Before I flee the country…my 21 day challenge update 3

Here’s my third update on how my 21 day pH challenge is going! If you aren’t sure what I’ve been doing, you can read my first post here and my second post here.  Here’s a quick recap:

Genuine Health asked me to take a 21 day challenge of taking Greens+ Extra Energy and tracking my pH levels I readily agreed.  I’m really interested in learning more about my pH level and what it means for my health. Acidic vs. Alkaline…my husband will definitely say I’m acidic, lol.

My aim is to measure my pH and if necessary work toward getting to the optimum level of around 7.0-ish. I’ll be taking my pH levels 3 times per day – morning, afternoon and evening.  I’ll be taking the regular recommended serving of Greens+ energy too like I usually do.

So I’ve now made it through 12 days and my pH level seems to be pretty stable around the 6.8 – 7.0 mark which is an improvement from my 6.6-ish levels at the beginning of the challenge. So far, I’m really happy with my results and I’m feeling good.

I’m still not eating enough greens (we had a pretty empty fridge this week so I’ve had a lot of carrots and apples and bananas. There’s still room for improvement in my diet…but not much.  In the meantime, thank goodness for my Greens Plus Extra Energy.  I’ve also been sick this week and the Greens Plus has really helped keep me on my feet.

Day 9 – Tuesday January 26/10

• morning pH level – 6.8
• afternoon – 7.0
• evening – 6.8

Didn’t eat much today, still feeling sick. But what I did eat was healthy. No treats in 9 days  now (not counting the bevvies last week).  Longest I’ve gone without dessert in…well, ever!

Day 10- Wed Jan 27/10

• morning pH level – 6.8
• afternoon – 6.8
• evening – 7.0

Not feeling so great…but made myself eat my four healthy meals anyway.

Scooted over to my girlfriends house to weigh in (our first time together, we each want to lose 8-10 pounds).  I’ve lost four pounds since my starting weight 10 days ago. Yay!  However that amount of weight loss will slow as I go back to running – I need to eat more than I have been to fuel my runs. So I’ll be looking to a more gradual loss for my next few pounds.

Day 11 – Thurs Jan 28/10

• morning pH level – 7.0
• afternoon – 6.8
• evening – 7.0

Had hoped to run today, but my chest is still heavy and hurts to breathe. Drats! Been good with my eating though, and sneaked in some upper body weight training and ab work today.

Good news for this week: I’ve had no alcohol at all. Bad news: Being sick is kinda like a dull, daily hangover without the buzz at the beginning.

Sigh.

Day 12 – Fri Jan 29/10

• morning pH level -  went on an early morning run and forgot. Oops!
• afternoon – 6.8
• evening – 6.8

Almost lost my voice when I woke up this morning…then found it under my bed.  Anyway, still sick but decided to run anyway. Went early and watched the sunrise as I ran beside the Ocean. Beautiful!  Logged 12 miles so my long run is off my plate while I’m in Mexico next week.  All fun and fitness and R&R! Soooo looking forward to it. I leave tomorrow!

One note for today…I had my first “treat” in 12 days…popcorn with butter. But a very small portion.  Yum!