Day Nine Continued

As promised, I'm here to post about my food and water consumption yesterday:

FOOD LOG of January 30, 2013
Breakfast: probiotic, Spark, Fiber Drink, oatfit, apple
3 Catalyst
Morning Snack: Think Thin bar
Lunch: Chicken, Salad, prunes
After Lunch Snack: Jerky
Dinner: Chicken and salad
After dinner snack: 3 catalyst

WATER COUNT of January 30, 2013
224 oz of water
Pee count: 15 (exact)
Poop count: 4 (exact)

Ok, have a wonderful day y'all!

Day Nine

Well folks, this is the second to last day of the cleanse phase & I’m getting amped for the burn phase. I’m also getting anxious to weigh in! I have this nagging fear that I haven’t lost any weight or inches…but then I remember: I have gained SO much more from AdvoCare than I thought I would. I feel great. My energy is at an all time high. My eating habits are award worthy. And the pride I have in myself is priceless. I know, I sound like a MasterCard commercial, but you have no idea how much the last 9 days have improved the quality of my life. And to think, I still have 15 more to go! This Challenge may seem overwhelming or even impossible to complete in the beginning – but it’s so easy & so worth it. I vote you give it a try!

My morning was fairly successful. I got through the Fiber Drink without dying. And hey – only one more day of that sucker. Around lunch time I headed out to Courtsports to do some time on the elliptical, arm weights, only ONE plank because that is all I can do, and SIT UPS. Hollerrrrr. I snapped some pics for y’all because it’s been that kind of day:

 

Me on the elliptical

 

 

 

25 min, 231.3 calories, 2 miles

 



 

My excuse of a plank

 

 

So hungry after my work out!! There's chicken in that salad, yo.

 

 I wish we were discussing poop, but alas we are not. Although my Auntie (second cousin really, but who’s counting?) Joan had some interesting insight on cleansing: "Cleanse \'klenz\: to purify. In other words, a conscious clearing of crap from the crater". Lol, I LOVE THIS. But I promised a break, so a break you will get.

 Now some of you may have already figured this out (because I believe my readers are super smart, A+), but I usually post my blog about the day on the following morning. Like, usually, I would post this tomorrow morning, but I’m gonna mix it up, because I am wasting time at work today (sorry if you’re reading this Jennifer).

My parents are coming in to town tonight, so Shawn, Ro, & I will go to my auntie's house for dinner. I think I'll pack my dinner so I have something to eat. But the hardest part? NOT HAVING ANY ALCOHOL. Ok, now now, I am not a lush, but I enjoy my wine and I enjoy my liquor (I don't drink much beer anymore because of the gluten). I just have to keep my head up - and turned in the opposite direction of the drinks :)

I realize if I post tonight, you will not know what I ate for dinner in my food log, nor will you know my official water count, pee count (not so official), & poop count - although, I guess I should leave that off for a few days. You wussies. So I will post all those tomorrow morning in a brief blog (take a deep breath, it'll be ok).

Well my pretties, I guess that's all for now. Wishing you all a wonderful evening!

Day Eight

After yesterday, I awoke hoping my stomach had settled down to give my body a break. By 11am, it seemed my prayers had been answered. I only pooped once. Compared to the 95 times I went yesterday. Ok, I could bitch about that forever. But instead, let’s rewind a bit. When I woke up this morning I took my probiotic restore and enjoyed a Spark. I was putting off the Fiber drink for when I got to work. Let me tell you what, memory did not serve me well – that sh*t was more god awful than I remember. But thank (enter higher power you believe in here), I only have to drink it 2 more times. After waiting a good hour for my body to process everything I had put it through this morning (Fiber F*ck, pooping), I was finally able to enjoy a good breaky. ½ cup of oafit and an apple. Gosh, I’m so healthy. Aren’t you jelly?

 

After accusing you all of jealousy, I did something bad. One of our Area Manager’s from PDX was in town today, so my boss took us all out to lunch. To Mexican food. I mean, come on. That is just not fair. THEY PUT CHIPS AND SALSA IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE THE SECOND YOU SIT DOWN. And I’m over here like garcon, where is my straw to suck up my salsa? Ugh. Why don’t you just bring out the gauc, sour cream, and queso and let’s call it a day! But I digress, I ordered the chicken carnitas. No tortillas, no beans, no rice. Just chicken with onion & green bell pepper in some kind of tomato sauce. But god help me, I know there was too much fat in that meal. I had to text Michelle, my “sponsor” to confess my sins. She told me it’d be ok – to just keep doing what I’m doing. But this leads me to my next topic:

 

AdvoCare has taught me the healthiest eating habits I have ever learned. And followed – that’s the kicker. I am eating cleanly, about 5 times a day. Not over eating, but not ever letting myself go hungry. Like I told Michelle, a mere week ago I could have eaten the beans, the rice, the tortillas, plus the carnitas. I literally could have inhaled everything on the plate. And we all know the plates at Mexican restaurants, they’re made for Sumo Wrestlers. So I guess we’re headed in the right direction. I am just not happy I ate that. But I won’t let it happen again.

 

The rest of work went by in the blink of an eye. When I got home, I told Shawn that I did not feel like cooking. So what does he do? Eats pizza. FML. But I am strong and I resisted the sight of ooey, gooey cheese & the aroma of sausage & pepperoni. Not without giving Shawn the stink eye for the majority of dinner. At one point he asked if I was ok. Oh you know, just let me wipe the drool off of my chin…In all honesty, I really was ok. I ate broccoli & 2 Morningstar Farms veggie sausage patties. I was completely satisfied with that. And those sausage patties are delish. I grew up on those bad boys & absolutely love them. Y’all should give them a try!

 

So I’m hearing from all over the world that I talk about pooping too much. AGAIN: PEOPLE THIS IS A CLEANSE. AND I AM DOCUMENTING IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS ON A CLEANSE? IT’S NOT ALL RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS. IT’S FAR MORE ABOUT SH*TS & GIGGLES. Ay yi yi. But for the faint of heart, I guess I can tone it down a bit. Although, I feel as if I am being VERY poetic when it comes my poop talk. Put your minds at ease, gentle readers, I will lay off the poop talk for a day. Or two. Depends how good you are.

 

After dinner, I was pretty much dead to the world. Got Ro down & I read my book for an hour before zonking out. Oh btw, I did not go to the gym today, as you may have noted. After 6 days in a row, I needed a mini break. I’ll be back at it tomorrow. Nobody panic.

 

FOOD LOG of January 29, 2013

Breakfast: Probiotic, Spark, Fiber drink, oatfit, apple

Morning snack: protein bar, 3 pieces of jerky

Lunch: Chicken carnitas

Dinner: 2 Morningstar Farm veggie patties, broccoli

 

WATER LOG of January 29, 2013

176 oz of water

Pee count: 963

Poop count: 4

Day Seven

Monday, Monday…here we are again. Another day at work. But hey, another day, another dolla. I started the morning out with a probiotic restore pill and a mandarin Spark drink. Lordy lordy, I am telling you people, this stuff is liquid gold. It’s like the fountain of youth, it’s like the Crystal of energy drinks; I bet freaking Jesus would have had himself a pimp cup filled with a Spark energy drink. Needless to say, I’m hooked. But I’ve always been a caffeine freak. I’m the girl who might die from aspartame (found in diet pop) because I drank 1.1 million Diet Pepsi’s a day for YEARS. As a reformed DP-aholic, I can tell you that Spark is better. And better for you.

Once I got to work, Ann and I spent most the day bitching about having to drink our Fiber Drink tomorrow. We even made up a pitcher of the nonfat, non sugar, non anything Crystal Light in preparation. But like I’ve said in earlier blogs, it’s not nearly as bad as it used to be with our cheat drink. As my boss says: do you want a little cheese with that whine? He’s funny. I know.

Well folks. Please mark your calendars – I went to the gym for the 6^th day in a row. Somebody’s rolling over in their grave right now (couldn’t tell you who, but they’re undoubtedly surprised and impressed). Did I kick as much ass as yesterday you ask? Not even close. But I was there for 40 minutes on my lunch hour and I don’t think you can ask much more than that. I feel accomplished. Remember how I told you I would inform you about these Catalyst pills my boss gave me? Well they’re freaking awesome and I heart them.

BTW – Last night I got a great text from a friend. Her name is Kenzie. We go waaaaaaaaaaay back. Probably the funniest person I know. But it’s awesome, because she thinks I’m flipping hilarious too. Always a winning combination. She text me: “You’re blog is f*cking hilarious. I am an tears.” She also attached a ridic pic of herself crying (not that it’s hard to make Kenz cry, throw on any rom-com and she’s a goner).

Here she is:

What a button, right? Anyway, try reading that at 10:45 at night next to a sleeping baby and not sh*tting yourself, you’re laughing so hard. Plus, I’m having trouble keeping poop in anyway – it’s always good to make someone laugh, so thank you Kahnz.

Since we’re on the topic: POOP! It falls out of me every time I go to the bathroom now. I seriously spent my day on the toilet. It was a bit miserable. When this whole she-bang is over, I’m definitely going to consider myself cleansed. My God.

I ended up leaving work at 4:45, just because my tummy was rumbling so much and I was just done for the day. When I got home, I started dinner and finished the newest episode of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (yes I’m a huge Kardashian fan, no I am not ashamed). After dinner Rose and I took a bath, put our jammas on, and vegged out until nah night time. ‘Twas a lovely way to end my day. Babies make everything better.

Alright, coming at you fast:

FOOD LOG of January 28, 2013

Breakfast: probiotic restore, Spark energy drink, ½ cup oatfit, 5 prunes

Morning Snack: ½ protein bar, 2 pieces of jerky, 8 almonds (I was hungry this morning)

3 catalyst – gym rat time

Lunch: Chicken, salad, veggie chips

Dinner: ¼ c brown rice, broccoli, turkey kielbasa

 

WATER COUNT of January 28, 2013
208 oz of water

Pee count: 9005

Poop count: 7? That’s pretty close. Ahh.

 

And that’s all she wrote.

Day Six

Happy Sunday!

I'm going to start with a memory. I just had a phone conversation with my mom - mainly discussing my healthier state of mind (I wish Jay-Z would rap about that). And I told her a story about "my wake up call". I think every person who has ever struggled with weight and has eventually done something about it has had that moment where they go "aha". My moment happened in September 2012. I attended a Duck football game with my father. My dad is one of the healthiest people I have ever met (apparently I decided to ignore his advice for the last 24 years). While at the game, I bought a bag of Kettle Korn. Now we all know when I say a bag of Kettle Korn, I mean a trash bag size able to fit a dead body. THOSE SUCKERS ARE GIANT. Then I proceeded to eat the entire bag during the second half. A day or two later, my mom called me and as gently as humanly possible, she expressed the concern her and my father had for me. While I was telling this story to my mom on the phone, she only had a vague memory of it. But for me - I mark that moment as my epiphany, my "aha" moment, the moment that made me want to change my life...

So let's fast forward to today!

Usually on Sunday's my boyfriend has band practice around 12pm. I woke up at 8:30 with Rosalie and dinked around. I had expressed that I wanted to go to the gym, but as the hour neared noon, I still had yet to go. Then band practice was canceled and I was out of excuses. So I strapped on my shoes and strapped in my boobs and headed to the gym. I took 3 Catalyst before I went - and waited 15 minutes before I began physical activity, which is recommended. I bopped on the elliptical and channel surfed until I found LOTR. Boo yeah! If you know me, you know I can do just about anything while watching LOTR. 20 minutes later, I had burned 185 calories and fake-travelled 2 miles. My machine read "your workout is now over". Well, F you machine, I am not finished. From there I hopped on the treadmill to walk/run a mile and burn another 115 calories. Now we're talking. Feeling like a freaking God, I did lunges, a 45 second plank, my arm routine, and.....you guessed it! 25 SIT UPS! Ok, I know I only did 25, but for me that's like Britney Spears in her hey-day. I was quite pleased and a sweaty mess; plus, this marked day 5 in the gym. Eat your heart out, Jillian Michaels.

From the gym, I headed home to eat lunch and shower. Shawn's grandfathers 87th birthday is today and his party was set to start at 3:30. What was on the menu you ask? FREAKING PIZZA. Oh man, that pizza smelt like everything you have ever wanted in your life stuck on a pie and smothered with cheese. I resisted that mofo like a champ. Jazz hands!

Oh I have a confession. I did something "bad". I had a soy chai tea latte this afternoon. But it was SOY not MILK. And shit happens.

Now, here I sit, 9:30 on a Sunday night blogging about my Challenge and still mourning the mid season break of The Walking Dead (restarts Feb 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I am pooped. Here's to another great week! Have a wonderful evening, gentle readers.

FOOD LOG on January 27, 2013
Breakfast: Probiotic restore, Spark, 1/2 c oatmeal (oh yeah! I like that OatFit oatmeal, not too shabby!), apple
Morning Snack: Almonds
Lunch: 1/2 chicken breast, salad, fat free Italian dressing
Afternoon Snack: plain, small salad
Dinner: Turkey sandwich with cucumber, bell pepper, lettuce, spinach, red onion, oil & vinegar on gluten free bread

WATER COUNT on January 27, 2013
160 oz
Pee count: 8900
Poop count: 2

Day Five

Hello party people,

Let's begin with: this is the first weekend that I have had since I began my Challenge.  Needless to say, I was a little nervous that I would end up drinking a secret glass of wine or downing fist fulls of chocolate chips I have stored in the back of the cupboard or even shooting the honey I bought in case of a zombie Apocalypse (honey never goes bad, think about it). As Saturday morning arrived, I got my butt right out of bed and right to the gym. What a way to start your weekend. I worked out with the beautiful Sarah Saks and sweat like the (endearing, inspirational) fatties on the Biggest Loser - believe me, I wish I was on the Biggest Loser. Mmm, Dolvette...

Once showered and presentable, I did some errand running with Rosalie and Sarah. We went to Mecca (AKA Target) and again, I ended up spending way more than projected. Story of my life. They pack Target with shiny, pretty things that are targeted (nice, right?) towards me specifically, I swear to God. Anyway, Sarah told me to get some oatmeal that she really enjoyed...

I'll let you know how it is...

So, when we got home from Target...I had a problem. I had to go to the bathroom ASAP. It is now the second time this has happened since I began my Challenge. My boss warned me not to stray far from the toilet & boy howdy was he right. Whew. Ok, I think that'll conclude my poop talk for this particular blog.

Now, I have gone on and on about the magic that is Spark. Well, yesterday is the first day I felt as if I needed to maybe drink a second Spark. Instead, I accidentally passed out with Rosalie for 2 hours until 7:30 PM! WTF? Needless to say, we stayed up and partied until MIDNIGHT. And by partied, I mean we shared a Betty Louis Strawberry Gluten Free Fruit Bar and watched Ted (word to the wise: not a great movie for a 14 month old...whoooooops). Oh, I guess that I did slip up a bit by eating that fruit bar. But dammit, it was good and ya know, today I won't eat one. Hopefully. Probably not. I promise...

OK, I know this is a lame blog, but when I'm not at work I don't take as good of notes about my day and I have less time to come up with witty jokes and sarcastic insight to my life, so GET OVER IT. Up next, food log...

FOOD LOG of January 26, 2013
Breakfast - probiotic restore, Spark, 3 Catalyst, 1/2 protein bar
Morning/After work out snack - 1/2 protein bar
Lunch - salad, 1/2 chicken breast, banana
Dinner - Light Progressive Beef Pot Roast Soup, 3 Omega-3s
After Dinner Snack - Strawberry fruit bar with a carb pill

WATER LOG of January 26, 2013
192 oz of water
Pee count: 192 oz of pee
Poop count: 3

Happy weekend!

Day Four

First off – sometimes bosses can be the good guys. SOMETIMES. In this case, my boss was a good guy. He gave me a bottle of Catalyst for free. Catalyst is a supplement that preserves, firms, & tones muscles (does that include double chins? I’ll let you know). It also enhances strength and provides sustained energy during physical activity. I told you I was going to the gym and I thought this add on would be a major benefit. I was all geared up to order it from Michelle for $31.50 (beauty has its price) when my boss white knighted me with these happy pills. Let me tell ya what, with all the pills that AdvoCare comes with I feel like I could be some kind of pill pusher. But for health benefits, so don’t arrest me. I’m not sure exactly how these bad boys work, but I’ll let you know if I feel even more amaze-balls than I already do.

Secondly, TGIF. This has been one long week. But you know what – I am really starting to feel the effects of this cleanse. It’s funny because my good friend, Mallory (a seasoned vet of all things cleansing), told me around day 7 or day 8 I would have some sort of epiphany about cleansing. I feel as if I’m on the brink of this epiphany. Plus, who doesn’t like to sound smarter than they are? If I have one, I’ll share. What I was saying, is that I am genuinely feeling good. It’s difficult to explain, but my body feels like all its gears are in check. Some of it may be mental, but I think that I am seriously feeling the physical changes.

So let’s just get it over with: The poop has arrived. Remember, I did not poop at all on Day 1. Whoa nelly, is that misleading. You can’t hardly going pee without throwing in a deuce (you’re welcome, mom).

I went to the gym again on my lunch hour - I ran into a friend in the lobby and ended up chatting (about AdvoCare, what else?) and accidentally got distracted for a good 20 minutes (yup, I'm that person distracted by something shiny). Needless to say this cut my work out down to only 25 minutes...I did the bike and some arms. I'm avoiding sit-ups like the plague. My coworker, Jennifer, is like the girl on fire (Katniss or Alicia Keyes - take your pick) and wakes up every morning to do yoga  or 75 situps or pullups or achieve world peace - I don't know how she does it, but it's damn inspiring. The moral of this tangent? I need to do some damn situps.

After work, I stopped by Wally's World to grab some Tilapia for dinner. Not too shabby, had it with a green salad. I feel like a bunny - all these veggies, but it's ok to be a rabbit. Better than a pig. 

Well, it's nearly bedtime because I'm not actually 25 years old, but 87 years old. And if I can't enjoy a glass (or bottle) of wine on a Friday night, then there is no point in staying up past 9:00. 

So here it is:

FOOD LOG of January 25, 2013

Breakfast - Probiotic restore, 3 Catalyst, Spark Energy drink (I sucked it up and did the mandarin flavor again), protein bar, banana

Morning snack: Jerky

Lunch: Salad, chicken breast

Dinner: Tilapia, salad

Nightime snack: 8 almonds

Herbal Cleanse

WATER COUNT of January 25, 2013

208 oz of water

Pee count: 45

Poop count: 4

Until tomorrow!

Day Three

This morning in the shower, right in the middle of shampooing, I heard a commotion. I grabbed a half-empty bottle of shampoo, ready to attack any intruder, and zipped out of the shower (DRIPPING wet, shampoo half-rinsed out of my hair). What was the crisis you ask? My daughter. Oh maaaaaaaaaaan – I had mascara running down to my chin and bubbles frothing in my hair – But you gotta suck it up when you’re a momma and risk your dignity. Every. Damn. Day.

SO! After that little episode, I fed Rosalie breakfast and mixed myself up a MANDARIN flavored Spark (you get 2 flavors with your challenge). It wasn’t bad, but lacked the same pizazz as the Fruit Punch. Oh well, I’ll switch back and forth every day to make myself a little less whiny. Then (after a serious baby melt down), I was off to work (shout out to one of my lovely babysitters and dear friend, Marisa)!

During your cleanse,  you have to drink the Fiber Drink in the morning on days 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, & 10. So today was the last day of the first Fiber Fase (yes, I know it’s Phase, but I’m trying to be creative and who doesn’t love a good alliteration?)… Ya know, I am not gonna lie to you, is the Fiber Drink still one of the more disgusting things I’ve ever ingested? Yes. But I OWN that sh*t now.

OK – I’ve been told by both my mother and my BFF (shout out to Sarah Saks) that I discuss pooping a lot in this blog. I’m sorry, but I said that I was documenting my cleanse. UM HELLO! IT’S A CLEANSE. You poop. So, now that we’re on topic, does everyone know what a “ghost poop” is? NO!? Let me explain: There are 2 ways to achieve a ghost poop – 1. You look in the toilet after passing a BM and there is nothing there or 2. You wipe and there is nothing there. If you get a double ghost poop you should probably get some kind of tax cut or recognition from the world population, as these are so rare. Anyway, I had 4 BMs yesterday – all of them option 2 of ghost poops. I feel as if my poop is getting cleaner throughout this whole adventure. It’s like a Christmas miracle…on January 24^th. Enough about poo, I know I’m never going to hear the end of it from my mom and Sarah…

A couple of tidbits about today’s journey: I had no headache today, I text my AdvoCare “sponsor” Michelle and told her I feel damn good, and when I woke up this morning, I felt like gravity had to do a little less work to hold me to the earth (I felt lighter is what I’m trying to say); I worked out again on the elliptical at the gym – I felt like Jillian freaking Michaels. Needless to say, I think I’m becoming what people may consider as pure awesome. You be the judge.

Ok all for now, more tomorrow about today…

FOOD LOG from January 24, 2013

Breakfast – Spark, Fiber drink, protein bar, banana

Morning Snack – jerky

Lunch – Brown rice, snow peas, carrots, chicken

Afternoon snack – jerky

Dinner – Taco salad (with ground beef – homemade taco seasoning…cumin, ground mustard, garlic salt, cayenne, pepper, hot sauce….black beans, leafy greens – with bell pepper, red onion, cucumber, celery)

WATER COUNT from January 24, 2013

160 oz (pee count: 4 million, poop count: 4)

Day Two

Well, it happened. I pooped this morning. Thank God. I’m not kidding you guys, I was nervous about this. But it did happen, right after my shower (which I hate because you get all clean and then you…you know – not the point). Anyway, I woke up with a headache. Which I hate even more. Again, I think this is due to less caffeine AKA less coffee. I whipped up a glass of Spark around 6:45am and I CAME TO LIFE. I literally could feel my eyes not be tired anymore. My headache faded and was gone by the time I left for work. Sparks flew, fireworks went off, and choir’s sang. Damn, that Spark stuff is the good stuff.

 I had been dreading drinking my second Fiber drink since I had the first sip of my first Fiber drink. But Ann, my P.I.C (partner in crime, AdvoCare Ass Kicker) actually read the directions – new concept, I know. And boy howdy (Ann is southern) you can add a non-fat, sugar free drink of your choice to the Fiber drink. Yesterday we added water. Today we added Pink Lemonade Crystal Light. Holy mother of God, I’m not saying it was tasty or good or anything, but it was bearable. I actually chugged the whole thing like a frat boy slamming a beer. Fist bump.

 Now, let’s all remember that, last night I took my Herbal Cleanse pills. Well, all morning my pee was NEON YELLOW. Actually more of a limey green. I confirmed with Ann, hers is too. So no worries there – just a side note. Oh and while we’re at it: by 1:15pm, I have consumed 96 oz of water and peed 7 times. Not as great as yesterday, but I decided I didn’t need to hit my gallon mark in the middle of the day, I could take a tad bit more time. So I did.

Yesterday, I did not work out. Today I did. I think this will (obvi) be very beneficial to my success. I had a late lunch, around 1:45pm I buzzed over to Courtsports. I did 25 minutes on the elliptical and some basic arm weights. I WAS SPENT. I joined the gym back in September and went 3-4x a week until Christmas got a hold of me. I’ve been slacking ever since the holidays – maybe going once a week. Now, that’s no way to treat my body or my budget (50 bucks a month folks). So on top of this challenge, shall we challenge me to work out too? Probably. Crap. What is it they say? You never regret working out, but you regret not doing it…something like that, except more eloquent I’m sure.

 When I got home, Shawn (my baby daddy/boyfriend), Rosalie (my daughter), and I went to his parent’s house for dinner – I had a chicken breast with a side salad. Pretty tasty. But man oh man, I was pooped. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to bed until 10:45……………but what can ya do?

 Overall – ‘twas a successful, good day. Still chuggin’ along like a damn choo choo.

 ‘Til next time!

 FOOD LOG from January 23, 2013

Breakfast – Spark Energy drink, Fiber drink, ½ cup plain oatmeal, ½ a chicken breast

Morning snack – Jerky, ½ protein bar

Lunch – Salad with chicken, raspberry vinaigrette, veggie chips.

Dinner – Chicken breast, salad., 3 omega-3 pills.

Herbal cleanse

 

WATER COUNT from January 23, 2013

176 oz (pee count 876)

 

Day One

DAY ONE

A couple of things happened this morning. One: my 14 month old daughter slept in her toddler-bed until 5:30 am and I started AdvoCare. Both GOOD things J

I didn’t actually begin my challenge until I arrived at work this morning. I then ingested the Spark drink (my new BFF since I broke up with coffee). The Spark drink is Fruit Punch flavor and reminds me of Kool-Aid. I’m on board. Then tragedy struck: it was time for the Fiber Drink. My God. It can only be described as the texture of homemade applesauce watered down with a gelatinous water; it tastes like wood. I literally gagged 3x, spat one swallow out, and ended up discarding 1 oz of the magic potion. I AM WEAK. Tomorrow will be better…right?

 In the meantime, I have been guzzling water like crazy. By 11:15 am, I drank 80 oz of water and peed 6 times. Flush that system (luckily my coworkers on not judging me). One thing I found helpful is to create a food log, journaling what I had eaten and when I had eaten it. This is also where I kept my water tally.

 I found myself really hungry come lunch time – I ate a big, leafy green salad with chicken and a raspberry vinaigrette. I also had a handful of TERRA exotic vegetable chips, which have a full serving of veggies in every ounce. YUMMY. I love how clean everything is that I’m putting inside of my body. I did suffer from a slight headache, but remember I am the mother of a 14 month old – I LIVE on coffee. So, I’m assuming this will dissipate after a few days.

 At 2:30 I hit my gallon mark. Yes folks, I had consumed 128 US fluid ounces of water. I had peed 11 times by 2:30 pm. Not to gross anyone out, my pee was crystal freaking clear. THIS MUST BE WORKING! Now, I was a tidbit alarmed at this point in the day because (again sorry) I hadn’t pooped yet. As a coffee consumer, I regularly poop by 10 o’ clock every morning. WTF? Like my coworker Jennifer said, “you’re totally changing your lifestyle habits – your body needs time to catch up.”

 When I got home from work – I prepared dinner, did the dishes, bathed my daughter, played with my daughter, watched Kim & Kourtney Take Miami, put my daughter to bed, and passed the heck out. However, before I was allowed my peaceful slumber – I had to ingest my “Herbal Cleanse” pills. MORE LIKE HORSE PILLS THAT TASTE LIKE CRAP AND TAKE 17 MILLION GLASSES OF WATER TO SWALLOW. But alas, I am a champion – swallowed those suckers and slept like a baby.

 

FOOD LOG from January 22, 2013

Breakfast: Spark, Fiber drink, banana

Morning Snack: 4 pieces of jerky, 1 bite of protein bar, mandarin orange fruit cup (no sugar added).

Lunch: Salad with chicken, raspberry vinaigrette, veggie chips.

Afternoon Snack: ThinkThin protein bar (A MUST TRY: 20g protein, 0g sugar, 24g carbs, gluten free), 1 piece jerky.

Dinner: Salad with red bell pepper, red onion, celery, cucumber & homemade dressing (splash of olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, salt, pepper) and turkey kielbasa. 2 Omega-3 pills.

Herbal cleanse pills.

 

WATER COUNT from January 22, 2013

192 oz. (pee count: 17??)

 

Ok, more tomorrow about today J

PS I do not know why the colors are so funky...whatevz.

Tomorrow, we begin.

So, my wonderful babysitter and friend, Michelle (same name, I KNOW!), has inspired me to attempt the 24 Day AdvoCare Challenge. I have had my suspicions over the years in regards to "fad diets". But seeing Michelle's success over the last 4 months has truly convinced me that AdvoCare could produce similar results for me. Michelle and I have similar life styles - both have young daughters under the age of 2, are busy with school/work, & have the constant energy battle. I have spent the last month and a half saving for AdvoCare (bills, bills, bills) and finally received my package last night!

Meanwhile, my (already thin) boss has been promoting AdvoCare & it's Spark Energy drink around the office like some sort of Crack. During his 24 Day Challenge he lost an unnecessary 10 lbs. IMAGINE THAT. This got a coworker of mine interested and she too, begins the Challenge with me tomorrow.

This morning we took our measurements and weight. Because this is my documentation of the Challenge, I feel as if I should share (please ladies & gents, no judgement! I did have a baby a mere 14 months ago & I am not Miranda Kerr):

Weight: 181.3 lbs, 5 foot
Right Arm: 12 1/2 inches
Shoulders: 47 1/2 inches
Chest: 45 inches
Waist: 38 1/2 inches
Hips: 44 1/2 inches
Right thigh: 23 1/2 inches
Right calf: 15 1/2 inches

GRAND FREAKING TOTAL: 227 inches...ay yi yi.

But you know what: that's ok. In 24 days, I'll be smaller. In 24 weeks, I'll be even smaller. You get my point.

Well, fingers crossed. Wish me luck!