Cleanse Day 1

Day 1 of the cleanse is underway! I happened to have scheduled a vacation day for today, it was unplanned, but worked out so well! I had time to get everything together this morning and even worked out to Can You 24!

First thing after waking up, I took my weight, measurements, and the dreaded before pictures. Ick. This was motivation for me to eat and workout today. Nothing like seeing all of your fat rolls on film your Pre-Challenge body to get you going.

I woke up and had a Spark. I tried the Mandarin time this morning, which I haven't had before. It was delicious. :) I took my Catalyst with my Spark. If you haven't tried Catalyst, it's FANTASTIC. It's packed with protein to give you energy and is designed so that you're feeding your muscle and not your fat. 

Annnd the dreaded fiber drink. I have been told lots of horror stories about the citrus fiber drink. Maybe I'm not that picky, but I did not think it was too bad. The texture is rough, but the flavor didn't really bother me. I put 8 oz of water in my blender bottle, added the packet of fiber, shook it up, and drank it IMMEDIATELY. If you don't drink immediately, it will get thick. Like, oatmeal thick, y'all. Drink it quickly - seriously. Then immediately follow with a glass of water. 

(Sorry for the annoying picture arrangement - I'm just figuring out this tool and it is not agreeing with me on how things should look so far.)

For breakfast, I had 2 eggs, an apple and a serving of whole grain rice. Of course I took, my OmegaPlex, I take 2 with every meal. It's so awesome for your hair, skin, and nails. It's important while you're cleansing because you need to replace the bad fats with the good fats that OmegaPlex will give you.

After breakfast, I did the Can You 24 DVD. I really liked it. There are 3 levels of intensity for each workout. I have not worked out in quite a while and I didn't die, but I did feel the burn. I like that it's short, you don't need any special equipment, and it's super easy to follow along. I'm going to do this at least 5 days a week while I'm on the Challenge. 

I also had a handful of almonds for a snack and have been working on my water intake. 

It's almost lunchtime, so I'm going to have my Catalyst and Spark. More later!

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24 Day Challenge Starts TOMORROW!

Tomorrow we'll be kicking off our group 24 Day Challenge. I am excited beyond words about getting healthy with my friends! I really need this change in my life and we are going to OWN this Challenge!

I've been overweight my entire life and I'm sick of it. I'm 25 years old and I feel awful most of the time. I'm tired and hot and bleh. I honestly feel that my weight and health keeps me from things I want.

This 24 Day Challenge is going to jumpstart my new lifestyle. I've done the Challenge before, but didn't have this amount of support and friends and family doing it with me. I lost 12 pounds and 19 inches. I did not keep the momentum going after that, but I have kept the weight off.

My favorite thing last time was that after the Challenge, I didn't crave food like I had before the Challenge.

I'm using this blog to share my journey and experiences with AdvoCare. I'll post tips and recipes we come up with along the way.

Today, I delivered the last few challenges out to our challengers. I went shopping and prepped our cleanse meals tonight with my cousin, Destiney.

I am an Aldi girl, through and through. However, we'd heard several times how the Asian markets have awesome fruits and vegetables super cheap. We decided we'd go to the Asian market first, then to Aldi. We never made it to Aldi. :) The Asian market was awesome and SO cheap. We got a ton of fruits and veggies for $40. This girl is a believer!!!

 

I rinsed everything in a sinkful of water with 1 cup of white vinegar. This is a good fruit / veggie wash and helps your produce last longer, too. 

This is the first time I've used this grater / slicer. I bought it at Aldi for $6.99. LOVE IT. It comes with 3 different plates - a small grater, a large grater, and a slicer. It's much easier than our regular grater, especially when you are doing a LOT of grating. 

We made several different variations of baked chicken with veggies and seasoning. Just throw in your chicken and whatever veggies you want and season. Bake at 350 for an hour. We had 5 pans of chicken going at once, so we left it in an extra 20 minutes or so.

 

 I used a lot of cilantro, parsley, thyme, lemon juice, rosemary, and pepper. I didn't use too much salt. Salt's okay to have on the cleanse, I just tried to season other ways.  

I also made some eggs. Instead of hard boiling, I baked them in a muffin pan. They taste better, they're easier to peel, and I hate messing with boiling them. A quick and easy snack that's cleanse friendly!

I also made some amazing turkey burgers. This is one of our favorites. I'll share the recipe in a later post. 

Off to bed for me! Psyched to start the cleanse phase in the morning! 

PS - If anyone has any questions about AdvoCare, let me know. I'm stoked to start this journey and would love to share with you. 

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