cleanse days 15-16: getting easier.

Okay, call me weird, but cleanse days are getting easier.  Remember, cleanse days are the two back-to-back days where all I take are a handful of Isagenix Snacks, loads of water, and 4 servings of detoxifying liquid infused with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and botanicals.

It feels like I'm giving my body a rest.  Like Intermittent Fasting.  Like what our cave-dwelling ancestors did when they couldn't find a good meat source and only had nuts, berries, and leaves to eat.   It's natural and healthy.  And probably the reason why they lived disease-free to old age... if they weren't killed by mammoths or snake bites or giant boulders falling on them or something, of course. 

Anyway, I found that...

• I could still function well with plenty of energy.
• I had great mental clarity.  No brain fog.
• I felt light.
• I sometimes forgot to eat my snacks.  I was never really hungry. Which was actually a good thing because I'd run out of the Isagenix Snacks and had to buy some more from Sly.
  

cleanse day 10-14: keepin' on.

Yes, I'm still here.  A little less of me, but yes, still here.  I'm still with the program, and although some things have kind of slowed a little, all the good stuff continues to happen.

• I'm so much happier and positive than I've been in a long time.  This is the most noticeable change.
• I'm still sleeping well, still mellow, still free of anxiety.
• I have a sense of focus I've never had before.  My To-Do list is quickly getting demolished.
• My priorities have shifted to things and activities that would honour my time and my goals.
• Thanks to some new-found mental clarity, I'm better able to detect the bullsh*t, the time-sucks, the ones who don't have my well-being in mind.  
• And I now have the confidence to leave all that behind.
• My skin is still so clear!  My best friend Renee noticed at lunch on Thursday.  She said I "glow"-d. :)
• My fat has gone from thick, dense fat to soft mushy fat.  Running is a nightmare due to the flappy-flappaliciousness!  Crazy!

As you can see, although I've lost a good amount of fat and inches, my most significant and unexpected improvements have been mental.  I think a lot of that has to do with a lot of estrogen having left my system along with the awful, awful fat.  And as you all know, that's the main reason for this great journey.

Well, that, and my little cheerleaders who wrote this on my Isagenix schedule chart...

LOVE!

cleanse days 8-9: game changer.

If you're new here, welcome!  Please check out my Recent Posts on the sidebar for previous Cleanse entries.

I've joined a support group.  No, not because of my various unusual tendencies that you've all read about here and questioned my sanity about.  (Sorry for the danglies.  I'm too mellow to be grammatically correct today.)

Upon Sly's urging, I've join the 6-week Game Changer.  It's a 6-week challenge where new and veteran Isagenix cleansers (cleansers.. yeah, that sounds weird) support and chat with each other on Facebook, and get great advice from our coaches, who are also cleansing right along with us.  It's a very encouraging and motivating group, and I love it!
There's also a prize at the end, but I'm there for the hand-holding and for the times I have concerns like "I think I drank the wrong thing at the wrong time!" or "OMG, is my tongue supposed to swell up like this?!"  You know, minor stuff.

Thing is, the Game Changer started on January 7 -- and as you all know, dear readers, I started my 30-day cleanse a week before that.

What does this mean?  Well, this means the 7 pounds and 2 inches I lost the previous week don't count toward the Game Changer!  It still counts for my 30-day, but not for the challenge.  Yeah, sucks, but it's okay -- I have more than that to lose before I'm at goal.

This also means I had to take new BEFORE photos and measurements on January 7.  The pants were looser, but as I've said, I still have a lot more fat to lose, so the reaction was still OMG, I'm never going to eat again!  I'm emailing these little photos of evil to our awesome coaches today.

Anyway, I've had my 2nd round of 2 back-to-back cleanse days.  If I'd been doing the 9-day cleanse, I'd be done by now.  And would I be satisfied with my results?!  Oh, yeah!

I've lost a total of 10 pounds and 8.25 inches overall!

Okay, here's how it went...

Cleanse Day 8: Cleanse Day.

• The kids went back to school!  So, I didn't have to think about what to feed people since I wasn't eating as well.  This was such a plus!
• As an introvert, I had even less energy to devote to people today, so I cancelled meetings and mellowed out.  I blogged.  I relaxed.  I took a nice long hot shower.  It was a ME DAY.
• My skin continues to feel incredibly soft.  Yes, I still can't stop touching my face.
• Nothing seems to harsh my buzz.  I'm still mellow, happy, and content... zen.
• Yet, I'm still unwilling to waste my time on low priority pursuits.  I'm much more confident.

Cleanse Day 9:  Cleanse Day.

• My eczema is almost gone.  Crazy!
• I was afraid I'd be hungry, so I took an extra snack with me on my errands.
• The mellow continued.
• I've found that I alternated between feeling so cold and feeling so hot.  When I was just sitting, I was chilled, but when I exerted any kind of effort like thinking or moving, I got really hot.
• I was so focused today, I got a lot done.
• And because I was so distracted by the things on my to-do list, I didn't feel hungry AT ALL!

Stay tuned for the next installment of my cleanse adventure!  

If you want to try it too, head over here.  I'll be happy to share this wonderful journey with you and hold your hand when you choose to pursue it too.  :)