*30* Harder than I remembered

Here's a recap of the last 3 days. 

Starting weight: 120 lbs. 

I'm slightly embarrassed that I let myself get back to this point, but I guess on the bright side, I'm still much lighter than I was at this same time last year.  Considering that I'm only 4'11", this is pretty high for my stature.  Ideally, I'd like to be at 110lbs.  I think that's a reasonable amount of weight to want to lose.  Last year when I ended the challenge, I was down to 113lbs and was pretty happy with that, but I know that I can do better. 

I didn't do any measurements/pictures this time around because I didn't remember to do it before we started.  Oops!

Day 1

This time around, we decided to do the peaches and cream fiber drink instead of the citrus.  I was able to get the citrus one down without a problem last time, but it was still pretty rough with all of the grittiness.  The peaches and cream is much smoother and if you have a texture issue at all, I highly recommend you go with that.  

Breakfast: Fiber drink and egg scramble (8 egg whites, 2 yolks, red pepper, green onion, black pepper,  basil, oregano-baked in muffin tins at 350 until cooked through)

Snack: Baby carrots

Lunch: Salad with grape tomatoes and lite balsamic vinaigrette

Snack: Celery and All Natural Peanut Butter

Dinner: Marmalade curry chicken in the crockpot from the Advocare Cookbook, Green beans

Snack: Raw Almonds

Day 2

Breakfast: Fiber drink and an apple (I'll admit, I threw up about 1/2 of the fiber drink after downing it)

Lunch: Left over curry chicken

Snack: Raw Cashews

Dinner: Baked Tilapia with dill sauce, cauliflower "rice", steamed asparagus

Snack: Mocha meal replacement shake with a small scoop of peanut butter 

(I was craving something sweet and this satisfied that craving)

Day 3

Breakfast: Fiber Drink (yay-last time until day 7!) and egg scramble

Snack: Baby carrots and hummus

Lunch: Left over Tilapia and asparagus

Snack: Raw Almonds

Dinner: Cilantro Lime Chicken in the crockpot on whole wheat tortillas with fresh avocado and a little plain greek yogurt (in place of sour cream)

Snack: Raw Cashews

Thoughts

Overall, this cleanse seems SO much harder this time around than it did last year.  I keep reminding myself that it's only for 10 days and that I can do anything for 10 days.  It definitely makes me appreciate healthy snacks more than ever.  I'm getting bit tired of eating carrots and celery. What I would give to have a handful of lentil chips! We're really focused on keeping carbs out of our diet as much as possible.  We've been good though-no cheating!

Only 7 more days-we can do this!!

*29* Round 2

Almost exactly one year ago, Jake and I decided to try the Advocare 24 Day Challenge.  We saw some great results and were motivated by the changes we were seeing-not only on the scale, but also in our clothes.  

Unfortunately, with moving, the holidays, and I'll admit it-laziness, we've reverted and although we didn't slide all the way back to pre-advocate weight, we've definitely regressed.  I've gained back almost 1/2 of the weight I lost and I've got my little belly pooch back with it.  So, we decided to do Advocare again.  However, this time we're not doing the full challenge.  In an effort to spend a little less money, we are modifying the 24 Day Challenge. 

Staring Monday, we will be doing the 10 Day Herbal Cleanse.  What we will not be doing is the 14 day burn phase.  When we did it last year, I reacted badly to the supplements, so our plan is just to eat as though we're doing the burn.  In addition to ordering the cleanse, we also ordered a box of meal replacement shakes (I also had 1/2 of another box I ordered a few months ago), and a box of watermelon Spark.  We still have some Leptilean, Carb Ease+, and Omegaplex left over from mid-year orders, so we're good to go on that.  I've already got our fridge cleaned out of all of the bad stuff and stocked full with lots of fresh produce.  Our 10 day meal plan with snacks are all planned out as well.  

Our Advocare arrived today, and I'm so excited to get started Monday!