24 Days SUCCESS

January marked the completion of my 24-day Challenge with Advocare.  Success is a good feeling.  To complete the full 24-days.  Not wavering.  Sticking to it.  THAT was the biggest accomplishment for me.  I did it.

Losing weight was a perk, of course!  Over the course of the 24 days I lost 8.4 pounds and a total of 7 inches off my body.  Prior to this I never really thought about measuring my body.  Yet on Day 1, and then 24 days later to have 7 inches LESS on my body after measuring?  That leaves an impact!!

I could go into deep explanation of the Advocare products and what I liked and didn't like.  That's another post in another few days.  Today I simply want to write about how good it feels to have done this challenge.  I feel happier.  I am learning to not comfort eat.  I tend to comfort eat, whether I am happy or sad.  Getting back on track to not associating emotions with food being put in my mouth is big for me.  For example....I'm feeling good today, should I have a cupcake?  Or UGGH today is HARD, give me something salty!!!  Those both happen, sadly, and I am working on not doing it anymore.

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CLEAN EATING has been huge.  The booklet you receive when you start this challenge outlines a guideline of portion size and suggested foods.  Also foods to avoid.  It's not EASY to cut out white flour, processed foods, sugar, salt, alcohol.  Especially if you are a busy mom with a family of hungry mouths that need food regularly and a lot of the times they need said food in a hurry or a rush.  The biggest part of my challenge was to figure out how to eat clean while feeding my family at the same time.  My husband has the metabolism of a horse (to which I am totally jealous of).  Putting a plate of 6 oz chicken breast, a cup of green beans and a small side of quinoa?  Yeah, that isn't a meal to him.  Thankfully with a lot of support, open mindedness and with a lot of flapping around in the breeze trying to figure out what works for my family, we have figured it out.  Now my family asks me to make clean recipes.  I feel like I'm not only making my body healthier, and I feel like an ass for having to admit this, but it's so much better for my family!  It makes me feel guilty for not doing this sooner.  This is how I have always wanted my family to eat, but somehow it didn't happen.  IT'S HAPPENING NOW!

Want recipe ideas?  I have a huge board on Pinterest called "Healthy Foodie" where I have pinned a ton of recipes.  Some have been tried and are loved, others are in que to try out.

I have some before & after pictures on lock-down on my computer.  They are terrifying.  At the time of taking them I forgot about the concept of ever showing them to anyone.  Gnarly lack of make-up.  Crazy hair.  Oh and the blubber.  Not the most appealing of images.  I don't want to scare you, either.  Next challenge I do I promise I'm going to take better before and after pictures.

Another challenge, you might ask?  Yes.  I am excited to do another challenge!!  It is recommended to wait 90 between challenges.  May 1st, I am starting another.  I am so excited to do it again.  Hopefully I will have even more amazing results!   Care to join me?