Advocare - My personal account

I want to make it clear that I am documenting my personal experiences on the Advocare challenge. I am not being compensated by Advocare with a lifetime supply of products or a free trip to tour their headquarters. Nor am I saying this is what everyone experiences.

That being said, look at the image to the left. Makes you think infomercial, right? Yeah, I would love to get a handle on Advocare's marketing department too. Had I seen this independently, I would have completely ignored it. But, with Bonnie backing it up, I gave it a shot. And boy, am I glad I did.


Pros (some of these are a repeat from a previous post):

• Skin - My skin looks amazing. Before I started this challenge, I had old lady hands. You know, lots of wrinkles, loose skin, worn looking. Now that I consume insane amounts of water, my hands are looking like I feel like they should. So does the rest of my skin. 

• Stomach pains - I don't have a galbladder anymore, and my body works extra hard to process food. Clean eating has greatly improved my digestion process. I don't have the liver pain I once had, or the painful digestion. In fact, I forget my stomach is even there. 

• Energy - I would yawn all day, every day. Drove my husband nuts! V16, a caffeine-free energy powder (as I have a caffeine intolerance) has stolen my yawns. I have energy and focus during the day that I never had before. I have no desire for any caffeine or quick sugar fixes to give me a boost. Katey and V16, sitting in a tree....

Drew Breeze is a spokesman for Advocare. Um, drool!

• Catalyst and OmegaPlex - These are two vitamins I fell in love with (I've got a lot of product love going on). Very basic overview - Catalyst keeps your skin tight when you lose weight and OmegaPlex is your fish oil. Both went down easy with no side or after affects. The fishy burps disappeared too. 

Cons:

• Poop - I've talked about poop before. I'm not ashamed to talk about poop. Pooping should be a celebration. And yet, we ladies still hang out in the bathroom stall, waiting for everyone to leave before pooping. Why do we do that to ourselves? But I digress. The first week the pooping occurred every bathroom break. I was so over it. It wasn't urgent, which was good, but goodness, I prayed to not poop anymore.

• Max 3 - Well, not all of Max 3. Just the little brown pill at the top. That, my friends, would send me into orbit. I started getting daily panic attacks. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't focus. I was a bitchy mess. When I finally talked to Bonnie about it, she verified that that brown pill is a natural appetite inhibitor. I eliminated that pill from the bunch and was right as rain. 

• No more junk food - Okay, this isn't really a con. Since the challenge I have not been as strict as I should be with my eating habits. My body has adjusted to clean eating, so anything outside of that makes it angry. Hulk angry. Now when I see a doughnut or fried food, I get scared. RIP junk food. 

Conclusion, this was definitely worth it. It's a product that can be adjusted to your body. The support system is beyond wonderful. Best part, the representatives aren't tied to a sales goal. Yes, they profit off your purchase (basic retail 101), but their motivation is to make you a healthier person. 

I am incorporating Advocare into my daily life. The Catalyst and OmegaPlex still have a place in my pill box, along with the vitamins my doctor recommends. I still do V16 twice a day (three times if I know I need to stay up past 11 p.m.). I use rehydrate every day (side note: it's great for a sick kid). I'm starting to incorporate Muscle Gain and will likely add their meal replacement shakes into the mix down the road. 

Heck, I might even become a wholesaler. That's how much I like this product.