The beginning

Hi!  My name is Dori.  I have decided to create a blog about my weight loss journey and how I am not just dieting but creating a healthier lifestyle for myself.   I have always has struggles with my weight but none more then after I had my babies.

My daughter is 4 and my son is 2.  I knew i didn't lose all the weight after my son was born however never really thought to much of it.  I didn't like it but hey I work and am busy with these two maniacs!  Anyway this year went to a doctors visit i was not only heavier

then I had been when i was pregnant but my blood pressure was 140/109!!








I had to do something.  Not only am I an RN but i work in a emergency department, in a hospital that is not only a STEMI center ( heart attack) but a Sroke center.  I am well aware of the warning signs and the symptoms that can lead to both.  All i could think of was my kids growing up without me and that scared me.

So I called my cousin....she had told a month or so earlier about this diet system that she is an adviser for that she used to get herself healthy and feeling great.  It's called Advocare

I was so worried about it because I SUCK at diets.  Well this is not a diet!  At least not in my eyes, sure there are things you need to limit and avoid but i am eating more then i was before i started this and i feel AMAZING!  I have already completed the challenge and i was so scared, it was like okay of comes the training wheels!

At least that is how i looked at it.  It 24 days taught me how to eat right.  How to fuel my body for my day.  How to keep my self feeling good all day!  I loved it.  I was eating all the time yet i felt amazing and guess what???  I was losing weight and inches!  So at the end of my challenge i was 12 pounds down and 6 inches down!  I was amazed  and that made me lose those wheels and keep going.  I still stick to the plan and there are some of the supplements I am continuing, the Spark drink that replaces your coffee i love!  I love coffee trust me however Spark gets me through my day! And even better! i am sleeping at night better then i ever have!  I use the meal replacement shakes occasionally and they are delicious!  I am going to be exploring many of their other products and will tell you about every one i try and my experience.

I was so happy with the challange and how i felt that i decided to become a distributor.

www.advocare.com/140218818

That is my personal site!  Feel free to drop buy!  However even if your not up for the full challenge hang around my page!  I am going to post all sorts of yummy healthy clean recipes that i try.

Advocare has truly changed my life and if I can be a personal billboard for them it is the least I can do. I feel that if people knew that this is NOT a diet but a life style change where you are not meant to starve yourself, that having a day where you cheat a little does not mean your a failure but human, more people would give it a try.  In my book it was worth every penny.

So stay tuned for some great recipes some not so good ones...ill post them because my taste may not be everyone's taste!  And of course more about Advocare and how it is continuing to change and make my life better!

Warm regards!  

Dori :)