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Hundreds of people have had great success loosing and maintaining their weight by transitioning their lifestyle with Market America's "Transitions Lifestyle System" and now you can see how I am transforming my life day by day and follow in my footsteps. Don't wait any longer!

Now is the time to make a difference in you life and Transitions Lifestyle Systems from Market America can help you with this goal. Weather you need to lose10 lbs or 150 lbs or you just want to live a healthier lifestyle, join me, Karene, and others for 12 weeks in transforming our eating and exercise lifestyle. You will have the support and resources you need on a daily basis. You will have access to healthy recipes (no more meals in a box unless you are on the go), supplements to maximize your success, educational support from nutritionist and nurse, group support, DVDs and much, much more. For more information, life experiences and the science behind Transitions Lifestyle System, Visit my web Portal, http://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow
Sign in as a new customer (for free, you are not obligated to buy anything) so you can lean more about how to become a healthier, happier new you without gaining all your weight back. This is not a crash diet this is leaning a new lifestyle, cleansing your body of bad eating habits so you can enjoy the good foods in life. You do not have to give up you favorite foods for life you will learn how to eat them in moderations




Make 2010 the year to start a new and healthier you!
(you can start this transitions program anytime, pick a date today and stick with it)

On this blog we can share recipes, our exercise routine, our feelings and journal our success. With group support you will not give up, we will be here for each other. What are you waiting for? Lets get started!

If you have any medical conditions, be sure to consult your physician. The web portalhttp://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow has all the ingredients and science for transition supplements for you to share with your physician.

Getting Started

Things you should have for the fist week: Journal, List of low, med, and hi glycemic foods. Take beginning pictures front side and back view. I suggest taking the pictures in the swimsuit, or favorite outfit, that you want to fit into at the end of the 12 weeks that way you can really see the results of your hard work. Take measurements of: neck, chest, waist, belly, hips, thigh, calf, and bicep. And of course your weight. Keep all this in your journal. I highly suggest purchasing the Transitions Lifestyle system starter kit for $99.95+sh (available on my web portal,http://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow) because it has a daily journal(more than just a journal it includes meal plans, Low glycemic food list, exercise programs, health information, grocery list, much more), CD for support, Fat Conversion Inhibitor, Carbohydrate Absorption inhibitor and DVD Series see web port for more details,http://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow) You can purchase these item individually as well.


The first week is a detoxification week. It will be tough and you will need daily support so I am here for you. I need to loose 30lbs. We are all in this together. There are two ways to do the detoxification week. The first way, which I think will be the hardest, but most successful, my sister-in-law and I are going to do, it is as follows:

For first 7 days eat only vegetables, herbal tea, no more than 3 servings of fruit(each day) and 64 oz of water a day. If possible have a glass of warm lemon water before breakfast this will help you gallbladder work more efficiently. The gallbladder is responsible for fat digestion. This detoxification is to cleanse your pallet and prepare your body to desire healthy foods.

2nd way: Purchase the NutriClean 7-Day cleansing and Detoxification System (available on my web portal, http://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow) and follow the directions and meal plan.

During this week you want to be relaxed. Take hot baths, treat yourself to a spa day and rest as much as you can. This week is the week you don’t have to do a lot of exercises. You are cleansing the inside and you will be a little tired the first couple of days. So enjoy it because it will be a whole new story next week.


Some things to start thinking about for week 2: Make a menu using the Low and Med glycemic foods. Plan an exercise routine. I suggest everyone post their exercise routine to help one another with ideas to keep exercise fun not mundane. Here are some things I am going to start with. 30 min of pilates routine daily. It will strengthen and tone your muscles. It is easy on the body. (I have a lot of back pain and pilates is the only exercise that relieves my pain and allows me to walk and climb stairs)You can do it anywhere anytime. I will also try to walk 2 miles at least 3 times a week. If I can’t walk because of weather then when I am talking on the phone I will walk around the house several times, (you would be amazed how far you walk if you walk while on the phone). One of my favorite thing to do is to pick 8 fun songs (no more than 3.5 minutes long) and take light weights(you can work your way to heavier, if you have never done this you might want to start with just 1lb to see how you do) for each song I will do a body muscle. (you can look up routines on line for proper techniques. For example; I will do different bicep curls for the length of one song then stretch and go onto the next muscle) My routine usually starts off with a warm up song where I will do a couple of reps of each muscle part and repeat for the length of the song. I like to start with bicep curls, than squats/lunges, shoulders, back, chest, triceps and final abs. You get an aerobic work out and you make it fun because it is music you like. Gotta love the ipod.

Be sure to lean the proper techniques when lifting so you don’t injure yourself. The Internet has many great videos that will show you the proper techniques in lifting weights. Also check with your doctor when trying a new exercise program.

Well this should get us started! If you have any questions, Just ask and I will do my best to answer them.

For more information and videos on Transitions lifestyle System be sure to visithttp://www.marketamerica.com/allaboutunow at the top of web portal click on MA TV and type in “transitions” for videos and life experiences.

I hope many of you will join my sister-in-law and I in transforming our lifestyle and body to a healthier, more energetic person.

Monday, June 28, 2010

WEEKs 16-20 ON TRANSITIONS LIFESTYLE SYSTEM

WEEK 15: STILL ENJOYING THE NEW AND IMPROVE ME.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: I LOVE WHAT I SEE! SO, I AM GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF BY CONTINUE EATING HEALTHY AND EXERCISE REGULARLY.

summery and results:
week 16                    Week 15             day one
        
Weight  135 lbs        137 lbs               160 lbs










neck   13"                  13."                   14"
chest    35"; 36.5"    35.5"; 37"        37";39.5"
waist   29.5"              29.5"                34.5"
belly    33.25"            32.25"              38.5"
hips   37"              37.25"               40.5"
thigh  21.5"               21.5"                25"
calf    14."                14."             15.5"
biceps  10.5"; F11.5."     11"; 12"       12.5; 13"

total inches:   241.75"        243"         270"
total loss: 28.25" and 25 lbs

Kinda big splurge week

Breakfast foods: fried egg on english muffin w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese(2 Xs), fried egg on a bagel with butter. scrambled eggs with peppers and onions, fried egg on thin bread with 1 slice of pepperjack cheese, oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts, fried egg with steamed potatoes with onions and peppers.

Lunch:  transition bar, salad 3Xs, left over crab soup, Friendly's chicken salad, yogurt,

Snacks: great value doritos; 5 packages of Nutter butter bars(I can't stop eating them once I start, and my sister-in-law had them at her house every time I walked past her open pantry I would gram one. I had no self control) mixed nuts, Cheese cake from the cheesecake factory,cheese and (5)cracker and (5)pretzels nibbles, popcorn at the movies and friends house, about 3 -4 Cups

Dinner: Home made crab soup-awesome see recipe page, hibachi salmon and vegetables from a Japanese restaurant, Spaghetti(my friend made it, marinara sauce with sausages in it), cheese and 5 crackers, salad, tuna steak and veggies from the crab shack in Greenbackville VA, grilled salmon, fresh green beans from the garden steamed with onions and fresh peas from the garden.

Liquid intake: 2 sodas(1 rootbeer 1 diet pepsi) average of 64oz water a day, 40 oz coffee,  16 oz cranberry juice.1/2 C whole milk(for coffee) 

Exercise: road bike 2 times (30 miles/1 hrs 15 mins.) 1hr walk with hills, Pilates 2 times (45 mins), gardening 4 hrs

Overall great week!! I thought for sure I would have gained weight and inches because I did not follow the normal diet plan. 


















WEEK 16: 

STILL ENJOYING THE NEW AND IMPROVE ME.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: I LOVE WHAT I SEE! SO, I AM GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF BY CONTINUE EATING HEALTHY AND EXERCISE REGULARLY.

summery and results:
week 16     Week 15   day one
        
Weight  135 lbs        137 lbs         160 lbs



neck   13"                          13."                   14"
chest    35"; 36.5"             35.5"; 37"        37";39.5"
waist   29.5"                      29.5"                34.5"
belly    33.25"                    32.25"              38.5"
hips   37"                           37.25"              40.5"
thigh  21.5"                        21.5"                25"
calf    14."                          14."                  15.5"
biceps  10.5"; F11.5."     11"; 12"       12.5; 13"

total inches:   241.75"        243"         270"
total loss: 28.25" and 25 lbs

Kinda big splurge week

Breakfast foods: fried egg on english muffin w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese(2 Xs), fried egg on a bagel with butter. scrambled eggs with peppers and onions, fried egg on thin bread with 1 slice of pepperjack cheese, oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts, fried egg with steamed potatoes with onions and peppers.

Lunch:  transition bar, salad 3Xs, left over crab soup, Friendly's chicken salad, yogurt,

Snacks: great value doritos; 5 packages of Nutter butter bars(I can't stop eating them once I start, and my sister-in-law had them at her house every time I walked past her open pantry I would gram one. I had no self control) mixed nuts, Cheese cake from the cheesecake factory,cheese and (5)cracker and (5)pretzels nibbles, popcorn at the movies and friends house, about 3 -4 Cups

Dinner: Home made crab soup-awesome see recipe page, hibachi salmon and vegetables from a Japanese restaurant, Spaghetti(my friend made it, marinara sauce with sausages in it), cheese and 5 crackers, salad, tuna steak and veggies from the crab shack in Greenbackville VA, grilled salmon, fresh green beans from the garden steamed with onions and fresh peas from the garden.

Liquid intake: 2 sodas(1 rootbeer 1 diet pepsi) average of 64oz water a day, 40 oz coffee,  16 oz cranberry juice.1/2 C whole milk(for coffee) 

Exercise: road bike 2 times (30 miles/1 hrs 15 mins.) 1hr walk with hills, Pilates 2 times (45 mins), gardening 4 hrs

Overall great week!! I thought for sure I would have gained weight and inches because I did not follow the normal diet plan. 

***I made crab soup see recipe page for details, it was excellent and I don't like sea food.

WEEK 17
week 17           Week 15       day one
Weight  137 lbs        135 lbs            160 lbs
neck   13"                          13."                   14"
chest  35.75";37"              35"; 36.5"        37";39.5"
waist   30.25""                   29.5"                34.5"
belly     33.25"                   33.25"              38.5"
hips       37.25"                   37"                    40.5"
thigh  21.5"                        21.5"                25"
calf    14."                          14."                  15.5"
biceps  11.25"; 12"          10.5"; F11.5"   12.5; 13"

total inches:   245.25"       241.75"           270"
total loss: 24.75" and 23 lbs  
 **up 2lbs and 3.25 inches from last week :-( 

Breakfast foods: fried egg on english muffin w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese, 2 Choc blueberry transition shakes, 2 bananas, 1 apple and grapes, yogurt with fresh blueberries(2 times)

Lunch:  salads 7 x's and peanuts

Snacks: Mixed nuts, (about 3 cups during the whole week); fiddle faddle (about 2 cups), fruit apples and grapes.

Dinner: Salad 2 nites, grilled Asian Salmon and salad from Ruby Tuesday(did not eat he rice) and 3 Asian chicken wings; Blackened grilled chicken salad and 3 hot wings from Our Place, 3 slices of flat bread Tucson Chicken frozen Pizza  and 2 slices of hand Tossed Vegetable pizza from Pizza Hut. 

Liquid intake:  average of 64-70oz water a day, 40 oz coffee,  4 oz cranberry juice.1/2 C whole milk(for coffee) 

Exercise: Weeded garden for 3 hrs, cleaned art Gallery 6 hrs, 2 mile walk

I had a very busy week and from Friday through Sunday was our Convention so I had to drive 3hrs to and and from Hampton VA all three days plus sitting From 9:30 am till 4:30pm all three days( a total of 31.5 hrs of sitting in 3 days-no wonder my butt hurts:-)). I do believe that is why I gained 2lbs and 3 inches back. 
today(7-7-10;2 days after weigh in) I weighed myself and I only weigh 130 lbs so I have already lost the 2 inches I gained. I need to get my weight lifting in so my muscles don't turn to flab again.



Overall still happy with the program!




















WEEK 18
week 18     Week 17   day one
Weight  136 lbs        137 lbs         160 lbs
neck   12.75""                          13."                   14"
chest   35.5"; 37"              35.75";37"        37";39.5"
waist   29.75"                    30.25"              34.5"
belly     33"                        33.25"              38.5"
hips       37"                       37.25"              40.5"
thigh  21.25"                     21.5"                25"
calf    14."                          14."                  15.5"
biceps  10.5"; F11.5"       11.25"; 12"     12.5; 13"

total inches:   242.25"       245.25"           270"
total loss: 27.75" and 24 lbs  
 ** MUCH BETTER THAN LAST WEEK YEAH! BACK ON TRACK. NOW IF ONLY I COULD LOOSE A LITTLE MORE BEFORE MY NEXT COMPANY COMES TO VISIT.

Breakfast foods: fried egg on plain bagel w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese, 1Choc blueberry transition shakes, 2 bananas, 20 grapes, yogurt with fresh blueberries(3 times)

Lunch:  salads 4 x's with mixed nuts, (one salad was from McDonalds I added the $1 McChicken to the salad. I did not eat the bread or Mayo) and a small Coffee frappe', 2 bowls of home made Turkey soup.(I used fresh herbs and zucchini, summer squash and green beans from my garden and followed recipe on recipe page) and 1 corn dog.

Snacks: Mixed nuts, (about 1 cups during the whole week);  fruit: cherries and grapes. Fresh cherry tomatoes from garden. 1 hershey's candy bar, 2 Fichers's buddy bars. 3-4 pieces of hard candy from candy dish.

Dinner: Salad 1 night,1 flat bread Tucson Chicken frozen Pizza(this pizza was liike eating crackers with chicken and tomatoes on it), Home made Turkey soup with Triscuits(2Xs), Blackened tuna with salad and French Fries from the Crabby shack, Greenbackville, MD; Grilled pork chop and salad made with vegetables from garden.

Liquid intake:  average of 64-70oz water a day, 40 oz coffee, 1/2 C whole milk(for coffee), 1 transition shake, 1 small McDonalds Carmel Frappe'

Exercise: Weeded garden for 3 hrs, (2)2 mile walks(1hr); (2)55 min bike rides(26 miles)pilates 3 times(1hr), body toning with weights(40 min);walk while talking on phone(2hrs total) My cat Chiodo had died and I talked to a lot of people during the week.

Very sad week, I was all alone and found my darling cat dead after looking for him for 3 days. It is going to rain most of this week so I hope to be able to get some type of exercise in.




WEEK 19
week 19    Week 17   day one
Weight  136 lbs       136 lbs       160 lbs





neck   12.75"             12.75""                14"
chest   35.75"; 37"     35.5"; 37"           37";39.5"
waist   30.25"             29.75"                 34.5"
belly     33.25"            33"                      38.5"
hips      37.25"          37"                      40.5"
thigh    21.5"              21.25"                 25"
calf    14"                    14."                   15.5"
biceps  11.25"; 12"   10.5"; F11.5"   12.5; 13"

total inches:   245"    242.25"       270"
total loss:    25" and 24 lbs  

Breakfast foods: fried egg on plain bagel w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese,  20 cherries, yogurt with fresh blueberries and walnuts(3 times), 1 home made pancake with syrup, oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts

Lunch:  salads 3 x's with mixed nuts, home made turkey soup(2X's)(see recipe page) and 1organic beef hot dog no bun with potato chips(2 handfuls); 

Snacks: 4C home made trail mix(1C walnuts, 1C almonds, 1C pecans, 1C craisins, 2/3C dark choc chips);  fruit: cherries and grapes. Fresh cherry tomatoes from garden. 1 sm choc fudge milk shake from Dairy queen, 1 10 oz home made choc mint milk shake(2 scoops Choc chip mint ice cream, 1 scoop of choc transition shake mix, 1C whole milk, 3 ice cubes mix in blender)

Dinner:  Home made Turkey soup(2Xs) with salad, two organic beef hot dogs no bun with salad and potato chips; cheese steak wrap with peppers and onions, French fries, salad from "our place"; 3 slices small frozen pepperoni pizza; garlic roasted chicken green beans(from garden) and 1/4C rice, 

Liquid intake:  average of 64-70oz water a day, 40 oz coffee, 1/2 C whole milk(for coffee), 2 milk shakes; 1 glass of Merlot wine and miller light  beer with lime
Exercise: work in garden 2hrs, swimming 1hr, 40 min walk

not a very good week

WEEK 20
week 20   Week 19   day one
Weight  136 lbs       136 lbs       160 lbs
neck   12.75"             12.75"              14"
chest   35.75"; 37"       35.75"; 37"    37";39.5"
waist   30.25"             30.25"             34.5"
belly     33.75"            33.25"             38.5"
hips      37.25"            37.25"             40.5"
thigh    22"                  21.5"               25"
calf    14.25"               14"                  15.5"
biceps  10.5"; 11.5"  11.25"; 12"    2.5; 13"

total inches:   245"    245"          270"
total loss:    25" and 24 lbs  

Breakfast foods: fried egg on flat thin bread w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese,   yogurt with fresh blueberries and walnuts(4 times), scrambled eggs with cheese and scallions,

Lunch:  Dry(no mayo or mustard)black forest ham and Turkey sandwich on thin flat bread with fresh tomato and lettuce and pepper-jack cheese(3xs); home made chicken vegetable soup(2Xs), left over pasta stirfry, salad and buffalo minis(no bread) from Ruby Tuesday; frozen pizza 3 slices; 

Snacks: 3 10 oz home made choc mint milk shake(2 scoops Choc chip mint ice cream, 1 scoop of choc transition shake mix, 1C whole milk, 3 ice cubes mix in blender); cherries, fresh tomatoes from garden, mix nuts(2C)

Dinner:  Home made Chicken soup with salad(2Xs), Tim's Pasta stir fry(see recipe page);Sausages and peppers(no bun) with chips; Meat platter  and garlic shrimp (from Toppas Restaurant in DE); Bayou shrimp with Choc cake from Blue Dog restaurant in Snow HIll;home made clam chowder(we caught the cams ourselves so much fun)

Liquid intake:  average of 64-70oz water a day, 40 oz coffee, 1/2 C whole milk(for coffee), 3 milk shakes
Exercise:  1 hrs body toning, 1 hr pilate stretches, 2hrs bike riding(27 miles), 4 miles of waking on beach, 3hrs of swimming in ocean, lots of step climbing due to extra cleaning of house.

Have visitors so I am on vacation mode.
Overall still happy with the program!
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