You are what you eat

You know the old saying.."you are what you eat." I'm starting to really feel that way. In fact, I'm pretty sure I am about to start turning carrot orange. On the challenge, I can snack on veggies all day long, but the problem is that carrots are about the only raw veggie that I can snack on. Not only that, but I juice carrots every night. So if I start looking like I have a spray on tan "gone bad"...it's probably just the carrots.

Today was day 3 of the challenge and I started the day off by jumping on the scale just to peek at my weight. And you know what? I was down 2.3 pounds! In just 2 days of clean eating and getting great vitamins and nutrients into my body, I was able to go down a little. I am now 8 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight with my first baby. Very exciting! What's even more exciting is the text message I received on my way to work from a friend of mine who is also on day 3 of her challenge: 

This is why I already love the products Advocare provides. To see people's lives change for the better is so awesome. I cannot wait for my hubby to start his challenge! The possibilities are endless. It doesn't just stop after the 24 day challenge. People go on and lose a lot of weight after the challenge just by continuing to take Advocare products. 

As for my day 3, I felt really good today. I had fish for dinner and found that I love juicing carrots to blend with frozen fruit as my nighttime fruit "snack." It gets me through the night without feeling like I need to eat more. Typically, my smoothie looks like this: 

- 4 carrots juiced

- handful of frozen strawberries 

- handful of blueberries

Blend it all up and enjoy! 

You should try it. The combinations you can make are endless! I make  these for my toddler all the time and I love to throw in a handful of raw baby spinach in the blender so that I know he is getting an extremely healthy snack. And the best part is he LOVES it! Except when he goes to a birthday party and they give him a giant lollipop. Then the lollipop wins. Naturally.

 

I watched a webinar tonight led by a man that has been an advisor for Advocare for a while now. It was so inspirational to hear him share success stories and to learn about the people behind the product, the athletes that train with the products and all of the people that put their lives into it. We have already decided that we will become advisors for Advocare and are thrilled about where this will take us. 

P.S. Check out our garden update: