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Editor Reports on Personal Experiences with IsaGenix.
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The first month of my Isagenix experience is
reported below in detail. I will continue to post
this log occasionally if only to remind myself of my
progress. You know, public humiliation if I fall off the
wagon! Overall I am more satisfied with Isagenix than
any other protein shake I have tried in the past. It
helps me combat fatigue, control my blood glucose levels
and avoids headaches experiences with past diets.
My only complaint is the cost. But if it works, and it
does, it is right at any cost!
Oh, I did go to the Isa University here in Phoenix
and I met Kathy Cover and many other Isa folks. She
reminded me that Isagenix was just a tool I use in my
nutritional approach to controlling my diabetes. |
April 1 Karen Burke
is passionate about getting me on
IsaGenix . She has had a vision that it is
going to restore my health and strength. I should
mention here that I am a Type 1 diabetic, the result of
poison in my system for an extended period after 12
brown recluse spider bites in 2003. I have to inject
insulin 4 times a day. Karen wanted to prove to me that
IsaGenix will help control my blood sugar
and help me control my weight. I have been severely over
weight for over 20 years. I am mostly concerned with
blood sugar control and energy. Lately the fatigue has
been overwhelming. |
Blood Sugar
(Waking)
175 |
Weight Loss -0- |
April 2 Karen delivered my 30 Day Starter
Kit and signed me up on the website so now
I can
sell the IsaGenix as well.
Order Here |
160 |
-0- |
Day 1 April 3 My first full day on
IsaGenix. I had a chocolate shake in the
morning. Jim Rhodes, a nutrition expert on the advisory
board of
IsaGenix told me to take only one scoop in my
shake but do it twice in the morning and twice in the
evening, rather than the usual two scoops in one shake.
The Accelerator tablets were to be taken morning and
night too. I get to eat a regular lunch of about 600
calories. I had a nice salad with a half a grilled
chicken breast at a lunch meeting. A full day of errands
and meetings, but I had plenty of energy, and slept very
well that night. Feeling terrific! |
155 |
-0- |
Day 2 April 4 My second day on
IsaGenix. I had a chocolate shake at about
7am in the morning then I had a strawberry shake at
about 11:30am in the morning. For lunch at about
2pm I had a salad with tuna and a bit of cantaloupe.
In the later afternoon about 5pm I had a chocolate shake
and another at about 7:30pm. I put in a lot of time
doing yard work cleaning my pool and never ran out of
energy. So I will be tracking my blood sugar as well as
weight and measurements. Karen wants me to track my ph
levels too. I am learning so much! |
155 |
-0- |
Day 3 April 5 My third day on
IsaGenix Family was in town and we
had plans for a dinner at Pinnacle Peak Patio. So I had
to modify my plans and had two shakes in the morning and
two shakes in the afternoon. I did take a little nap in
the early afternoon to prepare for a late night out.
Then I had a small steak, potato and salad about 5pm. I
was a little sluggish in the morning as a result
of the heavier food the night before. |
143 |
-0- |
Day 4 April 6 My fourth day on
IsaGenix Monday was pretty much work
at home day so I had two shakes in the morning and a
light salad lunch with tuna and egg for protein. Then I
had two shakes in the late afternoon and early evening.
I was a little hungry about 5pm and snacked on some red
grapes. I have really reduced my insulin intake! |
140 |
-3 |
Day 5 April 7 My fifth day on
IsaGenix A day full of meetings
starting at 6am. A chocolate shake went into my coffee
mug and was easy to drink on the freeway on my way to
the 6am meeting. I avoided the usual coffee and donuts
on the buffet. I did grab a couple of grapes. I didn't
get time to squeeze in my 2nd morning shake, but had a
tuna sandwich on wheat toast at 2pm. I also had a
handful of salad - no dressing. By 3pm I was getting the
muchies and had a delicious vanilla shake with the fruit
mix added to taste like strawberry. |
142 |
-5 |
Day 6 April 8 My sixth day on
IsaGenix
I had one shake before noon. Then a
business lunch was an Asian Chicken Salad at Marie
Calendar's. Late in the afternoon I had a shake and one
in the evening. |
122 |
-6 |
Day 7 April 9 My seventh day on
IsaGenix I was blown away with
how low my waking blood sugar is getting. It was a tough
day. I started out by twisting my knee out of joint
while cleaning the pool this morning. I had two shakes
before noon. At about 2pm I made an egg salad sandwich
on wheat and a handful of grapes. In the evening I had
two more shakes. |
98 |
-8 |
Day 8 April 10 My eighth day on
IsaGenix This will be tough as
I have to go on the road for business. Not able to have
shakes I had to deviate from the diet for 2 days. I left early in
the am and on the road for 6 hours. Not knowing when
dinner would be I had 2 eggs, 2 toast for lunch at
Denny's about 10am. No lunch. Dinner was late, about
9pm, and we had catfish steak fries, and cole slaw. Just
a bite of key lime cheesecake. Staying in Rancho Mirage
CA . |
98 |
-8 |
Day 9 April 11 My ninth day on
IsaGenix A yogurt at the hotel and
a small bowl of oatmeal mid-morn. Then lunch at 1pm was
a chicken salad at Mimi's. Back on the road from Palm
Springs to Phoenix. No lunch. |
111 |
-8 |
Day 10 April 12 My tenth day on
IsaGenix Easter and I took Mom to
Mass and spent the day with family. No breakfast but we
had ribs, potatoes, corn on the cob and carrot cake for
lunch. No dinner but a handful of grapes. |
106 |
-8 |
Day 11 April 13 My eleventh day on
IsaGenix I slept in and missed my
morning shakes. I still feel full from the meal
yesterday. At noon I had a grilled cheese sandwich and
grapes. The scales shows a couple of pounds gained. I'm
determined to work these off. Two shakes in the late
afternoon and early evening. It was a difficult
evening with hunger pangs. A snack of a
handful of grapes kept me under control. |
121 |
-6 |
Day 12 April 14 My twelfth day on
IsaGenix. Taking my usual dose of insulin
at bedtime was too much. I had a low blood sugar episode
in the night worse than I have ever experienced. I awoke
in a state of confusion sweating profusely, hot and
shaking, with a terrible headache. My heart was beating
very erratically. Blood sugar was 40.
I took a cup of orange juice and fell back asleep. I had
a shake at 5am and another at 11am. For
lunch a tuna sandwich and salad. Then 2 more shakes. I
learned my lesson about taking a standard dose. With
IsaGenix my blood sugar is lowered and I
need to test more frequently to determine dose. |
80 |
-7 |
Day 13 April 15 My thirteenth day on
IsaGenix A morning strawberry shake
at 8am. I was too busy to prepare my second shake. My
friend Bob took me to lunch at 1pm at Applebee's and I
had a soup and salad combo. I will be out very late
tonight and so I will have a shake before I leave the
house at 4pm. |
90 |
-8 |
Day 14 April 16 My fourteenth day on
IsaGenix A morning strawberry shake
at 6am. I was too busy to prepare my second shake. My
friend Bob took me to lunch at 1pm at Applebee's and I
had a soup and salad combo. I was out very late
running a program and so I had a shake before I left the
house at 4pm and it held me strong while everyone around
me was eating the 4 large pizzas I bought for the party.
It smelled wonderful but I never had a single bite! I
had another shake to unwind when I got home at 10pm. |
96 |
-8 |
Day 15 April 17 My fifteenth day on
IsaGenix A morning strawberry shake
at 8am. Again I was too busy to prepare my second shake.
Lunch at 12pm at a private party and I
had a chicken Caesar salad. I was running all afternoon
from meeting to shopping to errands. Finally met with
friends for dinner. Even though I was supposed to have a
shake for dinner, I had some fish and cole slaw. I
skipped the potatoes and dessert. I may make a shake for
my dessert. I'm not really hungry but I know it will
help me be less hungry when I wake in the morning. |
92 |
-8 |
Day 16 April 18 My sixteenth day on
IsaGenix Saturday and I had a
women's group meeting at 11am. So a morning strawberry shake
at 8am will get me on the right foot. My Isagenix
sponsor Karen joined me at the meeting and we met so
many wonderful people, including a lady who had been on
Isagenix before and was ready to re-up her commitment to
the program to lose some weight and get stronger. Karen
and I also split an entree of salmon and spinach salad.
It was wonderful. I should have had just a shake
for dinner but ended up eating with the folks. BBQ
chicken and scalloped potatoes with salad. |
98 |
-8 |
Day 17 April 19 My seventeenth day on
IsaGenix Sunday morning and the
scale reflects the water retention from that salty
dinner last night. I gained 2 lbs. So I will work extra
hard today to drop those pounds. I'm starting with a
diuretic tea. Church at 11am with Mom. So a morning strawberry shake
at 8am will get me on the right foot. I have plenty of
yard work to get some exercise after. |
137 |
-6 |
Day 18 April 20 My eighteenth day on
IsaGenix Monday I have a day at
home so I tried a cleanse day. 4 oz of the fruit cleanse
drink in the am at noon in the evening and bedtime. I
did have a hard time not eating. I admit I nibbled on
some grapes. |
87 |
-8 |
Day 19 April 21 My nineteenth day on
IsaGenix Tuesday morning early
meeting at Carefree Corridor group. Blood sugar
was low this morning (the result of yesterday's cleanse)
so I had a cup of oj at the meeting. I still have the
mental desire for coffee but the cravings are going
away. A shake when I got home at 9am. Lunch was a
tuna sandwich and three bean salad. This evening was a
Kangen water meeting and I am so sold on this water! I
could feel the effects. Let's see if the results show! |
70 |
-8 |
Day 20 April 22 My twentieth day on
IsaGenix Wednesday morning and the
scale reflects the water. Another pound down! Two
shakes in am and two shakes in pm. Meetings all day kept
me on the run. Doctor visit and he is happy with my
progress so far. Ac1 blood sugar report looks
good! 9.8 last month now 9.4. |
80 |
-9 |
Day 21 April 23 My twenty-first day on
IsaGenix Thursday was a long day of
customer calls and work at my desk. Shake morning & mid
morning. Lunch a can of Progresso Chicken soup. Two
shakes in the late afternoon and early evening. |
76 |
-9 |
Day 22 April 24 My twenty-second day on
IsaGenix Friday was busy at my
desk. Shake in the morning. Lunch was a chicken Caesar
salad. I worked a fair at a school carnival tonight and
had a hamburger and chips for dinner. Lots of time
walking and moving around managing kids in a bounce
house. |
74 |
-9 |
Day 23 April 25 My twenty-third day on
IsaGenix Saturday morning. Working
the Women's Expo all morning. A shake before I left. A
turkey sandwich at the expo and a couple of granola bar
samples. The evening was spent doing a Spirit of the Old
West Alive interview and show in Maricopa. A long drive
and cowboy cookout dinner of chili and cornbread. Apple
crisp from a Dutch oven was delicious! Off diet big time
but worth it! |
82 |
-10 |
Day 24 April 26 My twenty-fourth day on
IsaGenix Sunday Working the Women's
Expo all day 10-5pm. A shake in the am and turkey
sandwich from the food court for lunch. I was so tired
by the time I got home after a non-stop weekend that I
put my feet up had a shake and went to bed! |
121 |
-10 |
Day 25 April 27 My twenty-fifth day on
IsaGenix Monday catching up after 3
days away from my desk. Light meals and lots of exercise
yesterday reflected in another pound down and extra low
blood sugar. Actually felt like a couple of eggs for
breakfast and still had my shake. Lunch a bowl of tomato
soup and crackers. A couple of shakes in the afternoon
and evening. |
67 |
-11 |
Day 26 April 28 My twenty-sixth day on
IsaGenix Tuesday morning is always
my early networking meeting. A shake before I left and a
few grapes from the fruit tray. Lunch was more fruit and
cheese and crackers. A shake in the evening. |
72 |
-11 |
Day 27 April 29 My twenty-seventh day on
IsaGenix Wednesday morning shake
before I headed out to the Women Against MS Luncheon at
the Monte Lucia Resort. Chicken Spinach Salad with South
West Corn Soup and a lemon Meringue Tart were delicious.
A shake in the evening. Then a friend came by and took
me out to dinner. A bowl of soup and a piece of sugar
free apple pie. |
90 |
-11 |
Day 28 April 30 My twenty-eighth day on
IsaGenix Thursday morning a shake
with 4 strawberries added. I went to Arby's for an
Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich for lunch. Yummy! Then a
shake in the late afternoon and another at about 7pm. |
98 |
-11 |
Day 29 May 1 My twenty-ninth day on
IsaGenix Friday Funny I'm not
hungry at all. I have been working like crazy on my
computer since 4am. I just looked up and it's 12:30
already! I may as well make this a cleanse day. |
82 |
-12 |
Day 30 May 2 My twenty-ninth day on
IsaGenix Saturday
Phoenix Diabetes Expo and I told my
story to the many thousands of people at the Expo!
Basically what I said is after years of having trouble
losing weight I have finally found a product that has
helped me lose weight without headaches and hunger
pangs. Fifteen pounds in one month and I have my blood
sugar under control and have so much more energy. No
more extreme fatigue and I am much more active. |
90 |
-15 |
Day 60 June 2 My sixtieth day on
IsaGenix Tuesday
Okay I was on and off for the month of May. But one
thing is that I maintained the fifteen pounds I lost
last month. No progress but no loss of ground won. So
not I am determined to make June another loss month! |
84 |
-15 |
Day 73 June 15 My seventy-third day on
IsaGenix Monday My auto ship
order was picked up by my friend Larry. Good now I have
chocolate and calcium again! I was getting bored with
vanilla all the time. I especially love the fruits! |
102 |
-15 |
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I am determined to stick
to this plan to show my
results at
Phoenix Diabetes EXPO
When:
May 2, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 3:00
p.m.
Where: Phoenix Convention Center
Exhibit Halls F & G
33 S. Third St. Phoenix,
Arizona 85004
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Here is my modified recipe for chicken breasts.
Chicken
Breasts With Mediterranean Marinade
The oils in the Italian dressing are rich in Omega3 ALA.
Ingredients
- 1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers, drained
- 1 can (2.25 oz.) sliced pitted ripe olives, drained
- 1 cup Wish-Bone ® Italian or Robusto Italian Dressing
- 1 tsp. dried oregano leaves, crushed or 1 Tbsp.
chopped fresh oregano
-1/4 cup orange juice
- 2-1/2 lbs. split chicken breasts
1.For marinade, puree red peppers and olives in blender.
Blend red pepper mixture, orange juice , Wish-Bone®
Italian Dressing and oregano in small bowl. Pour 1 cup
marinade over chicken in large, shallow non-aluminum
baking dish or plastic bag; turn to coat. Cover, or
close bag, and marinate in refrigerator, turning
occasionally, 3 to 24 hours. Refrigerate remaining
marinade.
1.Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
Grill or broil chicken, turning once and brushing
frequently with refrigerated marinade, until chicken is
thoroughly cooked.
Serves: 4 Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time:
30 Minutes Marinate Time: 180 Minutes
Makes a moist delicious chicken breast. BBQ extra and
have it cold the next day!
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