Exciting! Your preparations have probably been done by now and the Turkey Challenge is about to begin!

If you are following an Isagenix 9 Day Program (or 30 Day), unpack your products and don’t forget to read your System Guide. The System Guide offers important instructions, so review the meal plans and tips and keep your System Guide handy! You never know when you might need to refer to it.

The products in the 9-Day System include:

• Two bottles or containers of Cleanse for Life®, your Cleanse Day drink to help your body naturally release impurities.
• IsaLean® Shake canister, which contains 14 meal replacements for Shake Days to replenish and revitalize your body.
• Natural Accelerator™, 60 capsules, to help jumpstart your metabolism.
• Isagenix Snacks! ™, 60 wafers, to help you ease hunger and regulate blood sugar during Cleanse Days.
• 1 Cleanse and Replenish for Life Coaching System Audio CD -LISTEN TO IT!!!!

If you are not following an Isagenix Program, make sure that you have a plan to follow and you have the cooking supplies that you will need.  Now is the time to run out for last minute preparations.

We will be starting tomorrow!  For those of you on Isagenix, Sunday will be a Shake, Shake, 600 calorie meal day. Monday will be a Shake Day too.  These two days are important because they help prepare your body for cleansing.

If you are not using Isagenix it’s 200-300 calories for breakfast, 300-400 for lunch and 500-800 for the the rest of the days total intake.

It’s a good idea to determine your snack and meal plan for the week now to reduce the opportunities to stray from the Challenge Guidelines.

Yesterday we included some tips for Snacking, here are some things to think about when you prepare your meals:  High-protein diets have become a popular way to lose weight because emerging research has hinted that protein may be able to satisfy hunger better than either fats or carbohydrates.  WebMd says, “High-protein diets may help people lose weight — at least in the short term — because dieters tend to feel full longer when they eat more protein. This alone can cut down on snacking and lead to fairly rapid weight loss. Combine speedy weight loss with the satisfaction of feeling full, and it’s easy to understand why high-protein diets are popular. Unfortunately, many people gain back the weight once the diet ends.”

Good choices include:

Nuts, Yogurt, Beans of any kind,  Lean Cuts of Red Meat, Eggs(Hard Boiled is Best), Chicken w/out skin, Tofu, Pork Tenderloin, Fish of ANY kind and of course IsaLean Shakes and Bars.

HERE IS YOUR DAY PLANNER FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY-
Morning
When you wake up, drink 1–2 glasses of purified water. If you have Ionix Supreme now is the time for 1-2 oz and if you must 1 Cup Green Tea or other Tea is OK.  Coffee is not a great choice – sorry, but it’s only 11 days!

Breakfast
Mix 2 scoops of IsaLean Shake with 8 oz. of purified water. Take 1 Natural Accelerator™ capsule.  OR Prepare a 200-300 calorie meal.  This meal should include protein.

Mid-morning
Have a small snack.  Pick one option from the “Sensible Snack Ideas” chart in your Isagenix System Guide.  This snack should equal 100 calories or less whether or not you are on an Isagenix system.  You can also look back at yesterdays suggestions.

Lunch
Many people following an Isagenix Program eat their meal during lunch to help break up the two shakes. If you prefer, you can eat your meal for dinner. Eat a balanced meal of 400-600 calories (400 if you are having snacks, 600 if you are not).  Protein, veggies and whole grains are great food options. Skip the butter or fatty dressings.  For those not following an Isagenix Program, aim for a 300-400 calorie meal.  Good choices still apply.

Mid-afternoon
If you’re hungry, have a piece of fruit, 1 – 2 IsaDelight Plus, a few stalks of celery or unsalted almonds. Take one Natural Accelerator capsule with your snack or with water. 100 calorie max.

Dinner
If you are doing Isagenix you’ll either have your second shake or your meal for the day. If you are not following Isagenix, you should have about 600 calories left.  See above for good meal choices or check out these recipes -> Low-Cal Entrees CLICK HERE.

REMEMBER:  Everybody needs to Drink 80 oz of Water, Sleep 8 Hours and Exercise for at least 20 Minutes every day of the TURKEY CHALLENGE!  EAT RIGHT, DRINK RIGHT,  SLEEP RIGHT, EXERCISE RIGHT and You Will FEEL RIGHT!

Toady we are also going to Take a BEFOR PICTURE, TAKE MEASUREMENTS, RECORD WEIGHT and BMI.  If you need the tracking sheets, please email Gabby@CleanseMyself.com.

We’re excited that we are ALL on the verge of discovering our body’s true potential for health and youthful vitality.  This is going to be so much fun!

Have a fantastic day and mark your calendar.  The first Reporting Day is Day 3 – TUESDAY and the BIGGEST LOSER WINS!

If  need to order Isagenix please go to http://www.CleanseMyself.com

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• Turkey Challenge Day 5 (livingdreamteam.com)
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What's in YOUR Breakfast?

Do you start your day off with all of the protein, fruits, vegetables, B-vitamins (for energy!), and ionic minerals that your body needs – all in one convenient drink?

I used to eat cereal or a bagel or some other high-carb/low-protein kind of food, or eggs and bacon – much higher on the protein but also high on the fat!  Often after eating this kind of food for breakfast I felt both unsatisfied and had stomach discomfort – sometimes I wished I hadn’t ate at all!

That all changed when I discovered Isagenix and realized that if I mixed the IsaLean Shake (protein), the Cleanse for Life (minerals), the Ionix Supreme (vitamins and rare plant extracts), the IsaFruits (FRUIT!), and the Isagenix Greens (veggies! how often do you eat vegetables for breakfast?) all together in one mega-healthy shake I’d be on to something.  Well, I was right.  It’s the best breakfast I’ve ever had – it tastes great, it’s fast, I can drink it in the car if I want and I drink it almost every day (vacations are sometimes an execption but even then I regret it and wish I had just had the shake!).

Not only does it make me feel good (my stomach – and my belt – thank me) … it helps me start my day in just about the healthiest way possible.  Recently I went to a health seminar (NOT Isagenix related) and there was a medical doctor talking about good nutrition.  Their #1 suggestion – drink a protein shake every morning!  AND if you aren’t getting enough fruits and vegetables (and who is??) – take a fruit suppliment and a vegetable suppliment.  I just nodded and knew that she was 100% right.  Whether you want to diet to lose weight, you’re an athlete who wants to build lean muscle mass and be healthy, want to start your day off with some mental clarity instead of in a post-breakfast FOG, or WHATEVER you want to do you should be starting your day off with something as healthy as this.

To mis-quote a credit card commercial – what’s in your breakfast?

Here’s EXACTLY what’s in mine – impressive huh?

Isagenix IsaLean Shakes Ingredients

Antioxidant and B-Vitamin Rich!

Isagenix Cleanse for Life - Because You Should Cleanse Daily!

IsaFruits Fruit Suppliment - Because Fruit is Good For You & Yummy!

Isagenix Greens Vegetable Suppliment - Your Mom Will Be So Proud When You Tell Her You Ate Your Vegetables - For Breakfast!