Hey…I’m just about to get some zzzzz’s however I had to blog to let you all know that I’m re-starting my 30 day cleanse tomorrow!
You see there are 95 people starting the cleanse tomorrow and I want to be part of everyone’s journey and start with them.
Soooooo yep…another fast track cleanse of 4 days of cleansing in 11 days followed by the 19 shake days for a total of 30 days…and here I thought I was done with the cleanse days for awhile LOL!
So keep checking in and follow my progress 
Hi and welcome back cleanse diet!
So this is my first video blog since Tuesday.
The week has been crazy busy however here we are Saturday and I’ve made time to video blog and chat about my cleanse diet days.
I’m very happy to report that Friday was a great shake day! The Doritos made their way out of the door and into the garbage can. The garbage can is not doing a cleanse diet so it can handle those. LOL!
Today is my first cleanse diet day of my deep cleansing. This means that the cleanse diet goes on for two days instead of one.
When tomorrow’s cleanse diet is done I will have completed 4 cleanse diet days within 9 days.
I’m loving the cleanse diet days and how they make me feel so light and full of energy.
I weighted myself this morning and in 8 days I’ve released 6 pounds…isn’t that awesome! I’m so happy!
I didn’t measure myself, however my clothes are fitting much looser.
For those of you that I invited to my Facebook fan page, I must apologize for jumping the gun.
The way the instructions were on the page it said to invite people first. I should have known better! Build the page then invite the people. Duh! lol
So please be patient it will be done fairly soon.
Here’s wishing you all a great Saturday and thank you for following me on my journey.
Bye for now cleanse diet.
Take the time to watch this…powerful
My Easter Lily from April 2011
Oh my gosh…here we are Thursday and I didn’t blog yesterday!
It’s been a crazy busy week with work and commitments.
So yesterday…I struggled. It wasn’t because I was hungry because I wasn’t. It was more about the psychological aspect of this journey I’m on.
I’ve had a box of Doritos’s mini bags in my house for 2 months waiting for Halloween. They never bothered me; in fact I never thought of them. HOWEVER last night the box somehow found its way to me with open bags and crawled in my mouth!!! I have suffered all day because of it and I’ve been a little hard on myself as well and I just need to STOP THAT now! Today has been great, and has been a perfect shake day I’m glad to report.
I went to an information session on Isagenix tonight and I’m so glad I did. I spoke with some people who have been using the products for years and they told me to carry the ‘Snack’ product with me and when a craving or a thought to stray away during the cleanse period happens is to have one or two of these. These little wafers are the perfect snack as they are considered the perfect meal as they have the right balance of protein, carbohydrates and fat. So I will be carrying these around as well as my IsaDelights.
So enough of that…the confession is OVER and I’m moving on
Tomorrow is my last shake day before my two cleanse days on the weekend. Can’t wait to feel that energy again.
I read this about this diet contract and had to share.
I’m always looking for ways to make myself ‘more’ accountable and I really like this idea.
A Simple Way to Make Yourself More Accountable
– By Dean Anderson, Behavioral Psychology Expert
You know that keeping yourself accountable is a key to weight loss success. Even with all the information in the world and all the right intentions, you won’t get very far if you let yourself off the hook when it’s time to actually do what you should.
There are two very effective ways to increase your accountability. The first is to get other people involved. You can “go public” with your goals and plans, letting friends and family know what you’re trying to do and how you’re planning to do it. This method allows you to ask for support or the occasional friendly push if they see you backsliding. Better yet, you can join group or Team challenges with other people who are trying to accomplish the same things you are. It’s a lot harder to let your team down than it is to slack off when you’re the only one who will know (or care) about it.
The second approach involves directly challenging the excuses you choose not to stick to your plan. We all have our favorite excuses: I’m too busy. I can’t find time for myself. I’m just not motivated. I’m too stressed out right now. I’ll do it later. I can’t control myself. You may even view these as legitimate reasons instead of the excuses that they really are, and have probably persuaded yourself that this is the way things are, and that you can’t do much about it.
But no matter how difficult your circumstances may be, this is the hard truth: The only way to succeed is to take personal responsibility for making things work out the way you want them to. And that starts with owning your own decisions and not using excuses to let yourself off the hook.
One good way to avoid rationalizing and increase your accountability to boot is to make a diet contract with yourself that identifies the excuses you use most often, and specifies what you will do instead of giving in to them. When you put this on paper, in the form of a written contract, you create an effective tool that you can use whenever you catch yourself making excuses. Here’s how to start.
Step 1: Identify Your Favorite Excuses on your diet contract.
The first step to becoming more accountable is to spend a few days observing your inner self—what goes on in your mind, especially when you don’t want to do something that you know you should. Write some notes about your thoughts. What are you saying to yourself in that moment when you decide to skip an exercise session or eat something that you’re going to wish you hadn’t eaten?
Some excuses are a lot easier to identify than others, simply because they don’t really make much sense when you think about them. For example, deciding that one poor food choice means you’ve blown your diet contract and might as well keep on eating—that’s 100 percent pure rationalization (and you know it!). The notion that someone else or some situation is responsible for your behavior comes in a close second.
Other excuses are a little less obvious, like the idea that there aren’t enough hours in your day to fit in some exercise or prepare a healthy meal. That might be true on some days, but most likely isn’t true all the time. If it is, then you’re probably not putting enough effort into time management, or you’re taking on responsibilities you don’t really have to take on, or putting yourself too low on your own list of priorities.
Still other excuses are so subtle that you may have trouble seeing them for what they really are. You may identify them as psychological problems that control your thinking and behavior: I have no will power. My motivation has disappeared. I have cravings that are truly irresistible. These are just stories you tell yourself when you don’t want (or don’t know how) to do what you should.
Step 2: Identify Appropriate Countermeasures
The solution to these problems is to begin telling yourself a different kind of story—one that puts you in charge. For each excuse or rationalization you use, think of an effective countermeasure. This could be an opposing thought, a way to break out of a negative thought pattern, or something that helps you avoid the problem before it happens.
For example, if you find that your schedule is often so busy that you end up skipping your workouts, your countermeasure might be to spend a few minutes each morning planning what really has to be done, what can be postponed (other than exercising), what might save some time, and who might be able to help you get things done.
Step 3: Write Up Your Diet Contract for Success
This is the simplest step, but it’s the most important one. Write down your excuse-busters in the form of a contract with yourself. This contract is a visible reminder of the commitment you are making to yourself, as well as a handy tool for remembering both the problems and the solutions you are trying to focus on. If you take this seriously, you’ll find it more difficult to break the contract than to simply forget a vague decision you’ve made to try harder or do better next time.
Here’s a sample diet contract with a few common problems and countermeasures:
I,___________________________________ , hereby agree and commit to take the following steps to improve my accountability to myself and increase my chances for weight loss success:
I will not let one small slip-up convince me that I’m stupid, worthless, or a lost cause. I will respect myself by refusing to engage in verbal self-abuse, and I will find positive ways to comfort and support myself when I’m having a hard time. Specifically, I will… (Make a list of concrete things you will do instead of beating up on yourself or deciding your problems are too big to handle.)
I will not sacrifice my own needs to make other people happy, or do for them what they can and should be doing for themselves. When there is a conflict between my exercise and eating plans and what other people want me to do, I will negotiate to find a reasonable solution that allows me to do what I need to do for myself.
I choose to be in charge of my own decisions and behavior. I will not talk, think, or act as if my partner, child, spouse, cravings, or subconscious made me do it. I will ask myself what’s most important to me at that moment and make my decision. If I don’t like the consequences, I will try something different the next time.
Remember to listen to your own self-talk, identify the thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that are getting in the way of your success, and make a written contract with yourself to do things differently. Be as specific and practical as you can, and be sure to come back to your contract when you are having problems. You’ll see an increase in your accountability in no time and you WILL succeed at reaching your goals with a diet contract.
Lunch was amazing!
Cesar chicken salad with low fat dressing, parmesan cheese, croutons and real bacon bits as well as avocado
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Also I’ve released 6.5″ and 3 pds since the 19th! Wohoooooooooooo!
Great day
Meet Miss Daisy....Miss Lucy's sister
I MADE IT!!!
I’m so proud of myself!
It was so much easier than I ever thought it would be.
So now…five days of shake days plus one meal a day with between 400 to 600 calories plus snacks.
I’ll blog what I eat so it helps anyone figuring out meals
Next weekend will be two more days of deep cleansing and then shake days until November 18th the last day of my cleanse.
I feel great!!
Oh and yes I almost forgot! I joined the IsaBody Challenge today. Check it out
So here’s my day.
Went to visit my girl friend and I knew there would be food.
I was actually OK with it!
She had a turkey cooking and it was lunch time so everyone was eating HOWEVER…I was OK!
When I left there I had to stop at Farm Boy to get groceries for the week for my shake days. I did my groceries, came home and fixed all my veggies etc and I am OK!!
I just had my 3rd shake and all is well.
I am very much looking forward to eating my meal tomorrow…I have it alllllllllllll planned lol
I’ll take a picture and post it!
