DAY TWENTY ONE - CLEANSE DAY

I spent the ENTIRE day at the beach today. It was sooooo relaxing and I spent most of the time swimming so I got a lot of exercise in. It was really great to do something else besides running!

As hard as it was, I managed to stay on my cleanse. There were snacks galore and a whole buffet of food available but I held my ground. It was a looooooooong day and I'm glad it because I know I'll be able to sleep easier tonight.

I'm hoping for some scale victory tomorrow but honestly, I'm not expecting much. I weighed myself this morning and I still had no weight loss... I was told today that your body regulates itself so it's normal for weight loss to plateau, but it's still really disappointing.

I guess we shall see what tomorrow will bring....

DAY TWENTY

Today went well. I early this morning and drank a shake for both breakfast and lunch so that I could eat my "meal" at the wedding I had to go to. I did pretty well with my calories during the dinner; it's harder to count calories when you didn't cook the food yourself. If I went over, I'm confident it wasn't by much.

DAY NINETEEN

No weight loss to report today. Fridays have proven to be my days with the devil and things never go right for me.. so here's hoping that will change this week! I'm already nervous about all the events I have lined up this weekend.

Going running after work... Funny how I look forward to it now! Earlier today I had my first real cravings for chocolate... it could be a woman thing, but it could also be because there's a ton of it around me. Gotta stay strong!!

DAY EIGHTEEN

So, as promised... I finally did my measurements for week 2 this morning. I've lost another 6.5 inches. Yaaaay! This makes the stalled weight loss a little easier to handle. This brings my total inches lost to 13.5 inches! In case you're wondering 4.5 of those inches came from my abdomen.

Aside from that, today was just another day of our regularly scheduled program. I got off work really late today so I didn't get to go running. I'm probably just gonna do some pilates tonight and some free weight training. I have a birthday party on Friday, a wedding on Saturday, and family beach day on Sunday. Crossing my fingers for the will power and discipline to stay on track!! Fridays are always the hard days for me! Beach + Swimming + Sun = hunger. Sunday = cleanse day. Wish me luck.

DAY SEVENTEEN

Lost one more pound as of this morning. Yes, I know I said I'd stop weighing myself but I can't help it. Hehe. Anyway, it's about 11:00am right now and I'm not hungry. My appetite has dramatically decreased since starting Isagenix. Expectantly so, though. You get used to the limited calories and limited solid food.

I've decided to stay on the program longer than the 30 days. I'm nowhere near my goal and last week's set back really bummed me out... But I know that real and lasting weight loss takes a lot of time. So, I'm gonna give it another go. But this time I'm ordering:

• 1 canister Chocolate Isalean Shake
• 1 box Chocolate Peanut Crunch Isalean Bars
• 2 canisters Cleanse for Life
• 1 bottle Natural Accelerator 

This will probably only give 15 more full days of Isagenix meals (Breakfast & Dinner), but I think I'm more interested in the Cleanse for Life stuff. Like I said, I just really like the way it makes me feel. Also, I'm more focused on making sure I can replace dinner. I was never a big breakfast eater to begin with. I'm trying out the Isalean bars because I'm just so over the shakes!

I ran for 3 miles today. I've discovered that the 90's pop pandora station is THE greatest workout music ever. It totally motivates me and makes running a breeze. It reminds me of my young self; I push myself to prove that I'm not that old. ;) I found myself smiling the whole time and wasn't concentrating on the time or the distance. I suggest everyone finds something equally motivating-- it makes ALL the difference!

Also, despite the disappointing numbers this past weigh in-- I'm happy to report that my clothes fit a lot better now. I've noticed a real difference. Again, I've also done away with the lunch time naps and the after work naps. It's also A LOT easier to get up in the morning; I'm not as moody or as groggy. So, even if I'm not losing as much weight as I had hoped, I'm still really pleased with the overall change in my body.

Oh! I still need to do my measurements for week 2 but I want to do it in the morning to be consistent with my other measurements. I'll do that tomorrow; hopefully the numbers will be a good way to start out day 18!

DAY SIXTEEN

Lost half a pound this morning. Whoop. Ahhh, I really need to stop weighing myself everyday and focus on the BIG picture.

Still at our regularly scheduled program... It's amazing how easy it is to turn down all the sweets around for valentine's day! I imagine if I wasn't on Isagenix right now I'd be on my 10th cookie. YIKES! Tonight I shall be going on a romantical RUN for valentine's day. Since I "cheated" on Friday, there are no cheats for the next two weeks! Hopefully, the scale starts to cooperate with me!

DAY FIFTEEN

Sigh... I lost ZERO weight after cleanse day. ZERO. Which makes my weight loss this week up to just 1.5. I'm feeling really crappy about this... but I think the most important thing right now is that I don't give up. I worked out everyday last week: running, pilates, weight training.... So I can't say I didn't push myself. I just have to make sure I'm extremely disciplined with the diet this week.

Results after two weeks:

• Pounds lost: 7
• Haven't had time to measure yet, so I'll post that tomorrow.

Today was business as usual with the shakes. I baked treats for valentine's day and didn't try a single one. I was a little bummed today given this morning's results... but I'm gonna keep trucking along with this and hope that I get better results this week. Wish me luck.