Advocare - 24 Day Challenge - Judge Free Comments

I started the 24-day challenge in mid-January. I lost 25 pounds in early 2011 and started creeping up in 2013. By the time I started the challenge, I had gained 10 of the 25 pounds I lost back.

I did the challenge faithfully and didn't see any immediate results. In fact, it took about 12-14 days before I saw any real improvement. By the time the 24th day rolled around, I had lost about 6 pounds, I had kicked a caffeine habit and had noticeably greater energy levels.

I have continued with my morning Spark, the MMS packets and the meal replacement shake and have lost 20 pounds in a little over 4 months. Advocare is not for everyone, to be sure. But its working in my case and that's good enough for me.

Good luck!

As far as taking the pills, the floating capsules go down best with your head down, since they float into position best. And of course, if you tilt back on the solid pills, those go down best that way.

Warm water works better with me than cold water. Also, a thicker drink (if you can have it) is easier to get the pills down than just water. The easiest for me is with a smoothie if I am taking that at the time.

No judgment here, my sister-in-law is a distributor, though she had fallen off the wagon for quite a while. She is about halfway through the challenge and is doing very well. Not sure the exact number she's lost but she has dropped a dress size or two. I'd be happy to try it out if the products were in my budget, which frankly they are not even close... but I'm sure going to cheer her on. :drinker:

Tracking and moving more seems to be working ok for me, even if I'm not losing as fast as she.

Good luck!!

Day 2 and loving it! Loads of energy and always full.

I hate fad diets and I think motivation, self control and accountability get you where you need to be. My Chiropractor sells this product in her office (they don't push it there - they do a group challenge once in while that there is a flyer for but that is it - I had to actually go out of my way and inquire). I lost a ton of weight awhile back and gained a lot back so i needed an extra push to get me on my way again. Spending the money was the shove i needed.

I am on day 2 - have not been hungry one time. I think it is actually hard to consume all the darn food you are supposed to eat!!! Now its really about clean eating and taking the right supplements during the cleanse phase. For me, I could have 100% done this alone with cheaper supplements but not by that much and without online ordering and headaches. Also, supplements are a gamble to purchase as not much is regulated closely. I did loads of research online on this before I spent the money. I concluded that the Advocare supplements are actually one of the highest regarded supplements you can buy. Between getting what you pay for in good quality supplements and the ease of having a program to tell you EXACTLY what to eat and when, its worth it.

Really, when you are moving to a clean eating lifestyle it is HARD to find your way. Trying to manage the ins and outs of that and add on a cleanse with supplements and managing an exercise program and most people would give up pretty early in. Thats where the convenience of a program like this comes in. I wouldn't want to peddle the stuff or anything but I really think it can give you the tools you need to get started on a better eating style.

I figure I average 11.25 a day on this with the products I chose. If i wasn't on it I would spend 13-16 a day on coffee, dinner out, happy hour meals and drinks, and snacks so I'm happy so far!

Thanks so much for the reply. This is the end of my first day. The only downside so far are the pills. I hate taking pills, but had to down 6 before going to bed tonight.

I like Spark and Catalyst and should be taking Joint Promotion more than I do. The number of pills in the challenge is overwhelming and keeps me from doing it. It works if you work it and can be a good jump start to get you moving in the right direction. Good luck!

The best part of it for me, was actually learning how to not only eat right, but also to enjoy it.

This statement makes me curious. How does it help you learn to eat right? That seems to be the reason why this program doesn't work for a lot of people. You end up replacing a lot of cooking and prepping with grab and go advocare products. What happens when you quit the program? The only things that are that convenient is fast food and other things that got many people here in the first place, so you have to learn to pre cook/prep etc anyway. I'm not being negative just curious. Congrats on your weight loss!

The money spent as a motivator, the kickstart, etc all make sense as reasons to me. I wish you luck!

No judgment here either. I am a rep for advocare, but only for my personal discount. I don't actually sell to anyone. Although I can't really do the 24 day challenge as is because of breastfeeding, I am able to use some of their other products. I love the Spark and catalyst! I'm doing my best to eat clean, workout, and lose this large amount of baby weight I still have left. Good luck to you in your challenge!

I just started mine 6 days ago and feel lighter all around. The catalyst give me more motivation to get through a whole workout and not stop. It's easy to follow and helping me to control my portions. It is expensive but I am loving it so far. I can tell I have lost inches and I am down 3.5 lbs on Day 6. I was at a serious plateau and needed this glad I got it!!