Advocare 10 Day Cleanse Results!

Well, I made it! All 10 days are complete. I’m pleased with the results and even though I’m anxious to have some cheese or a slice of pizza or something else bad, I’m also scared to do so because I want to keep going with the weight loss to get to my final goal.

Eating on days 8,9 & 10 was still very similar to all my other days. Didn’t really change it up except for the fact that instead of overnight oats I’ve made a breakfast smoothie. I got this blender from Target on sale for $14.99 and doubted that it would work well, but surprisingly it has!
Breakfast Smoothie:
*8oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk
*1-2 scoops of Aria protein powder (2 scoops was too much for me)
*1 tbsp chia seeds
*approx ¾ cup frozen fruit (I used very cherry berry blend from TJs)
*splenda to taste (or whatever you use)

It was good but I’ve heard it would be better if adding a little greek yogurt (which you can’t do while on the cleanse). I did not consistently work out during this cleanse. I did Jillian Michaels a couple times, walked a couple miles another night. I have been doing Fitastic Mom’s ABsolutely Bikini Ready Challenge everyday though.

So I’ve really debated whether I wanted to actually put my weight and all that on here, but I know that’s what people want to see. (even my husband doesn’t know how much I weigh .. but I guess he will now if he stalks me. eek) I weighed myself daily even though everyone says not to because of daily fluctuations, but I kept that in mind (especially when the number jumped UP a lot one day! [like up 3 lbs] grr).

By the way, I am 5’7”.

Starting Weight: 153.0

End Weight: 146.6

Total Loss: -6.4 lbs!

Measurements:

Starting: Ending:

Bust- 37 36.5

Under Bust: 31.5 30
Waist: 30 29.5

At Belly Button: 36.5 35
Hips: 38 37.5
Arms: (r ) 11.5 (l) 11 same
Thighs: 24 ea 23 ea

I'm wondering if my measurements were correct to begin with? lol I'm happy with 6 inches lost in 10 days! ;)

I can see the biggest difference in my back fat .. which is a good thing to get rid of!!

What work tempted me with for lunch on Monday.

So my thoughts of the cleanse?
Do I recommend it? Yes. I think it is a good jumpstart to get you back on track and it’s nice to see the scale decline at a fast rate in those 10 days.
Do I think that it made me not crave my typical “bad” foods? No. I was satisfied on the foods I was eating - they were good- but I still wanted pizza and a glass of wine on Saturday night [see pic below] . Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the people around me were still eating that. My husband ate breadsticks from Little Caesar's one night in front of me, and I made mac n cheese for my kids. But it was still doable. At work Monday a drug rep even brought lunch but I didn’t go near it and ate my grilled chicken salad I had brought.

You can do anything for 10 days. But now it’s about what you do after those 10 days. And that’s what I’m worried about. We are leaving for the beach on May 31st (my sister is getting married in Charleston on the 1st then me, hubby & kids are heading to Myrtle for a week for our vacation). I’m not where I wanted to be. I had hopes of wearing a bikini at least one day, but not gonna happen. However, I do have a couple more weeks to work on toning and at least be happy with where I am. [no choice, huh?] So I’ve decided to TRY and continue on maybe an 80/20 clean plan. Even though technically today I’m no longer on the cleanse, I’m still eating good. Not giving into that pizza craving today. But, I’ll allow a cheat this weekend. I’m thinking some Kings Inn Pizza & Apple Raspberry wine. And then promise myself to get right back on track.

My poutyface for no wine on Saturday night.

Thanks for following!!

[I think I might have a panic attack since I hit publish and this is on the internet :( ]

Advocare Cleanse Days 4-7

For the past four days I have still been pretty repetitive with my eating choices. It’s just easier for me. I find what I like, and I eat it. I did make these pretty delicious Spicy Turkey Muffins. 

Obviously the crushed red peppers is what makes them spicy, but not too much IMO. I probably added more than that, didn’t measure. I like hot things. It made 9 muffins for me which came out to 103 calories apiece! I ate them for dinner on Day 4, Lunch and Dinner on Day 5 and Lunch again on Day 6. For the dinners I had them with whatever steamed veggies I had. For lunch I crumbled it up over lettuce. Very good :)

I tried hummus for the first time
& loved it!!

My cart at TJs

On Friday after work I went to Trader Joe’s for the first.time.ever! I was overwhelmed to say the least. So much yummy foods. I got the cutest little baby zucchinis to grill with some chicken, other veggies and fruit, their famous very cherry frozen fruit blend, my first container of hummus, some chipotle salsa, some white cheddar corn puffs for my kids and their infamous cookie butter. I just couldn’t go and not buy it. Everyone is always talking about it. However, I will NOT try it until after my cleanse is over. I’m not doing anything to jeopardize this. So far there have been no cheats!

Such a yummy dinner! Baby zucchini, huge grilled chicken breast
& TJs chipotle salsa

For the past 3 mornings though, my weight has unchanged. I know that I lost a decent amount in the first 3 days so I’m trying not to let it discourage me. I’ve read that this happens to others as well because you’re not taking the fiber drink on these days. I’m feeling like my stomach is flatter and overall feel great so I’m excited to see what the final stretch of the cleanse will bring me!

Found this quote motivating..

After the cleanse is over I hope to modify this clean eating and incorporate it into my everyday plan. I still need to have the occasional bread, greek yogurt, chocolate and wine in my life! Saturday nights are my usual wine nights and I feel like a crack feign - just wanting to lick the cork or something for a taste! LOL.

Wednesday I spent the majority of my morning trying to figure out how to create my own blogger template and header and all the fun stuff. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out! :-) Whatcha think?

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Advocare Cleanse Days 1-3

First I just want to say that I am not an Advocare distributor (nor did I even purchase from one .. Amazon baby! :p). I don’t know everything about the products or the cleanse, but I’ve been asked what I’ve been eating thus far. I’m the type of person that doesn’t mind having repeat meals (the same thing for dinner two days in a row, etc).

Here is my grocery list. This of course will not last me the whole time and I will be making another trip in a couple days.

*chicken breast tenderloins

*lean ground turkey

*red peppers

*green peppers

*onion

*eggs

*egg whites

*spinach

*mixed greens lettuce

*sugar snap peas

*kiwi

*apple slices

*bananas

*frozen peaches

*frozen blueberries

*cucumbers

*old fashioned oats

*unsweetened almond milk

*Mrs. Dash lemon pepper seasoning

*salsa

*Walden Farms no calorie Chipotle Ranch

*asparagus

*Jif-To-Go Natural Peanut Butter Cups

*brown rice

*low fat low sodium chicken broth

*Blue Diamond natural almonds

*various other frozen veggies … I like the Pictsweet steamables (makes it easier!)

*lots of various sized storage containers

Now Day 1 recommends that you only eat fruits & veggies .. I guess to jumpstart your system. I started on Sunday which was the day after the wine festival. I normally don’t eat a lot after drinking so I know I was under my calorie goal for the day (I am for 1200 a day). So you probably want to add some stuff to what I had :)

*Breakfast-fresh fruit mix

*AM snack-handful of almonds

*Lunch-Pictsweet mixed frozen vegetable blend and a kiwi

*PM snack- sugar snap peas

*Dinner- a 2 egg omlette with peppers & onions. Apple slices w/ a natural PB cup

After dinner on Sunday I decided to do some meal prepping for the week. I chopped up the peppers and onion and put them into some storage containers. I peeled and sliced a few cucumbers and divided them into containers (put vinegar in the one I would be eating the following day to soak for flavor), and baked chicken.

~CHICKEN: I poured chicken broth into the bottom of a pan .. just enough to cover the bottom so the chicken won’t get dry. Then I placed all the tenderloins from my pack into the dish and sprinkled generously with Mrs. Dash lemon pepper seasoning. Cooked at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes. I did take it out halfway through and turned them over so and sprinkled the backs with some more seasoning so that both sides would also get cooked in the broth.

~Blueberry Overnight Oats:

*1/2 cup old fashioned oats (uncooked)

*1 cup unsweetened almond milk

*dash of cinnamon

*drop of vanilla flavoring

*sprinkling of no calorie sweetener of choice (I used Splenda but I think it’s recommended to use something natural like Truvia)

*1/4 cup blueberries (mine were frozen so I defrosted in the microwave first)

Mix all together and place in fridge. Should soak for at least 10 hours. In the morning I also sliced up half a banana and mixed in. Leave it sitting at room temp for a little while to knock the chill out before eating. Just like cereal! (I just take mine with me to work and it’s good by the time I get there!)

I put some spinach & mixed greens into two containers and topped with 2 strips of chicken each for my lunch for the next 2 days. Put the rest of the chicken in a container to use for dinners.

Day 2

*Breakfast-Overnight Oats w/ blueberries & banana

*AM Snack- sliced cucumber with vinegar

*Lunch- Chicken salad with Chipotle Ranch dressing

*PM Snack- 8 apple slices with a JIF to go Natural PB cup

*Dinner- Lemon Pepper chicken with sauteed peppers & onions. (Just sprayed the pan with PAM and sauteed the peppers & onions [plus a couple jalapeno slices] and then added the chicken to warm it back up). Also had some Pictsweet Steamable Asparagus (approx half the bag & saved rest for tomorrow). After it steamed in the microwave I put some spray butter on it and sprinkled with spices. I also added a little Sriracha sauce. (I’m addicted).

*Bedtime snack- ¾ cup frozen peaches with splenda & cinnamon nuked in the microwave  [tastes like Peach Cobbler! yum]

I entered all of Day 2’s foods into MFP (along with my morning Advocare Fiber drink and Spark) and it came to around 1200 which is what I aim for - yay! *Note* 1200 is just my goal, you may need more. I hear 1400 is a common average.

Day 3

I ate the exact same thing as I did on Day 2 with the exception of adding peaches to my overnight oats.

I’m off work on Wednesdays so tomorrow I will cook something with the ground turkey to eat on for a couple days. I’m thinking maybe some turkey meatloaf muffins. Yum!

I’m not going to tell you the progress that I’ve made so far - gotta wait til after the 10 days! But I will say that I have stepped on the scale am very pleased thus far. I know it’s only been 3 days but I feel really good. My tummy is flatt Not craving bad junk foods. My mom even brought over a chocolate pie on Sunday and I didn’t eat a single crumb! I feel very satisfied between the meals and snacks. In the mornings I’ve been mixing the Fiber Drink (which is very gross and thick) with my Mango Strawberry Spark packet. It makes it much more bearable. I recommend chugging it as fast as you can while holding your nose and over the sink. All you have to do is get down 8 ounces. It’s gross but doable and totally worth it. I also have another Spark with my afternoon snack. I drink over 100 oz of water a day.

Day 1 they recommend not working out. Day 2 & 3 I did Jillian Michaels RI30 after dinner. Eek. She’s tough!

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