Today is the last day before the Big Cheat. Tomorrow I will be going out of town for a bachelor party that is going by a very telling monikor, The Death of Super Zak! This will be the "challenge within the challenge" and it will test my will power the most by far. I'm jokingly going to refer to this trip as the Big Cheat because I know that we will be going out to eat for every meal and enjoying a plethora of adult beverages. I have no intention of ruining all of my hard work over the last 18 days, so I'm going to have to choose wisely from the restaurant menus. I'm also hoping that the hotel has a small gym with a treadmill because I would love to go for a quick run in the morning. It also might be feasible to go for a run outside near the hotel, but I have no clue what kind of neighborhood the hotel is in and whether or not that would actually be a safe option. From a diet standpoint, my major goal is to come back on Monday weighing the same as when I left!
Until today, I hadn't realized just how many professional athletes are Advocare endorsers. I knew that Drew Brees is a big endorser (he has Advocare listed on his personal website right next to the other products he endorses...Nike, Verizon, Vick's, etc.). There are pro athletes in pretty much every sport that are using Advocare to increase their energy levels, recover from workouts, and enhance their performance...legally of course! If you're curious, click here to see all the pro endorsers. The football list is particularly long.
I'm not sure whether or not I'll have the time to fire off a blog post before I leave town tomorrow, but I'll definitely give you an update on Monday of how I navigated through the Big Cheat!
Product of the Day:
Herbal Cleanse
Part 3: Herbal Cleanse Tablet
The Herbal Cleanse Tablet is the final component of the Herbal Cleanse Kit and it is taken at bedtime for the first 7 days of the cleanse phase. This tablet contains a complex combination of ingredients that help to detox your body through both your GI tract and your urinary tract. I'm going to paraphrase the product description from the Advocare website to give you an idea of what's in the tablet.
Senna leaf extract, commonly used as an herbal medication individually to treat constipation, is included in the tablet to move waste through the GI tract. It also has some appetite suppressant properties to it as well. Beet root power and wheat grass juice are included to help reduce metabolic waste byproducts. Cranberry juice powder helps to flush toxins through the kidneys. Milk thistle extract, with its active component silymarin, has antioxidant properties and is reported to have protective effects for the liver. There are also several ingredients that are included to boost your immune system (echinacea, astragalus, garlic, zinc, and vitamin C) and to improve your energy level (B vitamins).
So as you can see, Advocare attempts to pack a mighty punch to drive your weight loss during the cleanse phase of the 24-Day Challenge. I have heard from some people that the Herbal Cleanse Tablets can cause you to go to the bathroom more frequently and based upon the tablet's mechanism of action, I'm really not surprised. I slept through the night pretty soundly during the 1st 10 days of the challenge, so I never had a problem with waking up in the middle of the night to urinate. I did notice that I was going to the bathroom a little more frequently than usual during the cleanse phase, but it really wasn't an inconvenience or significant interruption during my daily activities.
If you want to explore the Advocare site more for additional details, here's our link:
http://www.reclaimyourbodyandlife.com/
As with every post that I'll make, here's my disclaimer:
I am a physician and protecting my medical career is of paramount importance to me. I have researched the Advocare products thoroughly and my wife and I have chosen to use them for our own personal weight loss endeavor. However, I will not provide an official medical opinion with regards to the safety and efficacy of the products for others. I've put in too many years of hard work to put my medical license at risk. Basically, I've chosen to use Advocare products for myself and you'll have to decide for yourself or consult with your personal physician to figure out if these products are safe for you too.
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