I have to confess: again I have higher goals than I am achieving when it comes to Isagenix. I remember to take the Natural Accelerator maybe once a day (its supposed to be 2xs), I remember to take the IsaFlush 2xs a week (its supposed to be everyday), and I am not taking the Ionix or the CFL the way I am supposed to either.
I can't stand the Ionix. It burns going down and it tastes nasty. I read the ingredients. All good stuff actually. Its supposed to help give a boost of energy for the day with a ton of vitamin B. I don't see any difference in my energy level when I take it or don't. So if I don't like the taste then why take it, right?
I also can't stick with a fasting cleanse day. It sucks and I want to eat. The Isasnacks taste like chalk and don't help with the hunger at all. Makes me want to eat something else to get the taste out. So I figured I would try the daily cleanse instead. Just drink a little each night before I go to bed. That should be easy but that is also when I am supposed to take the Isaflush. So forget one, forget the other.
The only thing that I am consistent with are the shakes. They are delicious (I always liked the vanilla, the chocolate has grown on me). I do some times add to them. I add a half banana or some strawberries or raspberries. I don't think I am supposed to do that but I figured a little extra fruit can't be too bad. I found what works best is to have a shake in the morning. Eat lunch and have a shake for dinner. Its easier to do at dinner than I thought. I wondered if it would be hard as I still have to feed the rest of the family but I find myself satisfied with just the shake. They really do fill you up.
As a result of only half-assing my cleanse, I have lost only 3 lbs in 3 weeks. Still that is something as I had plateaued prior to that. So I will take the 3 lbs. I think I am going to order more shakes and continue with those as meal replacement but wait until I finally finish the rest of it before I order more of that. It might take a while since I forget half the time. Ok, most the time.
As far as running.....
I am doing great! I ran 13 miles this past Saturday. That is .1 mile short of a half marathon! I was kind of stupid for not running the week before that. But to be fair it was spring break and not only did I have all 6 of my kids home but I had extra children every day. Usually from 9am until at least 9pm. There was no way I was getting any running in. So when I ran the 13, the first 12 were easy peasy. Then the last mile hit me like a ton of bricks. I slowed quite a bit. I convinced one girl from my group to run the extra mile with me. The first 12 miles she was trying to keep up with me. The last I struggled to keep up with her. Then when I finished I was so sore. I could hardly walk for 2 days. I took as ice bath (surprisingly not as bad as it sounds) and popped a ton of ibupropen (sp?).
This weekend I am scheduled for 14 miles. I wanted to do one more than the race itself so that I knew I concurred the race. My goal is to make sure to run this week so I don't suffer like last week. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I didn't run Monday like I wanted. And even though 2 of the kids were home and it rained, I forced myself onto the treadmill. I ran 3 miles on the treadmill. Not as many as I needed but better than nothing. I am scheduled to run 6 miles tomorrow. I have a friend stopping by to watch the kids while I run. I am really excited about the 14 this weekend. Makes me almost think I can handle a full marathon!
The only draw back is that 3 of the kids are testing for purple belt at 10am on Saturday and I know I won't be done running by then. :( I know I won't be able to run 14 alone so I have to go to run camp. They kids said they didn't mind as long as daddy would be there. I am hoping to get grandma and/or an aunt or two there to help cushion that I won't be.
Anyway, there is an update. I'll let you know how it continues.
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