May 27, 2013- First Day of the 24 Day Challenge

Measurements:
Left Arm: 11 inches
Left Arm Flexed: 12  inches
Right Arm: 10 1/2 inches
Right Arm Flexed: 12 inches

Left Thigh: 24 inches
Left Leg: 14 inches
Right Thigh: 24 inches
Right Leg: 14 inches
Hips: 35 inches
Waist: 29 inches

How many pushups in 24 seconds: 12

Weight: 134.5

*I also bought Catalyst along with the Cleanse- it does not come with Catalyst)*


     I woke up and the first thing I had to drink was my Spark (variety pack is included in the kit). I love Spark- well most flavors. I can say that I HATE grape with a passion- the citrus flavors are okay.  But you know what flavor I LOVE? Tropical Punch. It tastes exactly like Crystal Light Tropical Punch. I would drink it all day if I were allowed to. Though, I just drink my spark and if I want "more", I just drink the Crystal Light. Point being- delicious. I bought the giant canister of the Tropical Punch because I didn't desire any other flavor and I knew even after the

cleanse, I would want it. It is more expensive, but it's cheaper than buying two things of spark. I didn't take my catalyst like I should have because I knew that I wasn't going to be able to work out until the later afternoon. After enjoying my Spark (in other words, I didn't chug it)- I had the yucky part... The herbal cleanse. I decided to get the Citrus flavor... considering that this thing gets chunky and flaky- I'm rather Citurs than Peaches and Creme- or whatever flavor the other was... Luckily, my nose was stuffed up! I couldn't taste a thing. What I did notice however, was that the consistency was that of orange juice with a ridiculous amount of pulp. I decided, because the powder expands in the water so fast, to pour half of the mix in and pour water in about 3/4 full- then slam in down. After, I do it again (the other half of the packet). To make sure I got it all, I poured just a little more water in the glass and swished it around until I got the remaining bit in the glass and drank it. Definitely made me feel a pretty full right then. My goal was to wait 40 min or so just so that the herbal stuff would begin digesting... I did not make that goal.

     My first big mistake- I didn't eat breakfast until 10:30-11am- about 1.5-2 hours after the herbal drink. I couldn't because I was editing/working- so it was postponed until early morning. I eat according to the Small Advocare eating chart. Portion size varies to your size and overall goal.

I ate:
1 Lundberg Brown Rice Cake
2 strawberries (2oz)
3oz of  Tuna

     Unfortunately, I was still hungry and borderline low blood sugaring because I waited to long. I drank a few glasses of water to distract my stomach for a while.

For a snack I ate 2 strawberries (2oz).

By the time I had "lunch" it was 4:30-5pm. Once again- not the way to go. I'm supposed to be eating about every 2 hours or so... I was really tired and crashing. They suggest a half an hour before lunch to have Spark if your crashing- I should have taken the advice. Instead, I just ate and took my Omega Vitamin (included in kit)

I had:
1 Lundberg Brown Rice Cake
3oz Chicken (skinless, boneless)
3 Lettuce Leaves (sprinkled lemon juice on it for flavor)

     About a half hour after lunch, I had my snack- what could I do? I was STARVING! By my own fault of course. My boyfriend and I then took catalyst and started stretching for our run. We did our beginning of week 2 on Couch to 5K app on my IPhone (I got that app thanks to my Sponsor David Watkin. It really helps those out of shape or just beginning to take up running). Week 2 has a five minute warm up (faced pace walk). It then progresses to six runs of a minute and a half each- in between each run there is a two minute break where you walk fast paced. Afterwards  we came home and did our crunches/situps/pushups. I did 200 crunches- varied based on 8 min abs. I then did 12 pushups and 10 sit ups.

     After, it was time to relax. We decided to watch a movie and eat dinner. I kept it simple- being day 1 and all.

I ate:
1 Lundberg Brown Rice Cake
3oz Chicken  (skinless, boneless)
3 Lettuce Leaves (sprinkled lemon juice on it for flavor)

     With dinner, I took my Omega. Since I was STILL HUNGRY half way through the movie--- I had a snack.

      For snacks- I did something a little different. I like FLAVOR when I eat- so I mashed half of an avocado (healthy fat you can have at your snack time) and added a sprinkle of lime-did HALF of what I am allowed for snack... then on the other half of the snack I cut up half of the the amount of my portion size I am allotted of Cucumber. I put the avocado and lime on top of the cucumber and ate it- delicious.

     I also bought a free app for my phone that reminds me to drink water as well as track how much I drink. Since having this app- I have had the 8-9 glasses (8oz each) that I need a day.

    From six weeks of studying my sleep patterns before this project, I have determined (as well as other factors) that I need at least nine hours of sleep... this means I have to start going to bed earlier and waking up earlier in order to get all these workouts in and being able to make my meals for the day. Unfortunately, I didn't go to bed until almost 11pm- though, I remembered to take the herbal pills! Oh  well, hopefully day 2 will be better!

Today, I drank 8 glasses of water.