Day 17 - How Is Your "Lifestyle" Going?

Here we are, Day 17 of the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge.  Things are chugging along nicely on this end.  Healthy eating, exercise and  moments of doubt and an occasional craving to rip the Taco Bell Doritos Locos taco out of my daughter's hand and shove it in my mouth (I just wrote that, didn't I)?

A week or so ago, my friend Rachel asked me to go out for lunch with her.  Before she had really even finished asking me to lunch, she added "or should we wait until you are done with your diet?"  Since I was on the cleanse portion of the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge (days 1-10), I was eating whole foods, such as fruits, veggies, carbs in whole wheat form and lean protein. No alcohol, Diet Coke, candy, sugar, fried foods, limited dairy, etc.  I told her that unless we were planning on drinking liquor over lunch, I was in. I am not opposed, I just couldn't during days 1-10.  I replied that if we were just a couple of ladies out in the suburbs enjoying a healthy lunch, of course I was in.  Honestly, if you try hard enough, you can eat healthy just about anywhere.  I also told her that the 24 Day Challenge is not a diet for me, but my hope is that it turns into a "lifestyle".  My goal is not to go on a crash diet, but to take control of my nutrition.  By tweaking my nutrition and choices and turning it into a lifestyle, the weight loss will happen on its own (I have already seen results on the scale and in how my clothes are fitting).

So, we had ourselves a really good time and a healthy lunch. Funny enough, Rachel is working on her own nutrition plan, so we had a lot to talk about.  We talked about the usual stuff, like recipe ideas, secrets sticking to healthy eating and whether the selfie stick is better than the self timer on a camera phone.  Our other lovely lady friend who was lunching along with us, Rosario, let it slip to our server that it was Rachel's birthday.  To our surprise, cheesecake was delivered to our table (because we are strong women, we declined that lovely slice of heaven), along with happy birthday blaring out over the sound system, and a visit by Rosario's infamous selfie stick. Yes, the selfie stick won against the camera phone self timer.  Good friends, good food and a fully functioning selfie stick...what's not to love?

I saw Rachel a few days ago and she asked me how my "lifestyle" was going.  I just love her.  She gets me.

EXCITING NEWS
My friend Liz Blom, registered Dietitian, wellness coach and AdvoCare Independent Distributor will be starting a new 24 Day Challenge group on Tuesday, April 7th.  She will kick off the 24 days with a kick off party that will include snack ideas, meal prep and 24 Day Challenge review.  So, if you are interested in joining this group, please contact her at healthygirlliz@comcast.net or check out her nutrition and wellness page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lizblom.nutritionandwellness

Day 17 - Selfie Stick vs. Camera Phone timers = lunch time controversy

I linked to some of the products for detailed product information.

1st thing in the morning  - Advocare Catalyst and AdvoCare Orange Spark and a banana
30 minutes before breakfast - MNS^® (color pack)

Breakfast - AdvoCare Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake blended with kale, spinach and pineapple

Snack - Nature Valley Granola Peanut Butter Granola bar
30 minutes before lunch - MNS^® (color pack)

Lunch - Salad with chicken breast, lots of vegetables, light dressing and sunflower seeds MNS^® (both white packs)

Snack - Air popped popcorn and AdvoCare Orange Spark

Dinner - I will be challenged tonight. I am going to a "team meeting" for my daughter and the dinner choice is a pizza buffet at a local pizza place.  Who knows what will happen? Who knows?

Evening/After Dinner -Who knows?  Time will tell.  I just know that it won't be beer, wine, candy, sugar, cookies, chips, candy or Diet Coke or beer or any of the other stuff that I hate to love.

Throughout the day...lots of water