AdvoCare 10 Day Herbal Cleanse - Day 4

Day 4 of the AdvoCare 10 Day Herbal Cleanse dawned bright and beautiful because I didn’t have to drink the fiber drink!  I have 3 days off from that vile concoction.  I did start taking the ProBiotic Restore pills this morning, and already I messed that up.  I was supposed to take the ProBiotics 30 minutes before eating, but I didn’t read the instructions until I was sitting at the counter eating my breakfast…oops.  I just took them right then and there.  I was worried they might upset my stomach since I took them with food, but they have not bothered me at all. 

Cravings have really started to kick in today.  I have a HUGE sweet tooth, and staying away from candy has been the most difficult part of this cleanse.  Oh, and staying away from cheese.  I’m a Wisconsin girl; I NEED to eat cheese to stay alive!  Anyway, back to the sweets… Sweets have been on my mind all day, and I have had to work hard at not buying myself a candy bar.  To help curb my cravings, I have been drinking Tazo’s Wild Sweet Orange Tea.  It has a very tart, sweet flavor that tricks my mind into thinking I’m drinking something sugary.  It is sweet enough on its own that I don’t even need to add honey. 

Another sweets-craving lifesaver has been almond milk.  Immediately after dinner, I usually feel the need to have something sweet.  About 80% of the time, I will give into that feeling of need, and feed my sweets addiction.  Since I have started the cleanse though, I’ve been using the reward of warm unsweetened vanilla almond milk with cinnamon sprinkled in it as a pre-bedtime treat.  Bedtime doesn’t come until a few hours after dinner though, so as soon as I’m finished eating, I make myself do something constructive so I don’t think about the urge to have something sweet.  I either start doing the dishes by hand, even though we have a dishwasher, or take the dogs for a walk.  Last night, I went downstairs and played Just Dance on the Wii for an hour.

I can’t believe the tragedy that occurred today in Boston.  My heart goes out to anyone that suffered due to this inane act!

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Breakfast

½ Sweet Potato mashed with Cinnamon

2 Eggs – over easy

2 C Amaretto Almond Coffee – black

Calories: 215

AM Snack

Orange

Calories: 69

Lunch

4 Oz Grilled Bruschetta Chicken (recipe here)

1 C Cauliflower

1 C Broccoli

1 TBS Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

10 Baby Carrots

Calories: 295

PM Snack

1 Apple

1 C Homemade Salsa

½ Cucumber

Calories: 216

Dinner

Homemade Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps (recipe here)

Calories: 226

Post-Workout Snack

1 Banana – heat in microwave for 45 seconds

Cinnamon

1 TBS Jif Natural Creamy Peanut Butter

1 C Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

Calories: 240

Total Calories: 1261