Shakeology Day 1 Wrap Up (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly)

Well, I'm still alive and that counts for something, right? All in all, my first day of the Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse wasn't horrible. I came to a lot of realizations today, namely:

I EAT LIKE A HOG WHEN I PREPARE FOOD.

Seriously, I always kind of new I was a "taster" when I'm cooking (and believe you me, I freaking LOVE to cook). But today really brought to light how MUCH I do it. As I was preparing lunch for my own daughter and my daycare children I realized that no less than 10 times did I have to stop my hand from bringing some unneeded food to my mouth. And that's just making lunch for kids. I also noticed it when I was preparing dinner for my own family. If I could substitute carrot sticks, or celery sticks (I love both) and water for that snacking, that would be much better than what I have been doing. How many calories have I consumed over the years doing this? It all goes back to my dieting myth of "If nobody sees you eat it, it doesn't count." And , "If it's shaped like a circle that means it has zero calories."

Also:

3 CUPS OF SALAD AND 4 OUNCES OF PROTEIN (chicken, in my case) SEEMS LIKE A LOT

....especially when all you've had to eat all day was 2 Shakeology shakes and some water. It was a fantastic, wonderful salad and I look forward to the one from tomorrow as well.

Those things were good. Here's a "bad":

I couldn't get down my 3rd Shakeology of the day. Maybe the mistake I made was trying to drink it without having blended it with ice. But the texture just stuck in my throat and I just couldn't do it. So Livestrong.com is telling me I've only had 560 calories today. Can that be right?

I'm ready to start tomorrow. I hope the texture thing works itself out with the Shakeology. I'll go back to using a frozen banana in my shake for the morning and see how it goes.


The Ugly:
I don't have anything ugly to say about the experience! I was really terrified nervous before starting the cleanse. And there have been moments today where I've told myself, "You can't do this. It's too hard." This is where I push through and make myself BELIEVE I can do this.

Shakeology, Day 1 (Morning)

I'm starting the 3 day cleanse today with Shakeology. So far, so good. They recommend that you start the day with green or detox tea. I hate tea, so that was really a struggle to get down. Kind of made me want to vomit. But with a water chaser it was quickly forgotten. Then I made my Shakeology of the morning....it's chocolate flavored and you blend it with 8 to 10 oz of water. I chose to have my mid-morning fruit WITH my breakfast Shakeology and put a frozen banana in with the shake. I blended it with some ice to make it thicker. I've to to say, I'm VERY pleasantly surprised with it. It makes a good dead more than I thought it would and it's really tasty. My kids even liked it when they tasted it.

So now, just the rest of the day. I'll update tonight on how the rest of day 1 goes.

It's Tuesday Somewhere

Today was an "eh" kind of day. Here's my Flog:

Breakfast - Granola bar, coffee, water
Snack - none
Lunch - 2 slices pizza, some carrots, 1/2 peach, water
Snack - pretzels, a cookie
Dinner - One bowl Cheese Enchilada Chowder (good lord I love my crockpot), tortilla chips, water

A few things I've noticed about today:

I really need to eat a better breakfast. Coffee and a granola bar just ain't going to cut it anymore. On the days that this has been my breakfast of choice, I've not really stayed the course like I'd planned. On the days I have a bowl of cereal, it sustains me more to get through the morning and on to lunch. Mental note made!

It's really easy to get into a negative mindset. I ate that cookie at some point in the afternoon and thought, "What the holy F, Colleen. Going back to the old ways again?" Which is a resounding NO. I'm not. But (mental note time) making myself feel like a criminal for eating one cookie isn't good either. This is a life I'm living, this is an entire lifestyle I'm changing. Am I going to give up cookies forever? Nope. One every now and again isn't going to kill me, and it will probably be better off for me in the long run, because I know that feeling of feeling deprived of something.....then you won't rest until you have it. And another, and another, and another.


As an aside, I ordered the Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse package from my brother, Lou, who is an Independent Beachbody Coach. (They're the folks who developed P90X, Slim in 6, among other workout systems). He's lost a good deal of weight himself using Shakeology and diligent workouts. I am excited to try out the 3 day cleanse and rid my body of some toxins that have been residing in it for FAR too long. You can visit Lou's blog here: Journey To Fitness - it's a good one and very informative. You can also follow him on Facebook through the link on his blog.

Until tomorrow, ya'll! I'm heading to the gym in the morning!