And (below) more about the cleanse and how it's going. Okay everybody...you saw it here first! Yes, that is lil' ol' me featured in that commercial for urbanmoms.ca with freakin' DISCOVERY HEALTH CANADA! Can you imagine? I am actually feeling rather conflicted about it, truth be told. You … [Read more...]
How Do I love thee? Let Me Count the Ways…
I meant what I said in the comments of Jen's latest post today. There are SO many reasons I love food. Let me share some of them with you here: VarietyOkay, it's true. The Isagenix shakes taste good. Both the chocolate and the vanilla. But twice a day, every day? With only one "real" meal … [Read more...]
Results!
Okay. So it certainly hasn't been easy, but ya sure can't complain about the results. Here's how things stand for me so far in my Isagenix cleanse journey, after 3 pre-cleanse days and 2 cleanse days: Total inches lost: 6.75 (1.5 from my waist!)Total pounds lost: 5.6 And Hubster! The Hubster ROCKS … [Read more...]
This is Me. This is the Wall. This is Me Hitting the Wall.
Maybe it's because both my kids have been sick on and off for, oh, three solid weeks now? And maybe it's because I've caught the younger one's cold (which is bad enough for the doctor to refer her to the Children's Hospital). Or perhaps it's because I had a revolving door last night, with both my … [Read more...]
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!
As my seven year-old would say. That's just how the first real cleanse day was for me. Yes...I'm just as stunned as you are to hear it! A day where you drink four glasses of cleansing juice, interspersed with special Isagenix snacks and the odd pair of almonds (yes, the massive two-almond snack is … [Read more...]
My Gym Slave
I love my personal trainer, Shaun. She's so thoughtful and interesting; she just keeps me motivated and wanting to come back for more. Like for instance, today we were talking about dancers, and the conversation meandered over to Riverdance. I said I'd love to take my girls to it, and she mentioned … [Read more...]
This Parenting Thing is Too Freakin’ Hard…and Day 2: Pre-Cleanse
We were back at Sick Kids this morning. We had a little, lethargic girl with a fever. This parenting thing is WAY too hard. This was supposed to be our hump day. She was primed to go back to school tomorrow. But instead she napped and cried and cuddled. My heart sat outside my body as I watched her. … [Read more...]
After Day One
Well, I didn't eat the dryer lint after all, but I did have to resort to the snack that Coach Steve told me I could have if I was "really desperate": apple slices with a little bit of peanut butter. I was just sooooooo hungry. So I cut up an apple and gave each slice a thin film of pure, … [Read more...]
Fresh Start
Last night I ate three large chocolate-chip-M&M cookies. From Costco, so you know how big they were. It was sort of a farewell to bad foods fiesta, because today is Day One of my Isagenix cleanse. The Hubster and I are doing this, together with Jen, and we hope to flush a lifetime of … [Read more...]
When it’s time for a change
Over the last 6 months or so I've had some recurring issues with my knees. In fact, it has effected most of my larger joints; knees, hips, elbows, and ongoing pain in my back. The strange thing is I have never been more fit and healthy. I had similar problems with my knees after both pregnancies but … [Read more...]