Advocare Day 10

I have completed the first part of the Advocare 24-Day Challenge!  The ten day cleanse part is over.  The eating is the same (although not quite as strict?) with the exception of a meal replacement shake for breakfast that you mix with cold water and can add fruit if you want.  They have a nondairy shake also.

So, the big news...I lost 6 pounds during the cleanse!  I am thrilled with that number.  I am feeling much better already.  Definitely more energy all around and feel less like poo.  My two-a-day Spark is really helping with energy levels.  And I still don't miss coffee. Amazing!

So for the shake, I've chosen just regular chocolate.  The choices were chocolate, chocolate mocha, berry or vanilla.  Chocolate mocha sounds good too, so do the others.  I wish there was a variety pack.

Part of this next phase in the challenge is taking multiple supplements each day.  They come in these handy strips of little packets (4 a day) and the outline you get with the kit tells you exactly when to take what.  When ordering, you can choose which "pack" you want.  The choices were MNS Max E, core nutrition with energy, MNS Max 3, a comprehensive weight loss system, or MNS Max C, core nutrition with appetite control.  I chose Max C for the appetite control.  Anything to help me not feel as hungry as I get a migraine every.single.time. I get hungry.  No joke.  It's such an inconvenience while trying to eat less to lose weight!

Here's a picture showing the outline, the meal replacement shake that I'm just about to make, and my supplements for the day.

 

Next 14 days of the Challenge......BRING IT!

Advocare Day 9

Today is day 10 of the Advocare 24-Day Challenge!!

Day 9 went really well.  I was craving something sweet last night big time but didn't give in!  I'm beginning to think I'm a whole new person!

I even got up at 5:00 and went to the gym before work!  I know!  I did 20 minutes on the treadmill, day  of the Couch 2 5K program.  It felt good to work out.  It's been a while.  I'm also going on a walk with a friend after work today.

I'm so glad to be about done with the fiber drink!  I did not get used to it at all!  I drank it, though. 

In other news, I'm hoping to get my first-ever (for me) Pop Sugar Must Haves box in the mail, hopefully today.  And speaking of Popsugar, I got this nice spoiler in my email yesterday.  One of these Gorjana and Griffin open circle necklace will be in every Popsugar box next month!  This necklace itself has a $65 value.  The cost of the box is $35 so I'm thinking it's going to be an AWESOME box.  And I love that necklace!

Apparently PopSugar's anniversary box will be in August.  I kept reading that it was in July's box, which is my first one from them.  I was disappointed by the spoilers I saw for the July box, so I'm looking forward to next month's box for sure.

Advocare 24-Day Challenge Days 6, 7, & 8

Today is day 9 of the Advocare 24-Day Challenge.  Tomorrow will be my last day of the 10 day cleanse portion of the challenge.

This is the first time EVER for me that sticking to a plan like this has been "easy".  I'm thinking it's because I was just ready to be healthier.  I am still surprised that I didn't have any headaches or anything the first few days due to detoxing.  I think my body was ready too!


I start each and every day with a Spark.  I have been having hard boiled eggs and whole wheat English muffin, or a hb egg and oatmeal for breakfast.  I've eaten a lot of salads for lunch.  I HATE making salads but like to eat them!  I eat a lot of avocado on my salads.  Dinner has been a mixture of things...I struggle with dinner since I really don't like meat.  I've been eating wraps made from Flat-Out wraps. 

I will be weighing in on Thursday (after the 10-day cleanse portion is over).  I'm hoping for a five pound weight loss for the first 10 days.  I am starting to feel more energetic and less "head tired", if you know what I mean, so that's worth far more than a few pounds lost!

I'm looking forward to trying the meal replacement shakes next week. They will be my breakfast for two weeks starting Thursday.  I am really liking the 24-Day Challenge!!

Advocare Day 1!

Today's gonna be rough.

After a week-long vacation and eating frenzy, I am starting the Advocare 24-Day Challenge today.  It's a 24-day challenge (duh) where you eat "clean" and take the Advocare provided supplements and things.  The whole package arrived a week before I went on vacation and it's just been sitting in my dining room waiting for me.  There's quite a few items in the box and there's a handy little schedule that outlines exactly when to take what.

The first 10 days is the cleanse phase and in addiction to eating clean, I will be taking the Advocare fiber drink (which I hear is quite nasty....I'm about to have my first one after I write this post, so I'll give you my opinion of this drink shortly), the ever-so-popular Spark energy drink that all the cool kids are drinking these days.  And I have been using this product for the past week or so and I do LOVE it.  Love it.  It gives me great energy and it has helped me kick the coffee habit (well, let's get real, today is my first day without any coffee but I have been weaning off all week and I've had no problem.  And I've been addicted to coffee for YEARS).  Another product I'll be taking throughout the 24 days is Omegaplex which is a high quality Omega 3 fatty acid supplement, and the Herbal Cleanse caplets will be taken during the first 10 days also.  I will give a break down of all the above products when I have a bit more time :)

My meal plan for the day will include:

Breakfast:  eggs, 1/2 Thomas Light English muffin, kiwi fruit
Snack:  Spark drink, plum and a few almonds
Lunch:  Tuna salad on whole wheat sandwich thin, veggies
Snack:  banana
Dinner: Turkey patty, sweet potato, chopped salad (yum!)

That's the plan anyway.  I was an idiot and didn't prepare last night (I know, I know!) so I will need ot spend a few minutes this morning preparing my meals for while I'm at work.  Not a good way to start off....I'll get into the swing of things.  I will!

And hopefully some time this afternoon/night or tomorrow I'll get my reviews up for the boxes I got in the mail while I was gone.  I got my very first Birchbox!  So exciting. And my first KlutchClub
also arrived.  I ordered Klutchclub a couple weeks ago when Plum District was having a special so I got it at a super good price.  I also got my first Goodies box and my Julep warehouse order arrived!  Yay!  Let me tell you, I LOVE getting packages in the mail!  And having 4 on Saturday when we got home thrilled me to death.