And so it goes.

I am still here. Very busy with school starting in 3 weeks. Trying to block out the fact that I am sending my baby off to Kindergarten.

But I am walking almost every night for my 4+ miles. I usually try to take one rest day from walking just so my body can relax.  I bought a new scale. And in true fashion I took my 20lb kettleball to check the weight. I would of used my bowling ball but it rolls too much. My new scale is .4 higher. My old scale never had the .0 so that was right on. However my husbands scale is 6 lighter-which is good if I need a mood lifter. LOL! I am just thrilled that both scales-the old one and new one-are dead on.

I am still sitting at 20 pounds gone total with my 90 days coming this Saturday. You know this is the LONGEST I have stuck with a program or mindset since back in my WeightWatcher days. I had great success with that as well but the point tracking was getting old. I like how I can just add and scan with MFP now. I just noticed that I forgot to grab the shake mix for my lunch today but that is ok. I have some items on standby in the breakroom that will provide a decent and low calorie lunch. I can shake for dinner tonight. I wish the scale would move a bit faster. It's hard to work and bust your ass all week and then see a maintain. But I am also using that maintain as a sign from my body that I need to shake it up the next week. Different workout, days off, more calories maybe. We will see what the number is on Saturday.

I have a few different FB groups that I am in. One is the 12 week challenge that I paid for. The other is just a group of friends of a friend of a friend type of thing. There isn't any one product with it. Just a bunch of people who want to be healthy and want to share thoughts and ideas with others.

Then there is the Isa groups-which I tend to ignore cause of the Isa Police. But I love the shakes and the Accelerator. The flush is good too when I remember to take it. I do cleanse but not two days in a row. I am just picking one day to cleanse-usually after a standstill.

But the new goal I have is to be a size 10 or 8 for my sisters wedding. It's just myself and her soon to be BIL as the wedding party so I know all eyes will be on just the 4 of us. She is so fit and thin that having me up there looking like a blob will be embarrassing. Her wedding is Jan 2nd and I have time. I want to start strength training. The apps I have are just not easy to work with. I do have a Kettleball now and a video to go with that. Starting in Sept I am going to take my 1 day to do the strength training and the other days my walking. I won't be able to go walking every day once school starts. There are too many activities going on and that freedom will have to wait till spring. I will be lucky if I get 30 min on my treadmill.

My oldest has Volleyball and confirmation classes. Sunday are for Sunday School. Monday's are bowling. Tues & Thursday are games. Lots of running and I will have to be creative on how to get some kind of work out in. Should be fun. I plan on hanging in there and moving forward.

Short and sweet

Busy weekend but I wanted to be sure I posted that I did it! Also it was 10% of my starting weight. Yep, 10%/20 pounds gone.

Getting closer to another decade!

Saturday was a great WI day for me. Down a total of 18 pounds! Dang, what if. What if I hit 20 this week. Wow. Crazy even to think about it. 20 gone since May 21st. So I am going to try and NOT think about it. I am going to do what I have been doing and just push forward.

Saturday was a crappy food day anyhow. I mean it was delicious and tasty but it was so bad for me. I was at a benefit/vendor show with my 31 items and every thing I spent went towards the family so there was that. I actually won a basket with Watkins extracts in it. A bunch of different flavors. I think that will be great for flavor in my smoothies, green tea, coffee creamer and Meringue cookies. So that was cool. And I won a 90 min massage which was what I really wanted. Score! When I complete the 12 week BOTB challenge with my friends that is going to be my sweet reward. And hopefully I will be closer to the Dirty 30 Beast shirt from the ISA team I want. Just to say I got it. Also my friend told me about the ISA Challenge. It's 16 weeks only-which I can do. Just 4 more than my 12 week that started so I am good there. I just need to take my picture and have proof of the date. They suggest using the newspaper as proof of the date. The only downside that is that you need to have a bare min of 500 BV(business volume) during those 16 weeks. Yikes-I have yet to hit 400 since I started in May. So that could be tricky-along with expensive. But I guess just for completing it they send you $200. I just hope it isn't in company credit. Forget that. Yes I use ISA but I am also a real life person with a job and bills and ISA isn't cheap. This may be something I need to think a bit more about.

Anyhow. Today(Sunday) was a great day. We took our 5 year old shopping and ended up with a new Princess Castle for her. We also stopped at the local bike shop and got a holder for my phone. I even tested it out tonight. DH got one as well for his bike and it make the ride go faster. Both of us were excited to try them out and we went for a nice 12.5 mile ride.

This was my reward when I was finished. Romaine, tomatoes, slice of swiss, turkey and greek dressing. I have plenty of calories left over for a sweet treat and then bed. :)

Gone and for good!

I did it! 15 pounds released into the wild and gone forever. I WISH I would of remembered to take 60 days pictures but I forgot. I will do them this weekend. I am also going to hold off on my massive plan of attack until after this week is over. I know this is a lifestyle change and I must roll with the punches and understand that things will come up, there is no perfect time or schedule. But I can wait till after the final softball game to dig in and go strong. I know that there will be more running around. More games, more events and get togethers but I want to start fresh and make the most of it. I want the most free time as I can gather up to get myself into a healthy habit. The more that I do it over and over, day after day, the more likely I am to keep up with doing it. And the more I play in my head that it is a game that I have to win, the chances for me doing this long term increase. I already have decided that once I get to where I want to be, I will not be using a whole lot of ISA products. Not because I don't love them, I do but because it is a huge expense. I know, if you sign up X amount of people you earn things for free but I don't want to exploit someone's health as a way to make money or earn things for free. And this is HARD WORK. It really is. You have to be motivated every single day. You have to stay on top of things and plan ahead every single day. And you have to give yourself a break if you fail to have a perfect day, which happens a lot. Cause that is normal. Give yourself a break. There is no race to win, no one to impress. You are doing this for you. Take all of the time you need. Start and start over again and again if you need to. But, never give up on you.

Still alive and still working it!

Hello! I do realize that this Blog is more for my personal record on this journey so that is why I paused for a bit. I am on a 19 day streak since wrecking my 50 day one. I am also 60 days into using ISA-which I still love! My little 60 scale hop showed me at 15 pounds lost, officially I won't record a weight till Saturday. But 15 is super in my book! I also joined a group of FB friends-we all actually met when we did Weight Watchers-WAAAAAAAYYYYYY back in the day. Like 7 years ago maybe. Anyhow this little challenge has a $20 buy in and runs for 12 weeks. The winner is the one who loses the highest % of weight. Not pounds.

With that "game" in front of me that I actually want to have success with-the other 3 times I have bailed and gave up-I decided to buckle down with ISA. I have a game plan that I am starting off on Saturday. I need to order more ISA supplies for a cleanse and actually do the cleanse. I need to not use the weather as a excuse for working out. I am on a good streak with how my life is now and I want to move forward and continue this lifestyle change. This challenge is just what I need to keep me going for the next 12 weeks.

So Saturday's are my WI day and the week starts fresh for me. I tend to live dangerous on the weekends. I still workout-either a walk or a long bike ride, but I don't really have a ISA shake cause I eat whatever the family is having. Just smaller portions. However I am now going to cleanse every day with a full cleanse on Sunday's. The ISA cleanse for life you can use daily or do a full cleanse day. From what I have read, it is best to take the cleanse in the morning before breakfast and then mid afternoon. Right now I am having 100 cal oatmeal I found at Costco called Oatfit. I love it. It's quick, delicious, filling and good for you. http://www.betteroats.com/brand/oat-fit/ So that has become my breakfast. Lunch at work involves a shake-1 scoop vanilla and 1 chocolate. I mix it with a full 16 oz of water. Some times I have fruit on the side with it and some times yogurt. Normally I would go home and get prepped for a workout. Lately(last 6 days) I have been L A Z Y. Using the weather as a excuse, meeting with friends, too busy with the kids. I am just thankful that I haven't gained any weight. Why is that...cause I am still eating clean and healthy.

So my M-F will go CFL before I leave the house, oatmeal around 9:30 along with my accelerator, shake & fruit or yogurt for lunch, CFL & accelerator around 1, snack if needed about 2:30. Water, water, water throughout the day. Once I am home it's time to change, except for Friday's. Since I work till 6 I will have a shake at about 5 and then change into my workout clothes so I can hit the trail before I got home.  But normally I am going to change and get a walk in. Once I am done and back home it will be time for another snack or light meal. Some nights it's a smoothie with ISA and fresh fruit or PB. Sometimes it's a lettuce wrap with some type of protein. Sometimes it's yogurt. Sometimes it's a nice big salad. Depends on what I am hungry for. More water and a ISA flush(keep you regular) before bed. Pretty simple and flexible. I can easily switch things up if I need be.

I have been pushing for 5 miles lately which is nice when I walk. I also downloaded 2 new apps on my phone. One of them is a 7 min workout and the other is just a circuit of workouts from Daily Workout Apps. You can do 10, 20 or 30 min depending on the time you have. I am also lucky enough to have a Bowflex at home and a supportive husband who is going to teach me how to use it. With those 3 items at my disposal as strength and toning workouts I should be set in all aspects of getting through this challenge.

I don't have a exact goal but I know that I want to lose 15 more pounds in 60 days. That will be 30 down in 120 days. I can and will do all that I can to make it happen.

One wonderful thing that I have discovered...my legs don't rub and chafe when I wear a skirt. :)

Losing track of time

I think that since all of this is a routine and just part of my every day life, I am loosing track of the days. Not that time is flying by or anything, not any faster than normal. But that I am focused less on the time/days. It doesn't really matter any more how many days I have been using ISA. It doesn't matter how many days I have been logging into MFP. All that does matter is I keep doing it every day. Cause it is working for me. Today I peaked a bit at the scale...I am almost at 15 lost. Wow! I am just going to keep doing what I do. Using ISA during my day, walking 4+ miles 6 times a week and watching my portions. I am still having my 1 cup of coffee every morning. I am shaking a meal or two during the day. I found some 100 calorie instant oatmeal with flax in it. It was at Costco and it's so filling. So instead of a shake I go with oatmeal and then a snack about a hour after that. Lunch the. Is a small meal or a shake. And dinner is almost always a smoothie. Which is just a shake blended with frozen or fresh fruit. Mostly I choose to do a shake or smoothie at night cause of the time I get around to eating it.  By the time I am back from my walk and out of the shower it's 8 or after.  Since I don't want to have a big meal sitting in my stomach when I go to bed, the smoothie is the best option. And that plan is what is working. My clothes are getting looser and I can see my momma muffin top getting smaller. So there are changes even if the scale isn't moving as fast as I want it to. So I have learned to forgot how much time it's taking to get where I want to be. I am having a wonderful time learning about me and making little changes to change my life. A diet is short term. A lifestyle change is forever.

Frustrations and defeat

So during the 4th of July weekend I was all set to log into MFP for the 50th day in a row. A huge accomplishment for me. Well guess what...today I am on a 4 day streak. I was so pissed at myself. So frustrated and annoyed. To top it off, last night was the 1st night I worked out since biking on Friday. So things are very slow going if I look at the scale. Inches I think are coming off cause I don't feel so tight in my own clothes anymore. But I am stuck back at a 10 pound loss so far on this journey. I do know that it was a fun but processed weekend. Food, sweets, drinks and no workouts added up. But I only missed 1 day of being accountable and tracking my food. I am back at it. Jumped back into a walk last night which felt great. Tracked everything and felt wonderful going to bed last night. I prepped my lunch for today, prepped peaches for smoothies for dinner this week. I am all set to attack these 5 pounds and clear them out.

I did feel a day of being defeated. And wondering if all of this planning and tracking was really worth it. The change doesn't happen on the outside unless we change how we feel about it on the inside.

Independance Day!

Happy 4th of July! Today my plan/goal was to bike from my house, to the starting point of the trail that I actually get on when I work Friday's. I knew that we only had 2 miles to go at the point we were turning around. So what is a extra 4 miles....well it's a lot! Hahah. But we did it. I am so glad that we made it home. And I am so proud of myself for setting the goal and doing it. We-oldest daughter and I-biked 11.45 miles which is the most I have ever done. Go me!

Fun and random stats, today is the 49th day IN A ROW that I have logged my foods and exercise into MFP. It is also the12th day with the 2nd phase of ISA. This is slightly different and less strict this time around. I am also getting ready to follow a ISA challenge with cleansing starting on Monday. I am going to attempt it that is.

Right now I am going to keep mindful of my calories going in. I am going to enjoy the Holiday with my family and workout when I can. But I am not going to loose sleep over anything that doesn't go as planned. Monday is a new day and will hold a new plan.

9 days Stage 2

I think I like the sound of stages instead of part. Oh or phases, like a construction project. Nah, stage is better.

You know it really is the same old with me. Got up and took my CFL this morning. Prepped my lunch(reminder that I need to log it) and I measured out my shake powder. I am not bored with the program or my walking. I actually enjoy the simple routine. It's easy for me to follow and plan for.

However some times you have to throw caution to the wind and just have a night of drinks, chips, salsa and a great friend who listens to you.

And so it goes. Here's to tomorrow.

45 into a new me!!

Yep, 45 day streak logging and tracking. I also hit 20 workouts using the MapMyWalk ap. Kinda fun when you are congratulated for the little things. A very big thing is that yesterday, I found a pair of 14 jeans from Old Navy. They were up in my bin of clothes. Mostly things too small but still in great/new condition. Up there waiting for the day I was small enough to put them back on. Sunday was the day for those jeans. I pulled them up without wiggling my butt around. I buttoned them without doing squats to stretch them out. I sat without the button digging into my waist. And like every woman I never have two of the same pairs that fit exactly the same. I have been in a 18/16 when I started this. Now I feel I am starting to move into 16/14 range(some of my 14s are pretty loose). These are the smallest 14's that I have so it felt good to get them on and feel good walking around in them.

On Sunday I noticed on FB my friend had posted how it was just her and 1 out of her 3 kids, hanging out. So I invited her and little one on my walk. Another mutual friend saw and comment about coming so the 3 of us moms walked about 3 miles together. The time went by fast and it was fun. We are going to try and get together a few times a week. Tonight it will just be two of us walking but still, I am looking forward to it. As long as the weather is decent and not raining.

We grilled yesterday so I was ahead of the game and packed a pretty good lunch for today. If the weather messes up my walk I will have to tread at home. Yuck. I hate that option. The only real issue with being outside now is the damn monster size mosquitoes. Little jerks are nasty.

Update-my walk with my friend was great. The bugs did attack us and her little one so we left the trail and went walking through the town and the different neighborhoods.  It was fun and I still I got my miles in. Of course I was STARVING when I got home. I had some fresh lettuce and chives from my garden that I wanted to use so I made a salad. I measured 4oz of steak, sliced a tomato and tossed in some cheese. Topped with a bit light ranch it was perfect. I had a sweet tooth after that I killed with some yogurt.

Now I could of had a shake but I earned 606 calories from walking so I went for a fuller meal instead. Even after that salad and the yogurt-I have 646 calories left. My goal is 1250, I ate 1419 for the day and earned a total of 815 when you factor in all of my activity of the day. Now I don't count it all-just what I earn on my walks and I only eat 200 of those earned calories.

Now I am going to call it a night.

Isa-Day 6 Pt 2...

Part 2 just means I did my 30 days on Isa and now I am breaking it now down by 2 weeks instead of 30 days. I have logged into MyFitnessPal for 43 days in a row. I am officially 12 pounds smaller. I have energy like no other and I sleep like the dead at night.  Oh I sleep so good!

And I have this to share with you today. 100% credit goes to the person who posted it.

Betsy Silvius Frame

Yesterday at 3:46pm

Isagenix in a nutshell!!
You have friends, family, co-workers using Isagenix products and getting great results, but you're wondering...WHAT IS ISAGENIX?
Isagenix is an organic "food system" that takes a balanced lifestyle approach to better supporting the body's natural cleansing and replenishing needs. It is NOT a "diet" BUT a sustainable "lifestyle", NOT a "weight-loss program" BUT a "body composition system" that builds muscle while burning fat, and NOT a "fast or detox program" BUT a "nutritional cleanse" that supports the body's natural cleansing/replenishing processes with whole-food nutrition. As the world's first & only "total body, deep cellular nutritional cleansing and replenishing system" it delivers many unique and diverse benefits for EVERY single cell and organ system from athletes to non-athletes... It is such a comprehensive system adaptable to ALL ages, genders, body types, activity levels and goals it is difficult to simplify too much beyond this. However, it is SIMPLY AMAZING and the only way to know how great you'll feel is to try it for yourself. Get it in your body and see for yourself how INCREDIBLE you can feel and look!


I can testify that I feel different than I did before I started on ISA on May 21. I don't feel I am missing out on anything. I am not starving. I am not all run down and exhausted. I feel great and eat pretty decently. And it is so flexible. I have coffee every day. I drink my water with packets of flavor in it. I ate out at HuHots today. I also biked 9 miles today. And I am seeing results when I look in the mirror. I know it isn't for every body but I needed it. I needed the results to keep pushing me forward. To keep me going at it.

If you need ISA. Let me know. I am glad that I finally got the courage to reach out and ask.

Pt 2-D 5

Feeling a ok today as well. Lunch plans worked great yesterday. Both DH and I got salads, he went with ranch but for me that is like a gateway drug. I did have a nice light Italian dressing. But the ranch looked so good. I also had some green peach tea. All in all a great plan and I am glad that I stuck with it. I am also happy with my DH's support. He doesn't question what I eat or how much I am eating. There really are no more remarks about me working out. I push for 5 days week and that is what I get done. But there is a different attitude with him regarding my health lately. Which is nice. He can be a jerk with no emotion. But then again, he is a guy.

I ended up leaving work to go home to come back to work. No actual working out for me last night. And things are going great, I think, using the CFL in the morning and at night. I like to think in my head it is working but who knows. I need to plan for a 2 day cleanse and just do it. Since I skipped my two workouts for the week already, I have to get them done Saturday and Sunday. I think it is going to be too hard and draining to cleanse and get a hour workout done. Unless I do a bunch of strength training those two days instead....something to look into for sure.

Lunch today was WAY over my little 400-600 range. However, with a shake for dinner I will still be within my 1250 calories for the day. I am already thinking that this week will be a maintain. Such is the way it goes. Gotta push it next week that much harder now.

Test-Pt 2, D 4

Once I got home last night(I did have my salad) I just wasn't feeling like a walk. Now I know that is exactly when I do need to get changed and hit the trail. But I was so good with my food choices and sticking to my 1250 calorie range that I skipped it last night. I just needed a day off to go blah. Of course this means I can really only take one more day off this week since I strive for 5 days of workouts.

I feel better today than I did yesterday. I slept pretty decent according to my FB. I did take my Flush last night so that should correct the stomach issues if I am thinking right.

No skipping my walk tonight. My DH asked me out to lunch-Arbys of all places. However I have planned my meal out. A roast beef and a side salad with dressing which should put me at my 600 calorie lunch range. A shake tonight for dinner will be a must, last night I had a wrap and a 100 serving of frozen yogurt for a treat.

I know that I have said this before, but I am really enjoying how flexible this program is and how I can tailor it for my own needs. I feel motivated to get up and move around at work. I am saying no to the treats and eating out with the guys. I am planning and counting everything that goes into my mouth. It's really easy now that I think about it. In the beginning, not so much, but now I feel like I have crossed that line from new to deep inside the life style change.

I feel like I am being tested every day. On what changes to make with my food choices. What actions I have to take regarding those choices. A test of my willpower and motivation.

40 days!!!

Yep, that is right. I have logged onto MFP for 40 days in a R O W!

Yesterday on my way home I decided I wanted to try biking again. So I asked my older daughter if she wanted to come with. I am glad that I did. Again, it's a nice change, a hour biking burns about the same calories as a hour walk. But I feel that it works different muscles. I should probably start doing some strength training at some point to smooth out the lines and help define my waist and arms more. But anyhow, we biked for a hour last night which felt amazing. I am not sore at all, pretty different change from the 1st time I was on the bike not too long ago.

However, today I am feeling gross inside. Like bloated and icky. To be 100% honest, I haven't been taking the Isa Flush at night. Taken at night on a empty stomach is suppose to help you stay on track. And I am pretty sure that is my issue.

I packed a delicious salad with fresh lettuce and chives from my garden for lunch. Hopefully I feel good enough to eat it.

I noticed in the mirror last night that my sides getting smaller, more defined. Even my DH has noticed that. Of course it depends on the clothing I wear but it's something.

Pt 2, Day 2

After that carb disaster of a lunch yesterday, I changed into my workout clothes, left my little daughter with my DH and headed out the door. A brief rain storm had came through and it was slightly cooler. My walk was very productive although I think that at some point on the trail, the GPS looses me and it messes with my time and calories burned. Since I really only eat about 200 of those that I earn I don't think that it is messing things up to much. But I will have to keep my eye on it.

My shake last night was so good. I took about a cup of ice cubes and 2 scoops of chocolate powder. I added water and mint extract. It was like drinking a thin mint. Cool, refreshing and perfect.

I packed my lunch before I headed out the door. Turkey lettuce wraps.

Looking forward to my walk tonight as some down time. Although my laundry is getting neglected.

Pt 2-Day 1

And this time I am not as nervous. I am actually glad that I am breaking it down 2 weeks at a time. Then I can look at my progress and the expense and get things ordered as needed. I am taking the CFL in the morning on my way to work, 2oz in 6 oz of water, and I will take more before I go to bed. I have my usual walk in my plans for tonight so I am looking forward to that. Even when the bugs get to me, I am still pretty happy just walking.

And walk I need. It was a carb day. Not planned carb day. There were leftover rolls that I had my pork on for lunch and a fritter. Yikes. But, I logged it all into MFP. And really it isn't all that bad. Just about 200 calories over my daily goal. And that isn't a huge deal cause my walk will burn 500 + and I eat about 1/2 of those normally anyhow. So as long as I stay motivated to get my walk done, it will be a wash. Not a very productive 1st day at all. But the old me...that girl back then, she never would of logged in to MFP to even add two rolls or a fritter. No way. She never would be on a 38 day streak tracking what she ate. Never. And the old me-she would of ate the leftover onion rings after feeling guilty about the rolls. Not this gal now. No rings and no guilt. No looking back.

Part 1 is over

So the 1st 30 days of using Isagenix is over. I ordered some more supplies yesterday. I enjoy using the shakes so I got 1 more canister of each flavor. That is 28 meals-2 weeks of 2 shakes a day. I also got powdered CleanseForLife. CFL can be taken daily so that is what I am going to look into for the next 2 weeks. I just don't see any weekends opening up for me to do a deep 2 day cleanse. Actually next weekend looks good for a cleanse. So I will aim for that. Until then, 2 shakes a day, light lunch, snacks and working out.

Anyhow the official results are 11 pounds gone and 11 inches are gone! I think that is wonderful for 30 days. And I am so happy with my habits that I am keeping up with. I am more active than I have ever been and paying much more attention to what I am eating.

And the energy! I love how I feel motivated to get things done. And I love how investing in the items kept me motivated to use it. :)

Now that I have 30 days under me, I am going to take things 14 days at a time. Monday morning starts Part 2 of a new me. :)

FINALLY!!!! It't day 30!

Tomorrow I will share with you the results including the measurements I took.

Last night I had sooo much fun with my GF's. We drank way too much wine but it was a blast. With that being said, I had a clear enough mind to pack my healthy snacks, shakes and workout clothes for today. One fun night can't be the excuse to send you off the track. And it was sooo much fun. But pushing onto today now.

I will shake for lunch and dinner(before my walk) healthy snacks between and walking my 4 miles tonight. I am very thirsty today which is bad if I want to walk 4 miles. No place to go on the trail. That is my only concern. We shall see how it goes and what tomorrow brings.

Well I did my walk and it felt great. Really buggy but very satisfying. Having some yogurt and going to bed. 

Oh so good....day 29

Tomorrow will be my 30th full day using ISA. I am so impressed with myself. I know I have stated that before but I really am. This was not a cheap program at all. But I used the tools that I have and I believe that I am on the right path for a healthy forever lifestyle.

I do need to buckle down and order more stuff for my next 30 days. I also need to do a cleanse this weekend since I only did one during the whole 30 days. Which I think is ok. I can cleanse for 2 days and start another 30 on Monday.

My lunch yesterday I was pretty impressed with. The little snack lettuce wraps with ham were good. The whole lunch with the Graze snack included was 388 calories and filling. It was so filling that with all of the water I took in I wasn't hungry till after my 30 min cardio workout. Now don't laugh but after I got my youngest to bed, that is a struggle everydamnnight, I decided to use the Wii and our Just Dance game. I set the timer on the microwave for 30 min and started to dance. I did jog in place when I was between songs so I could keep moving and keep my heart rate up. My FitBit has it listed as 35 active minuets and 2496 calories burned. MFP turned it to 588 calories burned. Now I think that is pretty high but who knows. I had a yogurt before I went to bed so I wasn't starving-I skipped my dinner shake which was bad but I just didn't have time for it.

That leads me to how much I love the easy and flexibility to this plan. It works with you. Sure it takes time but it's just part of my life now. And planning. It does take planning. But when I am too busy to plan or just don't get up early enough, the shakes are quick and easy to whip up and keep me satisfied. Or if I know that I have plans that involve a meal I don't have 100% control over...I know that I can have those two shakes during the day and plan about 800 calories to indulge in.

And that leads into the working out. In order for you to be healthy you must be active. I sit at a desk most of the day. Very little walking going on although I do try to get up and walk and take the long way around. Normally in cases like last night I would think...it's after 8, I am hot, tired...about 7 different reasons to talk myself out of changing into my clothes. Too late to shower is my favorite one. I don't like going to bed with a wet head. Yep, I tell myself that one a lot. So I talk myself out of a workout but stay up way to late anyhow. Things have shifted a different direction since I have been using ISA. I actually look forward to and plan when and what workout I am going to be doing. Last night it was Just Dance cause I needed to move my body, I needed a 30 min time limit cause it was late and I needed it to be enjoyable. And when it was over it was a bit disappointing. I had really enjoyed using it as a work out.

But these are things I am learning about myself and getting healthy as I go though this.

Dumb, dumb, dummy...28th day

What the H was I thinking last night. Cookies? Chocolate? Candy? Ice Cream? I had wicked gut rot as a punishment. Miserable. But the lunch box thermal from 31 last night that I got for just attending the meeting was super cute. So there is that.

Started off good this morning with my normal shake. I prepped my lunch super fast this morning as well. My lettuce in my garden is out of control-rain+heat=jungle. So I already had a bunch washed and dried and stored in the fridge. I had ham lunch meat-no, not the best option and I understand that. But I took 1 slice of meat and rolled it in the lettuce leaf. I have some light ranch here to dip it into. 5 slices and 5 leaves of lettuce. I packed a thing of yogurt, carrots and one of my new snacks from the Graze box that I got. I still need to get into MFP and figure the amounts. But I feel pretty prepared.

If my oldest has a game tonight my DH will meet me there. He is going to stay and watch and I am going home to get a workout in. If I have my youngest I will have to treadmill it but if I am alone, I am getting outside.

I am holding off on peaking at the scale till Saturday morning. I can do it!

27th day!

Friday will be my 30 days on ISA. My WI will reflect what ISA has done for me in those 30 days. Wow. I did it. Almost.

I did sleep pretty good last night so I was excited to wake up refreshed and not exhausted. I am having 2 shakes today and a few snacks. I am going light cause tonight we are having a Sundae bar at our 31 meeting. And dang it, I want one. A delicious one with strawberries and whipped cream.

Because of my meeting I won't be walking tonight. But I plan on making a trip to Walmart for a few things and I will do a lap or two around the store just to kill time and to get some extra steps in.

6-16 and 26 days in

I am sooooo sore from my bike ride. Like hurts to walk sore. I don't want to move from my office chair at all today. And the chances of that going on...slim to none.

I feel so prepared for the day today. I picked some fresh lettuce from my garden, prepped a salad with carrots, tomato and hard boiled egg. I pre-measured my dressing and LEFT the bottle at home! Score. What I measured is what I am going to use.

Oldest daughter has a softball game at home tonight so that is easy enough. I can walk down there after I have a shake and walk back. It won't be my full 4 mile walk but something is better than nothing. And maybe a short walk will be better for the muscle recovery from biking yesterday.

It's almost time for me to call it a night. My salad for lunch was great. I passed up homemade cinnamon rolls and leftover pasta.  Then later my stomach got funny. Not too sure if it was the salad or that I took 2 Flush pills last night. Anyhow, I had a chocolate smoothie with fresh strawberries for dinner. And cause Mother Nature decided to let loose with the rain I had to jump on the treadmill. I was very happy with myself and did a full hour of walking. I just had some yogurt after my shower and I am ready to sleep. It seemed to take forever for me to fall asleep last night. Of course it is still storming out so maybe it won't be a good night to sleep.

Anyhow I think I really had a day to celebrate. I stuck to my plan, I passed up the naughty food and I forced myself to workout. Doesn't get any better than that.

Has it really been 25 days?

Really? 25 days with ISA? I can't believe that since I have so much left of the canisters. They lasted more than 2 weeks. Although if I really think about it, 2 of those days I did a deep cleanse with no shakes which is 2 extra days of meals and on the weekends I have been just taking one for breakfast and then going with the flow for the rest of the day. Yesterday and today being perfect examples of that.

Yesterday it was a shake for breakfast and then off to work. Work was Fazoli's. All pasta. And good pasta at that. BUT I already knew that we were going to grill turkey burgers for dinner so I had a house salad-lettuce, tomatoes and cheese, with Italian dressing.  Here is where I went wrong...I didn't measure the salad OR look at what kind of dressing-creaming or light or fat free. So I guess on that with MFP. And then I went wrong by having 3 breadsticks. But I counted every single one I ate.

Dinner was good-the buns I got were way too many calories but I was in a hurry and didn't plan correctly. But I did log it all. Even the few tator tots I had.

Moving onto today-shake for breakfast only today I mixed it with iced coffee. Ohhhh I am such a bad ass I know! Anyhow it was divine. Lunch was a cluster cause it was a family birthday party. So everything was homemade and I guess at what the serving sizes were and the closest items I could find in the database. Like my moms amazing pasta salad. According to my guessing, I ate over 1400 calories with lunch alone. I am hoping I overestimated MORE than I actually ate.

After we got home I got this WILD idea that I wanted to bike today instead of walk. So I talked my 13 year old into going with me. She set her alarm for 30 min, I put my FB in my pants pocket and turned on the MMW ap but found biking so it could count calories pretty closely to what I was actually doing. We rode 8.82 miles in 66 minuets and I burned 490 calories. So I think that since the calories are pretty comparable I am going to keep biking in my routine. It does use different muscles so that is a benefit. I for sure am going to walk on Friday's after work cause it is easy.  I am going to make s schedule at work tomorrow for rotating the bike and walking. With my oldest having softball games Mon & Wed I have to factor that location in. Unless I sit those two nights out and work out 5 days which should be plenty.

Anyhow here are pictures from today's adventure. I need to whip up a shake and be done for the night.

Friday the 13th & Full Moon

Maybe that is why I am starving. :) It's the start of my 24th day in ISA. I am kinda bummed the scale didn't go down when I got on it this morning. It was up a pound. Seriously, frustrating. But also motivating. It means that I need to just keep going on and going strong. I really felt the difference with my jeans this morning. No longer did I need a rubber band on the button to give me room. I can sit in them, button closed and am in no discomfort at all. That is the positive I am rolling with today. Tomorrow is my actual WI day and will log whatever number is in there.

I actually surprised myself today. I went to get my oldest from camp and while waiting for her, whipped up my lunch shake in the car. Impressive. Then we went to Denny's for dinner. I did ok there. Ended up being only 41 calories over for the day. If I had went for a walk that wouldn't of even been a issue.

Now my frustrations tonight are from the DH making a comment that he hasn't noticed a change in me at all. Just rubs me the wrong way. Like maybe he should of kept his mouth shut and never said anything at all. But to be honest, he has no idea that what weight I started at or about the 10 pounds I have lost already-in less than a month.

So I started cranky cause I scale peaked and was let down. Then I was flying high cause I looked pretty good in my jeans that I didn't need a button for anymore. And then now I am brought back down. This is a hard struggle. Lots of ups and downs.

And yes, I do notice and see a change!

23 days in-Life does happen and plans change.

I had the day planned out, I always do. But the short notice of Ladies Night was much needed. I have these 2 wonderful friends who live in the same town as I do. We bowl fall league together. We laugh together. Our kids play together. We need each other. These girls I can sit and talk about anything with. They are also the only two-aside from my coach-who know that I am using Isagenix. And I feel totally confident in their friendship and trust that I can tell them about it without being judged. I can eat what I want in front of them without wondering what they think. Last night I had a chicken bacon ranch wrap with sweet potato tots and 2 Diet Pepsi's with vanilla McGillicuddy's in it. Yep, I went there. It was sooooo good. :) And I didn't feel guilty for eating it either or being out with them. Does it change how I am going to plan and go about my day today, yes it does. Common sense, if I want to lose weight I can't have every night like that. So I have to keep on with my schedule.

I am still toying with the idea of a local FB page for ISA. I know people who are on it but just feel ashamed to say anything about. Why people need to be so judgmental and put others down for the methods they use to either get healthier or lose some weight just boggles my mind. This is MY life. MY body. MY mind. No one has the right to pick apart the way I am changing my life unless it is hurting them. There is no shame in trying what you feel will work for you.

Onto my breakfast shake...and my lunch shake. I did have my snacks today-greek yogurt and rice pudding. Then I left work with my workout cloths on and walked. Just a bit over 4 miles and I burned 537. I came home, showered and made a tuna sandwich. The bun was 190 calories which I am ok with cause of the amount I burned. I had my grapefruit cup and I just snacked on some chocolate covered coconut pieces. And I still have 634 calories left. But I am not hungry and it is after 7. I am not a fan of eating after 7.

Tomorrow I am getting my oldest from camp. I am planning on a shake for breakfast and lunch. I have no idea what dinner plans will be. All of a sudden I am exhausted and want to go to bed. I do sleep better after working out which is nice. So far I am liking ISA.

22 Whoo Hooo

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Zig Ziglar

So let's sit and think that one over. In the back of my mind I remember reading about 21 days to make or break a habit. I know that isn't the same for all of us cause we are all different. But I think that there is something to be said about how long it does take for you to make something a habit. For me personally, I think it will take longer than the 21 day myth. But to even make it 20some days into this change of life is a huge accomplishment for me.

My days vary but I start out by getting 1/2 way ready for work and then mixing my Ionix Supreme up. That is 8oz of water, a few squirts of lemon juice and a oz of the Supreme. I chug that while I finish getting ready-before 6:30am. Brush my teeth, refill the bottle with water for tomorrow morning and stick it in the fridge. I like it nice and cold. Some time in between there I measure out my scoops of shake mix and add them to plastic baggies. One for breakfast and one for lunch. If I don't drink the lunch one I use it for dinner at home.

Once I am at work, I log into MFP and copy over the day before's breakfast. It hasn't changed during this time except on the weekends I add frozen fruit and blend that up. Just 1/2 cup. Anyhow at about 8:30-9am ish, I go into the breakroom and get my cold bottle of water out of the fridge. I put the measured powder into the cup 1st and add about 4 oz of water. I stir it up really good to mix it and break any clumps and then add water till it gets to the top of my shaker cup. I think its about 14 oz of total water. Then I shake the crap out of it and drink it down. They say you need to drink it within 10 min that you added water. Something to do with the live enzymes that are now activated. I also take the Accelerator pill at the same time. I fill up my 1st 16 oz water bottle of the day-I refill the one I just emptied. A nice perk of my job...unlimited bottled water and water coolers so I can refill. I do add a packet of Crystal Light flavors cause I just can't do plain water. But hey, if I can down 3 of these bottles before I leave home I feel I am in good shape. Usually a fresh plain water on the way home so that I have about 67oz of water down. However then I have to pee a lot. All day long which can make for a tough time walking. But there are 2 pit stops along the way if I need to use them.

I am usually good and not hungry till around lunch time-11:30-12:30ish. But they do strongly suggest a snack mid morning time. Then depending on what my night has planned for me-I will have a light 400-600 calorie lunch or another shake. Now there are days when I am not hungry for a afternoon snack. It is much easier for me to REMEMBER to take the afternoon Accelerator pill when I do eat my afternoon snack so there is that. Most of the time I forget the 2nd pill till it is too late to take it. Anyhow the hunger in the afternoon...it doesn't seem to matter if it was a shake for lunch or not. But yesterday I was starving by the time I got home and since I know that my walks burn anywhere from 400-600 calories I knew I had to eat before I walked. And then I had to eat something after I got home to help keep me fueled. 

Now my lunches vary. Some times a wrap with turkey, some times a small salad, or a small portion of leftovers. Just depends on what I have time for. I do need to be much better at prepping lunches.

Snacks for me are carrots, yogurt, fruit, string cheese...things like that. Easy for me to take to work.

Dinner varies on what I have at home or what I ate already during the day. Most nights it's a shake with 1/2 cup of frozen fruit. Or what I have time for and since I like to take long 4 mile walks most days shakes are fast, filling and convenient.

Why am I going into depth on the food thing? Well when I have been on a ISA FB page there are some hard core, strict followers. Like say no to chewing gum strict. I want you to know, I eat normal food. I drink coffee with Splenda(GASP) in it. I use flavor packets in my water. I add frozen fruit to my shakes. I eat frozen processed meals when I am in a pinch. And I chew gum all day long.

Doing this is not a DIET, it's a lifestyle change. Which means to me that I need to use the things already in my life to make the change stick and work for me. And it is working. :)

21th day of ISA

I think that I am going to have more ISA supplies than the 30 day system supplies. Day 30 is the 19th of June and I know that I am going to have more past that. I am also wondering at this point, what do I order for the next 90 days. I also need to get another deep 2 day cleanse in before the 19. Actually since I know I am going to have more shakes on hand, I could do the cleanse at the end of the 30 days. So not this weekend but the next. Then start another 30 days after that. I know I want more of the shakes of course. And the cleanse but this time the powder form. I am sure I can skip the Supreme. Gag. Although today I added my ounce in a 10 oz water bottle and a few squirts of lemon juice and it did go down better. This is the product description from my Back Office....Ionix Supreme is a nutrient-rich herbal tonic infused with natural vitamins, minerals and plant-based Adaptogens– perfect for combating the effects of stress and fatigue. Ionix is a powerful asset for building endurance and improving overall personal performance. So what I gather is that it is like morning wake up juice. It's full of B vitamins and Zinc so that makes sense. But I just don't see the outright benefits for weight loss. And my energy is still that 6oz of coffee in the morning before I have my shake. AND I am still loosing weight with the coffee. So the shakes for sure. Each canister has 14 servings and is about $40. Chocolate and vanilla are the only flavors which is ok cause you can add fruit(count the calories) or extracts to up the flavor. Boring gets old and that leads to falling hard off the wagon.

I am really pushing to be into a new decade when I have my WI on Saturday. I plan on another lovely walk tonight, my hour walk has turned into 2 miles out and then a bunch of off paths which push it close to a 5 mile walk. I just need to remember to eat something decent when I get back so I am not starving in the morning when I get up.

Evening thoughts...well I had a small salad for dinner. Under 400 calories and it was what I needed to fuel my walk. And now I am chugging water and snacking on my trail mix. It was the trail mix or the pie that DH bought this weekend. Chocolate peanut butter pie which is heaven. So the 210 calorie serving of trail mix is a better option. The best option, of course not but it will kill the cravings.

My walk was great tonight except for the bugs. I even sprayed myself with Off but the little flies were nasty. I wanted to turn around and go home about 10 min in but I didn't. I did 4.4 mile that according to my apps burned 583 calories. So that was reason #2 I needed the trail mix, I didn't want two days in a row with a huge calorie negative from working out.

Now I am ready for bed. My water is down and I am very happy with my day.

24 days in, 20 on ISA

Morning Already.....Looking back on my weekend I did plan poorly, made some rash choices BUT I think it could of been worse. The old me would of kept going downhill after every choice. Not the me now. It was get back up and try again.

Downed the Supreme(gag), made my shake at work, Vanilla with a orange energy powder, it was a free sample, tasted too orange for me but whatever. I slept for about 3 hours total last night, maybe 4. It was a tough weekend. I have the FB sleep pattern to prove it.

Yesterday I took my oldest, 13 year old daughter, to Bible Camp. For a week. No cell phone, no way for her to check in with me or me with her. Now I know this isn't collage but it was still a big deal for me. And for her. She was very nervous. She has never been gone without family for this long. She barely knows her Sunday School classmates so even though they were going to be there also, she was still unsure about it all. Plus she is a drama queen with little regard to thinking before acting, still acts out when she doesn't get her way and honestly despite being top of her class when it comes to grades, she is behind socially and with common sense. So I worried all night about her. Praying she would fit in and not embarrass herself. Praying she doesn't get sick or hurt or lost.

Hopefully the week will go fast and when I get her she will say that everything was great and amazing. One can only hope.

Lunch plans today are a shake and a nap in my car. No joke, I even brought one of my roll/fold up blankets from 31.

Dinner is grilled chicken salad with my fresh lettuce from the garden. Yum. And a walk. Trying new shoes tonight, new different shoes that is. Normally they are the ones I wear on my treadmill but my right foot goes numb and tingly about 1/2 way though my walk so I want to see if the shoes make the difference.

Later.....Lunch was perfect. Shake and a nap, doesn't get much better than that. I could of used another hour though.

 Dinner was a kickass walk. No really, it was. I jammed to the 80's and just kept on going with my intent to walk 4 miles. I walked two, turned around and took some scenic routes back home.

I kinda dread getting my walk started and then once I get going I just enjoy it so much. Dinner ended up being grilled chicken in a wrap with the salad inside. I need to make up calories too cause I am way too short for it to be a healthy negative. Maybe strawberries and yogurt?

I am also hoping the walk will help me relax and fall asleep easier.

17th Day-Confessions

I want to confess more so for myself and holding myself accountable.

Yesterday I had a HUGE mole removed from my face. I went to the store to pick up birthday cake for work. We celebrate everyone with a cake. I ordered Chinese-lo main, orange chicken, sesame chicken and 1 ragoon from the deli-it's so delicious. I had that for lunch AND cake. Then rushed the girls out to my moms and came home to DH making chicken tenders and tots. I counted my portions out, ate only that.

It was a very bad food day. And I didn't walk either. So tough day and my real 1st cheat day since I started back working on my health, 20 days in. I did log it all the best I could on MFP and now I am moving on.

This morning I got up, took the Supreme, measured out my shakes, packed my shaker, my healthy snacks and my workout clothes. Forgot my damn ear buds AGAIN! I may have to head home to get them before I walk. I need to hear something to keep me moving. I am going to cleanse on Sunday and Monday. And I will be opening 2 new canisters of shake mix tomorrow as well. Kinda exciting. I need to figure out if I want to order more or not. So far I really do like the program and how detailed it is. It really is helping me count and keep accountable and honest with myself.

Lunch through me off today. I had a important meeting and was left very unprepared. I had a small house salad and a turkey flatbread sandwich with no mayo. I did have pie, the pie always gets me. However I feel confidant that I will be walking tonight and I am not going to go falling off the wagon and watch it run off without me. I will have success. If I can lose a total of 15 pounds in a month, I will figure it was well worth the money.

Over the 1/2 way mark-Day 16

Morning, I haven't had that Supreme stuff for two mornings now. I really should make a better effort of getting it done. I did buy the stuff after all. And today is my 20th day of logging into MFP. I am impressed with myself and how long already I have committed to making myself healthy and fit.

I signed up for Graze yesterday. I figured some variety would be good for snacks. https://www.graze.com/us/products   Your friend code is MJ26YWTHP-I think that this is the code you use to try your 1st box free. What exactly do they get?

Any friends that use your code when they sign up will get their first graze box for free, and if they choose to stick around longer they'll also get their 5th free, which is the best possible offer on which to join graze. As always they can cancel online at any time, even after their free first box.

So that is what is in it for you. I already went through and edited my snack selections on what to NEVER send me and what I would like to try, and what I love. And it's $6 a box, no shipping charged. I can handle that. Like a fun treat that comes when I want it to. I also noticed that they had Calorie Counting Box with no snack over 150 calories. So my 1st box, the Nibble Box was free and I ordered a Calorie Counting Box to come 2 weeks after that. It's nice that you can go in there and edit when you want your next delivery and you are no obligated to have them come every week or even 2 weeks. I pushed the next delivery after these two, to the end of the month. 

So check it out. Read the FAQ's and see what you think. It doesn't hurt to look around. 

Day 15-Some Measurements

1st of all yet me tell you about the shake last night. I used the chocolate and added coconut extract. O M Geeeeeee! Like drinking a smooth Mounds Bar. Delicious!

So I measured this morning and I WISH I had brought the sheet of paper with the 1st measurements on it to work. I forgot. Anyhow I am down 1 inch in my arms and 5 along my waist. Nice! I wonder what the next two weeks will be like. I am a bit frustrated with last week and the lack of walking I got in cause I worked late.

Lunch today will be a frozen processed Lean Cuisine. I wasn't up early enough to prep decently. But it's a better option than fast food drive thru. And it was pretty decent. I did get a 1/2 cup of pineapple from the store earlier. That was really good. I had my yogurt for a snack.

I got home from work and spent 2 hours in my yard planting and watering flowers. I was exhausted and my back was killing me so I skipped the walk. Plus I was so low on my calorie intake for the day I really didn't want to burn anything and then replace them before bed. 1300 calories a day and I have over 600 left. Not ideal.

My shake tonight was chocolate with raspberry extract. :)

Two Week/14th Day

Although this does slightly confuse me that it's 14 days on ISA today but two weeks on it tomorrow. Too much thinking about it? Lack of sleep from a late night? Or the bad crap in the McD's wrap I had messing with my brain cells?

Coffee and shake are done. No go on the Supreme this morning. I was way too tired to mix it and shove it down.

I am planning a all shake day today with yogurt and grapefruit as my snacks. I am working late...again. But if things go well I will head out a hour early and get my walk done. My clothes are packed and ready to go. I did get on the scale...bad. But it was up 1 pound(salt I am sure) but I feel my pants are a bit loose than they were last week. I am going to measure tomorrow morning to see where I am at.

Afternoon everyone-or no one....still doing great with the all shake day today. I passed up pizza, nice little victory for me. I have my yogurt and grapefruit for snack in a bit here and another shake for the way home.

So change of plans after I got home. I tossed on my clothes and went for my walk. I can not tell you how much I really enjoy being outside walking. And how much I love the MapMyWalk ap. I took a few detours along my walk, it was longer to walk through the cemetery and less stinky for example. The trail from my house to the start of the main trail goes past the waste water treatment plant for Land O Lakes and the City and there is a swampy marsh along there as well. Anyhow, it's not pleasant to breathe in-like rotting porta potties. So a few extra steps won't hurt anyone and the fresher air is so much better. My walk was 3.87 miles and I hit my step goal of 13,000 and I burned 480 calories. :)

Plus I sleep like the dead after being outside.

Time for my dinner/shake and then to bed.

Lucky 13

I feel it is lucky cause I noticed no change on the scale from me skipping the 1 shake for the day. I know I have been looking at the scale a lot. It's obsessive and I need to stop. They(meaning others on ISA) say inches are where it is at. I will try to measure on my 2 week-so Wed morning, and see where I am at with the inches. And I will try to only check the scale every other day.

Today is going to be a off day. I already had my shake for breakfast here at work. I brought a lunch. It's dinner that I am worried about. Tonight I have to drive 90 min to take my oldest to a softball game. 1st game of the summer session. But the meals I am worried about. I am going to have plenty of water, not a issue. But I am going to need to save my snacking for then. I will pack the shake powder in a baggie like I do with my morning shakes, my shaker bottle and find a nice ice cold bottle of water to mix it all up in. The girls want to hit a drive through. I want to resit McD's as much as I can.

The real yuck is that I won't be able to do my walking today.

I think that what ever I am doing, the activity most likely, helps me sleep really sound during the night. I am out and I wake up feeling ready to go. It's kinda nice. But I still haven't kicked the coffee habit. I am still on my 1 cup a day.

12th day of ISA

It's been raining on and off all day long. As a family we are driving each other up the wall. DH ran away downstairs to read, little girl won't rest and is over tired, big girl snarly and yelling at her and this momma annoyed the lightening is keeping her from walking outside.

But right now I may have found 15 min of quiet time. 11 min left.

I made my shake this morning with vanilla and 1/2 cup of the frozen fruit. It was very good. I find myself using more and more water to stretch it out. I am not a fan of thick shakes, I like it through a straw so the more water to thin it and not lose the taste is key for me. I think that I have the ratio down pretty good. For lunch I had a Flatout wrap. I get them in packs of 3 at Costco and they freeze really well. I cut one in 1/2 and use 1/2 slice of cheese, 2 slices of turkey on each wrap, lettuce, tomato(if I have it) a dab of mayo & mustard to hold it together and there ya go. Two really decent wraps, add apple and carrots and you have a 300 calorie lunch. And that was what I had today and I am going to make stuff shells for dinner. Only one shake today cause I wanted to eat but I still was careful and planned that 1 meal pretty decently.

If the lightening lets up I will go for a walk, it just may be a short one. Otherwise I am going to have to buck up and use the treadmill.

Dinner was sooooo good! I splurged and skipped a shake and went for chewing food. It was just large pasta shells with the beef & sauce mixture stuffed in them, cheese over and baked. And I ended up walking for a hour on my treadmill which felt great.

11th day Hey!

And there you have it. 2 weeks since I dug down and got serious. And I have released 10 pounds of dead weight. GONE. Although I was kinda hoping for a bigger loss this week. I was super good for my calories. Not so much on my walking so it really wasn't practical to hope for a good loss. A girl can dream. But a loss is still amazing for 2 weeks in a row. I should of measured this morning but I was in a hurry to get to work. I will measure my arms, legs and stomach tomorrow.

I did walk tonight. I walked last night and I will walk again tomorrow. I love it. And I love how I am not starving. I even had a cookie today at lunch. :)

Day 10 on ISA

Yes, I have made it to the 10th day and almost 2 weeks of being back on track. I brought my clothes to walk after work tonight. My lovely DH went to get some OFF for my bite free bug free walk. Looking forward to that.

Took the nasty supreme this morning. I find myself adding more and more water to it. Blah. It also seems like the amount in the bottle never goes down. Why is that? Because I am working tomorrow my cleanse days will have to wait till next weekend. I am not too sad about that. It was hard and I am so glad that I did as best as I could on it. I think that spacing them apart is going to be a good idea for me.

I took the time to really plan my lunch today. I want Noodles. Well I really want their new Margherita Flatbread which is only 330 calories. And then I wanted a salad so I did a small Med salad for 160 calories. Well within my max range for 600 calorie lunch. With my walk tonight it should be ok. I am actually kinda excited about eating out and eating 1/2 way decent. I will tell you how it is. And before I forget I need to update MFP.

The lunch was good. The flatbread was a bit too thick with tomatoes and basil but still really good. They forgot the chicken on my salad but that is ok. I am still leaving the calories as is. I am glad that I did order that for lunch cause the company bought pizza and that would of been a disaster. So I am feeling very comfortable with my life changes and how aware I am of things.

Making my shake before my walk tonight, taking some cold water with me and I should be good to go.

Late night-lovely night for a walk! I did 15 min before I had to turn around and go home. 1 to pee and the other was to get a shall for my oldest. She needed it for over her dress at the last dance of the year. Then I went to the park to hop on that part of the trail to finish my walk. I did a whole total of 3.8 miles in 73 min. I am bringing my clothes again tomorrow so I can walk right after work. I am really excited to see what my WI in the morning will bring after 2 weeks back on track.  I am kinda hungry and don't want to be starving so I think I will find a small snack before I go to bed.

9 day run

Really, 9 days and I am still actually enjoying this? The structure, I enjoy that a lot. I feel like it motivates me to actually want to make the most of my investment. I want to work out cause that will help with the ISA program. I want to track and plan what I eat and make sure it is healthy cause that will help with the ISA program. I am really enjoying the energy and motivation I have to make this work. It's amazing what getting your money's worth will change the way you do things.

Same old today and yesterday as far as food goes. Although I didn't walk last night I did meet my GF for lunch today and we did a 25 min walk today. It was only 160some calories burned but I was motivated enough to do it which is HUGE for me. I think if there is calm at home when I get off, I will tackle a good 45 on there tonight. Funny thing is that now since I have been walking outside, I am soooooooo bored on my treadmill. Back to today's walk, I really hope her and I can make lunch/walk a weekly thing.

I am not bored with the shakes yet. Which is nice. Normally when I am home I can take the time to add extracts or fruit. This week hasn't been too bad without that. But since I am not walking as much as I was before, I have noticed the scale isn't really moving fast either. But I have to remind myself, I may be losing inches and not knowing it.

And I didn't walk tonight. Just didn't feel it when my little one wanted to read before bedtime. There are a few more things important. Like reading Goodnight Moon.

8th day and going strong!

Since I worked late last night, and tonight and tomorrow night-I don't have to come in till 11. Which gives me time to have my shake-vanilla with raspberry extract, in the morning, pack my lunch and if I had been thinking way ahead, I would of done a good workout. Maybe tomorrow morning I will be that ambitious. But for now, I am just happy with myself that I took the time to plan ahead for the day. And that I am done 5 total from last week when I started ISA. Almost 6 cause the scale kept going back and forth. I am going to count it as 5 and see what my Sat morning WI brings. I swear I can see a change in my stomach and how I don't look bloated and 7 months pregnant I look anymore.

By the time I got off work tonight and home, my little one was all wound up. I spent time cooling her down before bed and now it's too late for me to get a walk in. I am actually going in early than I thought tomorrow so no walking then. Hopefully tomorrow night and for sure I will walk after work on Friday.

I m exhausted from today though. As soon as Catfish is over I am going to bed.

7th Day-Hooray!

This whole week is going to be hard. It's not my normal schedule for work so I am really going to have to think about things and plan/pack ahead as much as I can.

Today I had my morning shake at home, packed a lunch and then packed my things to make my dinner shake. I am working till 8. I am going to have to hit the treadmill at home for an hour and the bummer is that I left my FB at home. :(

Late afternoon: And my whole day got tossed to hell when I had a small family situation to take care of. When I got back to work I was STARVING and it was almost 3pm. No lunch and no snacks. I had nothing to eat except for my shake at home. But instead of grabbing some chips from the breakroom I had some veggie straws. Then after I got caught up at work I got my 418 lunch and tried to slowly eat it. And then I felt fine. No more panic, no more starving. Nothing and I was very satisfied. I have my shake mix here at work ready to make and drink as I head home to do some treadmill time. At this time of the day I am not sure if I am going to do a hour or just 45 min. I wish it wasn't so rainy out and close to sunset when I got home. And I feel it has been a super long day. I haven't binged, or strayed off the plan so maybe 45 will just have to do it.

And 45 min it was. If I had working internet at home this would of been posted faster. :)

6th Day of ISA-10 Days On Track

Wow, I feel good. No headaches, I slept great and I woke up not wanting to eat my arm. Plus I did peek at the scale and the cleanse helped me toss another 2 pounds. Although I really know that I can't mark that down until my Wi day on Saturday. But if those lowly 2 stay gone all this week, that will mean I am down a total of 10. Seriously. How crazy is that.

To celebrate I am enjoying 10oz of the forbidden morning juice with heavenly creamer....ahhhhh. After this I am going to have my shake with fruit. I think DH bought fresh bananas yesterday and a spoon of PB should be good as well. The shakes are 240 calories already and so far I don't see anything wrong with adding fruit to them. We need fruit and I do track the calories. I am thinking about lunch/dinner depends on when we grill, but I plan to fully enjoy the max amount of calories for that meal-600. :)

And a nice long walk outside later. It's already a warm 70 out so I am going to need to go soon-like 9:30ish or go tonight after dinner. The nice part is that the trail is shaded so it is cooler walking. But I think I better wait til I have some calories in me before I take on a hour walk.

I had every intention of posting this before I went to bed last night but I was hot and exhausted from my walk and just wanted to go to bed, after a shower.

So dinner was great, the cod in tin foil packet on the grill worked great, fresh lettuce out of the garden for a salad. The whole dinner, roll included was 608 calories. I need to get my FB off of the MFP cause I think that it is double counting my calories with the MapMyWalk ap. The MMW does connect with MFP and links those calories burned. Or maybe it isn't. I don't know. I need to look at it more closely. Maybe it is taking what I earned and subtracting the FB from the MMW and then coming up with the FB total to add to my day. I actually think it is doing that. However, I can Google all of that later. My walk really burned my dinner and then some. So I think setting my calorie range to 1300 to account for calories taken in and ones burned will still help me stay on track and help me lose.

Cleanse #2

Nothing on the scale for a change. So I maintained yesterday. Not sure if that is normal or just how it goes. Especially if you factor in that I started with toxic coffee, water that wasn't fancy and had 2 whole apples. We will see how today goes. Yes, I am starting with 6oz of coffee again. I have to. There are just some things I am not willing to give up cold turkey, scale back on, sure. Give up-nope. But I didn't really feel weak and I was only cold for a bit at night. No headaches and no stomach pains from starving.

I am however, already thinking about chewing food tomorrow. LOL!

Noonish-chew, chew, chew, wish I had food to chew. Ahhh, it isn't that bad. DH took the girls to eat brunch with his folks and I stayed behind. I just couldn't face that temptation after the hard work yesterday. So much of it was mental and staying focused on my goal. So I decided to stay home. I did laundry and cleaned E's closet.  And took some more CFL, only 2 more to go-3pm and 6pm and then food tomorrow! Whoo Hooo! The desire to cheat is bit is getting stronger. I just have a bit more to go and I have come this far, I can do it.

Early Evening-I just had the last dose of my CFL and there is still some left in the bottle. Now I wonder if I shorted myself but I couldn't, I measured out each 4oz. I went outside and played with the dog, I did laundry, I watched all of the Once episodes I was missing and now I am onto Glee. I am going to have a apple here in a bit just to settle my stomach. Other than that, things are going ok, I think. I may have to measure my waist cause I think I can see a small change there. Or at least take a photo. But I am finding things to keep myself busy and my DH has been doing a great job of being mindful. He even bought me flowers!

I do have to wonder, without food for two days-granted the stuff I am taking is full of nutrients and vitamins, will I gain weight back with solid food now?

Anyhow, I just made some peach green tea. I am going to enjoy that and think about going to bed early. I am so putting fruit in my shake tomorrow morning. :)

Cleanse #1

Having 6oz of coffee is NOT cheating. At least that is how I am looking at it as. The most wonderful thing is that I have lost 8 pounds in a week. Nice. I know it is from walking and the strict calorie range. Regardless it feels nice to actually have a great result from lots of patience and planning. I took the supreme before my coffee this morning and in about 10 min I need to start the 1 of 4 cleanse drinks. Remember, it's a peeing cleanse so nothing explosive about it and I can go about my day as long as I still get in my 8 servings of water.

This is pretty much what I am following except adding a apple in there since I don't have any of the Delights. And no, not my schedule but it seemed to me the only one that really made sense in how to make the day go by and stay on track.

I just downed the 1st 4oz of the cleanse. It wasn't something that made me gag or shudder. I slammed it and then chased with water. But it does have a heavy berry tone with it and it is way better than the supreme. Ick. According to a few schedules online I can have up to 12 of the huge pill like snacks during the day. They are chewable, like big tums but some say they are better if you suck on them, we shall see.

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Mid afternoon and I am still feeling good. I actually one have 1 more dose of the cleanse to take for the day. Dinner is going to kill me cause I bought all of this yummy food to grill and can't have a lick of it. But I haven't had any hunger pains or food cravings yet. I took the girls to the mall, then to McD's for lunch. I had apple slices and water. Apple slices are ok to have, the plan says 1/4 of a apple but the little snack bag at McD's isn't close to a whole apple. I think the bottom line is to not have solids that will take up time digesting or adding fats and calories. Anyhow after that we took a trip to Costco. I love their little grapefruit cups and having greek yogurt portioned out for me. I also splurged and got cod which will break up the chicken that I know is lean and something that I will eat. And I didn't have one single sample of anything. Nothing and there were a lot of good samples to have! I managed to suck on the vanilla snacks and did just fine. I don't think that they are gross and I kinda like them. I think that I have had 5 of them today and from what I understand you can have up to 12. Maybe I will slice up a apple before I go to bed. Tomorrow will be the last day of the cleanse. I am really proud of myself for almost being done with day 1. I am tired and cold. LOL!

I did complete the day but not without another apple and 1 more vanilla snack. We will see what tomorrow holds. I already passed up brunch. No way I am tossing all of today's work away. So much of it was mental. And a lot was physical. I am looking forward to Monday. :)

# 3-is that a streak?

Morning and it has been a crazy one. Damn. Started off slow at home, well I was just too cozy in my bed to move to be honest. Once I was up I took the supreme with water-I admit, I shudder when I drink it. Showered and then made my shake for breakfast. Packed my shoes and workout clothes for my walk after work and then headed out. Walked into a cluster of crap at work and finally remembered to take my accelerator. I will be needing a snack this morning for sure.

Had my grapefruit cup and string cheese for snack. I bought a salad when I was running my errands so I will have that a little later when I start to get hungry. So far I feel pretty great. Sick of drinking water, even when it is flavored. No way I could get down plain water. Just not going to happen for this gal. But I am drinking it.

Late afternoon-finally had my salad. It was sooo good! I topped it off with a pudding pack-100 cal of course. The salad was a chicken chef and I tossed the dressing that came with it. It was from Target and I did scan it to MFP(LOVE) and it came up as 300 calories. I love how MFP and the FitBit are talking to each other. It is making this lifestyle change so much easier. Tonight I am going to try out the MapMyWalk app and see how that goes. I have a shake with fruit planned for after my walk and then I should be good to go for the night. Tomorrow I start 1 of a two day cleanse. I have been reading how it is important it is to have 2 all shake days before a cleanse but not really necessary. We will see how it goes without the 2 shake days. I want to have a few days under my belt before I did the cleanse. Maybe next week that is how I will approach it. We will see how this weekend goes 1st. Tomorrow morning is my 1st WI since starting back on track as well.

The only side effect I am having is the on and off rancid breath and extra gassy. Today(TMI) I was a bit looser then usual. I am only taking 1 of the flush pills at night since I never had a issue before. No headaches at all but I am still having 6oz of coffee every day.

I am really excited to get off of work and get my walk done. It's so nice out today! Maybe it will help take my mind off the cleanse. I am kinda nervous about it.

Amazing walk tonight! Being on that trail makes you think you are in another world. And the MapMyWalk app worked great! I walked 4.4 miles! I want to walk this part every Friday since it's on my way home.

# 2

Morning-I caved last night. I did get hungry late and had a low carp wrap with some ham, cheese, pickle and cream cheese. Kinda glad I did cause I didn't wake up hungry this morning. Downed my supreme and headed out the door. Another LC planned for lunch today, I need to get better about planning and packing that lunch the night before. And a ice cold shake was much better tasting this morning. :)

Lunch-I didn't want to eat my frozen LC so I went and got a salad. Had that with 2 hard boiled egg whites and a avocado. Yogurt for desert and all for 402 calories. I am slacking on my water today. I think that I am just so burnt out from it the past few days. Tonight is a no walking night cause my oldest has her choir concert. I am going to try to stay on plan as best as I can without the work out.

I think that I am going to bring my walking clothes so that tomorrow I can just change, leave work, park my car by the trail and start my walk. That is my plan for now. I don't have any cravings right now and I am sure that prepping before the ISA came was a huge help in that. I skipped my morning snack cause I just wasn't hungry but I have some grapefruit in the fridge if I get that way before I leave work.

9 days till measure day.

And home. I did have a my grapefruit as a snack before I went home. I didn't want to be hungry like I was last night. I had a bit of cheese while I was making my youngest her sandwich. Maybe a ounce. Then my shake which gets this weird like gel look when I make it in my Ninja. Maybe it's the fast blades or the frozen fruit. Regardless it still tastes good.

I better get dishes done before I go. Too bad I can't loose weight doing that.

Day 1 of ISA

Morning-Today is the day. Let's talk about last night 1st. I went to the pizza party. Lots of pizza and amazing homemade deserts. OH WOW. I held off having pizza for as long as I could but I gave in. One huge slice of pepperoni. I did soak as much of the grease off as I could(who the hell is this woman). Then a desert or two or 4. I can't remember, which is bad(oh there she is). So very bad. And then the kids were cranky and I was mad at myself so I took them home, changed my clothes and hit the trail. I had a nice 3.25 mile walk again and my shins feel a bit better this morning. I need to hit the trail about 30 min earlier than I did last night but it was still very much worth going out and getting it done. I took all my measurements after my shower and wrote those down. No big reveal till after the 11 days.

I can tell you that according to my scale, I am down 5 pounds from when I 1st started all of this back up without the ISA. Which is a pound per day so far. However I know as well as you know, it's mostly water weight. 200, 195...

And onto the start. I had the shot of supreme this morning while I was getting ready for work, I think that is what I took and not the cleanse...I was kinda in a sleepy fog at the time. I added it in 8oz of water to help chase it down. It isn't stomach turning. Weird in color and has a bitter apple taste. But I am not used to eating anything till mid-morning so now my stomach is growling. Also, I think I need a new shaker. I hear the company is so awesome at switching products and flavors that I think getting one that doesn't leak shouldn't be a issue. I did make a cup of coffee-6oz and will make my shake around 8. Snack at 10 and lunch around noon. The nice thing is that MFP already has my things logged since I did it a head of time. I just have to make sure I track the exact snacks and anything extra I eat for lunch. And that I stay on schedule. And lots of water but I am counting the 8 I had already and the 8 that will make my shake.

8am-1st accelerator is down, shake is down. Shake taste is good. Not super sweet and over vanilla flavor. Almost has a hit of nutmeg or cinnamon in it. It does need to be colder so I may need to bring ice cubes from home or make sure the bottle of water I grabbed is super cold. Or get a cube tray from the $1 store and just make cubes here to help shake it up and break it up. Oh and another odd side effect is very bad breath. From what I understand it is caused by the release of toxins. Good thing I am a avid gum chewer.

10am-It was actually a bit after 10 that I looked at the clock and thought oh, I need to have my snack. So I had 5.5oz of pineapple. I am taking my time eating it, I wasn't really hungry but knew from reading that snacks are very important to keeping your body working and not feeling starved. My gosh I have been peeing a lot!

Lunch-warmed up my lunch, a Lean Cuisine. Which is lean and in the calorie range, still loaded with "toxins". I am kinda making fun of that word I know, but seriously, we breathe toxins all day long. And for what I paid for the program, a few in my food may just have to be ok. Also, I put flavor packets in my water, another no no. But I feel this program is going to be doing more than just ridding my body of toxins. I want it to help me lose weight and inches of course but to also teach me, once again, how to measure, track and pay attention to everything I eat and the activity I do. Anyhow I had that and raspberries, yogurt and veggie straws. I am still well within my range of calories for the day without working out, which I plan on still doing. I also took my accelerator as directed. So far so good.

Evening-Well it was a pretty good day with the program. I did have a small freak out when I went to check my calories on MFP and saw there was only 100 left...silly me had already logged my dinner shake and forgot. Opps.  I never did have my afternoon snack. I just wasn't hungry enough for it. I made my chocolate shake-again ok flavor, with 1/2 cup frozen strawberries and bananas. That was pretty decent. Then I went for my walk. I tried to get the MapMyWalk ap to work on my phone and it's being a pain in the ass. I am going to use that on my walk Friday.

Nothing much for the rest of the night. Going to sip on my water and take the flush pill before I go to bed. Hopefully I sleep good.