Sorry it has been a while since we have written. It has been busy since the 4th of July. In addition to having family 4th of July celebrations, we have also had 2 birthday parties and our grand opening party. I am also hosting a Scentsy party tonight.
I haven’t talked about the business side of our Herbalife Independent Distributorship since my original post. Our first month in business officially started July 1st. We signed up the last part of June but we were in training and weren’t really focusing on the business itself. The training was intense and very helpful. Especially parts 1 & 2, which focused on the retail side of the business. Part 3 takes the business to a different level and focuses on building out your teams, which is important to growing your business but since it is a product based business – we want to focus our business on the products as our priority and building our team as a secondary portion of the business. For the retail side of things – our product sales are growing locally and we are starting to see customers from other states on our sites. It is awesome knowing that we have a quality product that can change people’s lives for the better and being able to provide these products to our customers brings us great satisfaction. Our grand opening party was small but successful and hopefully we have gained a few lifetime customers from introducing them to the products. I know that as a consumer of the products, I am hooked on the products themselves and will continue to use the products regardless of how our business goes (even though the business side is very promising right now). I believe we have a bright future in this company – especially since we are digging our heels in and really taking this as a serious part of our lives. I will keep you posted on our business progress periodically but mostly, I want to focus this blog on the products themselves since that is the basis of our business.
Now on to the product results. Let’s start with David. He says he has phenomenal energy right now and feels so good during the day. He says that he doesn’t have the afternoon fatigue like he used to have and he is better focused at work. As far as weight loss, he has lost another pound – totaling 2 lbs since he started the program and he has lost a total of 6 ½ inches from his body. I don’t have an updated picture of David to post right now. David is losing weight a little slower than I am and I think it is because he is having trouble being consistent with his product usage at his jobsite since he doesn’t have access to a refrigerator to keep his shakes cold for lunch and he doesn’t consistently take his Thermo-Bond when he drinks beer in the evenings and on weekends. Beer is very fattening – even light beer and Thermo-Bond can help reduce the fat absorption when taken regularly. To improve David’s results on the products, he is going to start focusing on consistency with his product usage and find a way to keep his shakes cold so he can have his at lunch time. Any suggestions on how to keep them cold without a fridge would be appreciated – we have tried an ice-chest and insulated cups. Neither is working in this Texas heat. I am even considering the purchase of a portable camping fridge that hooks into your vehicle – but I haven’t priced them yet. I will let you know what we find that works but am eager to hear everyone’s suggestions.
As for me, guys, I have lost a total of 5 lbs since I started the program and 5 inches from my body – 4 of those 5 inches are from my waist! You can see the difference in my photos – go back to my first photo and then look at me now. You can tell the products are making me thinner and folks, I cannot tell you through this blog how good I feel. I feel amazing! I too, am going to work on my consistency of taking the products because I tend to take them later in the day and forget about them in the mornings sometimes. So I know that if I set an alarm on my cell phone, I’ll remember to take them in the mornings and be more consistent. And maybe get faster results – but I’m happy with the results I’m getting because I am actually seeing and feeling the difference. It feels great and that makes me a satisfied customer.
I am still struggling with my skin but I am taking the Cell-U-Loss and I can tell that it is making a difference. My breakouts are not as severe or as often but I am still having them a couple of times a month. I am about to place my order for our Herbalife skincare line to reduce my breakouts and the appearance of my pores. At 34, I’ve had worse breakouts than in my teens! I’ve been to dermatologist, I’ve tried Proactive, I’ve tried high-end/high-cost products, I’ve tried Oil of Olay, Avon – you name it, I’ve tried it! The only thing I haven’t tried is this Herbalife line of products and I will be using them soon. I like to give every product I try at least 30 days – so once I get the products ordered, I’ll let you know that I’ve started them and will update you on those results periodically as well. I have heard good things about these products so I am expecting to see good results. If they work for me, I might even con my husband into trying them but we’ll see how that goes :)
Lastly, I want to talk about my sleep problem. I mentioned it several times before and told you that I would tell you about the Herbalife Sleep now product after I had tried it for a while. First, let me explain my sleeping problem. I can’t fall asleep. Once I’m asleep – I’m good and hate waking up. But it takes me 2 to 4 hours just to fall asleep after I lay down. My brain won’t shut up. I’ve tried all the OTC products and a couple of prescriptions. One of two things always happens – they make me fall asleep but I feel groggy and crappy all day the next day or they wire me up even more and I can’t fall asleep at all. The only product that I found that consistently works is Nyquil and that is a flu medicine – so it’s not good for me to be shoving down my throat on a regular basis. My coach told me try Herbalife’s Sleep Now, so I ordered it. At first, I was not impressed guys. I took it with my other supplements at night and I felt tired but still couldn’t fall asleep. I couldn’t get my brain to shut-up. The sleepy feeling quickly wore off before I could fall asleep. But I did feel good the next day and was not groggy. I even mentioned this to a few of my friends on Facebook who were talking about Ambien. After a few attempts with the Sleep Now product, I found what I was doing wrong. I was taking the Sleep Now with my other supplements – including my Total Control. Well, Total Control is a metabolism booster and can increase energy. So basically, I was canceling out my Sleep Now with Total Control. Since I found that out, I have removed Total Control from the supplements I take at night and I don’t take the Sleep Now until after I take a warm bath and am ready to go to sleep. I take it as soon as I get out of the tub and then go lay down while I’m relaxed. The results are much better. I feel sleepy and am actually able to quiet my mind long enough to fall asleep. Once I’m asleep, I stay asleep (but that wasn’t really a problem for me to begin with) and when I wake up, I feel good all day. I am starting to love this product even though I had my doubts at first.
My regimen is now to drink my shake in the morning and take my supplements (Multivitamin, Cell-U-Loss, Total Control and the Cell Activator) with an 8 oz glass of Herbal Tea Concentrate; drink my shake at lunch and again take my supplements (Multivitamin, Cell-U-Loss, Total Control and the Cell Activator) with an 8 oz glass of Herbal Tea Concentrate; sometimes have a healthy snack with Thermo-Bond (veggies or something high-protein/low-carb/low-calorie); eat a healthy meal and take my supplements (Multivitamin, Cell-U-Loss and Thermo-Bond) with a glass of water; and to end my night with a warm bath followed by my Sleep Now and a glass of water. This is what I’m sticking with for a while and I will try some of the other products after I give the current products time to work and give me the results I am looking for. Consistency is the key with these products and I’m going to be consistent because I want to change my life. I want to be healthy and beautiful. I want to age well, feel good as I age and most importantly be healthy about doing it.
I hope that you all enjoy your weekend and come back to read more as we progress through our journey to becoming healthier people. Talk to you more later.
David & Crystal
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