10 day results

So it's been kind of a rough 10 days, and lots of stress coming up so it's been difficult. 
My numbers are all in the right direction:

Weight- 163 lbs- was 167

Right arm- 12 inches- was 12

Chest- 37 1/4 inches- was 37 3/4

Waist- 36 1/4 inches- was 36 3/4

Hips- 41inches- was 41 1/2

Right thing- 22 1/4 inches- was 23 1/2

Right calf- 12 1/2 inches- was 14 1/2  

My pictures weren't as dramatic as I'd hope, but it's all good.  I hope to keep on track, especially with the stress coming my way!  I'll be starting up some greens and as soon as my sunburn goes away I'll be doing a wrap. 

Before

 

 

After

I'm still going...cleanse day 9

So I'm still alive, although I felt like crud a few days ago which is why I haven't posted much!
Let's go backwards in time.  Today is Day 9.
I've drank my fiber drink, took the probiotic and catalyst.  I'm now drinking my Spark and eating my apple walnut oatmeal.  I will be going to Yoga class in about 30 minutes.  Tonight, I'm sure I will fail miserably on what I'm eating because we are having a slumber party which includes sherbert punch (which is safe from me...yuck), a popcorn bar (ohhhh my...caramel popcorn with m&ms, or cheese popcorn with pretzels, or butter popcorn with gummy bears....uh oh), and subway sandwiches.  Hmm.  We'll see how that goes.

So day 8- Thursday- I did great!
Fiber drink, probiotic, and Catalyst.  Spark and oatmeal.  Then did Tabata at the Y- which kicked my butt!  Then did another 1.5 miles on the treadmill (good bye 200 calories), then mowed the yard.  Lunch was soup (the weight watchers) and 4 slices of ham.  Snack was one boiled egg and 1 cup of red grapes.  Of course through all of this I drank tons of water!   Dinner was brats over the fire and salad.  I had 2 glasses of white wine (a no-no, oh well) and walked around the block about 7 or 8 times with Eli riding his bike.  A leisurely stroll, but would help with the wine calories.  I also threw the baseball with my husband for awhile, since he looked lonely throwing it at the garage by himself.  ;)  Then I sneaked about 4 marshmallows before bed. 
I also downloaded myfitness pal app to my phone again.  I used it briefly once before, but I'm bad about keeping track of numbers.  Takes too long.  But I'm trying and it says I should eat 1890 calories a day.  For day 8 I ate 1832 calories, but exercised about 863 calories.  I'm happy with that. :)

Day 7- Wednesday.  No so good.
I felt bad.  My stomach was churning.   My head hurt.  I was worried about Eli, and stress was getting to me.  I skipped the YMCA because I instead did some mental health time chatting with a friend.  I did zero exercise.  I don't remember what I ate, but it couldn't have been bad or much.  I think I had my oatmeal for breakfast, salad maybe for lunch, and some green beans for dinner.  Just an off day.

Day 6- Tuesday-  ok
Eli went to the dentist this day, so I didn't exercise right off.  I had oatmeal for breakfast, meal replacement shake for lunch.  Exercised on the treadmill for about 30 minutes I think.  Dinner was salsa chicken with veggies.  Just a normal day.

I think this brings us up to date.  I hope I get results, but more than that I know I'm getting back on track!  When I've not followed the diet I have been able to limit myself and haven't been eating when I'm not hungry!  This is a big thing for me.  I eat when I'm....stressed, tired, bored, lazy, studying, busy....always!  I need to keep listening to my body and eat what I need, when I need it!  And tonight I'll watch the popcorn! :)

Herbal Cleanse Days 3, 4, and 5

So it's been another long, tired weekend. 
Saturday was day 3, and I just didn't feel the greatest.  I couldn't motivate myself to get around and move.  I knew I could with some Spark, but didn't want to take some because I wanted a nap before working night shift.  So I kind of just puttered around.  For breakfast I think I had some eggs that the hubby made and a banana.  Lunch was one of my soup creations.  I tried to take a nap but Eli wanted to nap with me and therefore just kicked me for two hours.  Somehow after all of that I felt a little better and walked on the treadmill.  Nothing earth shattering, but I did it!  Dinner that night was chicken fajitas- so I had a smidgen of cheating with the tortillas, but loaded it with lots of veggies.  I was feeling better by the time I went to work and had some Fruit Punch Spark to put a spring in my step for working. 
During the night- somewhere between day 3 and 4- I did have a few lifesavers that I ate, a 6 inch Subway sandwich, and some peaches.   I also walked laps around the unit during one 15 minute period.  Oh- by the way, when I work night shifts I drink at least six 16 oz bottles of water a night.
Day 4 morning- got home and crashed and burned.  I was tired.  I woke up around 3, ate a snack of oven roasted turkey breast lunch meat and strawberries.  I got on the treadmill and burned over 400 calories doing an odd mix of inclines and speeds.  For dinner I used the leftover chicken from the fajitas and made a salad and washed it down with a Grape Spark.  At work, I succumbed to all the food we had around and had a Twix (but it was a mini one!).    Sometime during the night between day 4 and 5 I had- peaches, a 100 calorie pack of Cheeze Its (yes, not technically allowed), and another mini Twix.  I had a rough night, was exhausted and wanted to eat to stay awake.  But overall I kept it in line.  I also walked the unit 3 different times for about 10-15 minutes each. 
Day 5 so far- I've had a nap, two 16 oz bottles of water, a banana.  I'm going to have soup again and dinner we're going out to eat because of a house showing, so I'll probably screw up again unless I can find a yummy salad where my husband wants to go.  Not sure what if any more exercise will happen today- we call it Mean Mommy Monday.  The day after night shift weekends where I'm trying to adjust again.
Hope all have a good Mean Mommy Monday.  Stay tuned!

Herbal Cleanse Day 2

So I've gotten down the fiber drink with my OJ- this is my trick to make it taste better.
I took my Catalyst to kill the fat, and my other regular vitamins and whatnot.
I've already drank 16 oz of water and I'm half way through my Grape Spark today.
For breakfast I've got some Apple Walnut Oatmeal.  Yum Yum.  It's more calories than plain, so not ideal, but I usually don't have a mid-morning snack because I eat an earlier lunch so it evens out because some of  the extra calories are from the protein and fruit in it.
My exercise plan has changed a bit from what I was going to do.  I'm going to do my treadmill routine and then do some Yoga at home.  Usually I do Yoga at the Y on Friday and I really like it.  However, my shoulders are super sore from the work yesterday and I know when I go sore I don't get as much out of it.  So I'll do a little here and maybe next week do Wednesday, not Thursday, and then Friday at the Y.  We'll see :)
Lunch will be one of my soups- I have the both some of the rice/veggie soup and weight watchers soup thawing in the fridge.
Lots of water today.
Dinner will be a Subway Salad because Ella and I are going on a date night. :)
I have to fess up that I cheated yesterday.  Already.  Day one isn't a good day to start that!  We had a work meeting and got a pizza party.  I tried to leave before the pizza came but Ella wanted some pizza. So I had one slice of Taco Pizza with some ranch on it.  But I behaved otherwise yesterday and one slice would have been worked off my what I did yesterday....so I just need to keep eye on the prize!  That's the key!
Don't let one day of missing working out or eating one thing that you shouldn't ruin the new lifestyle change you're trying to make!  I always do worse when I start giving up on one or the other.  It's a slippery slope. Give yourself a break and stop after one!
Have a happy Friday!
Post exercise update:
  I did the treadmill routine that I posted two days ago the way i posted it- except I jumped off during the last fast run for a quick drink because I thought I might die.  But the treadmill kept going so it should be correct ;)

Herbal Cleanse Day 1

So I'm  at it again!  I've been preparing mentally, physically and with my cooking to do this again and get great results.  I do this so often because it helps me refocus/recharge and after awhile of eating crap you feel like crap and need help getting it out of your system! 

So here's my starting stats:

Weight- 167 lbs

Rt arm- 12 inches

Chest- 37 3/4 inches

Waist- 36 3/4 inches

Hips- 41 1/2 inches

Right Thigh- 23 1/2 inches

Right Calf- 14 1/2 inches

And my starting pictures thanks to Miss Ella.  

Apparently I was crossing my eyes? 

 So what I've done today so far:

*  Started with my fiber drink, water, and catalyst.  

*  30 minutes later I drank my Spark (Pink Lemonade- yum!) and during the time between I drank 16 oz of water.

*  After that I had some oatmeal- it had blueberries and hazelnuts in it.  270 calories.

*  Then I was off to the YMCA for Tabata class and sweat my bum off (hopefully!)  Drank 16 oz of water

*  Then I came home and got on the treadmill and did the first part of my post from yesterday- warm up, three songs at Jog/Run, one song at brisk walk, one song cool down.- Drank 16+ oz of water

Here's the results from that-

* Drank another 16 oz of water, took 2 Omega Plex, ate a bowl of Magic weight loss soup, and had 6 slices of oven roasted chicken breast- 70 cal + whatever the soup has (I don't know but it's all veggies and can't be much and what is has is healthy!).

The plan for the rest of the day is to have at least another 16 oz water before an afternoon snack- some sort of protein and fruit- maybe a hard boiled egg and peaches.  

Another 16 oz of water before dinner- dinner will be cubed steak (been thawed).  I will do no or just a touch of gravy if it's dry and we'll be having cauliflower and broccoli with that.  

Another 16 oz water minimum before bed when I'll do the herbal cleanse tablets.  If I do a snack before bed it'll be fruit.  :)

I'll keep you up on progress.  I should be getting my Greens and Wraps from It Works soon, but I'm going to stick with Advocare for the first 10 days, then after my cleanse results I will add the It Works stuff and see what supplementing does!