Good Morning, and it is a Good Morning! Weigh in 140 lbs. Woo Hoo! AdvoCare still at work with only catalyst pills and fish pills and good eating. Amazing!

This is the end of my 10 day cleanse. Well here are my results : lost 2 pounds and three inches.  I am happy with the results, I would’ve like to loose more. Amber lost 5 lbs. I’m not sure about Sherrie. Advocare is really a 24 day challenge and I probably would have done better on that. My income  wouldn’t allow for that at this time. Maybe in the future! The cleanse is actually affordable, you just use the money you would spend on goodies and then you can afford it. I seem to save on my food bill by buying healthier choices. I didn’t buy organic. just regular, sale and clearance produce. Chicken breasts are way cheaper than beef, oatmeal is less than packaged cereals and eggs are always cheap.  I definitely cut back on portion sizes so that also helped my savings.

It is also great to have a little support. I had Amber, Sherrie, Ed, my family, my friends and great sponsor Gloria Halulko . If you would like to know more about Gloria go to  www.advocare.com/140931128  She has really been a great friend and motivator to Sherrie, Amber and myself. Give it a shot, what do you have to loose? Inches, pounds, low self esteem!!!!

Also, and maybe most important I feel healthier and am really proud of myself. Two pounds in 10 days is better than a whole summer and 0 lbs, So people it is really for you to decide. Keep in mind God loves you just the way you are. Can  you say the same about yourself? I know from experience that it is very hard to look into a mirror and see a fat person starring back and still love this person. Sure if its your parent, child, spouse, best friend, mostly anyone, except  you! You matters and you need to feel good. It is really a struggle to give up sugar even for 10 days. I should’ve started with, hi my name is Nancy and I’m addicted to sugar. So I will end with it. Hi my name is Nancy and I’m addicted to sugar.  This is a new beginning….

Day 10

am: 3 catalyst pills, 2 probiotic pills, and water

breakfast; 2 fish pills, fiber drink, small coffee, chicken sandwich with lettuce and salsa on one slice of whole wheat bread, water

off to my sisters,

lunch: celery, radish, grapes, coffeechino, water

dinner: 3 catalyst, water

2 egg white omelet with, mushrooms, broccoli, red peppers, topped with salsa, small coffee with nondairy creamer, and water

snack: smoothie with blueberries, almond milk and flax protein milk mixture, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg

This is the last day of my herbal cleanse. I am extremely pleased with my progress. I’m going to continue to take the catalyst and fish pills. Eat healthy and see what ideas and recommendations my sponsor makes. Let’s see what else happens……

Day 9

am: 3 catalyst pills, 2 probiotic and water

breakfast: chicken sandwich, with spinach, and salsa on one slice whole wheat, fiber drink, small coffee with non dairy creamer, 2 fish pills and water

lunch: carrots, celery, peppers, grapes, coffechino, and water

Busy day at work today, there was an animal shelter fund raiser. Still had a few minutes for waist measurement, drumroll please, pause wait for it, a 36! Yes down from 39 to 36 in 9 days! If you only know my story to know how amazing this really is. Back in 2012 my daughter was getting married. All summer long I dieted to look good for her wedding. Well I cut back on food, goodies, walked every night, rode my bike, ate healthy, all summer long! And it was a longggg summer. I didn’t loose a single pound. I was so discouraged, and disappointed with myself. The wedding was great anyways, I got an amazing daughter in law. Actually there have been many times I tried to lose a few lbs. So this is a first for me. So people don’t give up Advocare is a good way to loose weight quickly and with moderate effort. The real test will be to see if I can keep it off and loose more.  My total goal is 20 pounds, seems doable right?

dinner: 3 catalyst pills and water

salad with grilled chicken, radish, mushrooms, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, grapes and topped with salsa, 2 fish pills, small coffee with non dairy creamer and water

snack; cookies and cream protein shake made with flax protein milk and a half of a banana

am: 3 catalyst pills, 2 probiotic pills, and water

breakfast: oatmeal with bananas, small coffee with non dairy creamer, 2 fish pills and water

Off to work, find out I should’ve drank my fiber drink! Really bummed about that 🙁 I hope it doesn’t affect my results any.

lunch: small amount of left over chicken, broccoli, peppers, onions, and mushrooms from last nights dinner

radish, cucumbers, grapes, peppers and snow peas, spark and water

dinner: fiber drink , 3 catalyst pills, and water

red clam sauce with carrots, celery, zucchini, served over one ounce of whole grain pasta, small coffee with non dairy creamer, 2 fish pills and water.

am: 3 catalyst pills, 2 probiotic pills, water

breakfast: small coffee with almond milk, 2 fish pills, Chicken sandwich with spinach and peach salsa on one slice whole wheat bread, water

Weigh in: 143 lbs. I lost 2 lbs!!! I’m off today, but there will be no celebrating with a Dunkin doughnut and coffee! I should be ashamed to say but almost all my celebrations are around food. I  see that pattern throughout my whole life. My mom raised me to be that way and I raised my children the same way. I hope my kids  are able to break that evil pattern. I hope my grand daughter hates sugar. Sugar is like heroin! Only you can buy it everywhere. There is even peer pressure, come on try it, just take a small taste, it won’t bite you, no one  gets fat from  just one bite, I don’t want to throw it out. (guilt) Then you say well alright just one little taste and there it is you are hooked. I’ve never been able to be just a social sugar eater. No not me, I can’t stop at just one, I can easily eat an entire bag of candy or 6 doughnuts no problem. I can do this one day at a time…. Found a recipe for cookies using, bananas, apple sauce, vanilla, oats and raisins. Turns out raisins are bad to. Funny, I was always told raisins are a healthy snack.

lunch: banana, water, radish,  snow peas, and grapes

dinner: 3 catalyst pills, water

2 egg whites, with chicken, broccoli, peppers, onion, and mushrooms, small coffee with non dairy creamer, 2 fish pills, and water

Day 6

am 3 catalyst pills, 2 probiotic pills, water

breakfast: small coffee with non dairy creamer, chicken sandwich with spinach and peach salsa on one slice whole wheat bread, water

Off for work,

lunch: spark, snow peas, radish, blue berries, water

snack when I got home, left over  stir fry, chicken, garlic. celery, carrots, broccoli, and peppers

dinner: 3 catalyst pills, 2 fish pills and water

salad, made with spinach, lettuce, cucumbers, and chicken with cumin and chili powder, topped off with peach salsa, water, small coffee with non dairy creamer

So far my diet is going well, I miss coffee with cream and sugar the most, ( Dunkin and a doughnut) I am really committed to this diet. I wonder if thinking about goodies makes me fat? I still haven’t even lost one lb. yet 🙁  Amber, also  on the Advocare diet already lost a lb. Sherry is also dieting and can see places on her body she hasn’t been able to see for awhile. lol  My Advocare sponsor  said not to worry I will loose inches. She is also my boss and good friend. Good friends are hard to come by and I’m blessed with several. I have been avoiding the bad word. Yes you already guessed. Exercise! I’m not surprised the word Exercise and Exorcist  are so similar, they are both  demons to be avoided. Must remember I can do this.

Day 5

am: catalyst, water, probiotic restore, and water

breakfast: oatmeal with banana, blueberries and almond milk, small coffee with almond milk, 2 fish pills, water and a vitamin

Day off yah!

lunch: chicken sandwich, spinach, peach salsa, on one slice of whole wheat bread, water and an energy drink

dinner: 3 catalyst, 2 fish pills and water

stir fry made with chicken, garlic, carrots, peppers, broccoli and brown rice, water

snack: apple microwaved with cinnamon and nutmeg, small coffee with non dairy creamer, handful peanuts, half of banana and water

before bed: 3 herbal cleanse and water

Day 4

am: 3 catalyst pills, probotic restore, vitamin, water

breakfast: chicken sandwich with lettuce and salsa on 1 slice whole wheat bread, a small coffee with almond milk, 2 fish pills, and water

Off to work, get there get my stomach measured 39 inches (disgusting) Still did not even lose one lb. I’m discouraged but am not giving up yet!

lunch: brown rice, spark, blueberries, radish, grapes, snow peas, water

dinner: 3 catalyst, water

chicken sandwich, spinach, salsa on one slice whole wheat bread, small coffee with almond milk, 2 fish pills, water

snack: blueberries and almonds

before bed: 3 herbal cleanse

am: 3 catalyst tablets, water

breakfast: 2 fish pills, fiber drink, small coffee with almond milk, chicken sandwich, lettuce, salsa, on whole wheat bread

Don’t feel very good today either. Worst of all it’s my day off 🙁

A little later I eat a piece of dry whole wheat toast, water, advil, and a vitamin

Start to feel better now so off to my sisters. This is a tough test because we like to get a dunkin’ coffee and a doughnut. Sunday is usually eat out day! My favorite kind of day! Not gonna happen. So instead we take the dog to the park, take some photo’s, stop and get her a coffee. Then back to the house where I indulge with a hot coffeechino, small brown rice, snow peas and radish! Now I’m ready for shopping.

dinner: 3 catalyst, water

2 egg white omelet, made with mushrooms, broccoli, peppers, 2 fish pills, water, small coffee with almond milk

snack: 2 handfuls of blueberries, almonds, banana

before bed: 3 herbal cleanse tablets

Pretty good day, I can do this.