It was that time again! I have really honed into what my body needs, how to fuel it properly, what I can and should not eat…but I am human! Enter: Advocare’s 10 Day Cleanse. I started my AdvoCare journey back in the Summer of 2013. I could not lose those extra 25 pounds from having my first baby and everything I was trying did not seem to help.
I aim to do one cleanse every season (90 days). The last one I did was in January.
I did the 24 Day challenge and even that first cleanse I felt so amazing! It was the perfect match for my personality, and still is. I love goals and simplified eating. I realized the more ‘real food’ I ate, the better that I felt. Throughout the last 5 years I’ve tweaked my diet slightly but over all, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
Day 1: I was at a number I hadn’t seen in a very long time. Even around Christmas I don’t think I broke into 140’s! Either way, between not putting myself first, eating a ton of yummy food and not working out consistently, the pounds added up. I’m not too hung up on numbers, but I was super sad that my clothes weren’t fitting. It was time.
I eat the same foods pretty much daily, and I try my hardest to eat 5-6 small meals.
Lean protein
Greens/veggies
Comlex carb
Fats
I treat myself to a protein shake after workouts. I love adding 4 ice cubes, 12 oz of unsweetened cashew milk, 1/2 of a banana and a scoop of natural peanut butter. Delish!
Wraps are super easy and a great way to fill up.
I live by these little almond butter packets!
I treated myself to some sashimi for dinner one night.
If I didn’t make it to the gym, then I tried so hard to get in an at home workout!
More meal ideas…
One of my friends taught me awhile back that we should eat like a King for breakfast–the most filling meal of the day! Break that fast with healthy foods.
Water is HUGE. I was feeling a bit of bloat and knew I had to start CHUGGING water. You need to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water to keep those toxins out!
Left over smoked chicken wings. They taste much better with blue cheese, but I behaved! Avocado is a cleanse life saver too.
I did ‘cheat’ on Father’s Day and I did not feel bad about it. I wanted to enjoy some yummy lobster pasta and a little bubbly with my husband. I did not feel my best the next day, so all the more power to not over indulge like that!
Once again, I re-learned how great it felt to be full of energy and fill my body with real food that nourishes my mind, soul and tummy.
I had patience, even during a STRESSFUL week of my husband working the tent sale, my dad having major surgery and me solo parenting for the whole time.
My shorts fit, my tummy is tighter and the number on the scale went from 141 to 134.
WINNING!!
I don’t share to boast, I share to encourage. Anything and everything is possible. We are all a work in progress and while I may never have a rock hard, 6 pack abdomen, I have a healthy body that is working at maximum speed because I’m doing the right things at the very least, 80% of the time.
80/20 is SO helpful for me.
Eat clean, real, whole foods 80% of the week and allow 20% to be maybe not the cleanest. This means enjoy the ice cream cone with the kiddos, or the glass of wine, but don’t do it every day.
