Isagenix 9 day cleanse, getting to my racing weight

Before you start, one must have the following products on hand to be successful:
1. Cleanse for life
2. Isasnacks
3. Isadelight
3. Isalean shakes
4. Ionix supreme
5. Isagenix Natural Accelerator

The company offers this in a convenient package : 9 Day Cleanse as well as a 30 Day Fat Burning & Cleansing System.

If you are interested in learning more about Isagenix or want to try the products, you can go to robynwilham.isagenix.com.

MY Goal Racing weight is 135. Beginning weight 143. Need to lose 8 lbs for this to be a success.

Day 1: weight=143.3 hips=39, waist=29.5

This is what Im eating for 2 days!

This cleanse coordinates with a recovery week in my training schedule. My coach has guided me to this point, every step of the way. He says the effects the cleanse will have on my body are going to be way better compared to a hard week of training. So, we shall see.

Today & tomorrow are "cleanse days". That means I drink the Cleanse for Life, 4 times a day & eat the Isa snacks. That is all. So far all I have had is one serving of the cleanse & Im wondering about my coffee. I am such a coffee addict with NO desire to quit anytime soon. However, I am going to try & do this thing exactly the way it's supposed to be done, that means for now, no java :( Now, I just need to stay busy.

Day 1, 2pm. It's been a struggle for sure. Very hungry. Considering I raced my bike on Saturday & ran 14 miles on Sunday, my metabolism is revved up! I had 5 almonds in addition to my isa delight snacks & cleanse for life. Since Im off today, I took a few cat naps & tried to lay low. Thinking about pizza!       Went to bed in an exhausted heap, hungry, but made it.

Day 2,
weight:140.2 (down 3 pounds)
 Another Cleanse Day; To be at work by 5 am, I have to wake up @ 3:30. Today I had 4 servings of cleanse for life, 5 isa-delight chocolates & 7-8 isa snacks, 1 oz of ionic supreme. Honestly, I felt a little "drunk" at work, foggy headed. Since I work as a nurse, I was concerned about  keeping my head clear, so I sipped on 2 cups of decaf coffee over the shift & nibbled on 1 Hammer nutrition raw bar (180 calories). After work I ate 5 almonds. My work is physically & mentally challenging, so this helped a lot. 10 hours running on my feet was a challenge & my co-workers were amazed when I told them at the end of my shift about my "cleanse".

Day 3= did not weigh. SHAKE DAY!!! :)
This was another day at work for me. I had 1 serving of Cleanse for Life, 1 Isalean shake in the am, a salad for lunch, a few Isasnacks in the afternoon, Isalean shake for supper, a Hammer nutrition bar right before my evening swim & an Isasnack before bed. Today went well, had plenty of energy, was only hungry intermittently. Stayed focused on my goal.
During my even in 2600 swim, I felt strong & fast, which surprised me.

Day 4=weight 137!! Down 6 lbs in 4 days.
This is another Shake day. I am having fasting labs drawn today. Today I rode my bike easy 1 hour & ran easy 45 minutes, along with the shake schedule. Body felt decent during the run & ride, but I went VERY slow. Will be interesting to find out the lab results.



Day 5= shake day, did not weigh. FELT AWESOME TODAY! I worked a long shift at the hospital today, since it is "Fun Friday", I allowed myself a cup of coffee. Honestly though, felt worse after I drank it than I felt before I drank it. A work day on the cleanse looks like this
4:00 am-Cleanse for life & 1 quart of H2O & Isalean shake
5:30 am- 2 Isasnacks & more H20
7am am- Isadelight H20, maybe decaf coffee
9:30am=1 Isasnack
10:30-11 lunch of salad w/ veggies & baked chicken or tofu
1:00 pm- Isasnacks & green tea
3:00pm- Isadelight & H20
4:30-5pm- Isalean shake
6pm- a few almonds or bite of Hammer bar pre-workout.

Day 6= not weighing. It's a shake day, shake for breakfast...similar schedule to day 5. Supposed to run 1 hr today but...I'm feeling very fatigued. We are 2 days out from a full moon & my body is screaming! Got to stay focussed. 3 more days. I reallly want a "cheat day". Both kids are having a sleep over tonight which means Pizza in the house!!
& NO, I wasn't strong enough to resist. After my 7 mile run, I caved & had 1 piece of cheese pizza :(
3 days & roughly 2 pounds to go. May need some encouragement to stay strong.
Will continue to update with progress...

11th Anniversary Ride

Day 7= Sunday, Our 11 year Anniversary.
This is my last shake day. My 400-600 calorie meal for the day was a naked burrito from Moe's/no chips. Then we rode our bikes 2 hours together in the afternoon. I had 3 shakes today, because I was HUNGRY!! & because of the bike ride (figured I burnt a few extra calories.) Im not weighing or measuring until after day 9. It's a full moon & normally, that alone brings on 5 extra pounds, every month, so, I dont want to be discouraged, knowing fully, the power of the moon. For REAL>.

Day 8!!!= It's a cleanse day. Ok, so I got on the scale today :( weight is 140!! not real excited about that but I know the full moon is wreaking havoc on my body, so Im not going to stress about it & stay focussed on my goal today. Just thought you should know, weight can fluctuate during this cleanse. That is why they recommend you NOT weigh during the process.

Today went easier than my first cleanse day. I alternated Isasnacks every hour & a half with Isa delights. Drank the cleanse 4 times & had a few almonds with green tea & the natural accelerator. No meals today. Can feel my body cleansing & it feels good. Energy levels were pretty good today, though I can feel my stomach shrinking, not a bad thing.

Day 9!!! The final countdown> weight 136!
One day & one pound away from my goal. The last cleanse day, no meals today, just the same snacks as yesterday. Getting through the day by cleaning out drawers, packing for Cancun (yep, some motivation staring me in the face to stay focussed :) Drinking my 100 oz of H20 & snacks, cleanse for life... We shall see... I hope the scale says 135 tomorrow when I wake up :) Then it's back to training as usual with a renewed body & recharged battery. All my aches & pains that had accumulated during training are gone.

Day 10= 135.4! This is the end of me cleanse. My goal of getting to 135 has been reached. It's all been worth it. Isagenix 9 day cleanse is a success!

You can learn more about the company & products at http://www.isamovie.com/

My Sunrider story of regeneration

“Let Medicine be Thy Food, Thy Food be Thy Medicine” Hippocrates

                                                                                                                           
The purpose of writing this story is simply to help others find improved health. Robyn     

     Here is the reason for my blog title. I could not do what i love to do without Sunrider. I receive no sponsorship from this company. I feel so strongly about their products that I recommend them to anyone interested in improving their health or athletic performance.
    Regeneration is the process of renewal & restoration. Proper nutrition is necessary for the body to regenerate. The alternative is to degenerate. As a nurse, I see degeneration of health every day. Most of today's common illnesses could be prevented with proper nutrition. Look around, the society in which we live does not make it easy to eat properly. Fast food? Just try to eat "healthy" at any restaurant. Let me know how it goes. I was aware of this before being introduced to Sunrider foods. Nutrition was my favorite class in nursing school. But knowing something & actively practicing something every day are 2 different things.
  So what does Sunrider do? It begins with ;Nourish, Balance & Cleanse. This allows the body to regenerate. Sunriders philosophy of regeneration:

Principle 1: The body heals itself with proper nutrition
Principle 2: The body is designed to obtain its nutrition from whole Foods
Principle 3: Each individual must accept responsibility for his/her own health.

    As an athlete & mother, regenerating my body to be stronger than it was yesterday is pretty important. It's the whole concept behind why we train, to become faster, fitter, stronger. Sunrider made perfect sense to me.

    So, we were introduced to Sunrider 12 years ago, by a family member. I was excited about the info because I knew the concept was correct, if the product truly lived up to the hype. My husband & I agreed to try the products for 3 months. (according to ancient Chinese philosophy, it takes 3 months for the body to balance). After those 3 months we would decide if the benefits warranted continuation with the product.
    We drank the Calli tea every day, to cleanse. We ate the Nuplus every day to nourish. We also ate Quinary to balance. We simply added these foods to our normal routine for 3 months.
    Interesting things began to happen. My coffee addiction almost instantly disappeared. In fact, coffee tasted terrible & I could hardly stand the taste of it after a week(unfathomable to this java junkie). My energy levels normalized, no ups & downs, no 2 pm sluggishness. The same for my moods. One of the biggest things I appreciated was the mental clarity that came. It was like the fog literally lifted. I felt like I needed to keep a notepad & pen with me at all times because I kept having these great new ideas, my inner childhood creativity came out to play.
   Something else that occurred was pretty shocking. After the first month, my body started to have cleansing symptoms. It was weird & not for the faint of heart. Toxic waste was eliminated. My whole neck & face broke out into what looked like hives for 10 days. It was a raised rash. It did not hurt, but it looked uncomfortable. My body was detoxing in a way I never knew possible. Candida (yeast) was exiting my body, where apparently it had inhabited for a long time. Other people have experienced this same symptom. One friend who is a cancer surviver, experienced this cleansing over her entire body. Candida thrives in an acidic environment,(as do tumors, cancer & bacteria) it promotes growth. As the body begins to alkalinize, Candida can no longer survive.
   See, in order for the body to balance, it has to clean house first. One can not be balanced when it is full of toxins. We live in a toxic world. The air is polluted, our water is full of garbage & even our dirt where our food is grown is not pure. So our bodies are bombarded with harmful elements, even with our best efforts to eat "clean". That's why I will never be without my Sunrider products. Once the house is clean (body) the body can begin to rebuild itself, stronger & healthier. It even had the ability to cure itself of disease. It's true! No drugs allowed or needed.

   After 3 months, my husband & I looked at each other & answered the question, "Is it worth it?". We both agreed instantly, YES! Not only did he share the health benefits that I was experiencing, but because of our improved mental, emotional & physical state, we were grumbling with each other less. Less arguing? Wow, sign me up!
    So over the years I have consistently used the following products. Sunrider has a lot to offer. You can check out their website http://shop.sunrider.com/home.asp  to see their complete line of products. Honestly, I can't afford to use everything I'd like to. But, here are the Sunrider foods that I will always use:
Calli: It's the highest grade green tea on the planet. If you don't know the benefits of green tea, just google it. This story is long enough without me going on about that. But this green tea is special.

When Calli is prepared, the tea leaves are soaked so that virtually all the caffeine and tannic acid is removed. This is very important for people who are sensitive to caffeine.  It's full of antioxidants, important for everyone, but unique to athletes such as myself. Calli feeds the liver and the kidneys to do the job they’re intended to do. Calli nourishes the liver. Feeding the liver increases it's function to eliminate toxins that come from our food or the environment such as mercury and other heavy metals. It alkalinizes, cleanses & promotes mental clarity. I can attest to all those things.

NuPlus: fills in nutritional gaps. Its super concentrated nutrition & easy to digest. I use it before or after workouts or as a breakfast on the go. It's uniquely formulated; contains naturally occurring bioflavonoids, antioxidants, amino acids and other beneficial phytochemicals. Ingredients avoid chemical isolates, preservatives, added swenteners and fats. It is naturally low in fat and cholesterol 

It is a fundamental block in the regeneration process. Remember, the goal is to be stronger tomorrow than we are today, & so on.

Sportcaps: All I can say, is I could not live without my Sportcaps. Strenuous training has gotten me through 2 full Ironman distance triathlons, marathons, ultra-marathons, endurance mountain bike races & everything in between. This is the best recovery product I have found. Ive tried lots of popular products, this is a staple in my routine. I call it "my secret weapon". Well, I guess the secret's out now. Currently I am taking the sportcaps to help recover from my broken clavicle so I can get back to training & racing. If you are interested in knowing more, feel free to comment or contact me, I'd be more than happy to share.

Kandesn Skin Care Products: The cosmetic industry is a world to itself. I use Kandesn because its as pure as the food products & my skin loves it. You can research for yourself or contact me with questions. It's the bomb, just sayin...

Sunrider is a multilevel marketing company. I do not work the business. I do not have time for it. (I'm a trathlete & mom & nurse= no extra time) That is why I have provided links to the company direct. However, if you think you are interested in becoming part of the Sunrider business (it does offer financial benefits), I will be more than happy to help you. Just let me know.

My Sunrider family in Mexico after IMCOZ