Advocare Day 2

Having done this cleanse once before, the first two days have gone by with relative ease. Last night was a little hectic as I had therapy dog training class, but lucky for me, John was willing to make dinner.

I went to bed exhausted after getting very little sleep the night before, and woke up bright and early to hit the pool. I was psyched to see that I was down 4.4lbs from yesterday. I know that it is COMPLETELY water weight, but it is still nice to step on the scale and see a number lower than the day before. So, I grabbed my gym bad and heading to my workout.

I have an AMAZING trainer at the WAC in Menomonee Falls. A lot of people are confused why I have a trainer to swim. And yes, I do know how to swim, but when you are as out of shape as I am, you can't just jump in a pool and swim laps. I needed to do the same thing that people do with weights and machines, but as low impact in the pool. So, I get a combination of swimming a few laps and working on my breathing along with jogging and bunny hopping the length of the pool (Holy Calf Workout Batman!), all sorts of jumping as well as running up the down the stairs and squats and crunches in the water and planks and water weights and... well, we do a lot. I love the way I feel when I am done with my work outs!

I slammed a meal replacement shake and had a banana and I hit the ground running at work. Snacks at work so far have been half an avocado and a piece of fruit. Since I'm pretty sure I could live off of avocados, you will hear no complaints from me :) Lunch both yesterday and today was sliced turkey with tomatoes, cucumbers and mustard on a tortilla. Nothing terrible, but it gets me through the day. I am also spending a lot of time on Pinterest looking up new meals. We spent the first cleanse sticking to the recipes that come with your start-up kit and although some were delicious, I wanted a change. Tonight on the menu is Seared Scallops with Sweet Potato Cauliflower Puree. If this turns out half as delicious as it sounds, I am in for a great dinner!

Today's only downside was that the swelling in my foot was pretty bad. I had to do a few laps of campus and by the time I made it back to my desk at 2, my foot was almost double in size and the incision was pretty red. My biggest struggle right now is that there are no shoes that do not rub on the top of my foot where it is healing. Flip flops are the best I can do, but even those can irritate it after a while. I have tried wearing running shoes, but usually the swelling makes it so I can't lace them up at all. I am healing much better than I did last time, but it's still rough going. I really want to dive back in to life. Patience is not one of my virtues.

*Update* Dinner was freaking amazing.