I finished AdvoCare on Wednesday and had my weigh in yesterday. I made sure to do it at my boyfriends house so I could get an accurate loss. 

What do you think? I can definitely tell a difference here! I started the 10 day challenge at 152.2, obviously very bloated because I never weigh that much, and ended at...... 141.8!!!

I can't remember the last time I saw 141! 

I'm really proud of sticking it through. It was hard but not THAT hard. Now I did have some bread yesterday, and it wasn't life changing, so I think I want to stick with this was of eating for a while. My goal is 140 by the end of the month, and then to maintain for the next 3.

If you're interested in advocare, please use my link here: http://www.advocare.com/130639119

This link supports one of my best friends. 

It's morning of the day five on the cleanse and I have a lot to report. 

On Day 2 I ate:

Breakfast: protein shake

Snack: unsalted cashews and a banana

Lunch: turkey roll up, carrots, brown rice cake

Snack: banana and peanut butter

Dinner: 4 turkey sausage patties and a pear

Exercise: 1 hour of bootcamp

All day I felt pretty normal. Work was stressing me out so I was a little more unhappy and whiny than I usually am, but no bad cravings. Working out was really tough. I felt so weak and I definitely struggled to keep up. It was probably one of the harder workouts I've ever done. I attribute this to having no quick acting carbs in my body. 

On Day 3 I ate:

Breakfast: protein shake

Snack: raw almonds and a pear

Lunch: turkey roll up, carrots, hard boiled egg and egg white- forgot my rice cake. 

Snack: forgot my snack 

Dinner: grilled chicken and roasted brussel sprouts

Exercise: 30 minutes of running

I was definitely grouchy today, but still no bad cravings. Exercise felt pretty much back to normal. It was hard but not too hard. When I woke up on day 3 I weighed in at 146.6. Kind of crazy that I dropped 5.5 lbs of weight in 2 days... mostly water, but As long as it's moving in the right direction I'm happy!

On Day 4 I ate:

Breakfast: protein shake

Snack: banana ( forgot my nuts )

Lunch: turkey roll up, brown rice cake, hard boiled egg white and whole egg. 

Snack: banana and almond butter

Dinner: 4 turkey sausage patties 

Exercise: None

Day 4 (yesterday) was the worst day EVER. Around lunch time all I could think about was coffee and soda. It was literally right after I said "I think I'm handling this better than the average person" that the cravings hit.  All I could think about for a few hours!! This could be attributed to not having all my snacks the day before. I'm also going to bring my soda water today to have something soda-like if I get a craving. 

Last night I had my first restaurant experience where I met my friends before the Ellie Goulding concert. I ordered a soda water with lemon and I felt ok not eating their food. I wish I had a beer at the concert but it wasn't a big deal. 

Below is a picture the night of day 1 and this morning, day 5. Can you tell a difference? Not sure I can. 

Today was my first day of the Advocare 10 day challenge. I know one or two of you asked what Advocare is so ill do my best to explain.

Advocare is a company that sells a range of health care items.. The basis of the company is multilevel marketing which means that you can become a distributor yourself and participate in a compensation plan based on direct sales. It's sort of sounds like a peer amid scheme although I am not selling or distributing Advocare so I don't really know if that's the case haha. 

Anyway, my friend Ashley is a distributor and if you're interested in purchasing a cleanse please use her link: www.advocare.com/130639119 

The premise of the 10 day cleanse is pretty basic. Advocare says that the herbal cleanse system can help rid your body of toxins and waste with its unique blend of herbal ingredients that uses a systematic approach to help internal cleaning and improve digestion. The cleanse comes with fiber packets and herbal cleanse pill and a restore pill. You take these at various times during the day according to the instructions and you also take fish oil. The 10 day herbal cleanse costs $31. 

As far as eating on the cleanse the 10 day cleanse is really just a jumpstart to getting your body to eat clean. You eat five small meals during the day, and each meal is limited to certain foods. 

Meal 1: protein, carb, vegetable, or protein shake

Meal 2: healthy fat and fruit

Meal 3: protein, carb, vegetable

Meal 4: healthy fat and fruit

Meal 5: protein and vegetable (carb optional)

I counted calories today and I was close to 1200. I had a protein shake for breakfast, a pear and pistachios for a snack, two hard-boiled eggs rice cake and edamame for lunch, A banana and almond butter for snack and two more hard-boiled eggs with sweet potatoes and green beans for dinner.

I felt extremely full all day but I did crave my regular soda and coffee which you shouldnt have on the cleanse. 

The big NOs on the cleanse are: fried food, alcohol, dairy, sugar, anything processed or artificial, refined or white flour and rice. Soooo goodbye cheese milk yogurt bagels coffee creamer and diet coke for the next 9 days!

I weighed in this morning at 152.2. I don't believe that weight for a second, but I need a starting point so that's what I have. I did have a major party weekend in the mountains with my friends so I expect I gained a bit, but certainly not 6 lbs!!

I'll update this week about how things are going. I'm going to bed very full but with some small bread cravings.