Whelp, today is my 5th day on the Advocare 24 Day Challenge. Now this post may get a bit personal, TMI maybe but you have asked for honest review of the challenge, so thus I must deliver.
Fist of all let me start with a disclaimer: I didn't realize until Wednesday night that I had been missing a step in the challenge, well actually doing it wrong.. Whether it's a imperative step, that will compromise the outcome of this challenge I don't know. I hope to catch up and see if my results will be the same. The step I screwed up is, during the cleanse phase ( first 10 days), you are supposed to take the Herbal Cleanse Capsules before bed. I HAD been taking the Probiotic Restore capsules, because I didn't see the "Herbal Cleanse". The Probiotic and Herbal capsules are all in the Herbal Cleanse box with that yummy fiber drink I love so much.. Not. The packaging of both capsules are the same. However, I was told to open everything, examine everything and get familiar with all products. Which I did, but I did not separate the contents of the Herbal cleanse box. My bad. But I took the right pills last night and will try to play catch up. I am supposed to have the last 3 days of the 10 days off from them, but since I missed the first 3 days I will take them anyway.
So if this mishap affects my outcome, note that it was MY fault and not fault of the system. Also the things I will mention may or may not have anything to do with me taking the wrong pills at the wrong time, so take what I say as you wish.
Now, so far I am feeling pretty good. Day 2 and 3 were a bit rough because I had some MAJOR sweet cravings. Which I normally don't get, but I'm thinking I eat more sugar than I realize, and since I am monitoring what I eat, I have cut some major sugars out of my diet. Those sweet cravings have subsided some which is nice. My energy is about the same. I had a lag the first 2 days mid-afternoon, but as long as I bring adequate snacks I'm OK. I have noticed that I have a bit more endurance while exercising. I think this weekend I will have to find some recipes for supper and snacks, this week was pretty bleh. My Poor husband as graciously suffered through my attempts to cook healthy.
TMI time. And here is where I don't know if taking the wrong pills at night has affected my experience. I have been EXTREMELY bloated. To the point of uncomfortable pain. I never have problems having a BM, but since starting this challenge it has gotten harder and few and far between. I hope that taking the right pills for the remainder of the cleanse will help with that, because this just stinks.
So that's it so far. Nothing to exciting. I am still running.I have my longest mileage I have EVER run coming up tomorrow.. 7 miles! I'm nervous, but because I have a bit more endurance I hope it won't be so bad.
I will close with my stats and a few observations over the past 5 days. I decided that I will weigh and measure every 5 days. I don't want what the scale says to effect my mentality, AND if the results are good I will be pleasantly surprised.
Day 1 Stats: Day 5:
155.8 lb 154.0 lb
H: 37" H: 36"
W: 33" W: 33"
Notes:
Get GOOD recipes. I want this to be a good experience and start good habits, and I don't see that happening if I'm eating the same stuff everyday. I need to expand the horizons and try new recipes, STAT!
Take the RIGHT pills like it tells you too. Might make a HUGE diffrence in the way you feel!
Keep drinking the water. It helps with hunger control and energy!
More endurance in exercising!
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