No pop, sugar or white starches O_O

Well 4th times a charm right??  Yesterday I was thinking about how I've been feeling like crap lately and how nothing I ate seemed to satisfy me anymore.  I thought I could go one of two ways with this either I am going to keep on eating to try to get the satisfaction I am looking for, and possibly really start over eating a lot.  Or I can stop the madness and start changing what I eat.  What is a better way to start the change than a cleanse.  This is the 10 day cleanse from Advocare. Advocare is an amazing company with amazing health, weight loss & fitness supplement products.  They offer a 24 day challenge that has amazing results. Everyone I know that has done it has lost like MAJOR weight and felt amazing afterwards.  The first 10 days of the challenge is the cleanse phase.  I have started this phase 3 times before and each and every time I've stopped by day 2, 3 & 4.  So I texted my BFF & said I think I am really ready for cleanse this time I feel like I am ready to make the commitment and complete it this time.  I was very excited and motivated. Then she texted me back and said I am starting the cleanse tomorrow!!! EEEEEEE!!! What perfect timing. See my BFF has lost the majority of her weight w/ Advocare, she just started bloging again so If you'd like to see her before and after pics check her blog out: http://kimsnewenergy.blogspot.com.  It is good to cleanse your body about every 90 days as long as you're using a cleanse that is healthy. Some cleanses out there are not & I beg you to do your research before you just start one.

The Advocare 10 day cleanse consist of cutting out basically anything processed, dairy & fat. So it is all about whole foods, lots of fruits and veggies and lean proteins. Oh so that isn't so bad right.  Well then you have to drink this awful, horrible fiber drink.

This stuff is thick and it gets thicker the longer it sits so you have to drink it fast!! People like my Mom can drink it and it's no big deal but I have a terrible gag reflex so I literally end up re-swallowing this stuff a couple times.  Now the point of the cleanse is to get all the crap out of your system. It helps remove the cravings. On the plus side you only have to drink this 6 days of the 10 day cleanse. first 3 and last 3. But I have yet to make it to the last 3.  In the past I was viewing it as it was suppose to be a jump start to weight loss and when I'd hit day 3 and have lost nothing, I'd quit.  Now most people do experience weight loss while on this that is why it is a start of the 24 day challenge. Anyways, This time I am doing it to feel better. I am actually doing it because I want the cleanse aspect of it not the weight loss aspect of it.  So as horrible the drink was today, I wasn't hungry until after dinner and then I got super cranky.  One day down and 9 more to go.

In other news I tried out my new shoes today and I have good news and bad news. The good news is the new shoes did fix my feet and shin pain.  The bad news I am not working different muscles. HOLY COW!!  I didn't even make it a mile because both of my calfs hurt so bad I had to stop.  I got on my treadmill and figured lets test these babies out and after my warm up walk I hit the 5 and started going. That is fast for me.  I noticed the shoes are allot heavier and then I notices that my quads were doing fine but my calves were feeling the run. I have wondered about my calves the whole time I've been running because normally my calves build up to be very muscular very quickly and they are still not where I imagined they would be with all the miles I am putting on them. And now I know why.  When my feet pronating I wasn't using those muscles very much. So tomorrow I am going to run again but not go all out. Take a little more time warming up and go at a slower pace. But here is a pic of my pretty new shoes! :-)