So ends the
Cleanse phase, as of yesterday. On to the Max phase, now – let the
magic begin!
I unfortunately
still don't have the drive to work out at this point because of my
shoulder aching like it is. Could still work my lower body; I've just
been making the excuse not to do anything.
I cheated too
often on the Cleanse, and that's my own fault. I can tell myself that
it would have been better had I done it when school was back in, but
it's my own lack of willpower when I'm at home. Still, I don't think
I did horribly...
No dramatic
results to speak of, yet. I did take my measurements again this
morning. I did lose half an inch on my waist and an inch off my hips,
but that could easily be a discrepancy in how I measured, so I dunno.
I didn't have substantial loss anywhere else. Couldn't tell you what
I weigh now, either, but I obviously
didn't lose much mass, anyway.
Which is no reason to panic, at all. One of my acquaintances I made
getting into AdvoCare told me that she had to wait until the Max
phase before she lost seventeen inches all over her body –
and she's rather petite – so I'm thinking that's what'll happen
here.
But my hope – always my hope – is that I'll come out the end of
this with a handle on my cravings and BED. My control is a lot better
now, as I've said before.
Cos this isn't a weight-loss program, though many people certainly get on the 24 Day Challenge to kick-start their own endeavors.
This is a wellness program.
(It just so happens that attaining wellness often involves shedding
excess fat.)
So... I'll see what happens here.
--
The Max phase involves the Metabolic Nutritional System (I got MNS C,
you may recall; C for control), continuing the omega-3s, and Catalyst
if you have it, and the meal replacement shakes. I'm deviating from
the plan a little bit here – the guide suggests the meal
replacement shakes for breakfast, which makes sense given that we
live in a nation of breakfast-skippers. But I'm thinking I'll be more
inclined to take it at lunch – at least for a day or so, to see how
it works for me. It's easy to think of breakfast – oatmeal, fruit.
But lunch is where I often come up stumped, especially since I don't
eat bread, and dairy products are restricted on the Challenge.
Oatmeal is strictly breakfast food, to me, and fruit is generally
breakfast or dessert. Thus – replacement shake in the afternoon.
The MNS consists of strip-packs of various pills. Near as I can tell,
these are an additional omega-3 supplement, continuing probiotics,
multivitamins, and perhaps in this case something for appetite
control. Each pack has its own timing that you need to be mindful of
– the tricky one for me will be remembering to take the
30-minutes-before-lunch one, but I don't think that'll be too hard,
since I run on a fairly consistent meal schedule (it's less stressful
for me to just eat at such and such time every day, rather than
waiting until whenever I'm actually hungry). The meal replacement
shakes have 22 grams of carbs and 22 grams of protein – apparently
this 1:1 ratio is just the thing to kick-start your metabolism. We'll
see... A giant team of reputable doctors can't be wrong, right?
Away we go!
~Sarah
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