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Clean Eating & Advocare :: My Weight Loss Journey {so far}

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Clean Eating & Advocare :: My Weight Loss Journey

This post is going to be a bit different then my normal posts. There is no recipe here but I really want to share what changes i’ve been making in and out of the kitchen that have helped me lose 16 lbs since the beginning of March. I’m sure there are a lot of you that would love to get healthier, maybe lean out, trim up and/or have more energy and I’d love to share my story and maybe help out anyone interested in making some changes. Its a lot of info but please please do not hesitate to email me with any questions!!!

Lets start at the beginning. My darling friend Nikki, from WAY back, and I had reconnected a few years ago through facebook.  More recently I’d been complaining to her about struggling to lose weight despite teaching zumba 4x a week. I was counting calories, working out and still not losing a pound! I had plateaued big time and was feeling incredibly frustrated and unmotivated! She started sharing her weight loss story with me and introduced me to a company called Advocare that has helped her out. Advocare products have changed my life big time and I am so incredibly thankful to Nikki for helping me out!

Clean Eating & Advocare :: My Weight Loss Journey
My hubby surprised had surprised me with a weekend cruise for my 30th birthday/Valentines day, this meant I’d need to get into a bathing suit a few weeks later. So I decided to take Nikkis’ advice and try out the 10 Day Herbal Cleanse. I can’t even tell you how thrilled I was with this cleanse! It is super gentle and you still get to eat real food, CLEAN food. Obviously food is important to me so no way could I ever do any program that had me consuming liquids only. I lost 5.5 lbs in the 10 days!!!!!! I actually wore a two piece bathing suit and didn’t spend the entire time worrying about what everyone thought of how I looked, I was comfortable… a WONDERFUL feeling!!!
I’ve continued on several different products over the past couple months and have continued losing weight and toning up, I am down 16 lbs!!!! On Monday, the hubby and I will be starting the 24 Day Challenge and I am super excited to see the results! The 24 Day Challenge has two phases: the cleanse phase and the Max phase. The cleanse phase is made up of the 10 day herbal cleanse, omegaplex (omega 3 fatty acid supplement- heart health) and Spark (vitamin and amino acid energy drink). The second phase is made up of continued use of omegaplex and spark, a meal replacement shake (they are delish!) and MNS (metabolic nutrition system) MAX 3.
So let me put this into a visual… here is my before & in progress picture! Amazing right?!?!?! I feel so much better both physically and mentally, I have more energy and I just feel so much healthier!!!! I am so happy with my results and am so thankful that I have been able to help so many people since becoming a distributor. And, I am so confident in these products that a few days ago I went ahead and bought a pair of shorts one size smaller then I am now… It will be the first time since HS that I will fit into a size 6!!!!
Now onto the food changes…. I am a LOVER of food and I will most likely never cut anything out forever. I will not deprive myself of an indulgence here and there. I’ve learned its all about balance. Most of my meals are now as clean as possible. So what the heck does clean eating mean? Its actually a really simple concept, heres a little visual for you…
Clean Eating & Advocare :: My Weight Loss Journey
You will not be starving and you will feel so much better if you start to incorporate more clean eating into your life. Heres whats on the good list: lean proteins, vegetables, fruits, whole grain pasta/bread, brown rice, limit dairy and caffeine. What to avoid: anything fried, white flour, processed foods and alcohol. Not his doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a drink but maybe be more mindful of it.
Being that I will be starting the 24 Day Challenge on Monday, the next few weeks of recipes will be more clean eating based then not. I hope you enjoy them. I promise, clean eating is not boring! You can most definitely still enjoy food while eating clean and hey if you want a day on the weekend to be your “cheat” day, then thats ok too!
So to close out this post… please don’t hesitate to email me about anything! If I can give you more info and help you reach your goals, I’d love to do that!!!