I've discovered that being on Isagenix means that I need to stop watching my beloved cooking shows. I LOVE Master Chef, and it is Master Chef season. I so enjoy watching them and getting all sorts of ideas for cooking... But recognising my chink in my armour, what I've watched in the last days are anti poor health documentaries such as; Sweet Poison, Fed Up, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. Funnily enough though, I think watching these shows is helping me with my resolve. Nothing like seeing you enemy (fat and sugar) up on the big screen in all of it's glory to keep your mind focused sharply on a mission against it. I'd suggest a daily does of these types of shows when early on in Isagenix as a way to keep your resolve alive.
I've been doing Isagenix now since Friday really, I kind of started of Thursday but it didn't really count because it wasn't a real day. As in, I was still getting my head around it all. For that reason, I am going to count Friday as my official start day.
Day 1 - I did pretty well;
- Breakfast - Shake
- Snack - Pear
- Lunch - Salmon Sashimi, 2 steamed gyoza & edamame
- Dinner - a very small portion of homemade bolognese with zucchini noodles
Day 2 - I did better;
- Breakfast - Shake
- Snack - 3 spoons of leftover bolognese
- Lunch - Shake
- Dinner - Coconut cream poached whiting, snow peas and carrots, with roasted cabbage
Day 3 - I fell off the "bandwagon" at a work function. Now I knew it was going to be an occupational hazard. As a car sales woman, I often attend work functions and normally they involve food and alcohol. I am proud to say that I resisted one work function on Saturday night and stuck to my plan. On Sunday however, not so good.
- Breakfast - Shake
- Snack - 6 almonds
- Lunch - Isa bar
- Snack - cold meats and cheese on crackers
- Drink - 3 glasses of champers
- Dinner - Ahmets Turkish. 1 - 1 inch in width piece of turkish bread. 2 small pieces of chicken. 2 pieces of calamari. 1 lamb cutlet. 1 lamb cofta. Eggplant salad (clearly this is more than my allotted calories of a meal). I did try to make healthy choices, as in - I avoided breads as much as possible. Incidentally I felt quite ill at the end of it all. But it did taste good and I told myself that I would do Isagenix if it didn't too heavily interfere with my life. So, when faced with the idea of going to a work function followed by a lovely date with my better half, well I chose to enjoy the date.
Day 4 - partial cleans day. I call this a partial cleanse day because I have decided that I am going to try for 2 cleans days. But today I knew that I was meeting new clients and driving from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. I therefore expected that I would likely eat something.
- Breakfast - Cleanse for life
- Snack - Cleanse for life. Small apple
- Lunch - Cleanse for life
- Before client meeting - 1/2 Isagenix bar
- Snack - 2 Isa snacks
- Dinner - Cleanse for life
One thing I did do was buy myself small sized filtering water bottle which has proven quite helpful for a pick me up when I feel like I want something.
Tomorrow I am going to attempt a full cleanse day as I am in the office all day and hopefully should be able to manage. The funny thing is that today, I actually didn't feel that hungry, but I was quite worried about being in a meeting with a customer with a grumbly belly. I knew the meeting was going to go for close to 2 hour, so I ate. Plus sometimes being hungry can make me snappy and I the last thing I ever want to do is snap at a customer because I am hungry!
But on that topic, I am surprised by how not hungry I feel. I am not sure if it is just because I am writing this blog and therefore conscious of the fact that I really want to succeed, or what. But I got to about 1:00pm today before I really FELT hungry. I had moments where I felt a bit spaced out, a bit out of body, a slight dull headache but surprisingly my first 3 hours and work today were mega productive... could that be my fog clearing, I wonder.
If I am honest, I was conscious of the fact that I wanted to feel hungry long before 1:00pm today. Although it felt like I was fighting an internal battle with myself. To eat, or not to eat. There was part of me looking at all of the potions and pills thinking, there is no way that this is good for me. And then there was the part of me that remembered that on the other side of these cleanse days comes the promise of mental clarity which I have been chasing. I am proud to report that mostly, the Isagenix dedicated head won.
Do I think I could have done better than I have to date, probably. But while I am going to aim to improve, largely I am trying to be kind to myself. I do have a full time job and I need to think on my feet and actively sell products. As a sales person, you get really into a swing, a routine if you like that works well. With my getting settled the Isagenix routine, I am hopeful that next weeks cleanse days, and even tomorrow can be better, because I know what to expect... when to expect the doldrums and the different things I can do to help myself out during these times.
Right now, it is 7:29 pm and if I am honest, I don't think I am going to make it much later than now. I can feel my thoughts getting a little bit cloudy and my hands getting a little bit shaky, so I am going to finish my Cleanse for Life, have my vitamins, go to bed and read. Shortly after I will take my Isa Flush an turn in for the night.