I Am Not Perfect

So it's been a few days since my last post.  It was pretty busy with not the most active of activities. And a bit of cheating in the food department.

Here is the summary:

Exercise - I continued to follow the program I found on pinterest ( http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/post/16345333497/heres-my-promised-and-requested-spring-break ), but no cardio. Also,  I did go golfing on Sunday (just 9 holes but still).

Today was awesome though! I upped my intervals to 4:3 run:walk. It was to push myself. To follow this progress check out Twitter (@MsAKonrad)

Food - I am still following the isagenix diet which included shake days.   Dinners included home-made pizza and Apple Pecan salad (Friday); sirloin steak, potatoes with sour cream and fresh chives,  and grilled zucchini, peppers and butternut squash seasoned with Cajun spices (Saturday); flank steak, corn,  perogies and salad (Sunday).  Cheats were Cappuccino yogurt (friday), some yogurt and chive kettle chips (Saturday), and a slice of sour cream rhubarb cake with cream cheese icing (sunday).   The problem with cheat days are that I am not supposed to consume sugar. So I will be better... But that yogurt will be eaten. What I am doing when I cheat is I am at least using portion control, which has been a struggle for me when previously watching what I am eating. So,  this is still a small victory. ☺

As for food today,  it is a cleanse day so I  will be hungry. Good news is that I am not as hungry as I was last time (last Monday). So maybe it is getting easier?

Well,  that's it for now.

Take care,  polar bear

It's Not Always Easy

I didn't mention yesterday but I have no intention of sugar-coating anything.  I will be honest if I am having a bad day or if something isn't working for me.

Although I am only on day 2 of this blog, I am on day 6 please my 30 day health revamp care of Isagenex.

Here is how it works :

At the very beginning you take a whole bunch of measurements. (mine are listed below)

Days 1 & 2 are shake days.   This means that 2 out of 3 meals are replaced by shakes. (Meaning that the only time that you will consume food NOT on the plan is that one meal.   Should you need something to snack on you can consume one of the snacks that is part of the plan.)
Days 3 & 4 are deep cleanse days.  As you may have guessed,  this means no food - just consuming the various drink mixes that are part of the plan,  and some snack nutrient supplements that are also part of the plan.
Days 5-9 are shake days again.
Days 10 & 11 are deep cleanse days again.
Days 12-30 are, again, shake days.

*You can redistribute the cleanse days so you go without food for only one day each week for 4 weeks as well.
**Isagenex works on the philosophy that you are getting ALL of the nutrients you need, because many of us don't get everything we need everyday.

I am on day 6.  And I would be lying if I said I hadn't cheated. I ate cherries as a snack on days 1 and 2, I had a mini muffin and cherries on day 4 (which I am OK with considering I went to a family bbq and ate nothing there!), and I had some cottage cheese before going on a bike ride with Scott.

As you can see,  I have not been perfect but I am working on that.  My mom (who has made this whole thing possible) has set me up with some higher protein shakes that will help get me through the day,  and keep me going when I exercise.

As for exercising,  some days are better than others.   I didn't do anything on days 1 & 2 because it was just so darn miserable outside.  I ran very little on day 3 but much more on day 4. Yesterday I road my bike for 10 miles,  but today my legs felt like lead so running was not very successful.

The plan for more successful cardio is (a) those high protein shakes I mentioned earlier and (b) dynamic stretching before actually going for my run. I think this will work as day 4 was the only day when I did my other exercises earlier in the day then went for a run (later).

So I will keep you posted! Follow my cardio progress on Twitter (@MsAKonrad).

Measurements on day 2:
Neck - 34cm
Upper arm - (L) 31.3cm(R) 32.4cm
Chest - 108.8cm
Diaphragm - 97.4cm
Waist - 90.5cm
Abdomen - 107.6cm
Buttocks - 120.5cm
Upper thigh - (L) 71cm (R) 72.1cm
Calf - (L) 44.5cm (R) 45.5cm
Upper knee - (L) 49.5cm (R) 49.5cm

Conclusion: I am seriously uneven. Lol☺

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