Advocare & Me Keeping it Real: May 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

10 day cleanse schedule

Results:

I have finally lost my 20 lbs!!!

Yay!

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I need some freshening up so I am starting a 10 day cleanse today.

Several people question how it works and if you actually get to eat, Yes you do!

Now, I am not trying to lose weight on this cleanse just "freshening" up.

If I were going a little more hard core to lose weight I would have tweaked my dinners with a heary salad with grilled ck.

I am going to give a detailed journal of my next 10 days.

Day 1

7:15am 1/2 a banana & my peaches & cream fiber drink +20 oz of water
9:00am 1 hr run/walk +20 oz of water
10:00am rice cake & carrots w/ a little ranch +20 oz of water
11:00am steamed yellow & green zuchinni
12:30am small salad
1:00pm sugar free Bahamma Bucks (um, yep not recommended, but i couldn't resist:)
3:30pm rice cake +20 oz of water
5:30pm whole wheat pasta with ck & pesto +20 oz of water
6:45pm forgot to take my fish oil this morning. I took 1 omegaplex
8:30pm 20 oz of water

So not a great day on my food intake, but whatever. I just have a no sugar head ache not, but i knew that was coming. it's not too bad.

Day 2

6:30am Fiber drink & apple +40 oz of water
7:30am 15 min slow walk
8:30 2 rice cakes +20 oz of water
Went grocery shopping, I almost caved a few times on "kinda" healthy stuff, but I resisted!
2:30 handful of almonds
3:00pm 2 wraps -wheat tortilla's with natural pb and blueberries +20 oz of water
3:30pm fish oil 2- Omegaplex + 20 oz of water
6:00pm "pizza" wheat tortilla, topped with fresh tomato, bell pepper, & black olives. sprinkled some Italian seasoning over it and baked. YUMMO! +20 oz of water.
8:00pm apricot, cleanse tablets (forgot to take them last night-whoops) +20 oz water

Felt better for sure about my food intake today. Of course just started another small sugar withdrawal headache. I plan on one more night of a headache before my body can get over the fact that it doesn't need sugar.

Day 3

6:15am fiber drink and blue berries +20 oz of water
7:30am wrap: wheat tortilla, natural pb and strawberries +20 oz of water
11:00am birthday party: wheat english muffin pizza, no cheese & small box of raisins
12:00pm ck wrap: wheat tortilla, ck w/ greek yogurt, seasoning, pickles, avocado, spinach, and a side of snap peas +20 oz of water
2:30pm almonds and blueberries +20 oz of water
4:30pm bf & veggie stew - I ate too much:( +20 oz of water
9:00pm cleanse tablets +20 oz of water

No head ache tonight. Yay! p.s. down 3 lbs

Day 4

7:00am kiwi & blackberries +20 oz of water
9:00am almonds and blueberries +20 oz of water
11:30am ck wrap (see details on day 3) +20 oz of water
3:00pm almonds+20 oz of water
5:30pm bean burro on wheat tortilla. very very light on the beans and heavy on lettuce, tomatoes, black olives & avocado.
7:30pm tortilini sp? soup (i cheated a little cause it was amazing!) and green salad with a little ranch (cheated again) i was at a Bunco party
10:30pm Cleanse tablets +20 oz of water

Felt really good today and am down 1 more lb.

Day 5

8:00am blueberry & pb wrap, black plum +20 oz of water
2:30pm ck salad wrap and carrot sticks +20 oz of water
3:30pm handful of almonds
6:00pm 2 burrito's: Wheat tortilla with black beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, mango. +20 oz of water

feeling great!

Day 6

7:30am Apricot +20 oz of water
10:00am almonds & plum
12:30pm black bean burrito (see day 5)
3:30pm sugar free applesauce cup
4:00pm almonds & plum +20 oz of water
5:00pm 2 wheat wraps with pb & strawberries + 40 oz of water
7:00 date night (care free) spinach dip, caesar salad & small frozen yogurt

Day 7

20 oz of water
12:00 ck salad on wheat flat bun with raw veggies on the side + 20 oz of water

Finished the challenge, just got to lazy/busy to document the rest. I started running walking 3-4 miles everyday and i'm feeling great!

How your body reacts to sugar/carbs: This is loads of info!!!

"It's important that we eat the right kind of sugars. We have all heard that we should be eating complex carbs and not simple carbs (carbs and sugars are the same thing) but we have to know the difference!

A simple sugar/carb is made up of 1 or 2 molecules (thus it is simple). These molecules, when ingested into the body are broken down super fast and cause the blood sugar to spike quickly-there's your sugar high!

Complex sugar/carb, on the other hand, are made of a whole bunch of sugar molecules and are broken down and released slowly. So the blood sugar does not spike.

The problem with simple carbs (things like candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, anything you think of as "sugary") has to do with insulin. When we eat simple sugars, our body breaks them down and releases them into our bloodstream very quickly because they are only one or two molecules. They are very easy to break down. So, about 30 minutes after you eat sugar, your blood sugar is super high and you feel hyper!

Now, let's talk about insulin for a minute. Insulin is a hormone released into your bloodstream to grab the sugar that is there and take it into the body's cells to be used for energy. Think of it as a whole ton of little Pac-Mans running around in your bloodstream eating up sugar and taking it back to your cells.

So, back to the bloodstream. You have eaten a copious amount of sugar and your blood is practically syrup. So, the body says "Let's release this insulin and get this sugar into our cells so we can use it!" So a TON of insulin is released because there is a TON of sugar to be taken in to your cells. So the insulin does its thing and pretty soon your blood is sugar-free! And then you crash :) Well, your blood may be sugar-free, but it certainly is not insulin-free. You still have all this insulin running around looking for sugar to take in to cells. And when that insulin cannot find any sugar, it starts screaming for it! And you start craving sugar again. So you eat a bunch. And your blood is syrup and your Pac-Man insulin eats it all and then all the sugar is gone and Pac-Man starts screaming for it. So you eat some. Do you see the vicious cycle here!? Sugar inhalation breeds more sugar inhalation!

Now, don't get me wrong. I love my sugar sometimes. I do. I can eat ice cream with the best of them and my family knows my favorite meal is dessert. But I can tell you that it is SO nice to know what is going on with your own body! When your body starts screaming for sugar, you can tell that insulin to shut up and it will! After a few hours :) And you can take control instead of your body taking control of you. And that's what it's all about."

Emily Nicoll

My SIL (Emily Nicoll) graduated with a degree in Exercise & Wellness and she has taught me so much about the body. I look at my food intake a whole new way.

Thanks Em!