Welp…Nick and I made it through Day 1 of our 9 Day Cleanse!
Given the fact that I haven’t done one in a LONNNNGGGG time, I was a little nervous about how I’d feel, especially given my overindulgences in wine and coffee lately :-). I think the fact that I started cutting back on both things for about a week beforehand helped tremendously.
My energy stayed up all day, and I only experienced mild hunger later in the day. I kept activity low – Sunday is a rest day normally anyway, which is one of the reasons why I chose it as my start.
Nick and I kept busy, but not overly exerted, by doing some Spring Cleaning in the basement and around the house, and then took a nice leisurely walk at the park.
So exactly WHAT does a Cleanse Day look like as far as what’s consumed (or not consumed)? Below is the schedule I follow – depending on the day, the timing may change, but you get the point. You can click each link to learn more about each product and what’s in it.
One thing to note: while this is basically an intermittent fast (which I’ve been a fan of for a long time), it is different in that you are actually flooding your body with nutrients – probably more nutrients than you’d get from regular meals. So, this helps nourish the body, while assisting it in removing impurities.
Here we go:
9:30am: 1 oz Ionix Supreme, 1 Natural Accelerator
10am: 4 oz Cleanse for Life
11am: 2 IsaSnacks
12pm: 1 IsaDelight chocolate
1pm: 4 oz Cleanse for Life
2pm: 2 IsaSnacks
3pm: 1 IsaDelight, 1 Natural Accelerator
4pm: 1 oz Ionix Supreme
5pm: 4 oz Cleanse for Life
6pm: 2 IsaSnacks
7pm: 1 IsaDelight
8pm: 4 oz Cleanse for Life
9:30pm: BED
I also drank water throughout the day, infused with apple cider vinegar and lemon.
CONFESSION: the program does NOT include this, and I am NOT condoning it, but for my own sanity, I did have one cup of organic coffee when I woke up. I also had 2 cups of herbal tea throughout the day.
So, how am I feeling as I start Day 2?
Great so far!! I will not workout today, but will take a nice walk later and will keep myself busy again with work and errands. Today I know my energy will increase even more as HGH and other fat burning hormones increase. I can already tell my mental fogginess is gone, and I’ve lost water weight and puffiness.
Tomorrow starts 5 regular/healthy days, or what we call “Shake Days”. I’ll give you the blow by blow of what I eat on these days, how I’m feeling, changes I’m noticing, etc. I’ll also give you an update on how Nick is doing!
Until then…
Have a great day!