Monday, June 20, 2011

My Latest Adventure - The 9 Day Cleanse

So, I decided to take on a 9 day fast/cleansing system this week. Today was day 1 and I have to say it hasn't been bad. I had several friends that did the Isagenix 9 day cleanse and did pretty well and said it wasn't so bad. So I decided I'd give it a try.

The first two days are "fast" days. So you drink 4 oz. of the Cleanse for life drink 4 times a day and then you can have 3 snacks (apple or celery). I had about 5 pieces of celery and that's about it AND I'M NOT STARVING. The next 5 days are shake days. Much like Slim-Fast...shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, 400-600 calorie healthy dinner and mid-day snacks if you need them. The last 2 days are "fast" days again. I made it through today NO PROBLEM! Tomorrow I think will be my roughest day so we'll see.

I've been trying to lose weight since May 2010 and did really well the first 30lbs. or so and then last October/November it just STOPPED. I haven't gained but I've lost nothing and that's really frustrating. I decided that I needed a little boost and thought this just might do the trick. If the shakes aren't too terrible I'll probably continue with the shake days after the 9 days are over.

I'll keep you posted on my progress...wish me luck!