24 Day Challenge+

After much persuading from a friend on a trip, I decided to try Advocare's 24 Day Challenge.  The 24 Day Challenge is a cleanse for days 1-10 and then a "results" phase for days 11-24.  I don't work for or sell Advocare.  I just thought that if I'm going to cut out Diet Dr. Pepper, Starbucks, and dairy and eat well for 24 days, I might as well blog about it. :)  I've been working out for awhile and have lost a little bit of weight, but I'm stuck trying to get the last of the baby weight off.  I am not going to share my starting weight or measurements, but I will tell you how many pounds I've lost after each phase and how many inches I drop by the end.  Honestly, I have no idea if this will work, but I guess we'll find out together!

So, I started yesterday, June 4th.  Yesterday went surprisingly well!  I may or may not have eaten a lot of junk food over the weekend in preparation for this.  I'm sure that was helpful to my overall diet and health. :)  I started the morning with the fiber drink and Spark (energy type drink).  The fiber drink wasn't fantastic.  This morning (day 2), I added a little of my Spark to the fiber drink and it was a thousand times better!  Then, I just fixed the rest of the Spark into a separate drink because it is really good, and I wanted to enjoy it!  Back to yesterday, I had a chocolate meal replacement shake 30 minutes after the fiber drink.  The shake was delicious!  I will definitely continue drinking these for breakfast after the challenge is over.  Mid-morning, I was supposed to have a snack, but the girls were at swimming lessons.  I just drank a bunch of water instead.  I never got hungry.

For lunch, they say to eat a lean protein and salad or fresh vegetables.  We were driving back from swimming lessons, so I got Chick-fil-a grilled nuggets and a salad.  Mid-afternoon, I drank another Spark (fruit punch) and ate some edamame hummus on a whole grain crispbread.

In the evening, I went to Crossfit to workout for an hour.  When I got home, I ate a chicken breast with lemon pepper and broccoli.  In the evening, they say to eat a snack of fruit.  I really wasn't hungry, so I just ate a few grapes.  I finished the night with my herbal cleanse tablets and went to bed.

So, after my first day, I have to say it wasn't hard.  I honestly never got hungry, and I love to snack!  I also didn't spend the whole day running to the bathroom which was my main concern with a cleanse.  I read that this cleanse doesn't do that to you, but I was obviously skeptical!  So far, so good.  Just 23 more days to go. ;)