Advocare 24 day Challenge

Did the 24 day challenge, followed everything exactly but some how had one fiber pack left. Did loose an inch, didn't loose a lb, in fact put 2 lbs on. Was taking upwards of 21 pills a day, between the "max packs" catalyst, and fish oil ones, this doesn't include my cholesterol meds, and daily vitamin.

Spark was good I would recommend it if your a energy drink person its a great switch healthier.

Shakes were delicious with one problem 23% of my cholesterol for the day is in there. For someone on cholesterol meds this is completely counter productive.

Here is the part the really upsets me, I work out 7 days a week, 3 personal training workouts a week for lifting, those 3 days I'm at the gym 2x to get my cardio in. I do not eat poorly never have. I have several friends swear by the Advocare stuff, the only think I can think of is these people must eat like CRAP to loose all this weight in 24 days. You can't eat and drink all that stuff they want you to. Plus who can drink fiber mix plus prework out plus a little fruit between 5a-515a prior to going to the gym.

Conclusion: It works if you'v never worked out, eat like crap and your using it to kick start a work out program. My friends who love the stuff tell me that I fall in the very small group that it doesn't work for. I work out harder than 90% of the people at the gym, and I can't loose weight, so I don't blame advocare... but I won't support the claims either.

Calories in, calories out. Folks need to accurately log food and exercise, and stay at a reasonable deficit. Take a multivitamin. Stay away from expensive 'miracle' products that state any time limit (24 days, etc.) because they teach you nothing about how to continue to healthfully lose weight long term. But that is part of the multilevel marketing plan. Keep people coming back so they can lose their 8 lbs over and over again.

MFP is free and it works.:drinker:

just putting this here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

I'm midway through day 7 of the 24 day challenge.

All headaches are gone. No cravings for junk food, and I rarely get hungry throughout the day.

I'm down 7 pounds so far. Haven't measured inches yet.

So far, I feel like it's working pretty good, although I'm sure a lot of it has to do with my diet. I've followed the meal plan provided, but have also been tracking all my calories with MFP.

So far so good. I'll let you guys know how it keeps going.

So I will begin with my "weight" story.... (Sorry if this is a little long, but details are important)
I was born a small little girl only weighing 6lbs 5oz. Growing up I was a very chunky kid and was made fun of often. Both of my parents suffer from high cholesterol and blood pressure and have slow metabolisms. I played softball for 4 years in elementary and jr high. My Freshman year in high school, I weighed 165lbs and was 5ft 4in tall. Summer going into my sophomore year, I was misdiagnosed by my doctor and was very sick. I couldn't keep hardly any food at all down. Turns out that I had a bladder infection gone bad! Anyway, I lost a good 23lbs that summer and maintained a high school weight of about 145lbs. I was so worred about gaining the "Freshman 15" in college, but somehow, I managed to keep it off (sticking with my everyday kind of "ok" diet and walking about 2 miles every 3 days). I lost 12lbs my sophomore year in college now weighing apprx. 132-135lbs! I was proud of myself for changing my eating habits and what-not. My senior year in college, I met my boyfriend. I like to call this weight gain my "happy fat"! We went out to eat a lot, and that year being my most stressful year in college, I stopped working out. I am now back to my high school weight of around 140lbs. I am not happy with this. It hasn't got much better now that I'm working my new job full time with an oil company. Haha.
I have never looked good in a bathing suit because of extra fat/out-of-shape self/cellulite on the back of my thighs, and a slight pooch in my stomach. I've been with my boyfriend for 1-1/2 years now and we want to take a trip to Hawaii, which has already been booked. We both need/would like to lose weight for this trip and be able to keep it off (BTW: he has gained almost 50lbs since we started dating.... makes me feel bad). So.... I decided to do some research on the Advocare 24 Day Challenge! I was a bit skeptical, but I have several close friends who have had success using their products. I have had their shakes before and thought they were pretty good. A little expensive, but it kept me from eating poorly for one meal of the day (haha)
I started my challenge on Monday. I am on Day 3 (cleanse phase). Day 1 I felt great! Tons of energy and very motivated, however, I was not able to drink the fiber mix. Took a few gulps and chewed my way through them. On Day 2, I got some advice on how to drink the fiber mix (through a straw) and actually drank the whole thing. I gagged on the last sip, but kept it down. I still feel really good and am back on the treadmill power-walking for about 30 minutes and lifting my 3 & 5lb weights as well as stretching and doing squats and so-on-and-so-forth. Excersice about and hour a day I suppose. Eating VERY healthy and sticking to the guidlines. Now I have vowed not to weigh myself again until Day 11 when you are supposed to. I don't want to get discouraged if I don't see the pounds melt off every day (Thats not what it's about). So far I like the products (with the exception of the fiber drink...). Shakes are pretty darn good and Spark is amazing! I gave up sodas a long time ago and drank tea instead. I hate coffee so that caffiene loss wasn't an issue.
I hope that I can lose weight on Advocare and continue to eat right and exercise after the challenge is over. I am sure that I will continue to order the spark mixes because I feel that a lack of energy to work out was one of my main problems anyway. I wish I could get my boyfriend to try some of this stuff, I think he would like it. But, boys will be boys hah.
I will keep everyone filled in on my progress, and hopefully it will be worth it.

But, boys will be boys hah.

Yeah, we know nothing about losing weight without buying into plans/products/scams/starvation diets!

Boyz are so stupidz. Don't they know they can spend all this money and starve and then gain all the weight back after they stop?

I am starting the 24-day challenge on Monday. I have never done a program like this before. I peaked at 232 a couple of years ago. I joined MFP, joined a gym, got serious and dropped to 206. 206 has been a plateau though I could not break through and I have mostly wavered between 206-212. I am aiming for 190, I try to remember.

I have become frustrated and my motivation is lacking. Last week, post-holiday gorge, I weighed 219. I need a little help. I have friends that recommend the challenge highly as a kick-starter. I can't imagine this will hurt me. I think it might help turn me things around.

I understand calories-in, calories-out. I understand that I could do the right thing on my own - only right now I'm not. I can't imagine there is anything wrong with turning to a program like this to refocus. To me, its no different than using a personal trainer or life coach or for that matter, even MFP as a crutch, for accountability or a for a helping hand.

It would be one thing if I thought this was a permanent or miracle cure, but I don't. If in 24 days I have had some positive results - any positive results, and I've refocused on some achievable goals then it will have been worth it. If not, well, I truly can't see the harm.

Let me clarify what I meant.....
I would like him to try the Spark drink and the Chocolate meal replacement shake. He drinks a lot of soda daily and that has most likely led to some of his weight gain. Trying to get him to try something new is the hard part. "Boys will be boys."

I started AdvoCare in 2012 and absolutely love it. It's not just a quick diet plan. That's not what a 24 Day Challenge is designed for. It's a nutritional plan designed to supplement a healthy lifestyle. Yes, you can lose weight by watching what you eat, drink, and working out, but are you truly filling the gaps that you aren't getting nutritionally? I feel amazing on products, have lost pounds and inches successfully and don't see my life apart from it now. Products are tested and approved through Informed Choice which handles testing for sports and the Olympics. If you're going to use products to supplement your lifestyle, why wouldn't you go with the best?

Say what you will, but facts are facts...I have lost 46 pounds since September and my sister has lost 80 since May on the Advocare (think about that...we have lost a small adult in less than a year!)...we both have gone through a couple of cleanses and a couple of cycles...when we start to get out of control, we cleanse...Could we do it without Advocare? Sure...Advocare is NOT a miracle cure...it is a program...the purpose of a program is to give a person stability and guidelines! Obviously some people need that...not all, but some. I have done it all...WW, Overeaters Anonymous, weight loss surgery (would do it again in a heartbeat, but didn't take away all the issues!), Atkins, weightloss pills, all with exercise thrown in and out...this works for ME...not everyone, but definately ME...and guess what? It is not cheap...but neither was the diet pop and processed foods I was eating...in the long run, for ME it is worth it...so for everyone out there that will say it is a sham and unhealthy, please know what you are talking about... it has been reviewed by my doctor, my spouse's doctor, a friend's cardiologist and another friend's endocrinologist...they all say go for it! And it DOES work, and it is WORTH it, for ME...and for some others...so please quit hating when you probably have never even researched the program!

I wish there was a like button, for this.

I do love the cleansing part of the challenge. But after the 10 days my body rejected the baggies of pills I was required to take. I am married to an Advocare distributer. I do love Grape Spark, the Joint Promotion supplement, and just recently added the Thermoplus to see the effectiveness of it. Every body responds differently to the challenge. I have seen great results from friends, but I personally could only partake in the first 10 days due to a sensitive stomach. Best of luck!

I have a question:
I am starting the challenge on Wednesday & need help finding out what I am suppose to eat & what I am not suppose to eat. My lady stopped selling the products a week after selling them to me. Can someone help me on the eating part please?!

I am currently on day 21 of the challenge and am a Distributor. Feel free to add me and message me with any questions.

OP - as with everything, what works for one person may not work for others. Is eating exactly like you are supposed to on the challenge sustainable for the rest of your life? No, probably not. But if you go into the challenge knowing that and use it more as a tool to create healthy habits, you should continue to lose weight long after the challenge is over whether you continue to use other supplements or not.

First and foremost the challenge is marketed as a jumpstart to weight loss or to break through plateaus. It isn't meant to be continued for the rest of your life. That is one of the best things about the challenge. It isn't just some fad diet or meal shake that doesn't teach you how to eat properly. The Daily Guide as well as your Distributor/Coach should help you learn how to eat more healthfully. Note, I also realize some people can do this on their own.

I, personally, am using it to help me think about food differently. Some people can do this without supplements or a company such as Advocare. Others need more structure and a "challenge" to trick their minds. I have seen a huge increase in my energy, I have been less grumpy, and my willpower to avoid foods that I "shouldn't" (note I'm not saying CAN'T) have has skyrocketed.

I tried the 24 day challenge. A close friend of mine joined as a distributor and kept bugging me about doing this. I went to one of her wine and cheese meat and greets and heard about the program and met a few of her fellow distributors. My honest first impression was that this is a cult. All the girls and guys that were there that I knew were in Advocare were so cheesy nice that it felt fake. I was shocked at how expensive their products were. I can see now why people join as a distributor. They get a discount on the inflated prices. I went away from that evening with an uneasy feeling and honestly felt bad for my friend. She'd recently lost a pet she was really close to and I felt she was looking for some kind of new direction for her life. I thought about it and after weeks of her pestering me I spend the money and started on my 24 day challenge. I honestly went into this with a positive outlook and was hoping it would be all my friend said it would be. The Spark drinks aren't too bad kind of like the flavored metamucil. I did get a little buzz after drinking 2 8 oz glasses. But I crashed about 4 hours later and felt like ****, that's when I'd drink another 8 oz glass of Spark. The supplements were freaking horse pills and there are so many of them but I took them on schedule. The first week is the cleanse, I didn't lose a pound or any inches and that herbal cleanse gave me the runs and gastric issues so bad! That stuff tastes nasty. I tried mixing it with my spark and just downing it in two gulps but it made me want to throw up, That was the worst of the 3 weeks. The next 2 weeks are the rebuild and I lost 5 lbs. I'd eat an egg for breakfast, do the shake for lunch, take my Max3 supplement horse pills and exercise 40 minutes every day. After the 24 day challenge I didn't feel like I had any extra energy or feel like a new me. I think I would have gotten the same results by watching what I ate, like I did, and exercise, like I did. I honestly don't believe the challenge supplements did anything for me. I can buy protein shakes at Costco, or Sam's a lot cheaper and my daily multi-vitamin feels all my daily requirements. I honestly gave Advocare a fair chance and all I can say is I believe anyone looking into this, be careful, It's a pyramid scheme and I also think it's a cult. My friend has shunned me because I failed on the 24 day challenge and told her exactly what I thought and my concerns for her. I still call, just to stay in touch and hope one day she'll come to her senses.

Sorry you had that experience. I agree it can get a bit cultish. Never heard Spark compared to Metamucil. That's kind of funny.

Just started the challenge today. I am hoping for good results but I admit I am somewhat skeptical. It is very expensive and I do hope that it works the way it is supposed to. I also know going into it that there are certain foods which I won't give up. I do exercise and do eat somewhat healthy but my weight is at its highest now. I have to do something to take my body back and get my health back. This is no way to live. But I have tried everything in the past, from Weight Watchers to a total liquid diet to everything in between.

I am hoping this will live up to the hype and I'm not just being suckered in for someone else to make money. I'm not saying that's the case, but I do wonder if this will be what gets me to the point I need to be or will I end up regretting it? Only time will tell. So far, I'm not having any issues but I'm trying to give it all my effort. The only thing left I have not tried is gastric bypass surgery, and I refuse to ever go that route.

Just started the challenge today. I am hoping for good results but I admit I am somewhat skeptical. It is very expensive and I do hope that it works the way it is supposed to. I also know going into it that there are certain foods which I won't give up. I do exercise and do eat somewhat healthy but my weight is at its highest now. I have to do something to take my body back and get my health back. This is no way to live. But I have tried everything in the past, from Weight Watchers to a total liquid diet to everything in between.

I am hoping this will live up to the hype and I'm not just being suckered in for someone else to make money. I'm not saying that's the case, but I do wonder if this will be what gets me to the point I need to be or will I end up regretting it? Only time will tell. So far, I'm not having any issues but I'm trying to give it all my effort. The only thing left I have not tried is gastric bypass surgery, and I refuse to ever go that route.

I hate to say it, but if you are already admitting that there are certain foods you won't give up, then you are saying you are not going to follow the meal plan. Odds are it will not work. Somewhat healthy is not going to get you the results you want. Being as you did not buy it from me i have nothing to gain or lose by your success. So with that said, you paid the money for the program, why not follow it exactly as it is laid out and see where it gets you. Only then can you truly judge if the program worked. I'd hate for you say it didn't work if you didn't really try the program.

I did Advocare. The first 10 days is a cleanse, basically an elimination diet with clean foods, nothing processed at all, and supplements. I had a lot of success with the first 10 days, however on day 11 you start to take a LOT of supplements. Basically, these are fish oil, Niacin and b12 pills with some other stuff mixed in. IMHO you can just buy those. The supplements in the 11-24 day section are so numerous and just overwhelming. I got violently ill from them.

Day 11: Woke up feeling great, drank my spark (which is a really awesome part of Advocare and I will probably keep taking it), took the packet of pills. 30 minutes later, facial flushing, heart palpitations, terrible nausea, abdominal cramping and was in the bathroom. I didn't eat the rest of the day because the nausea was terrible. Plus I was then overwhelmed with fatigue.

Day 12: Thinking that day 11 was a fluke and I had the flu, I decided to try again. Same symptoms but even worse. Almost had to go to the ER.

Day 13: No more supplements. Waste of Money.

Heres the thing: No one from Advocare will say that these are known side effects, they all play dumb. I was on every website and did find some reported cases of similar issues. I am in the medical field and realized after looking at the ingredients that it contains 6x the amount of Niacin we would give someone for cholesterol control. On top of this, the fish oil pills were closing in on the max dose for a day. I reached out to Advocare and was told I was pretty much an anomaly.

If you want to try this challenge I recommend just doing the 10 day cleanse. Don't waste your money on their MNS packets in the 11-24 days. Go buy yourself a good fish oil vitamin, MVI, super b complex and if you want some Niacin. I would however, recommend the spark for an energy supplement.

I think you are better off with just MFP and keeping yourself accountable. Go to the gym, work out and eat clean. It's basically all Advocare is teaching.

Good luck!