Day 23

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes
2 Advocare white vitamin packets

Snack
clementine
soy cappucino

Between Meals
3 Catalyst
1 Spark

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
Salad- strawberries, lettuce, spinach, onion, cucumber, walnuts, balsamic
Veggies & hommus (carrots, broccoli, celery)

Day 20 & 21

Apologies to myself and anyone reading (although im sure its few), I did not keep records for day 20 or 21 : ( Between school and work, I was just in survival mode! When I do get time I plan on adding lots more recipes, so check back in for those! 1.5 more days and challenge is complete...

Day 22

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes
2 Advocare white vitamin packets

Snack
Soy latte

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch

Salad- lettuce, spinach, strawberries, walnuts, onions, cucumber, balsamic

Snack

1 slice grain toast with amond butter and 1/2 banana

green tea

mixed berries

Dinner

Chicken tacos with whle wheat tortilla

brown rice- with blackbeans, corn, red pepeprs, jalapeos, green chilis, and cumin

Late night- EPIC FAIL--> but delecious, cinnamon choc. chip scone!!!!!

Day 19

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes
2 Advocare white vitamin packets

Snack
Mixed berries

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
Salad- spinach, lettuce, farro, pear, cran

berries, walnuts, onion, cucumber, garlic expression dressing

Snack
Broccoli, almond cracker, hummus

In between Meals
Spark

15 min prior to exercise- 3 Advocare Catalyst
60 min level 2.5 pilates

Dinner
Quinoa with chicken, waterchestnuts, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, fresh basil, red pepper flakes, oregano, black pepper
1/2 kiwi
1/2 orange

Day 18

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes
2 Advoacre white vitamin packets

Snack
Mixed nuts/seeds/rasins

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
Sandwich- 2 slices sprouted grain bread, cucumber, onion, spinach, sprouts, tomato, hummus
Mixed berries
radishes

Snack
small black coffee
banana

Later Snack
Broccoli & hummus

Dinner
Farro with ground turkey, kale, apple, cranberries, and pine

nuts

Day 17

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes

Snack
Whole grain berry muffin

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
2 Advocare White vitamin packets
Salad- lettuce, spinach, onion, walnuts, apple, cucumber, balsamic, dried cranberries
banana

Snack 
Veggies & hummus
soy cappucino-extra foam! (This was much needed and thoroughly enjoyed)

15 min prior to work out- 3 Catalyst (exercise= 30 min cardio, free weights with arm focus)

Dinner
Blackbean burger-cucumber, tomato, onion, sprouts, salsa
mixed berries
engllish lady tea

Snack
1/2 banana on 1 slice toasted sprouted grain bread, with almond butter and apple slices

Day 16

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes

Snack
Whole grain berry muffin

Between Meals
1 Spark

15 min before exercise- 3 Catayst (35 min cardio)

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
2 Advocare White vitamin packets
Chicken breast with salsa
banana

Between Meals
1 Spark

Dinner
Vegetable beef soup (homemade by yours truly- recipe coming coon)

Snack 
banana with almond butter
green tea

Recipe

Spaghetti squash with meat sauce

Ingredients
1 Spaghetti squash
1 Can Organic vegetable tomato sauce
1 Can organic tomato sauce
ground turkey
1/2 small white onion
garlic
fresh basil
black pepper
red pepper flakes
parsley
oregano
coconut cooking oil spray

This was basically the sauce I would traditionally make for spaghetti BUT with squash instead of noodles...it was actually really tasty!

Cut the squash in half (vertically)
Season with black pepper
Coat  pan with the coconut spray
Bake face down @ 375 degrees, for 45 minutes
After the squash cools you can scrape it out with a fork into strands that resemble noodles ( I learned this works better of you scrape horizontally, not vertically like one would assume/ do naturally)
You will know squash is done when the color becomes darker, and it is softer..it also became quite fragrant!

While squash is cooking you can make spaghetti using your traditional recipe (using organic low sodium everything!)

My sauce...
Brown the ground turkey with black pepper, onion, and garlic
Add Sauce
Season with fresh basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, parsley
Simmer while the squash cooks

Day 15

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes

15 min before exercise- 3 Catayst (Pure barre 1 hour)

Snack
1 clementine

Between Meals
1 Spark

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
Sandwich- sprouted grain bread, hummus, onion, cucumber, sprouts, tomato, spinach
2 Advocare White vitamin packets

Snack
Red grapes
Green tea

Dinner
Spaghetti squash with traditional  meat sauce topping
Salad- spinach, lettuce, walnut, cranberries, apple, onion, cucumber, balsamic

Snack
Berry wholegrain oat muffin- Recipe coming soon

Day 14

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes

Snack
1 clementine
1 kiwi



Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
1/2 banana
chicken breast topped with salsa and avocado
veggies & hummus
2 Advocare White vitamin packets

Between Meals
1 Spark

3 Catalyst

Snack
Pear

Dinner
Shredded chicken breast- mixed with quinoa, corn, black beans, onions, peppers, salsa, in a lettuce wrap
green tea

Day 13

30 min prior to breakfast- Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water and handful of ice cubes

Snack
1 clementine
1 kiwi

Between Meals
1 Spark

30 min prior to lunch-  Advocare yellow vitamin packet

Lunch
Salad- Spinach, lettuce, chicken breast, walnuts, cranberries, onion, cucumber, balsamic dressing
2 white vitamin packets

Snack
veggies & hummus (broccoli, carrots, celery)

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Dinner

First time I've been out to a restaurant while cleansing...pretty tough! AND Chris ordered pizza...my favorite, pretty close to torture!

Turkey burger (no bun, no cheese)- lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, salsa
garden salad with fat free italian- greens, cucumber onion
green tea

Pretty sure the waitress thought I sucked at life!

ALSO...weighed in today, down 5 lbs in 12 days. 9 lbs away from goal weight...

Day 12

30 min prior to breakfast
Advocare yellow vitamin pack

Breakfast
Advocare Meal Replacement shake- blended with 1 cup water, and a handful of ice cubes

Snack
dry almonds with dried cranberries

Between meals
1 Spark (Im going to hold off on the catalyst and see if my stomach tolerates the vitamns better today)

30 min prior to lunch
Advocare yellow vitamin pack

Lunch
Salad- lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cucumber, tomato, sun flower seeds, onion, celery, garlic expressions dressing
1 Pear
2 Advocare White vitamin packets

Snack
Banana
1 slice grain toast- hummus, sprouts, cucumber

15 min prior to exercise
3 Catalyst
60 min level 2.5 pilates

Dinner
Egg whites- spinach, tomato, onion, garlic, pepper. Topped with salsa
1 grain toast- guacamole
Earl Grey Tea

Day 11

30 min prior to breakfast
yellow vitamin packet

Breakfast
Advocare meal replacement shake (blended with coffee and 1/2 frozen banana-pretty sure youre not supposed to do that but I couldnt help myself)

Between meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Snack
grapes

30 min prior to lunch
yellow vitamin pack

Lunch
** NOTE** Felt really upset to my stomach, assuming I'm not used to the vitamins on an empty stomach : (  Went outside in the fresh air, took deep breaths, then ate lunch slowly....by the end of lunch I felt fine HOWEVER I did not take the 2 vitamin pack with lunch. My plan is to take them with dinner, and try again tomorrow...

Tuna fish with guacamole (instead of mayo)- diced red onion for fresh flavor.
Chic pea salad

Between Meals
1 Spark

Snack
Whole grain oat muffin

15 min prior to workout- 35 min. cardio
3 catalyst

Dinner
Black bean burger- lettuce,sprouts, cucumber, onion,tomato, avacado, salsa
2 slices grain toast
1/2 apple
2 packets of white vitamins

Day 10

Breakfast 
Herbal Cleanse Fiber Drink
Probiotic restore vitamins
Baked old fashioned oats with berries and walnuts

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Snack 
Mixed fruit
Mixed nuts

Lunch
Spinach salad- walnuts, strawberries, apple, cucumber, onion, balsamic

Snack
Orange

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Exercise- run with the doggies : )

Dinner 
Baked Tilapia- topped with lemon, tomato
Cucumber, tomato, onion, with garlic expressions dressing




YAY for day 10!! Herbal cleanse phase complete (some of you are done!!!!). On to the Max phase for me, 14 days to go...

Daily Recipe

Greek Isle Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken breast
fresh garlic
white onion
chicken broth (organic, no sodium)
green beans
organic brown grain rice
red pepper flakes
black pepper
Greek Isle seasoning
paprika
cayenne pepper
pine nuts
hummus

Baked chicken breast 
-Coat bottom of glass pan with chicken broth
- Season chicken with Greek Isle seasoning & pepper
-Top pan with white onion slices and diced fresh garlic
- Bake at 375 for 30 min
- If you like I topped with some hummus just prior to serving

Brown rice with pine nuts
- In a warm pan toast your pine nuts (I used a small amount of oil for this, in retrospect wondering if I could have used a small amount if broth). This only takes 2 min.
- Add diced white onion and fresh garlic to pan with pine nuts
- Add paprika, cayenne, and a bit of Greek Isle seasoning
- Once pine nuts are toasted and the garlic & onion is sauted, I added the finished brown rice
- Let the rice mix with the pine nut mixture on super low heat

Green beans
- Pan cooked in chicken broth with fresh garlic
- Seasoned with red pepper flakes and pepper

Day 9

Breakfast
Herbal Cleanse Fiber Drink
Probiotic Restore Vitamins
Smoothie- spinach, frozen berries, 1/2 frozen banana, chia seeds, carrot juice

Later in the a.m
black coffee
mixed fruit (grapes, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries)


Lunch
Mexican pepper boat (left over from day 8)
veggies & hummus (broccoli, celery, carrots, tomatoes)  

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Snack
banana

Exercise- Cardio..again


Dinner
Greek Isle baked chicken breast with a dollop of hummus
organic brown grain rice with pine nuts
green beans
sparkling water with fresh lemon (in a wine glass, pretending like its champagne!)

Daily Recipe

Mexican Pepper Boats

Ingredients
1-2  shredded chicken breast
1 can diced tomatoes
black beans
corn
1/3 white onion diced
jalapenos
mixed colored peppers
fresh salsa
cumin
organic brown rice (1 cup cooked)

Instructions
Poach or Cook chicken breast in Crock Pot with 1/2 can diced tomatoes then shred.
Drain and rinse both corn and black beans and combine with chicken in a mixing bowl
Add cumin, diced onion, jalapenos salsa and cooked rice.
Slice peppers in half and fill with mixture.
Bake at 375 for 15-20mins.

*Resist every temptation to add cheese all over the top : )

Advocare products for the 10 day cleanse

10 day cleanse- Helps rid the body of toxins and wastes! Supports HEALTHY weight loss!

Advocare products to buy at metrodetroitadvocare.com:

1 Herbal cleanse box

·         Peaches & Cream tastes better than Citrus, please trust me on this!

·         This will contain 6 fiber drinks, cleanse vitamins, and probiotic restoration vitamins

·         Also, it comes with daily instructions of when to take what

 1 bottle Catalyst pills

·         You will take approx. 6 pills/day on the 10 day cleanse, but you can use these before workouts when you’re not cleansing

·         The pills promote the breakdown of fats instead of muscle while your cleansing and working out

 Spark drinks

·         2/day, so 20 total. You can buy them in packets or canisters, I prefer the packets because they are easier on the go

·         Again you will have more than 20 if you buy 2 boxes BUT I also drink these all the time even when I’m not cleansing

·         The Spark drinks are packed full of vitamins that will keep you energized and restored while cleansing.

 Omega-3

·         You can buy these through Advocare or anywhere

·         You take 1-3/day 

Things you CANNOT have on the cleanse:

·         Alcohol

·         White bread

·         Fried food

·         Dairy (no cheese, yogurt, or milk) *Limited Amounts ok

·         Junk food

·         Fast food

·         Butter, ketchup, ranch dressing
Deli meats
Syrups

·         Nothing instant

·         Nothing sugar or salt coated

Things you SHOULD have on the cleanse:

·         Water

·         Fruits

·         Vegetables

·         Whole grains/oats (look for Ezekial bread, or sprouted grain from Trader Joes, brown rice noodles, quinoa, faro, etc)

·         Lean meat- salmon, chicken breast, ground turkey

·         Nuts

·         Egg whites

·         Olive oil- for salad dressing but try not to cook in oil (I use a fat free balsamic from trader joes)

·         Avocado

Day 8

30 minutes before breakfast
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Breakfast
Herbal Cleanse Fiber Drink
Probiotic Restore
egg whites- spinach, onion, red pepper, avocado, salsa
1 slice grain toast

EXERCISE- 60 min Barre/Pilates Class

Snack 
Clementine



Lunch
Sandwich- spinach, sprouts, cucumber, hummus (apparently I'm craving carbs today because I definitely did not eat this open face!)

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Dinner
Mexican pepper boats
2 Omegas

Snack
grapes

Day 7

Breakfast
Smoothie- 1 cup spinach, 1 cup organic carrot juice, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 cup mized frozen berries probiotic restore vitamins

Between meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Snack
Clementine

Lunch
Ground turkey stuffed pepper (left over from day 4)..still delicious!!
Veggies & hummus

Snack
Mixed berries

Between meals
1 Spark

3 Catalyst

Dinner
Open face black bean patty- 1 slice grain toast, topped with sprouts, onion, cucumber, avocado, & salsa
2 Omegas

Before bed
Herbal Cleanse Packet

Day 6

Breakfast
Smoothie- 1 cup spinach, 1 cup organic carrot juice, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 cup mized frozen berries probiotic restore vitamins

Between meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Snack
almonds, dried cranberries

Lunch
ground turkey stuffed pepper (left over from day 4)
mixed fruit

Snack
apple

Between meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Dinner
egg-white omelette- spinach, tomato, onion, red pepper, black pepper, garlic, avocado, topped with salsa
1 slice grain toast with avocado
2 Omegas

Before bed
Herbal Cleanse Packet

Daily Recipe

Vegetable soup with lentils

Ingredients
Beef broth (unsalted)
onion (white 1 whole)
celery (3 stalks)
Zucchini (1)
carrot (1)
Lentils (2 cups)
bay leaf (2)
ginger (fresh Tbsp)
garlic (3 cloves)
diced tomatoes (1 can)
cayenne- to taste
paprika- to taste
black pepper-to taste

Cook at a simmer for 1 hour, bring to boil- add lentils, cook 20 more minutes

Day 5

30 min prior to breakfast
3 Catalyst
1 probiotic restore packet
1 Spark

Breakfast
Smoothie- 3/4 cup frozen mixed berries, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 cup organic carrot juice, 1 cup fresh spinach + kale

later in the a.m- black coffee

Snack
almonds with dried cranberries
clementine

Lunch
1/2 chicken breast with quinoa and hummus
mixed berries
veggies & guac

In between meals
3 Catalyst
1 Spark

EXERCISE- 40 min cardio, lunges with weights, push-ups, planks

Dinner
Vegetable soup with lentils
2 Omegas

Before Bed
Herbal cleanse packet

Daily Recipe

Ground turkey & quinoa stuffed pepper boat

Ingredients

Ground turkey (1/2 package)
white onion
fresh garlic
fresh basil
fresh parsley
red pepper flakes
pepper
water chestnuts
sun-dried tomatoes
diced tomatoes
organic low sodium tomato sauce
quinoa (1 cup)
3 peppers (any color- I prefer red)

I pan cook the ground turkey with onions, pepper, and garlic
Separately cook your quinoa (per package instructions)
Once the meat is browned I add the water chestnuts, diced tomato, sun-dried tomato, 1 can tomato sauce, parsley, red pepper flakes, and basil

Save a touch of tomato sauce to coat the bottom of a glass baking pan
Place your halved peppers
I mix the cooked quinoa with the meat sauce prior to placing in the peppers

Bake at 375 for 25 min.
you can pre-heat the peppers in the oven while your quin
oa is finishing if you like less crunch

When im NOT cleansing there is definitely Feta up in the mix!!!

Day 4

30 min before breakfast

1 Spark

3 catalyst

probiotic restore vitamin pack

Breakfast

spinach fruit smoothie: 1 cup frozen berries, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 cup spinach, 1 cup organic carrot juice, tbsp chia seeds

later in the a.m- black coffee

Snack
Almonds



Lunch
mixed berries
veggies & hummus
1 slice toast (TJoes sprouted whole grain) with avocado & tomato

Between meals
1 spark
3 catalyst

Snack
clementine

Dinner
Stuffed pepper with ground turkey & quinoa (see recipes)
Salad- spinach, lettuce, onion, cucumber, apple, walnuts, balsamic dressing
2 Omegas

Before bed
Herbal cleanse packet

Daily Recipe

Chicken stir-fry

Organic, free range chicken breast (seasoned with pepper, garlic)
I use coconut spray instead of oil, and just the tiniest dash of sesame oil to cook in
Veggies: bean sprouts, snow peas, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, celery, onion

To substitute for little to no sauce...I use fresh ginger, and Sriracha! SPICY!! Also a little fresh 100% pineapple juice, and fresh squeezed lime

Sometimes I cook the vegetables in organic, now sodium chicken broth for more flavor.

Serve over organic brown rice, garnished with green onion

Day 3

Breakfast
Herbal cleanse fiber drink
1 slice grain toast with avocado and tomato
1 banana

Snack 
black coffee
almonds

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Lunch
Mixed berries
1/2 Chicken breast with hummus

Between Meals
1 Spark
3 Catalyst

Exercise- 30 min treadmill

Dinner

Chicken stir-fry
2 Omegas



Before Bed
Herbal Cleanse Vitamin Packet

Daily Recipe

Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal 

1/3 cup old fashioned oats
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup vanilla almond breeze
1 banana
blueberries
almonds
walnuts


Mix and Bake for 25 minutes at 375

Day 2

30 minutes prior to breakfast
3 catalyst pills
1 spark drink

Breakfast
1 Herbal cleanse fiber drink
blueberry banana baked oatmeal (see recipes)

Exercise: 32 min on tread mill (5 minute intervals of  running at an incline of 2 + power walking at an incline of 4), followed by planks ad push ups. 

Lunch
Toasted Sandwich (sprouted whole grain bread Trader Joes)
tomato
hummus
onion
sprouts
cucumber



Between meals
3 Catalyst
1 Spark

Snack
a cup of chicken tomato kale stew

Dinner
pork chop (with balsamic, thyme, pepper, onion, garlic)
green beans (red pepper flakes, garlic, pepper)
quinoa (apples, garlic, shallots)
2 Omegas

Snack
Chamomile tea

Before Bed
Herbal Cleanse Packet

Daily Recipe

Chicken Tomato Kale Stew

Ingredients
Organic low sodium canned tomatoes (3)
Cannelloni beans (1)
Organic free range, no antibiotic shredded chicken
white onion
kale
celery
garlic
carrots
black pepper
red pepper flakes
fresh basil
no sodium organic chicken broth (Trader Joes)


Sorry for no measurements! I eyeball and taste!

Day 1

Breakfast 

Herbal cleanse fiber drink
1 slice grain toast topped with avocado and tomato
1 clementine

Between Meals
3 Catalyst pills
1 Spark drink

Lunch
Chicken Tomato Kale Stew
1 clementine

Between Meals
3 Catalyst pills
1 Spark drink

Dinner
Salad: lettuce, spinach, chicken, walnuts, pear, onion, cucumber- balsamic dressing
Omega 3 (2)

Snack
banana

Before bed
Herbal Cleanse Packet 

Preperation

I'm doing this food journal for anyone who wants to try the cleanse and needs help/ideas for what to eat when, and also as a reference for myself to remember meal plans for future cleanses...

A day or 2 before starting I ALWAYS prep and plan! If I don't have all my fruits and vegetables pre washed, cut, and sorted ill go CrAZy! I also like to have a basic meal plan for the week.

Yesterday when I was prepping I all ready mentally felt better just knowing how amazing I feel on the cleanse. That being said, I then thought it was a great idea to go out drinking with girlfriends, knowing NO ALCOHOL consumption will occur over the next 24 days! So day 1 cleanse may be a little rough BUT no hangover greasy foods for this girl.

Feel free to share recipes...