Day 8 - January 17

Only 3 days to go.... and of course it is a school holiday today - MLK was being celebrated.  Kids and I went to CostCo, Target and out to lunch.  Initially we were going to go to California Pizza Kitchen (a favorite of our family) but since Tony was working we decided to wait until Sunday (off the cleanse) to go with the whole family.   We were between Bob Evans and Cracker Barrel.  Kids choose Cracker Barrel because of checkers.  bad choice not much there to eat during the cleanse.

Breakfast - fiber drink, probiotic restore, fruit
Morning Snack - rice cakes with peanut butter
Lunch - 2 eggs scrambled with wheat toast and hot decaf tea
Afternoon Snack - rice cakes with peanut butter
Dinner - Salmon, Sweet Potato fries, Salad

Day 6 & 7 - The weekend edition

This weekend was not a good one for me.  I started each day with a migraine.  One thing about my migraines is that they last two days and I crave salty foods - particularly potato chips.  I did really well I did not succumb to my craving.  I did open a bag but did not partake. 

One thing about the cleanse and all diets is that if you go 80/20 or 90/10 you are doing good if the larger number is on the following side.  This weekend I was on the smaller number side.  Which is OK because once I felt better I was back on the plan.

Saturday January 15 - Day 6
Breakfast - priobiotic pills, spark -- followed by Rice Chex with milk
Mid-morning snack - bowl of fruit
Lunch - pizza (CPK Margarita)
Afternoon  Snack - peanut butter, rice cake with raspberries
Dinner - ????? will have to come back
Bedtime snack - ?????

Sunday January 16 - Day 7
Breakfast -  pills, spark -- followed by Rice Chex with milk
Mid-morning snack - apple with peanut butter
Lunch - salad with turkey
Afternoon Snack - rice cake, peanut butter & raspberries
Dinner - Turkey, sweet potatoes (roasted and mashed), roasted asparagus
Bedtime Snack - ????

Day 5 - January 14

Welcome to the fifth day of this journey....  Right now I am thinking about how this isn't that hard to do.  It takes some planning for meals.  Nothing worse then planning on having shrimp & rice and turns out the shrimp is frozen.  Well turns out everything was frozen.  So I defrosted some chicken in the microwave and cooked it in the oven.  So it turned out well.  I need to more on top of the meal planning so that does not happen again. 

Tomorrow we are having Turkey, sweet potatoes, and a green veggie (not sure which one yet)
Sunday will be fish.

Here is what I ate today

Breakfast - probiotic restore and an orange, hot tea with lemon
Mid-morning snack (post workout) - rice cake with peanut butter and an apple
Lunch - salad with diced chicken, apples and cashews
Afternoon Snack - bowl of fruit
Dinner - shrimp, rice & hummus (this was a new one for us but very good)

One thing I want to add about AdvoCare is that everything is tested by a SciMed board.  What this board does it to make surethat all AdvoCare products are formulated with the highest quality ingredients based on the latest scientific research.

Day 4 - January 13

Today is the 4th day - why do I always start with that you can tell by the title.  Who knows but it works for me!

Here is some news -- weighed myself this a.m. and I was 147.5!!!  woo hoo!!!!

Breakfast - probiotic restore pills, apple with peanut butter & vanilla meal replacement shake
Mid-Morning snack - spark followed by one cup of fresh mixed berries
Lunch - salad with tuna, carrots, and walnuts
Afternoon snack - Spark and an apple
Dinner -  Chicken, brown rice & green beans
Late-night snack - peanut butter & rice cake

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Day 3 - January 12

Today is the 3rd day on the cleanse.  This is the 'hump' day.  Last day of the fiber drink for 4 days and then onto probiotic restore.  I have been getting hungry so I think I need to eat a bit more fruit in the AM Snack or add some oatmeal (not sure on that one).

Breakfast - Spark, Fiber drink, orange
Mid-Morning Snack - berries
Lunch - Salad with tuna, carrot, and cashews
Mid-Afternoon Snack - rice cake & peanut butter
Dinner - Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake, Eggs, Apple & peanut butter

Day 2 - January 11

Today is the second day on this journey.  I wanted to start by writing why I am doing this.  1) to be accountable to someone - not just me but someone else.  If I can do this so can anyone I know; 2) I believe in these products I am using.  I enjoy taking the AdvoCare.  Yes sometimes I get tired of drinking spark when I would rather have a soda pop but you know what - I can have that soda pop because of the AdvoCare; 3) I am an advisor for AdvoCare and I want everyone that I know to use these products or at least give them a try (They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee).

My meals for Day 2:

Start of the day - spark, fiber drink for the Herbal Cleanse, followed by fruit
Morning Snack - fresh fruit
Lunch - salad with chicken; apple & walnuts
Afternoon snack - spark, rice cake with peanut butter &  apple
Dinner - Mahi Mahi, Brown Rice & corn (I know not the best veggie but still)

Tonight, I drove out in the snow to an AdvoCare event.  It went well.  I got there right at the start so I did not miss any of the great stories.  A women there lost 154 lbs this past year using the product - that is less than I weigh!  AMAZING!  A couple there has earned over $70,000 in 9 months!   WOW!  I need to work harder on that one.

Day 1 - January 10

Today is the first day of the challenge.  Tony & I are both doing the challenge.

My starting weight: 151.5 - will add measurements later

Morning - had my spark (cherry flavored); then had my fiber drink (this time I shook it up instead of stirring and it was much easier to drink)

Mid Morning - fruit - raspberries, blueberries & blackberries

Lunch - lettuce & tuna; walnuts; 1/4 granny smith apple.

Mid-Afternoon - spark with a rice cake (plain); had rest of fruit after kids got home from school

Dinner: Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, & green beans with seltzer water to drink.  Also, had my OmegaPlex.

Worked out today - it was tough but worthwhile!

Tomorrow - I have an AdvoCare event in Columbus Ohio.

If you are interested in AdvoCare you can leave a comment and I will get back to you, you can visit my AdvoCare site, or email me at lmaltomari at frontier dot com.

Will keep you updated