Advocare & Me Keeping it Real: April 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Packages @ Every Price

Did you try on your swim suit during spring break and not like what you saw?

Summer is almost here and this is what I did to prepare myself for swim suit season.

I never knew I could feel this good!

Here are 3 package options in 3 different price ranges.

(All are before tax & shipping)

Package #1 $211

*Package #2 $151

Package #3 $77

*my package of all my favorites

Package #1

The 24 day Challenge

Weight loss kick start - $180

"fat dissolver" - $31.50

24 day Challenge + Catalyst: $211.50

(plus tax, shipping & handling)

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Package #2

Jen's Favorite Things

Energy vitamin drink - 14 pouches - $22.95

(Canister, 42+ servings - $52.95)

OVERVIEW

Our #1 seller
The most nutritionally advanced energy drink on the market
Sugar-free, long-lasting energy*
Surprisingly fast-acting*
Contains 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients designed to synergistically provide a healthy, balanced source of energy*
Just 45 calories per serving
Sharpens mental focus*

10 day Cleanse - $31.50

OVERVIEW

Helps rid the body of toxins and waste*
Supports improved digestion and thorough internal cleansing*
Provides 10 grams of fiber per day
Helps remove impurities from the body*
Supports healthy weight loss*
Get even more digestive benefits with Digest-Ease™

Fish oil - 30 day supply - $19.95

OVERVIEW

Supplies 1,000 mg of omega-3 fatty acids per serving
Contains both EPA and DHA fatty acids
Plays an important role in the transportation of nutrients*
Helps support normal blood flow and healthy blood pressure*
Promotes cardiovascular health in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise*
Helps promote healthy metabolism*
Helps maintain a healthy immune system*
Promotes maintenance of healthy skin, hair and nails*

"Fat dissolver" - 30 day+ supply - $31.50

OVERVIEW

Helps maintain muscle mass during exercise & weight management*
Aids in preserving muscle and energy levels during times of calorie restriction*
Helps repair & protect muscle tissue*
Works great in conjunction with AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink and one of the Metabolic Nutrition Systems (MNS®)

Appetite control - 30 day+ supply - $45.95

OVERVIEW

Helps promote a feeling of fullness and satiety*
Helps support appetite control*
Aids in boosting metabolism*
Is easily usable with other great AdvoCare products

***My Favorite Things Total: $151.80***

(plus tax, shipping & handling)

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Package #3

On A Budget

10 day Cleanse - $31.50

OVERVIEW

Helps rid the body of toxins and waste*
Supports improved digestion and thorough internal cleansing*
Provides 10 grams of fiber per day
Helps remove impurities from the body*
Supports healthy weight loss*
Get even more digestive benefits with Digest-Ease™

Appetite control - 30 day+ supply - $45.95

OVERVIEW

Helps promote a feeling of fullness and satiety*
Helps support appetite control*
Aids in boosting metabolism*
Is easily usable with other great AdvoCare products

(I still recommend you take fish oil along with this, and you can prob find some capsule are the grocery store, i just like Advocare's because they are not as fishy tasting)

Budget Total: $77.45

To order Click HERE

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!