My 24 Day Challenge

That's right ladies and gents... I have decided to take Advocare's 24 Day Challenge! I was inspired by my recent Twitter friend Sara's posts about her success with Advocare, and I decided to give it a go when she became a distributor. This girl had nothing but good things to say about the program, and I needed SOMETHING to get me out of my funk.

I didn't purchase the full 24 Day Challenge, because I really couldn't afford the whole package, but Sara suggested that I do it in stages so that I could get started. I purchased the Herbal Cleanse, the Spark and the Catalyst, and before these first 10 days are over, I will purchase the next set of products. In retrospect, I wish I had decided to purchase the OmegaPlex too, but I can always order that with my next purchase.

I also didn't order the meal replacement shakes, because I have a RAW protein powder that I really enjoy, and I'm going to stick with it until I finish it. It's very low in sugars, carbs and calories and it's vegan and gluten free. It's not as high in protein or fiber as the Advocare meal replacement shakes, so when I'm finished with this powder, I will probably try the shakes.

My Advocare products arrived today, so the official challenge actually starts tomorrow. I'm going to document my progress through this challenge here, and if there's anything that I have learned from Sara, it's that I need to push myself out of my comfort zone in order to achieve the results that I want. So I am going to get my workouts in to maximize my weight loss potential.

Goals:
-I would like to lose at least 20lbs by October, which is when I am going to run the Long Beach Half Marathon. I have one bad knee, and if I have too much weight on it, it's painful to run long distances.
-I finished last year's half in 2 hrs and 30 mins, and I would like to shave some time off of that finish time as well.
-My one year wedding anniversary is in November, and I want to look as good (if not better) on that day as I did when I got married.
-I want to get down to at least 150 lbs.

This is me a day after my wedding:

I can do this, and I am so ready! Wish me luck!!!