Advocare 24-Day Challenge: Day 23!

So I've been doing the Advocare 24-Day Challenge. You can read about the challenge itself here. Today is day 23! It has included a 10-day cleanse phase and a 14-day max phase. YES! I've almost made it. Tomorrow will be my last day.

Side note - I'm not reviewing the product for anyone or any company. Just doing it to share with you!

I did it because I needed some help. Normally I am a pretty healthy person. I've been a vegetarian for years and I love to workout, but I had fallen into a rut and was literally eating a bowl of Goldfish crackers and a string cheese for dinner at night. Literally. Not so healthy. I was taking care of everyone else in my family but me. I also may or may not have been baking cookies far too often : ) I wasn't getting the nutrients I needed, not to mention I was seriously lacking protein. I felt like a big pile of goo with no energy.

As a mom of a 1-year-old and an on-the-go husband, I simply canNOT be a big pile of goo. Nope.

Advocare, through it's comprehensive supplementation and nutrition program, restored my discipline. It made me fall in love with fresh fruits and vegetables again. It made me put myself first more often and gave me natural energy. I have loved it. Here are a few pictures of my progress. Tomorrow I will have the final day 24 picture.

Day 1. Self-took bathroom picture. Classy! That lower gut has got to go!

The scary fiber drink during the cleanse phase. You mix it with a few ounces water and chug as fast as possible. Doesn't it look like cornmeal? It's thick and gritty, but has a citrus taste and isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Scouts honor! It was the worst part, but the Spark energy drink (that you can barely see in the Ziploc bag) was a pleasant surprise. It was fruit punch flavored powder that you mix with water. It tasted amazing. I could drink it every day for the rest of my life and be happy. It's that good.

Day 3.

Here's what I have eaten for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. I normally don't eat eggs, but made an egg-ception (see what I did there?) for this challenge to get a quick blast of protein before workouts. I've been eating every few hours and haven't felt hungry. I've noticed that at night is when I have been craving junk the most because that was what I had been eating before starting the challenge. For dinner I'm doing brown rice, black beans, whole wheat pasta, veggie burgers, etc. Just trying to keep it clean and simple. (I made the most awesome clean french toast casserole last week with egg whites and whole wheat/whole grain bread!) I'll be honest... I've cheated twice in 23 days. By "cheating" I mean I caved and ate some of Charleigh's Vanilla Wafers. I don't even like Vanilla Wafers that much. I haven't drank any beer or wine. I've worked out 3-4 times a week. I've been drinking about 100 ounces of water a day. Basically I am a fish now.

                                                                           
Day 1 (again) compared to day 17. Day 17 = down 8 pounds. 3 inches from waist.

Like I said, tomorrow I'll show day 24's picture and results. I ain't going back to my old dinners of Goldfish crackers and string cheese after the challenge, but I'll find a happy medium. Float on...