24 day challenge - Lean out and Tone up

* In 24 minutes you will FEEL the difference
* In 24 hours you will KNOW the difference
* In 24 days you will SEE the difference

Is this you?

• Someone who wants to lose weight and improve lean body mass?
• Someone who feels that a lack of energy is keeping you from following through with fitness and nutritional goals?
• Someone who needs some help controlling your sugar cravings, appetite and food choices?
• Someone who needs a well-rounded approach to weight management?
• Someone who has tried other weight-management programs that have not delivered the expected results?

The 24-Day Challenge is a SYSTEM that is producing up to 10 inches and 10 lbs LOST on average in 24 DAYS.  It is a proven, effective and safe way to help you acheive your health and weight loss goals.  Energize your mind and body, feed your muscles and starve your fat as you lose inches, improve health and melt away body fat in a way that is realistic and will fit into your busy life. This jump start program will teach your body to continue losing body fat and increasing lean muscle.

Day 1-10 Cleanse Phase

The cleanse phase will jump start your weight loss and start you off with a clean slate!  Toxins can build up in your body and compromise your internal organs ability to eliminate toxins and body fat.  The first 10 days of the program setup your body for success to break food cravings, increase energy and lose fat.  It cleans your intestines so that your body can absorb all of the excellent nutrients you will be putting in your body during the next phase.

Day 11-24 Max Phase

The AdvoCare MNS weight loss phase gives your body the nutrients it needs to rebuild your healthier body, to break food cravings, increase energy, feed muscle and lose fat.  You'll be getting core nutrition, appetite control, energy, probiotics, omega 3′s, and more.

Before and Afters

Dr Oz endorses Advocare OmegaPlex

Meal Replacement Shakes

Meal Replacement Shakes are part of the 24 day challenge.  The Plus Plan (the original plan with some optional add-ons) includes the shakes for all 24 days.  The original plan only includes them for the MAX phase (Days 11-24).

As far as protein shakes go, these are the best formulated and best tasting protein shakes on the market.  Each one has a perfect balance of 24 grams protein and 24 grams carbs.  The protein is pre-digested, which means your body's metabolism is ramped up within 20 minutes of drinking the shake (vs. up to an hour an a half with a normal breakfast).  They are convienent, quick and on-the-go and gets your day off to a great nutrional start.

They can be made in the blender, with a mixing wand, or shaken up in a shaker. All you need is 9 oz of water to mix them up. 

I have been drinking these shakes every single morning for about 6 months and here is the best way that I have found to mix them up.

• Get yourself a blender bottle like the one pictured to the right.  The wire ball helps mix up the powder and break up the clumps.  You can get one for about $5.50 on my website.  Just go to www.AdvocareForAll.com and click on Shop Now, then click on Accessories.  I also recently saw them at my local grocery store in the health foods section, but they $8 instead of $5.50.  I bet any vitamin shoppe or GNC type of store would also carry them.
• Start with 9 oz of water (any temp) in the bottle (wire ball at the bottom).
• Add your shake powder.
• Add a few ice cubes on top.
• Put the lid on and shake until you no longer see any clumps (usually about 20 seconds).
• Open the top and drink through a straw (I don't know why the straw makes it so much better, but it just does).
• Enjoy!

Days 11-24

Day 11 starts the MAX Phase. The product in the Herbal Cleanse box should be gone, and you'll add some new AdvoCare products to your daily regimen.

Meal Replacement Shakes
As far as protein shakes go, these are the best formulated and best tasting protein shakes on the market.  Each one has a perfect balance of 24 grams protien and 24 grams carbs.  They are convienent, quick and on-the-go and gets your day off to a great nutrional start.  They are thick like a milkshake, and also quite filling - I don't feel deprived or like I need additional food with these.

Click here to see my tips on the best ways to mix them up.

MNS (Metabolic Nutritrional System)
Regardless of whether you have MNS Max3, MaxC, or MaxE, the packets should be taken the same way. Each strip of supplements has 4 packets joined by perforations so you can tear each one off.

• The first pack should be taken 30 minutes before breakfast or your first meal (I take it as soon as I wake up)
• The second should be taken 30 minutes before lunch (I set an alarm for this so I don't forget)
• The bottom two packs can be taken with either breakfast, lunch, or one with each. (I take both of the bottom packs with my Meal Replacement Shake for breakfast)

If you do it my way, you take all your products before lunch and then you are done for the whole day!

OmegaPlex

Essential Fatty Acids are, well, essential. You can drop down the number of OmegaPlex you are taking to 1-2 at dinner time, depending on whether you are eating foods with essential fatty acids in them. The MNS contains one OmegaPlex already.

Catalyst (This is an Optional Add-On and is part of the Plus Plan)

You can take a varying amount of Catalsyt. As per the instructions for the challenge, I took 3 in the morning with my first MNS pack and Spark, and another 3 mid-afternoon. Catalyst should be taken on an empty stomach. This is a key product for retaining muscle while you lose fat!!

Diet
Now that the Cleanse Phase is over, you can start to incorporate some of the foods you stopped eating back into your regimen, but you cannot start eating larger portions, or change the amount of carbs you eat at one time! To optimize your results, you should continue to stay away from anything "white" - white rice, any bread that isn't whole grain (including wheat), white potatoes, pasta (except for brown rice pasta), etc. You're not doing yourself a favor by eating any of these things, whether you are trying to lose weight or not.

The product regimen for the rest of the Challenge now remains the same.

Here is what your day should look like for Days 11-24:

• Upon waking:
• MNS first packet
• Spark
• 3 Catalyst (if you are on the Plus Plan) 
• Breakfast:
• Meal Replacement Shake
• MNS third packet
• MNS forth packet 
• Water
• Mid-morning Snack
• Water
• 30 min before Lunch:
• MNS second packet 
• Lunch
• Water
• 30 min before Mid-afternoon snack:
• 3 Catalyst (if you are on teh Plus Plan) 
• Spark (if needed/wanted)
• Mid-afternoon Snack
• Water
• 1-2 OmegaPlex + Dinner
• Water
• Optional Snack

Day 10

Day 10 is the exact same as Days 8 and 9, except that today is your last day of the Cleanse!  Tomorrow starts the Max phase and you should be feeling great by now.  Remember, the purpose of the Cleanse phase is not weight loss, it is to detoxify your system.  However, I will be very surprised (shocked actually) if you followed the program and have not lost any weight by now.

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Max Phase products (the below video is a great way to do that) and the Max Phase instructions. While you can be a little more flexible with your eating in the Max Phase, it is VERY important that the carb count and meal size stay the same. NO more than 30 grams of carbohydrate at a time.  You can add in dairy, wheat and maybe a tiny cheat meal.

Day 8-9

The Cleanse tablets should have been finished the evening of Day 7.  So, on Days 8 and 9, you will resume drinking the Fiber Drink (mixed with Orange Juice) in the morning.  You should also continue to take the Probiotic Restore in the morning and Spark up to twice a day.

Days 8-9 should look something like this:

• Upon waking:
• Fiber Drink
• Spark
• Probiotic Restore
• Breakfast:
• Meal Replacement Shake (if you are on the Plus Plan)
• OR a healthy breakfast
• Water
• Mid-morning Snack
• Water
• Lunch
• Water
• Spark + Mid-afternoon Snack
• Water
• 4 OmegaPlex + Dinner
• Water
• Optional Snack

Days 5-7

Days 5, 6, and 7 are just like Day 4. As a reminder, your commitment during the Cleanse Phase is essential for your success during the second part of the Challenge. It prepares your body to better absorb the nutrients taken during the Max Phase. Your ability to stay focused during the Cleanse Phase will directly affect the physical results you see in the Max Phase!

To recap, here are the products you should be taking on Days 5-7:

• Upon Waking: 2 Probiotic Restore + Spark
• Breakfast: Meal Replacement Shake (if you are on the Plus Plan)
• Mid-afternoon: Spark
• Dinner: 4 OmegaPlex
• Bedtime: Herbal Cleanse tablets