Sunday, August 25, 2013

NUMBERS DON'T LIE!


Numbers don’t lie 

All during my life I was told that numbers don’t lie. The number that recently hurt the most, because it is always true, is the number on the scale. After my baby boy was born in December 2011 and breastfeeding was finished 10 months later, it was time to get healthy. It took me 7 months to make up my mind to do something about it but once that decision was made…look out. Becky O’Brien and Shaklee 180 gave me the tools to get healthy and not to be afraid to talk about numbers.

So here are some numbers over the past 5 years…I will let them speak for themselves. 

2008       Married at 160 lbs; wore size 10

2009       Moved to VA from CA at 165 lbs

2010       Met with Becky O’Brien to figure out why my stomach hurt so much

                Started taking daily: 1 optiflora, 2 vitea-lea, 20 alfalfa

2011       Got pregnant at 170 lbs

                Delivered at 205 lbs

2012       Breastfed and got down to 175 lbs; wore size 12

2013       Began eating healthy and got down to 165 lbs; wore size 12

2013       April; disappointed and depressed…the weight did not come off anymore

                May 5th; Attended a Shaklee event and was motivated by a 180 success story

                May 6th; Ordered my Shaklee180 Turnaround kit 
                www.optimal--wellness.shopshaklee180.com/us/en/

                May 9th; Began my 180 turnaround adventure at 165.2 lbs; wore size 12

   I went from a pant size 12/14 to a 6/8

   I dropped from a 38 C to a 34 D bra size

   Size large shirts don’t feel good anymore…they are too big and bulky.

   I wore a 2-piece bathing suit for the 1st time in 2 years in July! 
  
   August 17; Celebrated my 5th anniversary weighing five pounds LESS than I did on my
   wedding day!

   Am I done…nope…am I doing 180 at full-blown speed…nope. I am doing what I need to do to maintain my weight, loose a little each week and stay in a size 8 pant and a 2-piece bathing suit.  

 
 
 
 
 
Why…because the numbers above make my body look good, my mental state feels good and not having to lie to myself about what size I wear…wonderful! Oh and the number on the scale staring back at me every 2 weeks only makes it more rewarding.
 
Ginny Beers

               

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