Half way point weight and measurements.

Yesterday was weigh and measure day!! Couldn't have been happier with my results! 

I weighed in at 134.6 which is a total loss of 6.6 pounds! In just 4 days!!! My measurements were just as impressive. I lost a total of 12 inches! Here's how the measurements broke down. 

                 Before                          1/2 way point

Neck-        11.5"                                 11.5"

Arm (L)-    10"                                    9.75"

Arm (R)-   10"                                     10"

Bust-         30"                                      28"

Rib cage-   27"                                     25.5"

Waist-        26"                                     25.5"

Abdomen- 29.5"                                  29"

Butt-          38.5"                                  37"

Thigh (L)- 19"                                     17.5"

Thigh (R)- 19.5"                                  18"

Knee (L)-   14"                                    13.5"

Knee (R)-   14"                                    13.5"

Calf (L)-     12.5"                                 11"

Calf (R)-     13"                                    12"

Can't argue with those losses!!! 

After taking my weight and measurements I had my fabulous shake!! The next 5 days are shake days. 

Morning shake, afternoon meal, evening shake. The next time I check in will be the last set of cleanse days!!!!

Cleanse Day 1

So what's it like to go through a cleanse day? Let me try and give you a window into it.

Wake up and have my shot of ionix and natural accelerator. Feeling pumped up and ready for the day!!
First cleanse drink at 8am. I like mine warm like a tea. 8 oz. of warm water with 2 scoops of Cleanse For Life.

Now I can see the wheels turning in some of your heads right now. You're asking yourself, "how is this not starving yourself?" "This is probably just water weight she's losing, right?" WRONG!!!!! Let me explain a bit about our Cleanse For Life (CFL) and what makes it work and how it's different from anything else on the market.
First of all, nutritional cleansing nourishes the body with nutrients that assist in cleaning out unwanted substances from your body. Besides helping you lose weight and rid your body of harmful toxins, CFL can help you experience increased energy, feel more alert and focused, and also help improve mental and physical performance.
How is Isagenix different from other's on the market? Other's claim only to cleanse part of the body, like the colon, kidneys, or liver. Isagenix's CFL works for your whole body. Also, CFL works on a cellular level, rather than just flushing our your digestive system like some diuretic products. Unlike other products out there that may deplete the body of vital nutrients, CFL actually nourishes the body as it cleanses. This is important...commit what I'm about to say to memory! CFL has 1500 calories worth of nutrition for 1 deep cleanse day. This means that you are NOT starving yourself!! Your body is getting the necessary nutrition to function. That is why the weight you lose while cleansing stays gone! It's also why nutritional cleansing is not harmful for your organs, it's actually beneficial. This is the opposite of some other cleanse systems out there.  Ok, now to carry on with how my day looked.

Around 9 am I had 1 Isadelight. A fabulous dark chocolate that is approved (and to me, crucial) for cleanse days!!! I mean, who else had chocolate for breakfast and was getting healthy?? Sign me up, right??

10:00 Isa snack, a vital part of a cleanse day! Keeps your brain from hypoglycemic shock as well as many other important things.

11:00 another Isa snack

12:00 time for another cleanse drink. Since I was just getting ready to step in for a massage (awesome on a cleanse day by the way!) I had made mine ahead of time and brought it with me. Love that it's portable like that! Makes it so easy to stick to.

2:00 I was done with my amazing massage and got to enjoy my post massage bottle of water with an Isadelight! (one more accelerator too)

4:00 time for another cleanse drink. Again I was out of the house so I drank the premade one I had.

5:00 Isa snack

6:00 Isa delight for dinner!!

7:00 Isa snack

8:00 last cleanse drink for the night. I love putting the kids to bed and then sitting on the couch to watch some TV with my warm cleanse drink and an Isadelight!!

So there you have it. Doesn't sound too scary does it?? Day 1 is always the hardest, but between the cleanse drinks, snacks, Isadelights, gallon of water, and my favorite filler- herbal tea with stevia, it's very doable. Day 2 is always easier!!! Day 1 we burn 20% fat while on Day 2 we burn 80%!! Bring on Day 2!

Day 1...Here we go!!!!

I had said before that I wanted to use this blog as a window into nutritional cleansing. I'm sure there are many of you out there that have never even heard of it before. So here we go, day 1.

I took my weight this morning along with measurements.

Neck- 11.5"
Left Arm- 10"
Right Arm- 10"
Bust- 29.5"
Ribcage- 27"
Waist- 26"
Abdomen- 29.5"
Butt- 38.5" (ouch!)
Left thigh- 19"
Right thigh- 19.5"
Left knee- 14"
Right knee- 14"
Left calf- 12.5"
Right calf- 13"
Weight- 141.2"

I woke up and had my natural accelerator with my shot of Ionix! If you aren't aware of these products and what they do for your body check out www.isaproduct.com. I then had my shake. This morning it was creamy french vanilla with ground cinnamon! Probably one of my favorites. To me it tastes just like a chai frappacino from Starbucks.

I headed off to Zumba this morning to sweat it out. Have to get in a least 20 min. of cardio each day. I'm also taking on the KickAss April challenge. Along with that I've taken on a 10,000 squat and 10,000 push up challenge for these next 60 days!!! Feeling the burn!!

My 400-600 calorie meal today was chicken stir fry with broccoli, red and green peppers, and snow peas! Love, love, love!!!!

Dinner is another shake and it all starts again tomorrow!!! Feeling GREAT today!! So there's a glimpse into day one. Simple enough, don't you think?

2 weeks to go!

There are only 2 weeks left before the challenge starts!!! I am so excited! Before pictures are done, weight taken, measurements done, now I'm ready to change them all!

There isn't much time to get those orders in! Be sure to visit www.laurentrawick123.isagenix.com and get your order in this week! I've shown you some great before and after pictures to help get you motivated. How about a couple videos now to inspire you.

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Getting close!

We're getting closer to the start of the challenge!!! I'm getting excited about seeing some great results and being bikini ready by the start of summer! I wanted to share some great before and after photos to start motivating you all!

If you are following this blog and have questions about what Isagenix is and how you can get started please contact me! You can email me at trawickshaw@aol.com or visit my website www.laurentrawick123.isagenix.com. There are also some great videos at www.isamovie.com you can check out.

 

Get those orders in by March 22nd to make sure you have them in time to start!

The Bod Pod

Yesterday I went and had my body fat % measured. I felt like I was going into the future as I stepped into the Bod Pod! It really did look like a space craft. The test was simple enough, you sit inside it for 2 45 second tests. I had been led to believe by someone that this was all done by water displacement so as I stepped in I expected it to start filling up with water. To my relief it did not. Apparently that was the older way of measuring body fat %, the Bod Pod is the way of the future. LOL!

As I had expected, my body fat % was way to high!! You get the results from the test right away and they go over them with you. My % was 30.6! Not happy about that at all, not that I was shocked though. Lesson is, don't spend months out of the gym and expect to still be in shape! They also went over how many calories I should be eating just to maintain my weight, and although I still want to drop a few pounds my calorie intake was way too low! The said I should be eating about 1800 a day to maintain my weight, as long as my workouts stay the same. I don't think I'll ever eat that much, but I definitely need to bring it up from the 1200 I have been consuming  a day. 

My goal during this 60 day is to lose around 10 pounds and then maintain that weight by dropping fat and gaining lean muscle. I want to see my number drop from 30.6 down to hopefully the low 20's. My plan for doing all this is to jump start my challenge with a 9 day done exactly how it's written. Then I will follow a 5/2 schedule for the rest of the time, but do 1 scoop of the IsaLean and 1 scoop of the IsaPro in my shakes. I also plan on doing the belly buster for some extra protein. 

I plan on following the 8 week to bikini body workout program. When I was looking over it I was pleased to see that most of the workouts looked pretty quick, no more than 30 min or so. 

http://extreme.lifeplusfitness.com/bikini-body-8-week-program.html

I'm excited to take this journey, but I know it's going to be a lot of work. I'm hoping my motivation of a bikini body in Vegas will keep me going strong! 

Keys to Success

I often get asked "what can I eat during this?" Or "do we actually eat real food?" My very first 9 day cleanse I remember eating only baked chicken, green beans, and roasted sweet potato! I was not sure what I could eat and I knew I wanted to get the most out of my cleanse so I was eating only what I knew was ok. Boy am I glad I have evolved from this!
When coaching we tell people to make sure their meal consists of a lean protein, veggie, and good carb, but you can go beyond chicken, green beans, and sweet potato for every meal! I have a huge cookbook of recipes now that I've gotten off of different websites, from friends, or just my own creations that consists of these things but are much more adventurous. The key is to PREPARE!! I like to tell my new cleansers to plan out their week worth of meals and prep ahead of time. That way there's no thinking or second guessing. It also helps ensure that you aren't going to the pantry and fridge looking for a "quick fix" for your hunger which will very likely be a bad food choice. Keep your meals within 400-600 calories, but don't close yourself in the box of chicken, veggie, carb!
www.myfitnesspal.com is a website that I love to recommend! Not only can you track all of your calories, (which I highly recommend new cleansers do) but you can actually input a recipe and the serving size and it will break down the calorie and nutritional content in it for you!! They also have a large database of food that includes Isagenix in it!!
I find that prepping on Sunday for the week is a easy way to do it. This week I've prepped salads in a jar for both the husband and I. All we have to do is reach in the fridge for a healthy meal already put together, dump it in a bowl, and enjoy! Doesn't get any simpler, or healthier for that matter! Here is tutorial for a salad in a jar.

    

You can get creative with your salad. I always add meat to mine to up the calories and also make sure I have a lean protein in there. I put my meat on layer 3, right on the dressing. This week I made taco, Greek, and caprese salads. 

                                      

During the 60 day challenge I will be sharing some recipes with you to help you explore healthy and very yummy eating! Healthy doesn't mean boring!!