So I decided to do the Advocare 24 Day Challenge.
It starts out with a 10 day Herbal Cleanse. Exciting I know!
I am a little bummed because I wanted to write everyday about what I ate while on the cleanse, how I felt, etc. But as my luck would have it, during these last 10 days we have been sick at our house. Rachel had the 3 day flu, Ben had the stomach flu and I had strep throat.
BUT, the good news is, I was able to stay the course and stay on the cleanse. A couple thing to note.
1. The Citrus drink tastes aweful. But everday I had to drink it I feel as if it went a little better.
2. The Spark (fruit punch is my favorite so far) is completely taking away the urge for me to have a Coke. The reason I know this is because when I was really sick I didn't take the time (the 30 seconds I know, silly) to make the Spark. Well what happened was I completely was craving Coke! And I had two cans, one on one day and then one the next. Not cool! But the good news is in the last 10 days I have only had 2 cans of pop. And normally in 10 days I would probably of had AT LEAST 12-15 cans. So that is ALOT less sugar going into my body.
3. I've had three salads from McDonalds and the French Fries didn't even look good. :)
4. I've eaten pizza twice and am a little disappointed in the second time I ate because I had three or four pieces without even thinking. ugh. Oh well, just can go forward.
I am trying to figure out if I am going to weigh and measure on Sunday, but I think I am! :)
Friday, January 14, 2011
First Things First
Where I am Now:
179 pounds
5 ft 6 inches (I don't really expect this to change, but is necessary to calculate BMI)
BMI - 28.9
Jean Size - 14 and quite snug in the waste
Where I want to Be:
150 pounds (ultimately would like to go down to 140, but that is my very long term goal, I will be thrilled with 150)
BMI - 24.2
Jean Size - 8 (does that sound possible at 150?)
What I know has to change:
Coffee - I drink coffee every morning with lots of creamer. Probably need to decrease coffee consumption but definitely decrease coffee creamer consumption.
Coke - I love it, but I need to cut back ALOT! I have AT LEAST one can a day and most days two. Would like to eliminate all together, but for now if I could get down to 2-3 a week I would be happy.
Fruits & Vegetables - I need to eat them. That's right there are some days when I think back and go wow, kind of forgot to do that. So what am I eating then. Carbs, meats, sweets, its' ridiculous and it needs to change. So I will be eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
Breakfast - Many days I don't eat breakfast or I eat junk from McDonalds or a piece of toast. I would like to eat breakfast everyday. I am going to have eggs hardboiled so I can grab and go or eat a bowl of Special K. I'm not a big cereal eater but I like Special K (the only kind of ceral I will eat).
Snacking - Enough Cheetos and Reeses Peanuter Cups. I actually found some "Cliff Bars", the peanuet butter ones are really yummy and I think this could be really helpful for snacking. I also like the Blue Diamond Hazelnute Nut-Thins. They are wheat and gluten free and a much better snacking alternative.
With all this being said I have one other thing I am going to use to jump start my weight loss.
ADVOCARE
Starting Thursday, January 6th, I am going to start the 10 Day Cleanse. Sounds fun doesn't it?
I am actuall doing the 24 Day Challenge and will be blogging about the ups and downs and struggles and successes.
I am not planning on weighing or measuring myself until Sunday, January 16th.
Here's to a new, better and smaller me!
179 pounds
5 ft 6 inches (I don't really expect this to change, but is necessary to calculate BMI)
BMI - 28.9
Jean Size - 14 and quite snug in the waste
Where I want to Be:
150 pounds (ultimately would like to go down to 140, but that is my very long term goal, I will be thrilled with 150)
BMI - 24.2
Jean Size - 8 (does that sound possible at 150?)
What I know has to change:
Coffee - I drink coffee every morning with lots of creamer. Probably need to decrease coffee consumption but definitely decrease coffee creamer consumption.
Coke - I love it, but I need to cut back ALOT! I have AT LEAST one can a day and most days two. Would like to eliminate all together, but for now if I could get down to 2-3 a week I would be happy.
Fruits & Vegetables - I need to eat them. That's right there are some days when I think back and go wow, kind of forgot to do that. So what am I eating then. Carbs, meats, sweets, its' ridiculous and it needs to change. So I will be eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
Breakfast - Many days I don't eat breakfast or I eat junk from McDonalds or a piece of toast. I would like to eat breakfast everyday. I am going to have eggs hardboiled so I can grab and go or eat a bowl of Special K. I'm not a big cereal eater but I like Special K (the only kind of ceral I will eat).
Snacking - Enough Cheetos and Reeses Peanuter Cups. I actually found some "Cliff Bars", the peanuet butter ones are really yummy and I think this could be really helpful for snacking. I also like the Blue Diamond Hazelnute Nut-Thins. They are wheat and gluten free and a much better snacking alternative.
With all this being said I have one other thing I am going to use to jump start my weight loss.
ADVOCARE
Starting Thursday, January 6th, I am going to start the 10 Day Cleanse. Sounds fun doesn't it?
I am actuall doing the 24 Day Challenge and will be blogging about the ups and downs and struggles and successes.
I am not planning on weighing or measuring myself until Sunday, January 16th.
Here's to a new, better and smaller me!
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