Pre-Thanksgiving 24 day challenge

I recently completed my 4th Advocare 24-day challenge.  I had been slacking on eating healthy and was't feeling my best.  I decided that before the holidays approached I would jumpstart feeling healthy again, as I knew I would be eating a ton of junk on Thanksgiving. During the cleanse phase, I immediately started feeling better since I was putting better foods into my body and cleansing the toxins out.  I slipped up on day 6 and had a sip of wine but otherwise stuck to the plan.  I was even good and did't eat my cheesecake when I went to the Cheesecake Factory (even though I was dumb enough to order one to take home and snack on during the Max Phase, despite knowing better). I cheated a few times on the Max Phase, which made me feel guilty, but I knew I was the only one to blame if I didn't see the final results that I wanted. I didn't losing inches but I surprisingly ended up losing 4 pounds despite my poor performance on the Max Phase.  During this challenge, I started meal prepping my meals for the week every Sunday because I was usually tired after work and tried to go to the gym, so I knew I would have trouble adhering to my meal plan if I had to cook during the week.  On previous challenges I tried to make a different meal most days and ended up with tons of left-overs because I didn't know how to portion out the recipes for one person.  My advice for those cooking for just themselves during the 24-day challenge is to pick 3 different recipes and prep them at the beginning of the week so you can rotate between the three meals for lunch and dinner during the week. If you are planning on cooking your 24-day challenge meals for the entire family it may be easier to just have a meal plan for the week and have your grocery shopping done at the beginning of the week.  My biggest regret throughout the 24-day challenges I have done is cheating during the Max Phase.  Overall, I have been better about adhering to portion sizes and choosing healthier snacks.  I have also been better about living by the 80/20 rule and trying to pick healthier dinner options while not depriving myself of snacks that I enjoy, while also not overindulging on them.