mentioned back in February that I was gonna try this out as I've heard nothing but great things about it from people who have done this in the past.. Shipment just arrived in from Chandler Arizona the other day and will be starting the 2 day pre cleanse tomorrow.. No beers for the next 11 days,, especially during NHL playoffs,,yikes,, this could be rough..lol.. Will post some updates in this thread as I go along..
I'm on day 1 of my pre-cleanse and man first couple days are gonna be tough with limited food.. I'm doing this cleanse to clean the toxins out of my body and increase my energy levels, not so much for the weight loss although I will lose weight for sure doing this.. May dad is a few days ahead of me on the program and has already dropped 5 pounds in 4 days.. You are losing the fat from your body , not the muscle, so that is definitely a good thing.. You really notice those fast food commercials on tv a lot more now then you do while eating normally..lol...
I'm a fairly big/muscular guy and have worked out steady the past 10 years so interested to see how this cleanse will affect my workouts with limited food to eat.. may have to tone things down for 10 days and stick to the cardio.. Using my tanita body fat scale this morning,,, weighed in at 217 pounds and 16% body fat,, we will see where these numbers add up at the end of this cleanse..
this is how the schedule works:
1) A 2 day pre-cleanse - gets your body ready for the cleanse. For both days you have a chocolate protein shake and energy accelerator pill for breakfast, a 400-600 Calorie meal for lunch (low fat and high fiber) along with another energy pill, and a chocolate protein shake for dinner. It is recommended to drink lots of water (8-10 glasses) and exercise 20-30 minutes a day throughout the entire cleanse process
2) Days 1 and 2 - Throughout the day you have 4 berry flavored Isagenix drinks mixed with water, a key part of the cleansing process.. no food at all for these 2 days except for little snack pills they provide you with which are supposed to curb your hunger. Hah,,yah right,,we'll see about that.
3) Days 3-7 - Very similar to the pre-cleanse,, back to chocolate protein shakes , energy pills, and a 400-600 low fat calorie meal at lunch..
4) Days 8-9 - The final 2 days of this cleanse revert back to day 1 and 2 programs of drinking the berry flavored Isagenix liquid mix and snack pills..
I'm a fairly big/muscular guy and have worked out steady the past 10 years so interested to see how this cleanse will affect my workouts with limited food to eat.. may have to tone things down for 10 days and stick to the cardio.. Using my tanita body fat scale this morning,,, weighed in at 217 pounds and 16% body fat,, we will see where these numbers add up at the end of this cleanse..
this is how the schedule works:
1) A 2 day pre-cleanse - gets your body ready for the cleanse. For both days you have a chocolate protein shake and energy accelerator pill for breakfast, a 400-600 Calorie meal for lunch (low fat and high fiber) along with another energy pill, and a chocolate protein shake for dinner. It is recommended to drink lots of water (8-10 glasses) and exercise 20-30 minutes a day throughout the entire cleanse process
2) Days 1 and 2 - Throughout the day you have 4 berry flavored Isagenix drinks mixed with water, a key part of the cleansing process.. no food at all for these 2 days except for little snack pills they provide you with which are supposed to curb your hunger. Hah,,yah right,,we'll see about that.
3) Days 3-7 - Very similar to the pre-cleanse,, back to chocolate protein shakes , energy pills, and a 400-600 low fat calorie meal at lunch..
4) Days 8-9 - The final 2 days of this cleanse revert back to day 1 and 2 programs of drinking the berry flavored Isagenix liquid mix and snack pills..
luke,, it's kind of a confusing process.. Isagenix company headquarters are located in Chandler , Arizona.. they have a website I believe at Isagenix.com that gives a lot of info.. I think the best thing to do is check that out.. They are one of the more popular cleanses in North America.. I don't really get it myself, but it kind of works in some form of pyramid method...
a friend of mine at work is an associate member (meaning he's bought their product in the past, this allows him to buy the product for me at wholesale cost and then I become an associate member myself If I want) Once someone buys the Isagenix products they have the option to become an associate member for a 30 dollar fee.. This allows you to buy all their products at wholesale price for yourself and for others that you sign up.. Once you have bought the product for others and sign them up as associate members,, they can do the same thing for their friends.. Like I said, I'm not sure how it works too well , but I think if you sign up a lot of people you get some kind of money back out of it.. like a pyramid method.. I'm really not too into the business side of it though as I'm more focused on doing the cleanse before I go to armed forces boot camp this summer..
so for example.. My buddy at work is an associate member , he buys the product at wholesale cost for me , and now I'm able to become an associate member as well for a 30 dollar fee .. Now I can buy all their products for wholesale cost for myself and others... now my brother is interested in trying it, so I buy the products at wholesale cost for him , and sign him up as an associate member .. Now he is an associate and can buy the products at wholesale for himself and his friends.. and it goes on and on.. hope this makes a little bit of sense.. Best thing to do is find an associate member somewhere and buy it wholesale from them , rather then ordering right from their website where its more expensive..
a friend of mine at work is an associate member (meaning he's bought their product in the past, this allows him to buy the product for me at wholesale cost and then I become an associate member myself If I want) Once someone buys the Isagenix products they have the option to become an associate member for a 30 dollar fee.. This allows you to buy all their products at wholesale price for yourself and for others that you sign up.. Once you have bought the product for others and sign them up as associate members,, they can do the same thing for their friends.. Like I said, I'm not sure how it works too well , but I think if you sign up a lot of people you get some kind of money back out of it.. like a pyramid method.. I'm really not too into the business side of it though as I'm more focused on doing the cleanse before I go to armed forces boot camp this summer..
so for example.. My buddy at work is an associate member , he buys the product at wholesale cost for me , and now I'm able to become an associate member as well for a 30 dollar fee .. Now I can buy all their products for wholesale cost for myself and others... now my brother is interested in trying it, so I buy the products at wholesale cost for him , and sign him up as an associate member .. Now he is an associate and can buy the products at wholesale for himself and his friends.. and it goes on and on.. hope this makes a little bit of sense.. Best thing to do is find an associate member somewhere and buy it wholesale from them , rather then ordering right from their website where its more expensive..
just finished my 2 days of pre-cleansing,,, and day 1 of the actual cleanse.. Still working out at the gym each day but not going at the same intensity on weights, as I get tired much quicker.. So today and tomorrow (Day 1 and 2 of the real cleanse) I am not able to have any food,, just the Isagenix juice and snack pills,, and lots of water.. Not as hungry as I thought I would be ,, the juice and snack pills, as well as water curb your appetite pretty well
This morning , after completing the 2 pre-cleanse days ,,, weighed in at 213 on the scales,, so ended up losing 4 pounds through the two pre-cleanse days..
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs
after day 1 and 2 of cleanse: ???
This morning , after completing the 2 pre-cleanse days ,,, weighed in at 213 on the scales,, so ended up losing 4 pounds through the two pre-cleanse days..
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs
after day 1 and 2 of cleanse: ???
finished day 1 and 2 of the real cleansing and boy was it ever nice to eat some food for lunch today on day 3.. Only a 600 calorie meal for lunch (a chicken salad and an organic apple) but man I've never been so excited to eat a salad in my life...lol.. Back to the chocolate protein shakes as well, started mixing some frozen berries in with them,, makes it very tasty..
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 of isagenix juice cleanse: 209 lbs.. (2 days)
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 of isagenix juice cleanse: 209 lbs.. (2 days)
Kingbill,, you are right ,, there is a big form of marketing business method like that behind it but after did I did some researching and checking around its still one of the more well known and better cleanses around. There based out of Arizona, but I've seen it sold in several of the gyms here in Kelowna, B.C. as well as know of 5 or 6 other people that have done it in the past.. If its well known here in Kelowna I'm sure its being used many other places as well..
Update: I'm at the beginning of day 6 now of the cleanse,, meaning I've been able to eat a 600 calorie meal the past few days along with protein shakes at morning and night. One more meal day tomorrow then back to the Isagenix juice cleanse and snack pills for the final two days.. I've dropped about 10 pounds and notice my energy level has picked up a lot over the past couple days.. A couple of the guys at work that did this cleanse last year told me if I could get past halfway point I'd start to feel good with some energy and that is the case here.. The best part is my body fat dropped 2% from 16 down to 14 over the past 7 days , so there is some fat loss involved in this as they state,, and not just all water.. One thing to be noted, I do have a fairly physical job on the groundscrew at a golf resort here (on the days I'm not sitting on a mower all day anyways) as well doing some cardio at the gym so that helps with the weight loss a little extra.. I'm really craving some beers right now,, especially with it being the weekend.. I think I've come too far to wreck things now though...lol..
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs 16% body fat
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 ( isagenix juice cleanse): 209 lbs.. (2 days)
after day 3,4,5 (meal and protein days) : 206 lbs 14% body fat (3 days)
Update: I'm at the beginning of day 6 now of the cleanse,, meaning I've been able to eat a 600 calorie meal the past few days along with protein shakes at morning and night. One more meal day tomorrow then back to the Isagenix juice cleanse and snack pills for the final two days.. I've dropped about 10 pounds and notice my energy level has picked up a lot over the past couple days.. A couple of the guys at work that did this cleanse last year told me if I could get past halfway point I'd start to feel good with some energy and that is the case here.. The best part is my body fat dropped 2% from 16 down to 14 over the past 7 days , so there is some fat loss involved in this as they state,, and not just all water.. One thing to be noted, I do have a fairly physical job on the groundscrew at a golf resort here (on the days I'm not sitting on a mower all day anyways) as well doing some cardio at the gym so that helps with the weight loss a little extra.. I'm really craving some beers right now,, especially with it being the weekend.. I think I've come too far to wreck things now though...lol..
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs 16% body fat
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 ( isagenix juice cleanse): 209 lbs.. (2 days)
after day 3,4,5 (meal and protein days) : 206 lbs 14% body fat (3 days)
been back to normal and eating real food the past 3 days after finishing the cleanse.. food seems to taste so much better now ..lol..
final weigh in was 202 lbs and 12.5 % body fat....
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs 16% body fat
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 ( isagenix juice cleanse): 209 lbs..
after day 3,4,5 (meal and protein days) : 206 lbs 14% body fat
after day 9 (end of cleanse) : 202 lbs 12.5% body fat
ended up losing 15 lbs and 3.5% body fat over the 9 day cleanse +2 pre-cleanse days.. feel great right now... will be interesting to see how much weight I gain back when start eating normal meals again for a constant period .. Not that big of a deal though, I was more or less in this to cleanse my body and try it out more then anything else.. dropping a few pounds was an added benefit.. I can see myself doing this cleanse once a year.
final weigh in was 202 lbs and 12.5 % body fat....
Initial weigh in: 217 lbs 16% body fat
after 2 day pre-cleanse: 213 lbs (2 days)
after day 1 and 2 ( isagenix juice cleanse): 209 lbs..
after day 3,4,5 (meal and protein days) : 206 lbs 14% body fat
after day 9 (end of cleanse) : 202 lbs 12.5% body fat
ended up losing 15 lbs and 3.5% body fat over the 9 day cleanse +2 pre-cleanse days.. feel great right now... will be interesting to see how much weight I gain back when start eating normal meals again for a constant period .. Not that big of a deal though, I was more or less in this to cleanse my body and try it out more then anything else.. dropping a few pounds was an added benefit.. I can see myself doing this cleanse once a year.
