Shakeology Cleanse Day 1

This morning I woke up and knew...knew I was going to be doing a lot of drinking today. Water and Shakeology that is. Geez, what were YOU thinking? I'm starting a cleanse...everyone should do this once in awhile. Some call it a fast. I'm calling it a way to make sure I am below 160 on the scale when I weigh in for the PRT. Okay, first things first. Drank a cup of green tea, lovingly made by my husband. Then, I went downstairs, poured a cup of water and a cup of ice into my blender, added a packet of Strawberry Shakeology, and turned it on. Ummm....several minutes later, the blender was still whirring and the ice...was still whole. So, I stirred and shook and tried to force the blender to blend and chop the ice. Eventually, I gave up. Scooped out all the ice cubes and added them to a cup of water (so I wouldn't waste the god Shakeology all over them), then added that cup of water to the blender and blended everything again. Needless to say, what was supposed to be an 10ozshake became a 20oz shake. Took me over an hour to drink it all. I've also consumed another 8oz water so far (it's 1:27pm) and am about to go make a chocolate Shake and run to the store for some almonds and salad fixings! Yum! BTW, maybe TMI, but I've peed 6 times so far (and I've only been awake 4 hours). 3:00pm Went to commissary. Even though I brought my chocolate Shakeology with me (made the RIGHT way this time), I was so hungry! Anyway, I grabbed salad mix, apples, bananas (mostly for my kids...they're little monkeys!), a grapefruit, almonds, chicken, fish, and a California roll. "E" was hungry, so I broke open the roll as soon as we got to the car and gave her a piece. I strapped her in her car seat, then loaded the groceries. "Mommy...more please." I gave her a piece and gave myself one too. It's natural...fresh made too. The chef was standing there rolling them as I picked one out. Rice, Nori, Avocado, Crab. YUM! When we got home, I hear again "Mommy, more please", so I gave her another piece, and myself one more. I have to stop. I'm so hungry though. So, when we walked in the door, I grabbed a bottle of water and chugged 1/2 of it right away. After doing the mom thing (diaper changes and snack time), I opened the bag of almonds, scooped out 1/2 cup, and started chowing down. 4:53pm 1/4 cup almonds and another bottle of water down. Still have dinner (salad, fish), 2 bottles of water minimum, and a Shake to go. 6:00pm Made dinner....ate 2 bowls (about 2 cups) of mixed greens with just a touch of vinaigrette dressing, a piece of catfish (baked), and because I was told I could add things to the salad, I added carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower to dinner (only I steamed them instead of eating them completely raw. I ate too much! I didn't expect that considering how hungry I was. I still have 1/4 cup almonds left and I didn't eat any fruit today. 9:25pm I'm drinking my last shake now. I am not going to eat any more almonds or any fruit. I don't know how I'm going to get a bottle of water in me before falling asleep, but I'm going to try. Final thoughts on Day 1 of the Shakeology cleanse....Overall, this was very difficult. I slept in so my time schedule was messed up. I really missed not going for a walk or a real workout, but I was busy all day and barely sat down. Washed all sorts of laundry, dishes, and picked up a ton of toys. Danced with the girls and made a dozen trips up and down the stairs today. I couldn't keep this up for long if I wanted to. Drinking this much liquid and not eating often is crazy hard! I'll be so glad after my weigh in on Wednesday when I can eat again...healthy foods yes, but still be able to eat more. Good night!