Doing Great!

Well it's day three and I'm feeling great! Weighed myself this morning and I'm down 2.8 lbs since Monday (WOOHOO). Yes, I did a little happy dance this morning :) I can't wait to start feeling better all together. I've found that adding fruit to the shakes definitely helps improve the flavour. And I am also starting to not mind the actual flavours either. As everyone on the Internet said, they take some getting used to. I am definitely going to experiment with different mixtures and recipes to keep it interesting. Unfortunately this entry is a short and sweet one since I worked 13.5 hours and I am simply exhausted! I will update more tomorrow readers!!

XOXO

Eden

Feeling Good!!!

Well, crazy thing! The shakes are starting to taste better! I simply added a frozen banana to the chocolate Isagenix protein powder and it improved the taste drastically! Now I am feeling as though I can pull this off! I also took my first shot of Ionix Supreme and it wasn't terrible. I just need to get creative I am thinking with the shakes. Adding different things to change up the flavors. Although it would be nice to have a Magic Bullet everywhere I went! LOL I might actually purchase one to leave at my full time job to help with the Monday to Friday lunch shakes! For lunch I am going to try adding the orange energy flavor crystals to my vanilla shake because many have said it makes it taste more like an Orange Julius when you do that, guess we'll have to see on that one. I do feel pretty rested, which is a bonus. A lot of people who are on the Isagenix program have said they get better sleep and therefore wake up earlier and enjoy their mornings more, this would be a miracle for me because if you know me at all you know that I am THE WORST morning person around. Pretty much could give the Grouch off of Sesame Street a run for his money! LOL I know, I should be used to mornings by the ripe age of 27 and having to work a 8-4 job for many of my adult years, but I just can't get on that "I'm so happy and bubbly in the mornings" train! It would be nice if I was so that I could utilize that time for workouts, so again, I am HOPING that this makes me a better morning person and get better sleep :)

One thing that is kind of weird about the Isagenix program is that you don't really read too many independent reviews on it, especially not negative ones. So I'm not sure if they somehow police that themselves or if people just legitimately have great results from this product. Either way, I will be documenting my progress and what my feelings are in regards to using this system. From someone that has used the Dr Bernstein program this feels a lot more free and not as strict. It also contains  A LOT more vitamins, which should help in not making my hair weak and creating breakage this time around! I won't be so worried if I decide to have only one shake on days that I will be out and about or if I decide to only have two shakes in my day. Either way it'll be a good way to assist in having healthy meals and shrinking my stomach so I can't eat as much. Also, it will simply make me more aware of what I am putting into my mouth. I am going to try and stay under 1500 calories in a day because I am hoping for quick results this first month to really get my "fire" going under my ass. I want to start feeling better and becoming happier. Actually, I have already chosen to look at the positives more in life each day to improve my mood and make my outlook better. I know I have a lot to work on, but who doesn't?

Well this blonde chatterbox should probably get some work done!

Ciao for now, I'll update more later <3

xoxo

Eden

Day One

Well day one of my new regime is done and I have to say it wasn't amazing, but I did it. Not to say I did it perfectly but I did better than I expected just going from eating not so good to eating super clean. The shakes were not all that tasty, but I am going to try some other options tomorrow to help flavour them. It will help when I can add a couple frozen berries or something I think. Hopefully I grow to like them so I can truly succeed in this health journey I've started! It's just so hard for me to find the time to cook healthy meals all the time. Especially when there are all these temptations around me all the time. I cannot wait for it to get nicer out so I can walk to work and also walk at lunch time when I'm not working my second job! The river valley is such a great place to walk through, gives you a great break from life to just enjoy nature and check out for a little bit. Makes you feel as though you are out camping somewhere and not right in the middle of the downtown core, and to think I now live seconds away from all that! How lucky am I? I am SO glad that I chose to purchase my condo downtown! Tomorrow is a new day, and I will take it by storm! I can, AND WILL accomplish these health goals I have set for myself. Last year I attempted to walk what seemed like it should have been 13 kilometres to my mothers house from my place but what I didn't take into account was that I would be walking through paths and that it would end up being way farther. Unfortunately I started to get some serious blood blisters and had to give up and call for a ride, but hey, I made it 12 kilometres without really doing that much walking before that. So I think that it's not completely unreasonable that I can, and will make it to my moms house this next summer. And maybe even be able to walk back!!! I think that is an interesting goal to aim for. I want to push myself and truly reach goals I never thought I would. I want to be able to run for 5 kilometres without stopping, I want to be able to climb stairs without being out of breath. I just want to be in WAY better shape! I'm too young to be lazy. I'm too young to just sit indoors and be unhappy with myself. I want to get out and enjoy life. I want to be someone I can be proud, and this my friends, is the year I've decided to do it! I am the only one that can do this for myself and I can't wait to give myself the best gift ever. Pure happiness inside and out!

Ciao for now, I need my beauty sleep!

xoxo

Eden

Time to declutter my life and hit the reset button :) Welcoming 2014 with open arms!

The New Year is upon us and I have spent a lot of time reflecting on how the past year has gone. To say I've let myself down would be the understatement of the century. I let my healthy lifestyle and weight loss go down the tube, let a guy completely crush me, gave up on a lot of goals for myself, and lost one of the most of important people in my life. That's not to say that I didn't accomplish a lot of things all while going through those trying times. I purchased my first home and got it all set up just the way I like, furnished it and paid off a bunch of that debt already, started to realize that some things just aren't worth it, and also got my feet back on the ground after being knocked down. I am stronger than I ever thought and have truly learned that the only person who is looking out for you........is you! Imagine that right?? Well 2014 is going to be a year where I put myself first and stop constantly worrying about everyone around me. That doesn't mean I will change who I am completely, I will always be a person who worries about how others feel and how my actions affect others. I just mean that I will worry more about putting my own feelings first. I want to be legitimately happy inside and out, and if people aren't supportive or on board to get me to that place you will be removed from my life. Doesn't matter who you are!!! This may seem harsh or cold but I'm so over people who pretend and are fake, this includes some immediate family.

What's new you ask? Well I am starting a new healthy regime called Isagenix. It's basically vitamin enriched protein shakes that replace two meals in a day with some other stuff you take throughout the day. I am pretty excited to be starting on a new path of healthy living for myself. This time its all about making me happy inside and out and not pleasing anyone else. I am just hoping I can find that drive that I had when I did the Dr Bernstein program. I want and NEED to get back to a happy place for my own sanity! Wish me luck!!!

I also plan on doing more selfless, random, acts of kindness this year. I want to make a difference in other peoples lives that really need it. I want to help those that need help and ask for it. I've started by buying coffee and a bagel for a homeless man outside of Tim Hortons when I went through the drive through. Simple things like that just make my day!!!! Perhaps I will pay for a random persons groceries or something like that. I want to be someone I am proud of being. I want to be someone that finds the positive in every situation. I just want to be an overall happier person in 2014! As many say, life is what you make of it.

Well, this beauty needs her beauty sleep! Until next time <3