80 hours and 8 Pounds

Between Tuesday September 8th and Tuesday September 15th, I worked nearly 80 hours. Eighty. While I'm thankful for the extra cash I'll make from all of those overtime hours, I was beyond exhausted by the end of it. I took Tuesday and Wednesday off from work so I could rest and get some things taken care of in my personal life. I have never ever worked so hard or been so exhausted. And I know it would have been significantly more difficult if I was still eating like I used to. While I was tired and frustrated most of the time, I like to think Isagenix helped to lessen the pain. 

Yesterday (Wednesday) was my first Cleanse Day and it was a lot easier than I expected it to be. I also spent yesterday preparing meals to lessen my stress throughout the week.I began by looking up some interesting lo-cal meal ideas on Pinterest. I then transferred the ingredients into an Excel spreadsheet so I could count the calories in each ingredient. Because each recipe made about four servings, I then divided the total calorie count by four to yield an approximate calorie count for each serving. After buying any necessary ingredients, I spent the evening preparing three separate meals. Then I separated each into Tupperware containers and labeled how many calories were in each container. My hope is that by doing all the work ahead of time, I will have one less stressor in my life. This will allow me to focus on the things that are actually important to me: my job and my family. 

As of this morning I have officially lost eight pounds! I say "officially" because this may not be accurate. When I first weighed myself, the scale was brand new and its first reading was 257.0 lbs. But the next morning it read 251.6 lbs. I find it far more likely that the scale had a glitch than I lost 5.4 lbs overnight. Therefore, I'm going to use 251.6 lbs as my starting weight. Today is day nine of this diet; eight pounds in nine days is nothing to scoff at. After seven days, I had my fiance take another set of pictures. There isn't much of a visible difference, but it shows on the scale and my clothes are also starting to fit a little better. That's more than enough of a result for me. 

Here's to week two, a flatter tummy, better sex, and eight pounds down the drain.

Love,

Miss Melissa