Isagenix.

So alot of you have heard me talk about doing "Isagenix." I always end up giving a short, and ultimately uninformative drescription of exactly what Isagenix is. I though that I'd take the time to explain it today, because I feel like talking about Isagenix today. Isagenix is not considered a diet plan, but instead a "nutritional cleanse." I first tried Isagenix when I was about 14. I've done various Isagenix programs about four different times now. I started off with the 9 day cleanse which consists of:

Mon: Cleanse Day

Tue: Cleanse Day

Wed: Shake/Meal/Shake

T hu: Shake/Meal/Shake

Fri: Shake/Meal/Shake

Sat: Shake/Meal/Shake

Sun: Shake/Meal/Shake

Mon: Cleanse Day

Tue: Cleanse Day

They also reccommend doing 2 Shake/Meal/Shake days before you start the first two cleanse days to prepare your body. Each day you will take 2 Isagenix metabolic accelerators as well, (these are pretty much like super-powered, fat-burning vitatmins.) When they say "Shake/Meal/Shake" they mean that you have an "Isalean" shake for breakfast, a healthy meal for lunch, and an Isalean shake for dinner. At first, you think Isalean shakes taste terrible and want real food. Then you get to the cleansing days where you have to drink the Cleanse For Life and you miss the shakes. But I'll talk more about that in a bit! An example of what Isagenix considers a "healthy meal" would be a salad, with 4-6 ounces of lean meat, and twice the amount of ounces of greens, preferably spinach. They also suggest using things like salsa, lemon juice, or vineger as dressing. These Isagenix shakes are PACKED with tons of vitamins, protien, and fiber. You instantly feel full after drinking them, and don't feel hungry throughout the day, although they are slightly thick and chalky. Best of all they are super low-calorie. In between meals you also have the option of eating Isagenix "snacks" which are little, round, tablets that taste exactly like the shakes but definately fight off hunger. They also reccommend drinking at least six 8-ounce glasses of water and 20 minutes of excersize a day. Drinking this much water helps push the bad chemicals out of your system and helps you lose real weight instead of just water weight.

Now, this probably doesn't sounds like the most ideal or delicious way to be healthy. Let me tell you though... this stuff WORKS. The first time I did it, I dropped 14 pounds in 9 days! More than a pound a day! You seriously do feel cleased after using this program; you have more energy, more focus, no more cravings for junk foods or food that's bad for you. Vegetables and fruits honestly taste great after you've rid your body of toxins, and you find yourself actually wanting to eat broccoli instead of cookies. Let me give you an example. I used to drink one or two powerades every single day when I was in high school, it was like water to me, at a certain point it didn't even have much taste anymore. After the Isagenix cleanse, when I finally drank a powerade again, it seriously tasted like i was drinking pure syrupy-sugar. It was SO sweet it grossed me out, it was too much for me. I had to spit it out because it was not the least bit refreshing. That is what this system does for you, it makes your body go back to wanting things that are natural and healthy by pushing the foreign, over processed, and over preserved toxins out of your body. You have to stick to trying to eat right after the clense though- this is very important!

 At first you can eat bad and not gain back weight. But if you keep that up you WILL gain weight back, and your body will start craving unhealthy food all over again, making the whole thing a big waste of time. Isagenix may seem hard to follow, but it really isn't because eventually you get used to everything and it becomes routine. The cleanse is like a jump start to a healthy way of living. The initial 9 days are really tough, but they make eating right sooo much easier after that. Isagenix offers so much more than just the 9 day cleanse too. They also have an easier but longer 30 day cleanse, and they have tons of different products to offer- even a skin care line. They have nutritional products made specially for atheletes, diatbetics, men, women, youth. Isagenix can seem like an extreme option at first, but it does get easier and the shakes will start to taste good... The Isagenix system can seem time consuming system but it's definately worth the money if you stick to it! I wouldn't reccommend this system for people who don't have some level of self discipline.

(random picture of me in running gear)

Well if you actually read the whole paragraph and didn't fall asleep with boredom and if you are at all interested here is the link to the wesite for more information: Isagenix Website When you order product from them, they send you lots of helpful tools like a meal chart, an audio information CD, measuring tape, ect. Now you know what I'm always talking about when I mention "Isagenix"! (I probably said the word 10,000 times in this post.) That's my topic for today :)