Day 11

Sorry I’m a few days behind — I’ve been a little busy!

Day 11 means the beginning of the Max phase!

As always, morning kicks off with a Spark and Catalyst.

During the Max phase, there are 4 MNS pill packs and you take them at a specific time: one 30min before breakfast, one 30min before lunch, and the other two at lunch.

These pill packs are no joke. Each pack has 3-4 horse pills in them. Not sure what exactly is in each of these, but I’ll do some research and update.

You already know that I’ve been excited to try the Meal Replacement Shakes. I wasn’t disappointed! The chocolate shake tastes like Borden’s chocolate milk. Yummmmm!

The shake was perfect today because I had to hit the road to go to some stores. I do find that it doesn’t mix as well if the water is cold or has ice. So, I mix with room temp water and then add ice in to make it cold.

About 30 minutes before lunch I took the MNS pack.

When I got to the office around lunch time, I ate the turkey, spinach, hummus whole grain wrap that I made the night before. I even put a slice of low-fat mozzarella in it since I can have a little cheese now! I love cheese, so this was very exciting! Along with the wrap, I had a few grapes. I also had the other 2 MNS packs.

My afternoon snack consisted of a banana.

For supper, I made a spinach salad with turkey, cucumbers, cranberries, almonds, a sprinkle of feta, and Italian dressing.

The Italian I use comes from a packet (with all pronounceable ingredients) that you mix with water, vinegar, and EVOO into a cruet.

After supper I had my daily dose of OmegaPlex.

Weight Update:
I am up again 😦
Over the past two days, I’ve gone up 1.5 lbs. I’m not happy about this, but — I am being optimistic because weight does fluctuate. I consulted my sister-in-law, and she thinks I’m not eating enough. Adding in that mid-morning snack should help. So, I’ll try that and see!

To mark the end of the cleanse phase, here are updated before and during pictures. Left is before, right is today. Can you see a difference? There isn’t much of one, but there’s a little progress! Motivation to keep going!

I think the most noticeable difference is in my back. I’ll take it!