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That's another option for the Herbalife, Advocare and Shakeology companies. You can find a distributor and request a sample of each shakes from each company. Most of them will happily send one for free.

My dad sells Herbalife, I sell Advocare and several friends sell Beachbody Shakeology. In my opinion, the best tasting is Shakeology. I use Herbalife because my dad gives it to me for free...can't beat free.

Air popped popcorn with a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar.

I loved the C25K app by Zen Labs. After my 5k I downloaded their Couch to 10K app. The first 8 weeks are exactly the same as the 5k app so just start on week 9 of the new trainer app. Or find a half marathon training app.

Everyone is different. Personally, I see more progress doing 24 Day Challenges than I do just trying to exercise and watch what I eat on my own. I'm sure it's absolutely mental and that it's do-able without using Advocare products, but as I said, I personally see more results with Advocare. I'll do a challenge, lose…

Annoyingly, my gym is half an hour from my house. There is one about 5 minutes from my house but it has older equipment, less equipment and is generally crowded because it also houses karate. There's one 20 minutes away and it's 24 hours but costs more per month than I'm really willing to pay. Fortunately, my gym is kinda…

Losing 40 lbs from doing the challenge or 40 lbs is your overall weight loss goal?

We have Chromecast, a little thing that plugs into a usb slot on your TV. Through it you can use a smart phone to stream netflix, youtube, etc., etc., to your tv. I've used it to stream Blogilates videos from youtube!…

http://www.advocare.com/products/images/pdf/W3171.pdf There are definitely more ingredients in the Citrus flavor. I suppose if you really need the appetite suppressant you may want the citrus but I honestly didn't notice a difference between the two except that one tasted infinitely better.

Peaches and Cream is infinitely better than Citrus! If mixing it with applesauce helps you, go for it! Or, if you have the citrus, try it with orange juice instead of water.

Can you do whole wheat pitas? Technically those aren't white carbs...

I haven't felt that way at the beginning of the challenge but I've been sick/allergies acting up off and on all summer so perhaps you're catching something in general or feeling lousy from weather changes?

I blogged about both of my challenges here - http://myparadise8-11-12.blogspot.com/. I included recipes, a breakdown of my grocery list and highlight of my days.

This is a brilliant idea!

I typically meal prep my lunches. I'll bake or grill enough chicken to get me through the week and steam up some veggies to go with it or quinoa or brown rice, then I just package it all in tupperware. It takes about an hour to prep for the week. For snacks I bring carrots and hummus, yogurt, pretzels, grapes, cucumbers,…

Hi! We're kinda similar. I'm 5'1", started around 180, currently 155 and GW of 135 and will re evaluate once I get there, might go lower.

I JUST GOT MINE!!!! I ordered one bag of each flavor. They're freaking aaaahmazeballs. The Cheddar and Sour Cream is the best, IMO followed by the BBQ then Sea Salt. They're thinner and crispier than traditional potato chips but don't taste much different except that they're obviously not greasy. I think it may be worth…

Sounds delicious!

I have the Garmin Forerunner 110 and it has the option to use it indoors so it tracks my HR on the treadmill without needing to use the GPS feature.

I haven't tried the protein shakes but I have tried the regular shakes. IMO they taste decent but when I replaced breakfast with them for 4 days in a row I started getting migraines. The only thing I've been able to attribute it to is the aspartame. Other sweeteners like sucralose don't bother me at all, so just be careful…

In order to reduce fat you have to eat at a calorie deficit. Unfortunately, you can't pick and choose where the fat comes from and the "pooch" is typically the last to go. Have you heard of the quote "Abs are made in the kitchen"? I'd suggest adding some protein to your lunch with either hard boiled eggs, grilled chicken…

I always go to bodybuilding.com for form videos.

How are you getting a variety box?! I wish they sold one.

I think you're confusing BMR with TDEE. BMR is essentially what a hospital would give you as your bare minimum if you were in a coma. TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure which is the total calories you burn in a day. It's obviously more than your BMR because you're up and moving around and not just lying there.

Also, (I know you don't live near me) we should go to Olive Garden together. haha! All the pasta and all the carbs.

I have a tattoo "Serenity" on my wrist because I tend to freak out about things and it reminds me of the Serenity prayer. It hasn't helped, though. bahaha!

Awesome job so far! Keep it up!:flowerforyou: :drinker:

I'm 25 years old and have had a desk job since I graduated college 4 years ago. I also have fitbit and I love seeing the differences on days where I'm not busy vs. days where I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I started at about where you are and am currently about 155, looking to get down to 135 and…

I've tried every flavor of Spark. I don't suggest the citrus or mandarin orange at all. They're pretty awful in my opinion. My favorite is grape followed closely by fruit punch. My order goes: grape, fruit punch, green apple (new on-the-go packaging and flavor), watermelon, pink lemonade, mango strawberry, cherry, citrus,…

I love Advocare! I've done two challenges with great success. For me, the challenge is about breaking habits and creating new ones. I, personally, don't continue with the products between challenges except Spark, because I just can't afford it, but things have been working great so far! I love that the challenge isn't just…