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We are now on Day 31 of the Fighting For Fitness program, a combined program with Isagenix and my workout routine at Pro Fitness of Cranbrook.
One month of the program has passed, but the last 10 days of Month One did not see as much progress as I hoped.
As promised, here is my current weight, as of Day 31 of the Fighting For Fitness program. Measurements will be posted in a later post.
Day 1 – 260 pounds
Day 8 – 256 pounds
Day 17 – 248.5 pounds
Day 21 – 246 pounds
Day 31 – 242 pounds
Total Weight Loss – 18 pounds
I have noticed a couple of issues with my weight loss routine. Namely the fact that for the past five days, I have not noticed any loss in weight. I have been stuck at 242 pounds, trying to break past that 240 pound barrier.
I know there is a lot of weight still to lose here, but after one month of returning to a regular exercise program and one month of using Isagenix, there has been a noticeable increase in my health.
Here’s just some of the things that I have noticed over the past month:
- Hikes are becoming easier. I am not building up as much of a sweat as I used to and I am a lot faster when hiking uphill. I may need to change the hikes that I go on, either for increased distance or for increased elevations.
- People that I have known for years are commenting on my changes. A number of people have pointed out that I look thinner in the face and seem to have more energy.
- The past month has seen an increase in the amount of weights I am using for my exercises. Hand weights have increased from 20 pounders to 30 pounders. The butterfly press is now up to 90 pounds.
- Cravings for snack foods and other junk still exists, but oddly I am having no cravings whatsoever for Pepsi or other Colas. Considering the amount of pop that I used to drink on a regular basis, that’s a huge improvement!
- Clothes are feeling loose and baggy. I am able to actually fold over some shirts while I am wearing them. One month ago, they were starting to get tight. Change is noticeable in the jeans and dress pants, which I can actually take off now without even unbuttoning them. I may need to look into new clothes when all is said and done with Fighting For Fitness.
- I am starting to become a recognized face around the gym. One trainer even pointed me out to one of his clients, showing my form when doing squats with weights. I will definitely take that as a compliment!
As for the lack of weight lost over the latter days of this month, I can attribute that to changes in my diet. For the past week, I have been trying out different recipes and foods, pushing the boundaries of just how many calories I am allowed to eat in one sitting. The result may not have helped me in my weight loss goals.
Here is a look at my meal plan since my last update…
Day 18 – Friday, August 24th
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – IsaLean Shake
dinner – Lemon Almond Chicken (426 calories)
Day 19 – Saturday, August 25th
breakfast – Isalean Shake
lunch – grilled cheese sandwich (450 calories)
dinner – Isalean Shake
Day 20 – Sunday, August 26th
Cleanse Day – No Food Intake!
Day 21 – Monday, August 27th
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – Two hotdogs, covered in BBQ sauce mixed with 7-up (550 calories, OVER LIMIT, Bad quality meat)
Dinner – IsaLean Shake
Day 22 – Tuesday, August 28th
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – Lemon Almond Chicken (426 calories)
dinner – IsaLean Shake
Day 23 – Wednesday, August 29th (A bit of a splurge day)
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – IsaLean Shake
dinner – Pork Schnitzel with mushroom soup and a piece of whole wheat toast (730 calories – OVERLIMIT)
Energy Boost – IsaLean Bar (270 calories, 18 grams of protein, taken right before working out)
Day 24 – Thursday, August 30th
Breakfast - waffle with blueberries (400 calories), one cup of Kelloggs Corn Flakes, One Cup of 1 % Milk (400 calories)
lunch – IsaLean Shake
dinner – IsaLean Shake
Day 25 – Friday, August 31st
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – breaded basa fillet (fish) with lemon juice, butter, bread crumbs and roasted red pepper flakes (420 calories)
dinner – IsaLean Shake
Day 26 – Saturday, September 1st
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – six inch Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Sub w/ whole wheat bun, lettuce, onion, cheese and sweet onion sauce (476 calories)
dinner – IsaLean Shake
Day 27 – Sunday, September 2nd
Cleanse Day – No Food Intake!
Day 28 – Monday, September 3rd
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – IsaLean Shake
dinner – Small Chicken Ceasar Wrap (460 calories)
After work-out energy boost – Pepperette (horrible for you! 170 calories)
Day 29 – Tuesday, September 4th
breakfast – IsaLean Shake
lunch – Chicken Burger with mushroom soup and hot sauce (personal favorite recipe, 460 calories)
dinner – IsaLean Bar
energy boost – IsaLean Bar (270 calories. Consumed before gym workout)
Day 30 – Wednesday, September 5th
Breakfast – IsaLean Shake
Lunch – Chicken burger with mushroom soup and hot sauce (400 calories – leftovers from day before, less mushroom soup leftover)
Dinner – IsaLean Shake
Energy Boost – IsaLean Bar (270 calories, consumed before work-out)
Day 31 – Thursday, September 6th
breakfast – two egg omelette with cheese and corn flake crumbs, with a Quaker Crispy Minis Rice Cake (352 calories for the omelette, 60 calories for the rice cake)
lunch – IsaLean Shake
dinner – IsaLean Shake
energy boost – IsaLean Bar (270 calories, consumed before workout)
snack – Sunrype Fruit to Go Bar -45 calories
As you can tell, the food I am eating at this stage of the program is much more than what I was eating at the start of the program. Half of a bag of mini carrots has far less calories than a pork schnitzel, which could easily attribute to me no longer seeing a weight loss for the past five days.
Calories are not the only thing you have to watch for when choosing foods for your meal plan. Fats, sugars and salts all take their toll on an exercise program. The more grams of fat you put into your body, the more amount of time your body will have to spend processing fats for your body to use.
Sugars in foods help produce insulin, which combined with the additional calorie intake won’t result in a weight gain initially, but will halt any weight loss.
Salts are present in most every food you ingest. Adding salt to your food can cause issues for your body to process. These are all factors to consider when deciding on food for your weight loss program.
With month two of Isagenix beginning today, my focus will be on returning to the foods that I was eating earlier in the program. If I don’t see a weight loss result from that, then it may be time to change up my work-out routine as well.
Speaking of the workout, I have been trying some additional activities lately, outside of the usual gym routine. I have been working together with a friend of mine, Roger Dalke, and giving Zumba Fitness 2 for the Nintendo Wii a go. Roger is also on Isagenix, so we both are following a similar path with our workout routines.
I am also starting to swim at the community pool, the Kimberley Aquatic Centre in Kimberley, British Columbia. On Wednesday, I swam 20 lengths of the pool, the equivalent of swimming for half a kilometre (a third of a mile for United States viewers)
Fighting For Fitness is brought to you by Pro Fitness of Cranbrook and Independent Isagenix Consultant Rick Voisey.
My next measurements will still be taken today on Day 31 and will be posted a little later on this week. I will begin my second set of Isagenix products soon, as I still have some of my supplies left over from the first month of the Isagenix program.
For the latest updates, be sure to keep following Fighting For Fitness here on GameNTrain. You can also listen for the latest updates every Thursday on GameOn.
Remember, if you are planning to begin any sort of dietary program or exercise routine, always consult your physician first. Make sure the program you are doing is the right one for you.
Fighting For Fitness documents my results through Pro Fitness and Isagenix to show just what this program can accomplish.
What may work for me may not work for your own personal weight goals, so be sure to research the options that are available to you.
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http://www.GameNTrain.com/ Eric Hoff
