On the 26th, we had the family gathering and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner together. I followed the Isagenix program most of the day, but after the dinner the program went out the went and I enjoyed every imaginable Christmas treat in sight.
Friday, 27 December 2013
Christmas Celebrations Continues
My family spend most of Christmas day driving down to my brothers house. It was quite a beautiful drive, as all the trees looked like ice sculptures.
On the 26th, we had the family gathering and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner together. I followed the Isagenix program most of the day, but after the dinner the program went out the went and I enjoyed every imaginable Christmas treat in sight.
On the 26th, we had the family gathering and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner together. I followed the Isagenix program most of the day, but after the dinner the program went out the went and I enjoyed every imaginable Christmas treat in sight.
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Merry Christmas!
I wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas to anyone who is reading this. It is a time to celebrate the gift of life we have all been given with family and friends. I am grateful I get to celebrate this Christmas with my dear wife Renee and my children Jeremy and Naomi. We will be visiting with other family members in the coming days, and will hopefully make a lot of new happy memories.
I will try to stay on the Isagenix shake day system as close as possible, but I am sure there will be much merriment and rejoicing! Without celebration, thankfulness and giving there isn't much point to life is there? I can start the system again in the new year. One thing that I have learned is that the bodies God has given to us are a miracle, and feeding the body the proper nutrition allows the miracle to flourish.
Blessing to you over this Christmas season.
I will try to stay on the Isagenix shake day system as close as possible, but I am sure there will be much merriment and rejoicing! Without celebration, thankfulness and giving there isn't much point to life is there? I can start the system again in the new year. One thing that I have learned is that the bodies God has given to us are a miracle, and feeding the body the proper nutrition allows the miracle to flourish.
Blessing to you over this Christmas season.
Monday, 23 December 2013
Christmas Dinner number 1
We had a few friends over for a pre-Christmas dinner last night. It was a lot of fun!
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| The food is ready to be eaten! |
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| Apple Pie for Desert |
Feeling Great (Days 22 and 23).
I have been following the Isagenix system for 24 days now and I am feeling fantastic. I can't believe how quickly I have dropped the weight, and the changes I have experienced are amazing. I hit a new low of 157 pounds yesterday morning (total of 11). It is right before Christmas and I am still on the way down! I find that I don't even crave the Christmas treats anymore, especially the ones full of sugar. I still have a weakness for salty treats, so I will just take care when I am around them.
The thing I like most about the Isagenix system is its simplicity. I don't have time to spend 20-30 minutes a day to come up with ideas for healthy breakfast and lunches. Making a shake takes 1 minute. I have a canister of shake powder at work, and a blender bottle for mixing. It couldn't be simpler. I still enjoy regular evening meals with my family. I still enjoy breakfast with my family. My son likes to have a shake for breakfast along with his toast. We usually add half of a shake serving along with frozen or fresh fruits and he loves it. He says it is better than a smoothie which would cost about $5 anywhere else and is much less healthy. So it is simpler, more economical and healthy.
I like the control it gives to me. I could still choose to eat whatever I want, and if I go too far of the rails, I know the Isagenix system is waiting for me when I want to get back on track. It also doesn't take long to get back on track, a cleanse day and few shake days is all that is required to get back to where I was after a few days of excess. It won't take long to get to my weight lost goals which I have never been able to reach. In fact, I expect to have reached my ideal weight sometime in January, and then I will look at the performance systems.
The thing I like most about the Isagenix system is its simplicity. I don't have time to spend 20-30 minutes a day to come up with ideas for healthy breakfast and lunches. Making a shake takes 1 minute. I have a canister of shake powder at work, and a blender bottle for mixing. It couldn't be simpler. I still enjoy regular evening meals with my family. I still enjoy breakfast with my family. My son likes to have a shake for breakfast along with his toast. We usually add half of a shake serving along with frozen or fresh fruits and he loves it. He says it is better than a smoothie which would cost about $5 anywhere else and is much less healthy. So it is simpler, more economical and healthy.
I like the control it gives to me. I could still choose to eat whatever I want, and if I go too far of the rails, I know the Isagenix system is waiting for me when I want to get back on track. It also doesn't take long to get back on track, a cleanse day and few shake days is all that is required to get back to where I was after a few days of excess. It won't take long to get to my weight lost goals which I have never been able to reach. In fact, I expect to have reached my ideal weight sometime in January, and then I will look at the performance systems.
Friday, 20 December 2013
Isagenix and Anxiety
Being on the Isagenix program for 21 days now, I just realized something unexpected has occurred. I used to always get anxious about driving on the 416/417 to work and would often avoid it due to the anxiety (and thus take longer to get to work). In the past few weeks this anxiety seems to have disappeared. I don't know if it is due to having better mental clarify, or getting rid of toxins, or some weird mental state that makes me think Isagenix is solving all my problems, but it definitely seems to be so much better in the past two weeks. We have had a number of snow storms in the past few weeks, so usually this would be the time of the year when I would get more anxious about driving. However, the opposite has happened. I can't explain it other than giving my body the proper nutrition and cleansing out toxins has developed a better state of homeostasis. Perhaps it is because the bodies that God has given to us are a miracle, and feeding them the right nutrition makes a miracle happen. Life itself is a miracle.
Another observation is that I used to feel ashamed about the above anxiety and would try to hide it. Now I am writing about it in a blog and sharing it with anyone who wants to read about it. Perhaps part of the issue was the fear of rejection or the reactions I projected onto other people. I guess I no longer need to keep it a secret, and because the root of anxiety is fear it has no hold over me anymore. That might be a better psychological explanation, but perhaps the mental clarity that I have experienced through Isagenix has helped lead me toward this epiphany. In any case, I am thankful that there appears to be a healing going on in that part of my life.
Another observation is that I used to feel ashamed about the above anxiety and would try to hide it. Now I am writing about it in a blog and sharing it with anyone who wants to read about it. Perhaps part of the issue was the fear of rejection or the reactions I projected onto other people. I guess I no longer need to keep it a secret, and because the root of anxiety is fear it has no hold over me anymore. That might be a better psychological explanation, but perhaps the mental clarity that I have experienced through Isagenix has helped lead me toward this epiphany. In any case, I am thankful that there appears to be a healing going on in that part of my life.
Getting rid of the toxins (Days 19, 20 and 21)
The past few days have been pretty good in terms of the Isagenix program and I have stuck to it fairly closely with the exception of a few impulses. I have found that after a cleanse day I feel like I am so glad to get back to eating food that I could easily binge. I have found a strategy to combat this is to have one of the isaSnacks or isaDelights or even a few almonds. If I feel really hungry I can also have half an isalean bar, or sometimes I will even have half a shake which usually helps curb any cravings. However, the other night I found some chips lying around and I thought having one wouldn't hurt, but then I had another, and soon the bag was empty. The good news is that the bag was almost empty to begin with so little damage was done. Chips are a weakness of mine, so I try to never buy them because they won't last long.
I continue to notice amazing changes around my waistline! For the first time ever I can see my abs. At first I thought there were just some skin folds, but they are there. I also have been sleeping very deeply and wake up feeling more refreshed than I am used to feeling.
My wife got through her first cleanse day, and this evening she is feeling a little unwell. It seems to be a similar pattern to what I experienced after my first cleanse (See day 5 for mention of the cold I got shortly after my first cleanse days). From what I have read, this is normal as it is part of the bodies response to getting rid of the toxins after the initial cleanse. It seems that if you can get through the first 5 days, the rest of it becomes so much better. It is like stepping out from a fog into a clear wide open world.
I continue to notice amazing changes around my waistline! For the first time ever I can see my abs. At first I thought there were just some skin folds, but they are there. I also have been sleeping very deeply and wake up feeling more refreshed than I am used to feeling.
My wife got through her first cleanse day, and this evening she is feeling a little unwell. It seems to be a similar pattern to what I experienced after my first cleanse (See day 5 for mention of the cold I got shortly after my first cleanse days). From what I have read, this is normal as it is part of the bodies response to getting rid of the toxins after the initial cleanse. It seems that if you can get through the first 5 days, the rest of it becomes so much better. It is like stepping out from a fog into a clear wide open world.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
New Day, New Company, Another Potluck!
Today was an interesting day at work as the company I work for was bought by another company. I think it will be a good thing. There was a big meeting in the morning (which is when I would normally go to the gym). I had a shake before I went to work and it was a good thing otherwise I would have been temped by an array of muffins and juices. I had planned a shake in the morning because it was also the day of our Christmas potluck at work. With all the happenings at work, it made for interesting discussion! I ate way to much at lunch as expected because there were too many temptations and everything was great. The desserts were incredible. Anyway, that is all part of the celebration, so the potluck was great. I should have taken a picture of the potluck items so I could post it here, but I wasn't thinking. Next time. I still managed to make it to the gym in the evening.
My wife has started the 30-day program, but she is finding it much more difficult in terms of being hungry. My Isagenix coach assures me we should be able to find something that works. For example, in addition to a shake, a snack could include something healthy like a chicken salad with balsamic vinegar in place of an Isadelight or isaSnacks. Something nutritious and healthy to compliment the shakes but take away the hunger is ideal. It is a learning process, and really the best program is the one that works for you.
I guess I should post a link with more information about Isagenix. This is a good starting point.
http://johngray6.isagenix.com/ca/en/isavideos_whyisagenix.html
When I signed up, I got my own website that I can use to share information about Isagenix. A google search would also work. If anyone is reading this, you probably have already done a google search.
My wife has started the 30-day program, but she is finding it much more difficult in terms of being hungry. My Isagenix coach assures me we should be able to find something that works. For example, in addition to a shake, a snack could include something healthy like a chicken salad with balsamic vinegar in place of an Isadelight or isaSnacks. Something nutritious and healthy to compliment the shakes but take away the hunger is ideal. It is a learning process, and really the best program is the one that works for you.
I guess I should post a link with more information about Isagenix. This is a good starting point.
http://johngray6.isagenix.com/ca/en/isavideos_whyisagenix.html
When I signed up, I got my own website that I can use to share information about Isagenix. A google search would also work. If anyone is reading this, you probably have already done a google search.
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