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So What’s This Challenge About Really?

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These are some of the most frequently asked questions I get from my friends and other people I’m connected to.

1. I’m afraid of being hungry. Is the shake filling? Ask Renia Radziszewski – that was my biggest fear when I started! Renia suggested that if I was afraid of being hungry to add an extra scoop of shake mix. I did that once. The shakes ARE filling because of the Visalus proprietary blend that includes the Tri-shape protein blend, Aminogen, and Fibersol.

2. I don’t want to be drinking shakes for every meal. Do you eat real food? I’ll be the first to tell you that I LOVE food and I enjoy eating it. Yes, I eat real food! Yesterday  I had a strawberry – banana cheesecake shake for breakfast, trout and grilled veggies for lunch, and a BLT for dinner. A few times a week, especially after kickboxing, I’ll have a shake for dinner. It’s immediate absorb-able nutrition for muscles after a workout.

3. What about the soy – aren’t you worried about that? ViSalus uses the highest quality non GMO (not genetically engineered) soy protein *without* the isoflavones. For my friends who are concerned about soy as a phytoestrogen, the isoflavones have been removed, thereby removing the phytoestrogenic effect. As a breast cancer survivor who had an estrogen positive cancer, this was a concern of mine. I did my own research. If you are a breast cancer survivor, I suggest, before starting the challenge, that you bring the nutrition facts to your doctor if you have any concerns. I also think it’s important to do your homework and make the choices and decisions that are right for you. Most studies indicate that there’s not enough evidence to convict soy isoflavones (in any case, the soy protein that ViSalus uses does not contain the isoflavones).

Check out the fact sheet Vi Shape Fact Sheet

4. Is it expensive? Our challenge kits range from $49 to $299. And when you refer 3 you get yours free. I’ve been getting my challenge kit for free since February. I just pay shipping ($10). Free is pretty affordable to me.

5. Does it work? I lost 12 lbs and 18 inches in my first 90 Day Challenge. My brother Michael Bell has lost nearly 40 lbs in less than 2 months. One new challenger emailed me to tell me she lost 3 1/2 lbs in her first week! Honestly, I wouldn’t be sharing this with anyone if it didn’t work. I wouldn’t be sharing this with you if I didn’t believe in the product or the company. And quite frankly, if there was anything remotely in question I would not be using this myself (remember, I’m a breast cancer survivor) nor would I have recommended it to my brother who is a Type 2 Diabetic.

If you have any questions, please ask! I’d be happy to help you get started!

Here’s to your health!

Love,

Peggy

My Word for 2012 – FITNESS

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I stopped making New Year Resolutions years ago. As soon as I make them, I break them. Resolutions, in my mind, are too big, too rigid, too heavy. Like once I make a resolution I’m stuck with the pink elephant sitting on my lap.

A couple of years ago I adopted a word for the new year ahead. Last year my word was focus. Looking back at 2011, I think I did a fine job of focusing on what I wanted to accomplish so that I wouldn’t go bonkers while my husband was deployed. This year my word is

FITNESS

Life happens. I got older. I got fatter. I got (ahem) lazy. Richard came home from deployment and I was no longer eating salad in a bag. He loves to cook. I love to eat. We have a love-love relationship. Except my metabolism came to a screeching halt. My energy went south for vacation (and forgot to take me along.) I became a slug.

Too make matters worse, my boobs are woefully, pathetically, and embarrassingly lopsided. Most of you know that when I had breast cancer I surrendered my left breast. In its place is a lovely little implant. And right now, compared to my right breast it is teeny, oh so teeny tiny. I want my matching set back!

The new year approached, I knew what I had to do and the word Fitness chose me. Not just physical fitness but mental fitness, emotional fitness, and spiritual fitness. You could say I want to be well rounded.

To cover all my bases, I’ve implemented the following changes (and one reason I’m writing this post now as opposed to January 1, is because once in a row doesn’t count)

I’m on the 90 Day Fitness challenge at the dojo.

I’m on the 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge (super cool, super good!)

I’m on my yoga mat every single morning for 30 minutes BEFORE I go to work

I’m at the dojo 3 times a week for Muay Thai Kickboxing

I’ve eliminated coffee and alcohol from my diet. (And let me just add right here that I already notice a HUGE difference in how I feel. For now, no more Chianti or Malbec and good-bye Melita European Dark Roast. Hello green tea and lemon water…

I already feel skinnier :-)

I want to look good. I want to feel good. I wish there was there was a slugbegone spray mist I could simply squirt on myself but this Fitness thing is all about being unlazy in all my habits.

In an effort to be honest, I started the year off weighing 169 lbs or 172 lbs depending on which scale I stood on, and my measurements are super wonky – 38, 38, 44. My goal is to be 135 lbs, 36, 26, 36. Once I reach that, I’ll reassess.

If you’d like to learn more about the Body By Vi Challenge, if you’d like to join me with a Challenge of your own, I invite you to check out my page. After five days of using the Visalus products, I’m so impressed that I signed on as a distributor. I’ll be posting my results every two weeks. With photos and everything.