Day 2

The day is going well!

This morning I used the advice in the video I found (and posted in a previous post) in order to survive my fiber drink better. I was able to get through it a little better... however... I really that gulping it down isn't very easy with COLD water. Tomorrow I will use cold water from the tap.

I was very proud of my workout efforts today. I did Zumba for 20 minutes and then when I went downstairs to see how my Hubby was doing with his workout I decided to do 20 minutes on my exercise bike. My legs were jello after... but I felt good!

Lunch was a salad with cold Salmon from last night's dinner and the balsamic salad dressing from Maple Grove Farms.

I finally got around to boiling some eggs to use as snacks.

I am struggling a little this evening. I decided to make turkey taco meat with lettuce wrap. I am NOT excited. Today I missed the tortilla and cheese! I must remember that I will thank myself later!

I have my New Years Eve Tradition of Herring to look forward to later... I know it isn't on the plan... but I am going to do it anyway!

I must say right now I am kind of missing our OTHER New Years Eve Tradition of LOTS of snacky food... but I am going to power through it! I am heading to HAWAII in 39 days so I think I can sacrifice some junk food now.

Day 1: Mid day and Evening!

Okay... so I think the workout gods were trying to punish me for not working out in so long. I wanted to use my WiiFit, however the batteries were dead in the controller and the fit board. The DISK was not reading ... ARRGH! So instead I did a warm up on my Zumba Wii game and then I danced to about 8 songs on Just Dance 3! This gave me a pretty late start on the day! I did feel good after working out and I had already reached 2 miles on my FIT BIT! WAHOO!

I will say that the Spark drink really had me READY to go! I am still feeling refreshed.

I had my Lunch... DELICIOUS! I had a spinach salad with grilled chicken, strawberries, pineapple, and grapes. I also tried the Maple Grove Farm salad dressing. YUMMO!

I feel I had a pretty good day. I almost forgot to take my second round of catalyst but after texting Sarah (my Advocare expert) I was able to take them before bed.

We went to the store to buy some orange juice for my fiber drink in the morning and picked up a couple more things. I had a brief moment of frustration about things that I wanted but can't have right now. I still bought my herring for New Years Eve... I just can't give up tradition. However, I will NOT eat it with crackers this year! 

Dinner was a little later than I would have liked it. This is a big habit to break for me! We typically eat so late because I forget to defrost whatever meat I need! I had a second spark before preparing dinner and that helped motivate me to get dinner made and a couple of other house chores while I waited for the salmon to defrost. Dinner was delicious! This is a meal I have made a couple of times on Weight Watchers... so I knew it would be good!

I did have a bowl of fruit for a snack (strawberries, grapes, apples, pineapple, and mango). That was yummy. I also spent some time trying to find Cleanse friendly meals. So many healthy meals include BEANS... and I don't do beans... I also don't like spicy food, onions, or green peppers... so eating healthy is a challenge!

Overall... Day 1 = Success!

Day 1: Morning!

WOW!

I started with my Pink Lemonade Spark (SO YUMMY!) and my three catalyst capsules. NO PROBLEM!

THEN... duh duh duh... the fiber drink. I mixed it with VERY cold water and tried to drink it right away. This stuff is not easy to get down! I immediately searched the internet for solutions... here is a video to watch that I am hoping will help with day 2!

The Berry Meal Replacement Shake is DELICIOUS! I am loving it... and it is helping me forget the Fiber shake.

I am getting ready to take a picture and get my beginning measurements... and then work out time! I can feel that the SPARK has already kicked in so I want to take advantage of that! I will post later with my snack and lunch choices... and an update on how I felt after the workout!

Twas the night before the Challenge....

Twas the night before the Advo Care 24 Challenge and all I can think about is how I don't want to take the BEFORE picture. This does manage to give me more motivation. I want to be proud to have pictures taken of myself.

I went shopping for fruits, veggies and proteins. I have the spark, catalyst and fiber drink set out for the morning. I am REALLY excited to see the changes... I think I will see some awesome changes in 10 days! I have never gone 10 days without dairy and/or bread! I can only imagine what that will be like.

I already have the meals picked out for tomorrow! I will have a meal replacement shake in the morning, a spinach salad with chicken and fruit for lunch. I will make Salmon and Asparagus for dinner. Of course I will have fruit and nuts through out the day for snacks.

Wish me luck!