Day 42

It's day 42!! How on earth has it been 42 days since I started the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge?? That's nearly half way through, which I find absolutely unreal. So just a brief overview of where I began, and how far I've come in just 42 days... I will mention again that I did not start the challenge for the purpose of losing weight. The last time I've stepped on a scale was actually the day I began this challenge (on August 6th)and at that time I weighed 114 lbs. So really it would be a very unrealistic and very unhealthy goal to expect to lose a few pounds. The funny thing though, is that when I mention that I am taking the body by vi challenge, there are a few people I've come across with one eye brow raised. People assume that because I am small... that I am healthy. Well, just to set the record straight... that was not the case. I consumed atleast 800-1000 empty calories of non nutritious junk, every single day. Do you know what that does to a body over 15 years? I experienced intense cravings for sugar. As an addict for 15 years it was all I really thought about when I felt any symptoms of withdrawl coming on. I used sugar as a means of medicating pain physically and emotionally. The physical pain is gone. The headaches, the back pain that I would suffer every morning... The hardest part which I thought would be the cravings when my energy levels plummented is gone. So now I am left with the emotional attachment, which is something that will take much longer than 90 days to overcome seeing as how it has been a subconcious part of my life long before I will ever remember. I am an emotional eater... sadly it is sugar that brings me comfort when I am feelng stressed, angry, sad, or lonely. That is a choice that I need to overcome, now, and even more so after my 90 days are up.

I would like to take a moment to answer a question that I recieved the other day.

'I have a concern; if I take the shakes in the morning and at lunch, would I have to do this for the rest of my life to be able to keep the weight down? Once one goes back to regular eating, does one not put the weight back on?'

The shakes are not a weight loss drink, which can confuse some because people are losing weight. The Body by Vi™ Challenge is not another fad diet. The program is based on nutrition that helps you burn fat and keep lean muscle, boosts your metabolism and helps control hunger. In order to not gain the weight back after taking the 90 day challenge, we really do need to learn about what is good for our bodies and proper nutrition. Just think, if you go back to your old eating habits that made you unhealthy/overweight in the first place, is it really fair to expect that you won't end up right back where you started? BUT...If you commit to the 90 day challenge, and commit to maintaining a healthy life style afterwards, amazing things do happen.

Personally, I love the ViSalus products, otherwise I would not be promoting them. I know that I am a person of convenience... I know that I do not always have the time to make three nutritious meals a day, and I NOW know what a body should feel like with proper nutrition. Would I give that up?? Never.