1 week no sugar

I am pretty much out of the woods now... we had a catered box lunch at work which included a giant chocolate chip cookie from Panera! My favorite... one that I would go out of my way to buy.  I put the cookie aside then brought two home for my kids. The cookies were in my bag on the 40 min. ride home and I didn't even remember they were there (they weren't calling out to me). So this is how easy it is when sugar is out of my system. I just can't tell myself that it's ok to have one bite because I would have eaten the whole cookie, then another, then would be looking for more sugar for the rest of the day. It's highly addictive, see my post from 11/1/10 on the book The End of Overeating.

Gave up sugar on MLK day so it's been a solid week and I've lost 10lbs (granted this was pretty easy to do coming off a week of crazy eating). Need to schedule a two-day cleanse, my friend just finished hers and was positively glowing on Facebook.

Three days no sugar...

It's been three days with no sugar and very little white flour (I had a little bit of rice pilaf and a few pretzels). But the key for me is not having sugar. Once I go about 5 days I'll be OK but it's getting past that point to get it out of my system so I don't have a relapse. 

I've already lost 7lbs in two days because I started drinking more water again and eliminated the bad carbs. Of course I AM able to have IsaDelight dark chocolates (about as much sugar as 1/4 of an apple or something like that) -- dark chocolate is mood enhancing, love it and these don't trigger sugar cravings.  Apparently they now have a milk chocolate version for people who don't like dark (for me the darker the better :)

Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP Clean Cleanse

I am a fan of Gwyneth and subscribe to her GOOP email - newsletter from her www.goop.com site. 

I read a lot about nutrition so I was curious when her last newsletter touted Dr. Alejandro Junger's Clean Cleanse. I saw that it includes protein shakes (drinking a shake for breakfast and dinner and a healthy meal for lunch - just like Isagenix).  It touts some of the same good stuff as Isagenix (probiotics, digestive enzymes) but the ingredients in Isagenix blow these away!  If you do the research - looking up each ingredient and the source - I guarantee you'll agree that Isagenix is superior - nothing compares. 

The cost for the GOOP clean cleanse is  $425 for a 21 day program so it's considerably more than Isagenix. Also, I didn't see a money back guarantee like Isagenix has.

Although "cleansing" is an ancient tradition, most people haven't heard of it so the fact that she promotes it on her GOOP site helps educate people. Also, Gwyneth believes in clean eating and she is dedicated to her workout regime so I admire her for that. She always looks amazing and part of that is what radiates from the inside!

Dr Oz - "the #1 reason why Americans are heavy"

On page 99 of the January 2012 Oprah magazine, in an interview with Dr. Oz, he states that...

"The number one reason Americans are heavy: The brain, very smartly, wants nutrition. But the average American is eating empty calories. So you finish that 2,000 calories and your brain says, Keep going until you get nutrients."

Glad to hear someone confirm what we know from Isagneix - why Shakes, why Ionix? Because they are super nutrition and low calorie. End of story.