The beginning of something more.

Today I started Isagenix. It's a nutritional cleansing program that makes no promises about curing diseases or giving you ridiculous weight loss results. What it does promise is to change the way you think about food, and to change the way you feel when you eat the right things.

Yes, it's a shake-based program. But you also get to eat real food, and you don't starve yourself. Depending on your goals you can also use the program to put on weight (lean muscle or general weight gain). It's not a quick-fix. It's not a short term solution. It's a way of life that you can change and adapt to suit your current situation. It can grow and change with you, and that's what I like about it.

I like that it doesn't promise anything. That it isn't just a weight-loss program. That as my goals change, it will change with me. There are solutions for obese people, for bodybuilders, for Olympic athletes.

So what are my goals? My very good friend who introduced me to the program asked me to set some goals - both short term and medium term. What do I want?

SHORT TERM
In the next 30 days, I have a couple of goals.
1. Lose 5kg
2. Run 5km
3. Attend parkrun at least once

MEDIUM TERM
In the next 3 months, I have more goals.
1. Lose 15kg
2. Run 5km in less than 50 minutes
3. Finish OpMove 6 week program beginning 1st Jan

So what do I think of Isagenix so far?

I've had a shake for breakky, a meal for lunch, a small snack, and am just about to have another shake for dinner. I've also had some supplements throughout the course of the morning. My lunch was a terrible choice for a lunch meal (a creamy pasta bake type thing) as it means I've had no veg today, and no meat. The meal should consist of some protein, some carbs, and some fat - so this definitely was not ideal. Tomorrow I will make better choices for my lunch, for sure! We have some steak and salad ingredients so I'll be having that.

I've drunk about 2 litres of water today, and will probably drink another 500ml or so with my shake and further supplements for dinner. I'm not that hungry, but I have sat on the couch all day doing nothing, so I wouldn't have any reason to be hungry anyway!

I'm liking it so far, and I can't wait to see where it takes me in the next few months.