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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, April 12, 2010

Reality Bites, Time to face the scale!

Measurements:
03/29/2010
Weight: 207lbs (-10) Yeah!
Neck- 14 inches
Chest - 43.5 inches (-0.5)
Waist - 38.25 inches
Belly - 41.5 inches Belly
Rt Thigh - 26.5 inches
Rt Calf - 15 inches
Rt Bicep - 12 inches
Rt Beicep Flexed - 13 inches

04/12/2010
Weight: 212.4 (+5.4)
Neck - 12 inches
Chest - 42.5 inches (-1 inch, why are boobs 1st to go?!))
Waist - 38 (- 0.25 inches)
Belly - 43 (UGH!, + 1.5 inches)
Rt thigh - 26 inches (0.5 inches)
Rt Calf - 14.5 inches (-0.5 inches)
Rt Bicep - 12 inches (0)
Rt Bicep Flexed - 13 inches (0)

woke up @ 0600, only 4 hrs sleep, will have to nap today, work 12 hr night shift.

Exercise:
04/12/2010
Bike ride on my husband's road bike for 35 minutes around the neighborhood. A BIG accomplishment for me because his bike intimidates me. I am not Lance Armstrong! My three prayers were: God get me on this thing!, God don't let me fall! God get me off this thing! And he did. I have a torn left ACL so I am skittish when it involves my knees or putting weight on my left leg which I have to do getting on & off the bike.
Pilates for 10 minutes- dvd.
04/13/2010
Off Day

Food: Transition's Fat Inhibitor & Carbohydrate Inhibitor before breakfast
0745: English Breakfast tea with one tbs nondairy creamer
1 egg & 1 egg white scrambled with 2 tbs shredded mexican cheese.
Half of a grapefruit.
32 oz water.
10:00 1 oz almonds.
12:30 One cup of chilli, chicken salad pita sandwich, 16 oz iced tea
17:00 Hamburger, corn, 10 grapes
18:30 Chocolate/peanut butter bar from Market America

04/13/2010
02:30 - Transitions Meal, V8 Juice 12 oz, lg orange
Sleep
09:30 - PB & Fluff sandwich (Emotional eating after stressful night)
1700- BBQ beef sandwich, broccoli & cauliflower
1800 - peanut butter crackers (6).
(Emotionally ate from stress)


04/14/2010
23:00- Peanut butter bar from Market America
01:30 greek salad with 3 black olives, 2 tbs oil & vinegar dressing, one large orange, 12 oz v8 juice.
08:30 - Egg McMuffin, 12 oz coffee with 2 sugars, 3 creamers, 16 oz OJ, one hashbrown
Sleep.
17:30 - Salad with 2 TBS ranch dressing, 3 chicken legs, cantaloupe & melon, 1/2 c baked beans, 2 c decaf coffee with 2 creamers & 1 packet of sugar each,1/4 c pasta salad
21:30 - 22 almonds, 1.5 beers

04/15/2010
07:30 - 1c cinnamon tea with 1 tbs sugar & 1 tbs creamer
Transitions shake chocolate with 1 sm banana, 8 strawberries, 1 sm apple & 8 oz soy milk.
6 slices sharp cheese



Goals for the week:
Plan my meals.
Exercise.
Go to bed when everybody else does when I am not working. (This is where I over eat & drink!)
Log my intake to the blog.
Take it one day at a time!
Posted by bess at 8:49 AM

3 comments:

allaboutunow said...

I am so proud of you! Didn't the bike ride make you feel good? You are starting the week of great! Keep it up! I think somehow we miss-measured your neck there is I don't think you had a 14" neck to begin with you have a skinny neck.

Remember, you did not gain the weight in a few weeks so you won't be able to loose it all in a few weeks! Baby steps. You will get there.

April 12, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Judith said...

Know how you feel about riding hubby's bicycle. Your comments made me smile. Begged for hubby to replace my tire for two years, because his bike is so tall. Hit on one of those "boy's bicycle bars" once as a child--it hurt vividly then, and it would certainly hurt even more now! Keep up the steady work. You'll get there and feel so much better!

April 14, 2010 at 4:43 PM
allaboutunow said...

I can also relate. I rode my hubby's today and he has one of those hard long narrow seats. My butt hurts so bad. I was evan wearing bubble butt shorts and all the extra fat on my rear-end.

Bess your are doing awesome this week! Keep up all the good work!

April 14, 2010 at 5:19 PM

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