Xymogen shake tip
Here's a tip for anyone trying to choke down the Xymogen shakes: make sure your shake is as cold as possible. I put a couple of ice cubes in mine just before I shake it up, and the cold helps subdue the flavor as well as the gag response. It does get better with time. You will get used to it, though I think it's impossible (at least for me) to ever actually like it.
This morning was the first time I was able to choke down the shake without gagging. That's good news because I've got to ingest 2 more throughout the rest of the day. (To anyone who's curious, the exact supplement I'm taking is Xymogen® EP's i5™ "biotransformation formula".)
Plan so far
Starting today, the next 9 days will be really rough for me: no regular meals. Just shakes with a couple of small snacks in between, progressing to just shakes on 7/25-7/27. My follow-up appointment is 7/27.
Side effect?
I think there might be an unfortunate side effect to the shakes: diarrhea. I'm having a lot of pure liquid eliminations in the bathroom lately. I'll take a bunch of Immodium and be fine for a day, and then, the next day, it comes back with a vengeance. I had a bunch of Immodium yesterday afternoon, so I should be fine for today (I hope). Tomorrow will likely be another matter entirely.
Nekkid weight: 206.5
Yea! More progress. Just for comparison, I weighed myself again afterwards while fully clothed: 210.5. So, about 4 pounds for clothes and shoes. I'll keep that in mind next time I weigh myself at the doctor's office.
Hooray! Yay for somewhat getting used to the shakes!
ReplyDeleteBeing that this is a cleanse, I don't think you should worry too much about diarrhea. I think the shakes work everything out of your system so that--after 28 days--you can start totally fresh with a moderate eating schedule. I have a feeling that, though you may be miserable now, your body will likely be saying "Oh, thank you! I feel so lightweight and pure and pretty!" by the end of the whole to-do.
It was great to see you too. I leave for NM on Thursday--it's finally hitting me how much I'm going to miss the hubby and the puppies (probably the puppies a little more, but we don't have to tell the hubby that, do we?). =)
You can make it! You can do anything for 28 days!