I love this time of year. Anything seems possible. I know it's just another day, another year, but somehow....when the new year arrives, it seems like a fresh start. My holidays were mixed with good and bad. Good is that I had a lot of fun things going on, bad is that I caught the flu that was going around, and I'm NEVER sick. It ruined my ( and my family's Christmas). I was so ready to put that all behind me.
What better way to do that than to go on a 9 Day Nutritional Cleanse? Hubby decided to join me. We are both feeling sluggish and tired. We both need to re-energize our bodies! So, we looked at our calendars and picked the optimum 9 days and today is day 3.
What I love about day 3 is how accomplished I feel after two straight days of cleansing. I'm not gonna lie to you, it was tough. I have had easy cleanse days and hard cleanse days. After all the holiday indulgences and all the cold medicine I took, I feel like my internal body was all clogged up with impurities and that made this particular cleanse hard. I was grouchy, tired and hungry. I was mad every time a commercial came on with food! I drank tons of water and never actually reached my goal (which is half your body weight in ounces). And, I am proud to say that I didn't cheat, even a little and now...it's over. Well at least until next week when I will do it all over again to end the program.
Drum roll please......my results made the whole thing TOTALLY worth it! I am now happily drinking my first shake on day 3 and mmmm mmmmm mmmm it's good. I am down 6 pounds (hallelujah) and 8 inches. 2 of those inches are off my waist (a miracle!). Hubby is gone right now, so I don't know what his results are so far. I do know that men do even better on the program than women do....dang it.
I remember 8 years ago before I found the Isa program. When I would put on a few pounds, I felt like it was such a daunting task to try to get them off. I would start walking (I really just can't jog anymore), exercising and watching my food intake. But, it was so unrewarding that I rarely stuck with it for long. And, then I would feel so bad, kind of hopeless. Getting older can be hard. But, as I remember, losing weight at any age was always hard for me.
No matter how tight my clothing got in these past few weeks, I KNEW that I had a way to correct it. And, FAST. That knowledge does wonders for me. I don't have the added stress of wondering what I could do to fix this problem of gained weight. I HAD a plan. I just had to DO IT. Easier said than done of course. Even with a great plan, I still procrastinated. I would OF COURSE rather eat fun foods (hey that's what got me in trouble in the first place!). I can't help it. I love food and sometimes I just have ZERO will power.
Releasing 6 pounds gives me willpower. It just makes me want even more. I plan to start walking on my treadmill today and from there I would like to get back to a full workout regime. I want to feel that awesome burst of energy that I always get from working out....another thing I am really good at procrastinating at. But, you heard it here. I am starting today!
