Month 2, Day 3

I began my second month with a 2-day deep cleanse. I really like cleansing! I know, this seems weird.  Two days of drinking adaptogens, botanicals, herbs, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.  The only solid thing I eat are Isa Snacks - those little wafer things I couldn't describe in the beginning. Turns out they're kind of like astronaut ice cream! - and IsaDelights. I purposely save the IsaDelights for only cleanse days. Maybe that's why I think these days are special? But besides those little chocolate squares of joy, I feel free.

Two whole days of being free from making choices. To just take it slow and do my body some good. For how little I take in, I have pretty much energy. The first day I usually have to hold myself back from doing exercise.  This time around we had a graduation party on my second cleanse day.  I'm not going to lie. It was tough. I can still smell the food. Some of it healthy, some of it not, all of it gorgeous! But I made it through with pre-planning and a sense of priority. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I was there to celebrate the graduate and her accomplishments, not the food.

Now after my last two cleanses I've had a ton of energy the following day. I wake up, take my Ionix, drink a shake and go for a run or bike ride of a respectable distance. This morning I just wanted to lay around and read (truth be told, it's a really good book!). Yes, I just didn't feel like myself. I was lethargic in fact. Or so I thought. Because even though I continued to feel lethargic on my bike ride, I rode the farthest I've ever gone and posted my best time. When I got home? I took the dog on a 2+ mile walk. Uphill.

Needless, to say, I'm enjoying this journey. I still can't get over the fact that I am very rarely hungry. In fact, I wasn't able to get in all my calories today (which is a bad thing!). I'm going to have to do better with that, especially with my first triathlon right around the corner. I'm excited and nervous. (Please, God, I just don't want to be last!)

Tomorrow is a new day. Even though the energy was there for my exercise, I'm hoping the lethargic feeling (For whatever reason I have it) passes for tomorrow. I'm going to go through my own triathlon staging to get the feel and transitions down. Maybe I'll sneak in an IsaDelight even if it isn't a cleanse day.

Peace,
Susan

PS if you aren't a Facebook friend then you don't know my results. In 30 days I released 14 pounds and 20.25 inches! My body fat was down 3.3% and I dropped 2+ BMI points so I am no longer considered "obese". Now I'm merely "overweight".  Duh!