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Recently, I told you about my husband and I embarking on the AdvoCare 24-Day Challenge. Never would I have guessed that 24 days would make such a difference in our lives.  I wanted to update you on the final results.  We not only survived our AdvoCare 24-Day Challenge  but actually enjoyed the change.  In the beginning we were counting down the days until it was over so we could eat our “favorite” foods again.  It didn’t take long for our mindset to change.  Before we knew it, instead of counting down the days until our 24 days was over, we decided that we wanted to continue through day 25 and beyond.  Going without diet coke, coffee, sugar, and processed foods for 24 days was literally life changing for us.   [Read more...]

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Our Decision to change our eating habits and start the 24-Day AdvoCare Challenge

We’ve eaten terribly unhealthy lately.  I don’t know when it happened exactly.  I think partly due to convenience and our schedules. Probably a result of a series of compromises over a long period of time.  Maybe even purchasing items that I wouldn’t normally because they were free or cheap.  Nonetheless, no matter how we got here we made a decision that it was time for a change.  At the same time, aknowleding that we needed to make a change and actually doing something about it are two very different things.  I kept telling myself that next week would be the week we would start eating healthier.  Lets get through Christmas first, then Valentine’s Day, then a weekend getaway…….I realized unless we made a commitment it wasn’t going to happen. [Read more...]