Challenge Days 3&4
February 26, 2015 § Leave a comment
It’s all part of the fun not to weigh yourself until the first phase of the challenge — the 10-day cleanse — is over and you’re starting the Day 11. I may have had a small peek today. That’s all I’m going to say about it. Well, I’ll also say I’m pleased and I’ll stay off the scale now until Day 11.
So for the first three mornings, you have a fiber drink. This is the undoing of a lot of people on the challenge. The drink can thicken big time if you don’t drink it right away. And it’s not all that tasty in the first place. Amber told me to get the peaches and cream fiber drink for my first challenge. Citrus is the other option and, because I don’t like drinking sweet stuff (except sweet tea!), I had to go with the citrus. And it was gross. I still managed, but I went with the peaches and cream after that and it is much better. I have a Spark when I wake up, and then I have my fiber drink with breakfast. But you get a break from the fiber drink on days 4-8 (I think) and you just take a probiotic in the morning. So no fiber drink today!
I wrote out my training schedule for the few weeks left before the half marathon relay. I decided to give myself a rest day during the week and do runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. My goal for rest days is to still get in a minimum of one mile, either walking or running, to stay current with my Power of One running club. I had 48 minutes on the schedule this morning, so I did a cool-down walk for 6 minutes when I finished. It was actually pretty easy! It was time for a morning snack when I finished. I love having a way to pass the time between meals and snacks!
So, remember when I said I was turned down for that job because they said they had found more qualified candidates? I wanted to respond to the email, but I didn’t. That was Tuesday. Then yesterday, on Wednesday, the exact same person who said I wasn’t qualified enough to work for the company, sent me an email with the password for the company’s main email address! She sent it late in the afternoon and I didn’t see it until after 5 p.m. I sent her an email back saying I couldn’t imagine why she would send me that kind of information. I haven’t heard back, but now I know what it takes to be qualified to work there. Even a less qualified person than I could have done some major damage with that kind of information. Lucky for her and her continued employment with the company, I’m not vindictive. Too much.
Challenge days 1&2
February 24, 2015 § Leave a comment
I started my third round of Advocare’s 24 Day Challenge yesterday. Just to be clear, Advocare doesn’t pay me for anything I say or give me free products. I wish they did, but they have no idea who I am. I did my first challenge in June, my second at the end of September, and I started this one yesterday.
It was my intention to post photos and go all-out writing about the experience. I had a run scheduled yesterday, so I did that before I got ready to run one little errand. Then I was going to come home, prep my lunches for the week, write some, etc.
All I had to do was run my husband’s shirts to the cleaners, but as I was backing out of the driveway, he called to tell me my new phone had come in, so I ended up dropping off the shirts and going to Fayetteville for my phone. By the time I got back, it was lunch time and I hadn’t gotten anything ready.
The thing I really love most about this program is that you have to eat all the time! I’d had my huge breakfast and my morning snack before I left, but I was hungry by the time I got home. So I cooked a chicken breast to slice up over spring mix for lunch. Then I had to go ahead and cook a few more chicken breasts for the rest of the week, do dishes, start prepping dinner … And although I stayed on program (eating and training), the day got away from me before I was able to write about it.
Here’s another thing I love about the cleanse phase. I don’t know what it is — magic, I reckon — but by the second day my clothes are looser. I know I haven’t lost fat or muscle, but the intake of more fruits and vegetables with the fiber drink and herbal cleanse pills I took before bed just blasted all the bloat I was carrying around. And I’m not joking. Sunday night I went to bed feeling a lot of discomfort in my belly, probably from having eaten a lot of junk over the weekend.
When my friend Amber first started telling me about the products, I told her I knew people who had done “herbal cleanses” before and, no thanks, but I wasn’t interested in being in the bathroom all the time. She totally understood my concern, but she told me the Advocare herbal cleanse isn’t like that. I didn’t believe her. Eventually I decided to give it a try, though, and I was actually surprised how good I felt. We’re all friends here, so I can tell you that these cleanses actually make me feel way less farty than usual.
So, for full disclosure, I started the cleanse phase at 204 pounds. I decided not to be upset that I weighed 198 on Nov. 23. I have my measurements, too, and I compared them to my first cleanse. It’s funny that, because I’ve taken up running, my thigh and calf both measure bigger than they did in June when I weighed 212. But I do know there’s hardly any jiggle at all on my thigh, so I’d say that’s progress.
I had cross training on my running schedule today, so I decided to do a moderate walk on the treadmill. The weather has been too cold and snowy for me to meet up with Lauren and the baby, but maybe one day this week we’ll get it together. Tomorrow will be my longest workout yet. I’m kind of looking forward to it.
I had a job interview about a week and a half ago and I thought it went really well. Knowing myself and my capabilities, I knew I would shine in the position. But I just got an email from the recruiter saying they have “other more qualified candidates.” I really wanted to respond with, “Hm, I doubt that.” Ha! I tried to apply for a job on Monday, but the job board web site told me I’d applied for it Feb. 12. I felt a little bit discouraged because I hadn’t heard back from the employer at all. And then today I got an email about coming in for an interview on Friday! The woman said she was totally impressed with my skills, and sometimes you need to hear that.
Last Place Runner 