Overweight | ViSalus By Shay

Days 4-7 Update

Sorry this is so late. I am going to Miami for our ViSalus training and I have been trying to figure out babysitters, flights, etc before I leave next week.

Anyway, I lost a total of 4-5lbs on the cleanse and I felt okay after I was done. To read more about it, you can check it out here. I know some people do this for 2 weeks, but I couldn’t do it. I needed some meat in my life LOL.

I didn’t think to take pictures, I have been terrible with pictures LOL.

Overall it was a success. While I don’t think I will do anything like this again, I think I will do a day of fruit cleanse and veggie cleanse and then a day of meat and the soup. I actually really enjoyed the soup.

That’s my short update for now

If you are looking for some extra motivation, check out this blog on how I got out of that “zone.”

Why Should I Promote The Challenge?

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I usually share every few months why I promote the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge and why I share this with people. I think if people have someone who is completely transparent about their why, it helps them to make an informed decision.

Before promoting the challenge I did Melaleuca, Ameriplan, Avon, Mary Kay and I looked in to Shaklee, Advocare, Thirty-One, Pink Zebra, Isagenix and Reliv and I researched many others. I already invested hundreds of dollars in to other companies and there was no way in hell Chad would let me “waste” money on something I was not going to do.

The Decision

My friend Jennifer sent it to me and I was skeptical to take it, but I did and I joined Visalus because of how tasty they were. Yes, they really do taste like cake . I tried it while I was pregnant and I took it while I was breastfeeding. But when I did my true 90 Day Challenge I lost 19lbs in 3 months and I didn’t even do what I was supposed to do the whole time. So I knew they worked and after going to an event and seeing the people, seeing the founders, it really hit me. I have a product that can change lives — how amazing is that?

The Business

Anyway, I wanted to talk about the business side a little bit and why its so successful. ViSalus has done nothing but grow. While other companies are excited about 50,000 new members each month, we are boasting over 100,000 new members each month. For the first quarter of 2012 we have over 500,000 people join the challenge. Not to mention, those are just for the US and Canada, we haven’t even gotten in to foreign countries yet. Just imagine where we’re going to go once that happens.

Here is why you want to work with us

We are recession proof. People will ALWAYS need/want to lose weight. The shakes give you energy, give you so much nutrition and guess what? They really do taste like cake
Because of our social media tools, we are leading competition. Avon is a 12 billion dollar company (not just from the US, that is from worldwide) we are striving for 1 billion in the US and Canada alone. No other direct sales company has done that. Social media has truly brought us out. People think that ViSalus is everywhere because it is all over their Facebook from so many people. Jump on before we go global and enjoy helping people while earning money
In 27 months we have created over 600 six or seven figure income earners. What other company has done that? Jump on while we have momentum, this is definitely where you should be.
The founders are so transparent and heartfelt. I have never seen such genuine founders. They really do care about people and are clearly showing it. Seeing Ryan Blair on stage talking about his mom and his son still brings tears to my eyes.
We have one of the best compensation plans out there, want to know more about it, contact me at (262) 372-2140.
You will get great support. My team and I will walk you through hosting your first party and show you how to utilize social media to make a great profit.

Those are just a few reasons I am sooooo grateful for this company. And yes, I needed all the o’s to signify how grateful I am . Not only are we changing lives with weight loss, but we are changing lives with the business side. I went to the Chicago event last weekend and one of the Ambassadors on stage said that she was pregnant with baby number 4 and they were going in to foreclosure on their house before they found Visalus, now they are making over 10,000/month and helping people do the same, helping charities and even best, their children do not have to go through the financial struggles they were going through a year or two ago.

Are You Ready?

You need to ask yourself:

Do you want to make more money? Or bring a spouse home? Or stop working outside the home to take care of your kids?
Are you willing to do something different to get the results you want? Are you ready to conquer your fears, are you ready to take control and truly show yourself what you’re capable of?

Now I want to say, I love all the products above or I wouldn’t have looked at their companies to promote. However, I do believe with the training, young and experienced ownership and how we utilize social media, relationships, what we teach and believe — well that is why we are truly successful.

If you are ready to be better, want more or take control please check out this video, it is a little longer, about 25 minutes and if you are really ready to change your life, message me or call me at (262) 372-2140.

7 Day Cleanse – How To Lose 5-10lbs

By Shay

So I have a mommy weight loss group on Facebook and we all support each other with healthy eating tips, work out tips, motivation, etc. Well, a lot of us have decided to do a cleanse. At first, I was going to do the Master Cleanse and I realized I cannot drink lemonade mixed with maple syrup and cayenne pepper for 5 days… this girl does not work that way .

So today, one of my mommy friends posted a different cleanse. She posted about a 7 Day Cleanse that she did and I had never heard of it before. While the goal for some is to lose 10lbs in 7 days, that is NOT my intentions. I honestly just want to get rid of buily up toxins out of my body and I want to try something new, but I am not going to risk losing all of my muscle built up because of my lack of protein. So I have altered the days a little to get that added protein in. Also, I will be maintaining a minimum of a 1200 Calorie diet and I will be monitoring it through My Fitness Pal. Here is the agenda for the 7 Day Cleanse:

Day 1

This is a fruit only day, except for bananas. You do NOT eat bananas but any other fruit that you want to eat. I will be stocked up with kiwi, watermelon, grapes, cantaloupe, blueberries, mangos, strawberries, raspberries, plums, apples etc.

For breakfast and lunch I will have one of my delicious Body By Vi shakes (go check them out! They really do taste like cake and you get FREE coaching from me!) mixed with either orange juice (no pulp and no sugar added) or water. I won’t add fruits to the shakes though.

For my snacks and dinner, it will be all fruit, all day

I will be drinking 80-100oz of water to flush out the toxins as well. Another thing I will be drinking is Green Tea. Green Tea is one of the healthiest weight loss drink. If you have around 3 cups a day, you could burn 80 calories just by drinking green tea. Not bad huh?

Day 2

Veggie Day! What I read is that you want to stay away from starchy vegetables like beans, peas and corn. Any other veggies, bring it on! You can have a baked potato with a little butter too .

Veggies I will have: Carrots, broccoli, cabbage, kale (in my shake), cauliflower, green peppers, red peppers, orange peppers, yellow peppers, celery and cucumbers.

Again, I’ll have my 2 shakes, 1 will have kale in it and the other will be plain. I’ll have 80-100oz of water and 3-5 cups of Green Tea.

Day 3 (Check out my Day 1-3 update here)

Veggies and Fruit day. No baked tater today…sorry! Any fruits, except bananas and any veggies and try not to eat starchy veggies.

My 2 shakes, water and tea are still on my agenda

Day 4

Today is supposed to be banana and yogurt day, but I hate milk (except for almond milk) and what do I hate more than milk? Yogurt! So today is where I’m going to change it up.

I will be eating 8-10 bananas today and I will have 3-4 shakes plain. I figured they are healthier than yogurt and I’ll be getting in my almond milk.

I will still have my water and tea.

Oh, random break… I would add some working out too. Here is what I’m doing this week for my weekly workout. Now back to the diet.

Day 5

Fowl and Tomatoes day. So today is going to be hard and easy. You can eat chicken and turkey and 6 tomatoes. It says that you should drink 8oz of water after each tomato you eat to wash the uric acid out of your body.

Chicken is not going to be a problem, I love love love chicken. I could live off of that and spaghetti for the rest of my life. I do not like tomatoes, so I am going to have to be creative about eating it.

Water and tea are the same.

Day 6

Fowl and veggies. You get chicken, turkey and all the veggies you want, except no potatoes today. This is a pretty self-explanatory day and another one that will be easy for me

Water and tea still the same. I’ll have 80-100oz and 3 glasses of green tea.

Day 7 (check out my day 4-7 update here)

MIRACLE SOUP! So today you create a miracle soups.

Ingredients:

2-3 onions chopped
1 head of cabbage chopped
1 green pepper chopped
5-6 celery stalks chopped
2 large cans of diced tomatoes
2 packages of Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

Put all hte chopped veggies in a big pan. Add the tomatoes (after you have blended them in a blender for a minute) and stir together. Put 4-6 cups of water, it should barely cover the veggies. Cook for 10 minutes and then add the Onion Mix and cook until veggies are tender.

If you are looking for a great protein shake to go with this cleanse, please check out my ViSalus shakes and what they do for you. They are amazing and you get a whole private FB support system and FREE coaching from me.

Need motivation to get started with this, go check out my blog on changing.

Or better yet, do you need coaching? If you can’t do this alone and you need help, check out my coaching options.

DISCLAIMER: I will not and do not suggest under 1200 calories with this diet, but I think that “shocking” your body once would help it off of that weight loss plateau. I DO NOT recommend this more than once or twice. You do not want to deprive your body of true nutrients. I also do take a multi-Vitamin and Vitamin D as well.

Enjoy!

Don’t Miss Your Life

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This song really hit home with me. I hope it resonates with you too. So many of us feel that the 9-5 is what we are supposed to do. But what do we miss with our kids? Our life?

I know some of us don’t have it to the extent Phil Vassar would, but still. We go through these motions believing that we need to do so much, be so much for our kids. All our kids want is for us to be there. That is what they want, for us to BE THERE.

This opportunity that ViSalus and the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge has given me is my life back. I love being able to stay home with my kids. We are so close to qualifying for our BMW. That means that ViSalus would give us $600/month for our BMW that we choose or for Chad, since he wants his dream truck, he would get $300/month towards any car that he wants. Pretty cool, right?

We get paid weekly, with bonuses and we get to help people. One of my friends lost 9lbs in one week from taking 2 shakes, 3 snacks and one meal of whatever she wanted. Because of me helping people and not being afraid, she lost that weight. BOOM!

All of that to say, there are some amazing opportunities out there for you, for your family. I know its scary trying something new and putting yourself out there, but remember your why. Don’t be afraid to take the next step if you want to start your own business or promote something as easy as the challenge and make money while helping people.

I would love to hear about your dreams. If working is your dream, what is your dream job? If owning your own business is your dream, what kind of business? Share with me, would love to hear it!

Stop Beating Yourself Up – You Freaken Rock!

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I went for a walk with my family today and for some reason I was thinking about my weigh in on Monday. I was thinking, I cannot stand to see another standing still week, it would make me feel bad. I am working so hard to get where I need to and yet its not showing in the numbers. I thought, what could I do differently? And while I was trying to process those thoughts, my son wanted to show me the spider web on the bridge and I was lost back in my family and looking at things.

Fast forward to Monday, that dreaded weigh in day. I can’t even imagine what it was going to say. Hell I got my period so I figured I was going to gain weight. I get ready to step on and I think, does that number really matter? I actually laugh out loud. I feel helpless and sad that I am so obsessed with the scale, but my OCD makes me get on it anyway. I mean, I can’t not know what I weigh. Right? So to my surprise I dropped over 1lb. I am officially at 141.8, I was semi excited and then instantly sad because I wasn’t under the 140 mark again.

As I am doing my semi happy losing weight dance, I stop and yes, I truly stop in the middle of getting low. While I was so focused on the weight loss, I completely didn’t even realize for weeks I had been under my pre-pregnancy weight from my first child. With Cameron (my son and first born) I was 153 on the day I found out I was pregnant with him. I am back to my ending college weight and I didn’t even realize how big of an accomplishment that was because I was too focused on the things I was not accomplishing. I fit in to pants that I wore in college, I have energy again, I feel happy, I love going out and playing with my kids. Why am I not celebrating that? Why aren’t you celebrating things you are proud of?

That is a picture of me in pants from college. Those are Silver Jeans that one of my very best college friends, Alicia, let me borrow and I forgot to give them back. I might still have that muffin top, but hot damn, I haven’t worn them in 7 years. That is amazing progress!

What about you? Stop beating yourself up. You will hit each milestone as you continue your journey. YOU ROCK! Celebrate every milestone you hit. You and your body deserve that celebration.

Write down 3 things you’re proud of and do a happy dance! I’ll do a happy dance for you too!