The Advocare Experiment

On January 22nd I was at the gym doing Group Power, this is one of the group class that I love. You lift weights to great tunes with fun instructors. At the end of class Shawna the trainer invited everyone to a demonstration. I went and that is were I met Doug and Cam Gross, Independent Distributors for Advocare. I heard about the product listened closely to the results people were experiencing. One thing that got me was the energy and vitality of the 60 year old man who didn't look or act "his age" that would be Doug. I have seen and heard it all and you know I've tried pretty much everything else, so I gave an active listen. When I went home that night I just couldn't get the fact out of my head that nothing comes easy. To make a long story short I bought into it. I became an Independent Distributor on the 24th and started accumulating my goodies with a set date to start - February 13, 2008.

My husband is a Superintendent for Hunt Construction Group, we moved from Arizona to Washington to build a prison. With that job complete and the economy the way it is, Hunt offered Joe a job in Arizona. We have kids in high school, and we were not certain how long this job would last so we opted to stay in Washington while Joe moved to Arizona. He left on January 9th. He would be coming home on February 6th through the 14th. I didn't want to start Advocare until the 13th so I could share with him all the great comfort foods that I perfected while emotionally eating my way through this experience.

On February 13th (Friday the 13th..jk...) my husband and I went to the gym for Electrolipograph (ELG), it is a computerized hardware system that analyzes human body composition (Percent of Body Fat and Lean Body Mass). Some studies have indicated that the ELG system is the most accurate and scientifically valid system available.

Boohoo...I didn't like what I saw... the harsh reality of winter hum drum and New Years Eve chips and dips, emotionally eating frenzies, they all reared their ugly heads on my back side... and in all my humiliation I will post the report for viewing pleasure.

You can double click on the pic to get a closer look.

The positive is that I now have a base line to measure my success. So here is the regimen that I must follow.

I start out with a 10 day herbal cleanse. I take catalyst, meal replacement shakes, spark and herbal cleanse. Then I move to a 14 day results program called "Lean in 13" the 14th day is a freebie, you don't have to eat on a schedule. So we'll see how it goes. I will post again when I have completed my first week. In the mean time I will end this with a positive affirmation "I can do all things through God who strengthens me"!