I keep seeing before and after pictures of friends on Facebook who are doing this new diet program. Well, they say it is a lifestyle change but it does include a restrictive diet so let's call it what it is. The Advocare 24 Day Challenge is a two part program, the first being a cleanse phase, the second is a Max phase {whatever that means}. It is a combination of supplements, meal replacement shakes, energy drinks and a clean eating diet. Clean eating means NO: Alcohol {yikes- no wine?!?}, dairy, sugar, nutrasweet (Splenda is okay but sparingly), salt, or complex carbs {white potatoes, bread, rice}. You eat five times a day and only eat veggies {raw or steamed}, fruit, lean protien {salmon, tuna, chicken- not fried, turkey, ground turkey, VERY lean ground beef}, "good" carbs sparingly- sweet potatos, brown rice, quinoa and black beans and "good" fats sparingly- All Natural peanut butter, hummus, uncooked olive oil, avocados. So I talked to Honey and he decided to try out this Challenge with me, not that he needs it. Really neither of us need to lose weight, we just want to be tighter and toned and healthier. So, here we go with Day 1.
Note: I read somewhere that it is best to only have fruits and veggies the first day and to not exercise.
Starting weight: 133 (Up 1 pound from my normal weight due to the pizza, beer and candy I binged on knowing I couldn't have any for 3.5 weeks)
End Goal: Lose 5 pounds and get a tighter, toned tummy in time for summer!
Woke up Drank a Sparks- surprisingly good and definitely felt the jolt of energy but no jitters Followed by the Herbal Cleanse Fiber drink- Nasty, gagged, made the mistake of mixing the powder packet with a full glass of water so I had to drink a full glass of it
Breakfast- grapefruit and berries
Am Snack- banana
Lunch- steamed broccoli and half an apple
PM Snack- MISSED bc I was at the grocery store- CRAP! I'm messing this up all ready!
Dinner- grilled portabella mushrooms (brushed with lemon juice then seasoned with LOT of Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning (salt free and Advocare friendly)
After Dinner Snack- 1/2 an apple
What I learned- 1. Do your grocery shopping before you start! There were Girl Scouts selling those fabulous little cookies outside the entrance to my store and it was TORTURE, PURE TORTURE to pass them up. Also, the chip aisle was a tough one to pass and I don't even eat chips often. I guess just knowing I couldn't have any made them seem that much more appetizing.
2. Shop the sales and freeze what you can. I bought a TON of squash and zucchini on sale, like more than we can eat in a week, so I chopped them up, put them in ziplock bags and froze them for next week.
3. I miss coffee the most.
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