-to-time it's nice to come home from work and have a couple of beers or glasses of wine). But I will confidently blame this regular, daily occurance; of which I thought was normal... on my diet. Simple. Plain and f***ing simple! I'm raging...

...I think people honestly find excuses for why they feel like crap because they're too lazy to do something about their diet. I think people who are in a rough spot, or are stressed find it easier to mound down on food rather then get off their ass and stop feeling sorry for themselves, work out for half an hour and eat properly!

I bet you that my PMS will be minimal this month! I bet... I won't even notice. Now, keep in mind, I'm always an angel and PMS doesn't effect me :) I'm juuuuuust kidding. Darrin has learned the ropes and knows not to argue with me, even if I'm telling him to pick the lint off the floor because it's an eye sore. And he's learned to really... just stay the f*** out of my way. Good boy. I bet... he won't even know this month!

Diet is essential! I couldn't wait to get up in the morning and roll my sorry ass out of bed and make myself a shake. You don't even know! I felt so tired and fatigued this morning that I didn't even want to put on my FACE! Something I thoroughly enjoy on a daily basis. If I got sick of putting on make-up... there was be something detimental (sp?) going on and someone should call 911.

And no, it wasn't because I had too much to drink (I had a beer) and I went to bed at 11 and slept thru the whole entire night... I can tell!

I can tell now, and feel the difference. The feeling this morning felt too familiar. Why? Because I've felt this way every day for my entire life! And now, for the past 10 days... I've been able to feel great in the morning and feel great all day long!

It's insane people. Truly.

I'm so in-love with Isagenix that I would consider joining a cult if there was one.

McDonald's French Fries? No thank you!
...the world can now gasp at what I just said, perform a standing ovation and high-five me.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Isagenix Day 9

So my day 9 is going well. It's Tuesday... things are hectic at work... my body is finally getting use to peeing 24/7 and it's not fazing me anymore; which is nice.

Since Sunday night, I've started working out too. I bought the Biggest Loser Workout. Again, not because I need to lose weight, but because this sh*t is a cardio workout at it's best! I suggest it for anyone. It works out your ass like you're about to walk down the Victoria Secret runway (hey, it's a dream)... damn you, Jessica Stam, damn you.

Anyway, before I get more bitter that one of my best friends from grade 7 and 8 is now one of the most beautiful top models in the world... b*tch... I will move on from this.

Tantrum, completed.

So I'm doing the workouts every night. They last for 30 minutes; which includes a 5 minute warm-up; which I find essential for a good workout and to prevent any muscles from tearing. Then a 20 minute workout; which does cardio... but doesn't leave me gasping for air. This is essential for me as I have chronic asthma and can't go running marathons, or even one lap around my condo area... it's sad, really. One lap, jogging takes less than 2 minutes and I've tried... and I ended up dry heaving it was so painful to breathe. Anyway... and then 5 minutes of stretching to complete the work out.

As of today, I can't bend my legs to pick anything up because it's uncomfortable and due to the push-ups they have you do in the video... my boobs really hurt... but that's ok... I'm protective over them anyway. It's an awesome workout and I have a huge crush on Bob Harper. I will have him someday, along with Keanu Reeves and Vinni off Jersey Shore.

Otherwise, my diet is going well... I'm feeling great. Sleeping like a baby... and still willing to kill the next person I see eating a McDonald's French Fry. Some things never change.

Now, onto other things because in my opinion - my blogs are starting to sound the same everyday...

So far 2011 has let me down. This isn't a negative outlook on things and I will prove it to you with my following stories:
1. Got my hair did... got a little trim (want long locks for my wedding day) and got it curled all nice and pretty. The little turd that we curling my hair with one of those, you know, HOT irons that have no plastic around them to prevent any serious damage... decided she was going to give me 2nd degree burns on my neck. I'm sitting there and first of all she burns my ear. I yelp, oh so slightly to let her know to watch the eff out. She apologizes and moves on. Okay, so my ear is already burnt and I'm sitting there clenching my fits, jaw and butt cheeks hoping this doesn't happen again. The next chunk of hair she starts curling she burns the back of my neck. SO badly that it was on there for a few seconds. Long enough for me to think about what was going on and to hear it sizzling on my skin. When I was yelping and dying at the same time, the idiot thought she was pulling my hair! So instead of pulling away from my skin, she pulls in closer... burning deeper. I had a beautiful chunk of skin gone, with a lovely blister and now a permanent scar.
2. Got my nails did the other day. Gel nails of course. My nails are so weak that even if I could grow them without continously biting them like it's McDonald's French Fry... they would split all the time from all the typing and paper work I handle on a daily basis. So I get my nails done. I walk into this place and the chick mutilates my fingers. She saws away at my nails to shorten them and sure enough, with a sandpaper nail file... files so deep and SO hard... that now four of my fingertips are bleeding and to this day... swollen, red and pussy (is there no other way of spelling that word?!). Needless to say, I'm not happy camper and trust no one!

Going forward, I try and find the plus side of everything and am focusing on my long hair without split ends that can luckily cover what now looks like a permanent hicky and my nails are nicely done with blood marks under my nailtips.

Splendid.

Going on with life, I will continue my Isagenix and keep all you peeps updated on the progress. Now that it's the new year... I will also keep everyone posted on my wedding plans... since it's consuming my life along with this diet, work, Billie's evil mastermind and daily attempts to kill everyone in sight and the fact that I'm secretly hoping that the new neighbour across the way is Keanu Reeves...

Monday, January 17, 2011

Isagenix Day 5, 6, 7, 8

Alright, I realize that I haven't posted anything for a bit and there are reasons:
1. Friday I had a migraine at work. I believe it was from the way I slept the night before and it just grew from hunger and stress throughout the day. I had it in the morning and it went away during my lunch; which is when I write my blogs. I've noticed since being on Isagenix that medication works faster and better! Within 10 minutes the Advil I took completely killed my migraine (I suffer from migraines, have since I was 7... and Advil has never worked that fast and effective, ever). I was very impressed and blame it all on the Isagenix and the fact that I don't have as many toxins in my body for it to fight against.
2. Friday night; which is when I could have taken some time to write my blog, I was enjoying my first beer since my diet start-date. I felt guilty the whole time, but omg it was f*cking fantastic! I would never trade the first sip of an ice-cold brewski when it's been a while and you know your intake is limited. I also spent the rest of my night watching Harold and Kumar. Epic movie.
3. Saturday was my Deep Cleanse Day. I will go into more detail about this (this list is simply why I haven't written). Once I explain what I went thru, you'll understand why I haven't gotten around to blog posting.
4. Deep Cleanse Day #2. FML.

So here we are, today, Monday, January 17th, 2011. The 8th day of my Isagenix 30-Day Cleanse. Challenge - guaranteed.

The Deep Cleanse Days are the days during your cleanse when you realize how sweet the release of death would be. How magnificent it would be to just grill a juicy meaty burger on your BBQ. How amazing the taste of a giant glass of wine would taste...

Basically a Deep Cleanse day is where you drink 4 glasses of water with 4 oz. of Deep Cleanse CRAP! Crap is what I call it because that is exactly what it is. It looks like green, bubbly syrup that if followed by a giant diarrhea you might take after a loooong night of boozing. It's seriously disgusting. I hated it. I wanted to puke every time I drank this CRAP. So anyway, I made sure these drinks were as diluted as I possibly could make them; which I think in hinds-sight was a bad idea considering I ended up having to drink more. Regardless, I drank four of those throughout the day and pounded water. Seriously, I think a liter of water every 30 minutes. Needless to say every 20 minutes I was in the bathroom peeing up a storm. I've never peed so much. The only entertaining thing about my weekend was that my pee was lime green. Kind of funky.

Unfortunately, due to the intake of water I needed to consume and the amount of time I was spending in the bathroom, I couldn't do much with my day. So I did many loads of laundry and played with Billie, along with watching TV and movies. I forgot how amazing the movie The Hott Chick is. "But it's me! Jessica!"

So that's what a Deep Isagenix Cleanse is. In the morning, when it was time to shower and get ready for my day: I was out of breath from just washing my hair. My arms felt like I was holding up a 20 lbs child above my head for 20 minutes and all I wanted to do was sleep. Not to mention the fact that my blood sugar and pressure was so low that every time I stood up, I would almost pass out. Apparently this is normal. Ugh.

So that was my weekend. Yesterday I did some measurements:

Before you start your 30-Day Cleanse you measure everything:
Neck
Upper Arms
Chest/Rib Cage
Abdomen
Hips
Ass (Buttocks)
Upper Thighs
Knee Caps

Then you add up all the inches and mark it down on this diary sheet you get with all your packages.

Then after 8 days, you measure everything again.

I ended up losing 12.3 inches in total. 2.5 inches off my ass. 2 inches off my stomach. 1 inch off each thigh, .5 inch off each upper arm and .25 off my neck! My neck!!!

I'm starting to believe this sh*t actually works guys. Again, I'm not doing this to lose weight. I'm doing it for the health benefits. Besides the feeling dizzy, almost falling down, the hatred I have towards anyone eating an Everything Bagel with Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese, toasted with a large regular coffee, this Isagenix stuff really is amazing and I will preach to anyone who wants to be a healthier person - to start off with this.

As for today, I feel fantastic. I’m lively again and not willing to attack anyone eating a large fry with ketchup. Or a Boston Cream Donut… Ooh or a funnel cake. For some reason, I want to trek to Canada’s Wonderland and hound that place…

I’m back on my shakes, everything is running smoothly and my cravings, yet again have diminished since my last posting.

All in all, I’m feeling good about my decision, I am so pleased. I’m read to take on the day!

Tonight I am making Canadian Wild Glazed Salmon, grilled with organic brown rice and asparagus. Yumm.

Still… McDonald’s French fries are on my mind.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Isagenix Day 4

Today is p*ssing me off.

I'm not trying to be a Debby-downer (who came up with this name?!) or anything, but I have a giant box of Egyption cookies and Baklavah on my desk from a wonderful student (that I think is great, don't get me wrong) left on my desk yesterday.

Since my office is known for high traffic since I have 138 students and 20 faculty members coming and going with questions and requests, a lot of people have their jaws drop when they see this giant portion of free and amazing food that came straight from across the world (because it's that good).

For anyone who doesn't know what Baklavah is, find it and eat it. You will not regret it. You will never hear me say this about anything, ever again... but I would prefer Baklavah over bacon. There, you heard me say it and you'll never hear me say it with regards to anything else on this planet. I will stand by my rule when I say that bacon is the best thing that ever happened on this planet. I will forever love it and eat it (besides this month during my cleanse). If I can make something that can have bacon on it, I will. On a regular diet for me I go thru a package of bacon a week... it's amazing, simply put.

Anyway, back to my story (see, I'm passionate about bacon). I have students, faculty members and staff members coming and going from my office, taking some desert here and there as they go. Most of these people know I'm also on the most intense diet of my life but continue to make comments about how deliceous this food is and continue to moan and groan about it's taste. I sit there and grit my teeth and smile and say "I'm so glad you're enjoying it! Please, HAVE MORE!"

Needless to say, everytime I walk by this amazing heaven, I take in a big wiff and envy every single person who has had this foreign goodness touch their lips. At the same time though, the envy can easily turn into hatred. Currently, as I'm on my lunch, enjoying once again another clumpy shake, I hate everyone I work with.

I'm becoming hostile. I'm sure the morals my parents taught me will kick in and prevent me from throwing a tantrum. We'll see. Like I've said before, we'll take it day-by-day.

So far today I've had my breakfast shake, my Accelorator, two Isasnacks and an Isadelight. I'm currently downing my lunch shake and that should be it for my stay here at work. I do have my organic apple on my desk but I'm saving that for when I become desperate (desperate isn't being dramatic either).

On that note: I realized how much gum has become my saviour in this whole ordeal. Mint gum, I might add. If I'm feeling so extremely hungry that I'm considering eating my own arm... I throw in a peice of gum and it literally gets rid of the hungry feeling. Of course after 15 minutes of chewing the taste and effects are gone, so I pop another one in. Since I've started my cleansing diet - I have now gone thru 3 packs of gum.

Because of this, I won't be surprised if I start grinding my teeth at night (did you know that chewing gum is the main cause for that?). Not just because I'm always chewing gum, but also because I'm dreaming of eating the most amazing fresh turkey dinner. With home made stuffing with rice and bread. Cranberry sauce (hot or cold - I don't f*cking care!) and mashed potatoes with creamy gravy... omg...

I'm so glad I don't live in Yankee-Ville, because if I did, chances are I'd own a gun and shoot myself in the face because so far no one seems to be taking my request!

I drove by McDonald's last night on my way home from work with a wonderful lady I work with. She was talking in-depth about something (I think) important... but I lost all control and just starred at all the people inside, dining and eating like there was no tomorrow. I still can't figure out what she was talking about...

Effects on my body for day 4:
1. Still a lot of energy
2. It's amazingly easy to wake up in the morning. Of course it's hard to get out of your warm bed, but once I'm walking around - I'm good to go.
3. Mood is great unless I'm tired; in which case is normal. I become a cranky-pants when I'm lacking energy
4. Poop's are consistent and healthy (non of that runny sh*t - thank God)
5. Hands are starting to get better, thank you to Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream (Isagenix should reimburse me for this)
6. No bloating. I am completely happy with how my pants are fitting me (and I'm not referring to fat, but that bloated feeling you get from having too much salt and water in your body)
7. Believe it or not, I'm convinced this has affected my breathing skills. For someone who suffers from chronic asthma and bronchitis - I'm taking in deep breaths like nothing!
8. Shakes are tasting less gross (I was told that they tasted nasty before because my acidic and Ph levels in my body weren't level), now that they are, due to Isagenix and no toxins, they actually taste like chocolate and less pooh. Still some pooh in there, but not the same.
9. No fatigue. It's hard to explain but I feel lighter. Not in fat/weight sense but... my body feels less heavy and slinky. I feel airier (sp?) and more... light! I think having toxins in your body make you feel like you have metal in your blood.

What if I just licked a McDonald's french fry? Would that be so bad?! Even one off the ground - I'll do it! Just test me!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Isagenix Day 3

Shoot me in the face...

I'm on lunch right now drinking my shake. For some reason today my shake decided to p*ss me off and be clumpy. Mmm, clumpy pooh grits, yummm.

Wtf did I do different today?? Where are these clumps coming from? Ew. There's absolutely nothing I can do but cry... but that's won't get rid of the clumps - lost cause!

Okay, so far today it's been going better. I have only had a hand-ful of grapes and started eating the IsaSnacks; which are like... condenced shake mix (I'm sure you can imagine how I feel about this). I also ate an IsaDeligh (dark chocolate). It took me a good half an hour to eat the whole thing; which is literally the size of a small Post-It note. Not the medium ones... the small ones. Anyway...

So far, I feel much different than if I were on a regular schedule of eating my delicous Onion bagel, toasted with herb and garlic cream cheese, coffee and maybe a banana in the morning. Carrying on throughout the morning with maybe some more coffee or if I'm feeling healthy a nice organic green tea and to top it off at lunch with an amazing Manchu Wok plate with garlic chicken, pan fried noodles, chicken fried rice and some mixed beef veggies. Oooh and maybe a spring roll! And then I would go home and cook a feast of burritos or ohh, maybe even home made quesadilla's with chicken, salsa, cheese and mounds of bacon. And take it all down with a nice Rickards White beer on the couch while I look forward to some delish desert of some sort. Perhaps a Twix bar... or another quesadilla?? Oh yeah...

...anyway...

As I was saying... I feel much different since I started this diet. I'm more awake, quicker in the mornings... I feel less tired throughout the day and much more alive. I'm not cranky (as much - depends on who's bugging me) as usual and I have a quicker thought process. To be honest, this isn't a sale to anyone who's reading this - it's the honest truth... I feel 100 times better as a person and much better about myself.

In the back of my head, I'm hoping that this diet helps my complextion too. Would be nice. Get a little bonus in there and not only feel great, look great in my wedding dress and and have an awesome diet... but have killer skin too! Oh the benefits I could get from this... I wonder how far it'll go! Maybe my boobs will get bigger?? C'mon Isagenix, gimme some D's!

So far it's effected my bathrooom schedule, so that's a plus. That Colon Cleanse stuff no longer baffles my mind and I'm happy with the response my body is giving from taking the pills each day.

...Okay, I'm half done my clumpy shake... only half more to go. Just pretend is a delicous McDonald's strawberry milkshake, Charlie... yummm.

I'm still in the mind-frame of wanting to hunt anyone who has a morsole of McDonald's french fries on their lips. Perhaps I should just wait outside of the McDonald's drive-thru and wait for people to throw out their remaining dinner and sniff it until I can taste it... no? Too far?

...still the only negatives, so far, to this diet are:
1. People seem to think the soul reason to me doing this diet is to loose weight. So far, in three days, 6 people have told me they either A: hate me, or B: Think I'm nuts.
2. I've never thought about food so much in my life than I have these past three days. Is this what a severely obeses person feels like every day? If so... I understand!
3. I can't stop peeing
4. I'm convinced the shakes are left-over fertilizer farmers had from their farms...
5. My hands are dry and actually cracking now...
6. My insanity, I think, is slowly leaving my body. I wasn't joking about hanging out in the McDonald's parking lot...


Positives:
1. I feel great about myself and am totally challenging my emotional strength. It's challenge but I love it.
2. I'm pooing (note: this was an issue before).
3. My mind is more clear and I'm quick with responding (this includes snap-replies when someone is pissing me off).
4. I have so much energy!
5. I'm growing confidence (something I don't have much of)
6. I'm sleeping well and all thru the night
7. I all-in-all feel great about my decision and have confidence in the positive effects it will have on my body

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Isagenix Day 2

I just re-read what I wrote yesterday (first day of my diet) and I still don't disagree with anything I said. Including my speel about healthy eating habits, etc.

With that said, the shakes are less intense... Jeremy was right - it gets better.

I've found a recipe for the shakes that make it easier to go down; which is: MORE WATER! It called for two scoops of this brown powder (which I think it's ground pooh) and 8 oz. of water. Bite me... I'm drinking more than a litre of water with this stuff, lol. More to drink, but... less gross!

I've conqured the problem!

...Now, onto the Isadelights and these chocolates. Still disgusting... I'm trying to decipher how important they are in my diet and if my diet wouldn't miss them if they weren't included. I'm really hoping they make no difference.

What I also take daily around 10:00AM is a Natural Accelerator. This I believe accelerates your metabolism and gives you energy (naturally). Honestly, I can't tell the difference considering the only thing I'm taking in right now is a small portion of fruit between shakes, water and shakes. Needless to say I'm peeing more than I'd like to and my hands are so dry from washing them all the time that I think Isagenix should be responsible/include a really nice hand moistuizer in the package.

Last night I took a Colon Cleanse pill. This I'd like to know what it does. It worries me though because on the back of the bottle it says "take with pleanty of water to prevent bowel obstruction or constipation". I don't think I ever imagined I'd say this but... I would much rather constipation! With that said, how much water do they want me to drink?! This colon stuff hasn't done anything for me yet... and I won't complain unless it does some sort of damage that will last me a lifetime. We'll play it by year. And yes, to all of those who are reading... I will keep all updated on my poop because this is part of the situation. I know you're all wondering anyway.

Last night I also made a yummy chicken dinner. For anyone who is wondering and looking for some hints for a less invasive diet, don't eat red meat. Baddddddd for you. Chicken, fish, turkey. And Pork is really hard on your digestive track. It takes forever for it to break down.

So my recipe (if I can remember correctly):

Two chicken breasts (organic)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (very good for you, a good fat to have in your body)
Yellow Pepper (organic)
Green Beans (organic)
Spanish Onion (organic)
Chicken broth soup (low in sodium - remember people, salt bloats you!)
Startch (They have yet to offer this in organic; however, flour is offered in organic which you can use also)
Salt and Pepper (or white pepper for more health benefits)

Put tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in pan on medium-high heat. Heat until bubbling. Add chicken to pan (will bubble, be careful, hot grease is... hot). Let sit on heat for a few seconds and then flip over. The top of the chicken now has some olive oil on it, so sprinkel salt and pepper on top of that. Allow to cook on each side until golden brown (and of course cooked inside), but it's nice to have crispy chicken.

Heat tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on pan (same time as chicken) until bubbling. Add half the onion. Cook for about 4 minutes until it's slightly tender. Add the rest of the veggies. Then add half a can of chicken broth mixed with about a tbsp of startch or flour (should turn cloudy). Once that get's heated, it thickens and creates a nice base :)

Sautee the veggies while the chicken cooks and BAM... you've got yourself a dinner!

I may have missed some steps since I"m doing this at work right now (the thought of chicken is making me drool right now). So if you want additional information or have questions, please just ask! It's a "Calorie-Wise dinner" under 400 cals per serving and very little fat.

So that's that. I slept like a baby last night and feel great today! I have lots of energy and feel more satisfied with my decision :)

I still want to beat anyone who's munching on a MacDonald's fry right now... but I'm working on it.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Isagenix Start Date

Alright... so I started my Isagenix diet today at 6:30AM with a shot of some stuff that is extremely strong and fruity, then a shake. Ok... first of all, I was told these shakes tasted really, really good. I beg to differ!

I bought a Magin Bullet to mix the drinks in (although I didn't think how to mix them when I'm at work, because I refuse to haul a Magin Bullet from home to work and back, every single day). Anyway... ugh, they are disgusting! The key to these shakes are to replace a meal with something that has all the vitamins and minerals in it. So that's fine. But they taste so darn gross, that it makes me loose any desire to eat food... so it wins the battle regardless.

I had my shake on the drive to work. Then I munched on an apple and here I am at lunch... with half a shake in front of me because I do not have the balls to drink the rest. I'm hoping that by tomorrow morning, some miraculous miracle takes place and I can drink a full shake twice a day and enjoy it, without gagging.

I'm currently munching on some organic baby carrots right now, with the need to pee for (get this) the 7th time already today. I currently have a low-sugar-in-my-blood headache right now too... and to be honest, I have these Isadelights on my desk; which are chocolates... but they're dark chocolate and they're also, disgusting. I could have one... I'm contemplating it. It's sitting in front of my monitar, staring at me...

...For the first time in my life, I prefer carrots.

Ugh, another swig of water. I suppose it's good for you, so I won't complain much about that.



I'm writing a blog about this diet because I think everyone should know that being on a diet, is hard. It's not easy... people who are use to eating junk food (me) every day for almost every meal, but are unlucky and gain the weight that goes along with it... and choose to lose the weight, are in for a struggle!
...did that sentence even make sense? It was a paragraph long! I need to update my literature skills, asap.

...anyway...



I'm on this diet for other reasons... not to lose weight, but to gain the health I need right now. I have that drive to get thru this, but omg... I want loaded cheese fries, right NOW!



I'm 6 hours in and I want to shoot myself in the face. This is when I can justify any bad eating habits with "I will only live once" and munch down on a delish Big Mac burger. Oh the joy I would have right now eating something so discusting and wrong for me... but I chose to do this Isagenix diet... I paid an arm for it... and I'm officially one of those people who have to make that choice and difference in my life... so I may b*tch and complain about it, how disgusting it tastes and how hungry I am... but with hopes that this will all pay off someday will keep me on track.



Anyone who goes on a diet but continues to drink booze on weekends and coffee in the mornings. Eats dairy and bread... you're kidding yourselves. If you want to diet, don't starve yourself and eat things that will actually bloat your body more than it was before. Do you research! Read up on how salty foods make you retain water (this includes those little crackers with the salted tops, which are also in the bread section of a diet which is a big no no when on a diet), or that organic foods is key to a successful cleanse in your body; which is essential for a diet because you have so many chemicals and poisons in your body.



Did you know that a regular apple from the grocery store has growth hormones and pesticides in them? Chemicals that your liver and body considers poisonous? Did you know that your body secretes fat cells to cover these "poisons"? Think about it... when you eat food, where does it come from? Is it organic or are you filling your body up with hormoes, pesticides, chemicals, growth hormones, etc? What type of effect is it going to have on your body?

Ever notice that young girls have breasts the size of basketballs at the age of 12? (This could open a can of worms, but seriously... I'm not staring, but I've noticed and in school we've discussed this in depth because it's a serious worry these days) Want to know why?? Because of the growth hormones in the meat, fruit and veggies you buy. If it has an effect on a body like that... what is it doing to your brain functions, intestines, heart, liver, etc? Really think long and hard about this.

Eggs... the chickens are stored in such small quarters that all they can do all day is peck at each other, due to this chickens end up raw... so their beaks are cut off to prevent more pecking, in turn causing an infection. What do the farmers do? Inject them with antibiotics. Antibiotics that humans eat on a daily basis. What does consistent antibiotics do to a humans body? Largly effect your immune system! And then you have people go insane over H1N1 and SARS crap when in reality, it all goes back to the fact that our bodies can't fight off sh*t (even if it's the common cold) because we have no antibodies to fight it off. This is why a common cold can manifest inside a body and turn into something deadly (even though more people die from the common flu moreso than some epidemic that the News needs to speak about 24/7; which really isn't a big deal). Hey, lets solve crime instead!

Anyway, my preaching is for a reason... and it's also justifying why I'm throwing down what can only be described as "ass" down my throat to be a healthier person :)

I also hate everyone who is munching on a McDonald's fry right now...

I'm trying to remain sane... but I can't make any promises.