Houston . . . We have a Problem!: Brand New Me

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To say that I hate the above picture is a complete understatement. UGH! That photo was taken a few years ago along with some other really great photos of my littles but I never shared the one above with anyone! My kids are adorable - duh! If I could crop myself out it would be perfect!

When this photo was taken I was still spinning from both diabetes and Crohn's. Although you cannot tell it in this photo, Sophie was very, very sick and I believe we ended up in the hospital for a week just a few days after this was taken! I knew the photo shoot was coming up and it was all I could do to get clothes picked out for the minis. I didn't even give myself a 2nd thought. I remember the morning so clearly getting everyone ready and then thinking ---- what the hell am I going to wear? Do I even own makeup anymore? Do any of my clothes even fit right now?

The answers were:

Who the hell knows!
Not much makeup!
Nope, nothing fits!

I knew I didn't feel comfortable with my looks that day but it wasn't until we got the proofs back that I really took a look at myself and wondered who I had become. Since the birth of Ms. Emma Leigh my weight had gone up and down -- that will happen when you are pregnant every 2 years or so!

I think the above picture is my heaviest ---- Size 14. Yes, size 14.

Did I just admit that here?

I'll add a few cute photos of Emma here because she rarely gets any FaceTime on HWHAP:

Ok, back to my point . . . had I gotten to that yet? I started looking at old pictures and got totally distracted!

This post is supposed to be about me. So, my weight has fluctuated a lot since having kiddos but I had gotten down to a comfortable size 6 after I lost the Nate weight. I was totally happy at a 6.

Until . . . . dun dun dun . . . Nate was diagnosed. You all know how hard that was blah blah blah -- I've blogged that to death. Then Sophie was diagnosed with Crohn's and blah blah blah it was hard again. My point being after those 2 major life changing events I totally lost myself. I no longer cared. I gave up on me. I was just trying to survive the day to day of raising 3 kids along with diabetes and Crohn's in the mix. I think my weight went up to an 8 and then a 10 again which isn't a huge deal to some but I am 5'2" and fluctuated between a size 2 and 4 before I had Emma.

Then last summer I lost a lot of weight due to stress and other factors that are not bloggable but then as soon as I got happy again I started gaining and gaining and before I knew it I had yo-yo'd back up!

Same photo shoot as above. I call those my lunch lady arms!

(No offense to lunch ladies or their arms!)

Then in January of this year I turned forty! FORTY! Why do I keep admitting these things?!

I started trying to lose weight again in March when during spring break I couldn't fit into any of my clothes. What the what?!?!?! So, I started dieting hard in March and was feeling totally frustrated and depressed by the end of April with NO results. Had my metabolism changed so much so quickly?? UGH!

Meanwhile, my friend Shay had started taking a supplement called Plexus Slim to help her lose weight.  When she started I scoffed at her for trying it and down right laughed in her face when she tried to persuade me to take it too.  Until, she lost 8 pounds on a two-week trial.  She had me at 8 pounds... 

I started taking the Plexus Slim and an Accelerator pill each day the 1st part of May and was down to where I wanted to be within 30 days. It sounds crazy but I promise it worked that fast for me. I didn't weigh but I had a pair of shorts that sat on my bathroom sink and I would try them on each week until they fit. They'd been sitting there since spring break!!

After 30 days on Plexus I decided to do another 30 days to maintain and now I just take the pink drink because I love how healthy I feel. 

I need to add that I have NEVER felt better in my life. My energy level is off the charts...it is crazy. I also feel like it has helped my anxiety level so much. I am just happy! I know it sounds crazy. I am actually still taking the Plexus Slim drink, not the accelerator, because it makes me feel so great.

To recap --- I was needing a size 8 when I started, my goal was size 4 and now I am wearing a size 2. Being the shortie that I am it's not too small or to thin. I still carry some meat in my butt and thighs but that is just how I am built.

I feel like it helps curb my appetite and gives me an extra boost of energy each day.  It's really taken away my snack cravings and I can always use the boost after a night of checking blood sugars.  #DMommaProblems

I was already working out and running before I started Plexus - I didn't change anything there but my results after starting Plexus are quite noticeable. I've read many testimonials where people say they changed absolutely nothing and still lost weight.  

After I lost the weight people kept asking me how I had gotten so thin so fast . . .  I sent Shay so many customers! I would give them Shay's web site and they would order.  Finally, she convinced me to become an ambassador and start sharing the products with others since I, and so many people we knew, were having great results and loved it. I told her I am not at all "high pressure" and feel totally uncomfortable trying to get my friends to buy something from me. 

She stressed it was more like sharing a great secret than selling and asked me to commit to putting it on Facebook just once a day.  Reluctantly, I did, and now my business is blowing up! I know I am driving most of you crazy with my FB posts!  But . . . it truly does sell itself . . .because IT WORKS!  Also, it has become a valuable source of income for me so that I can continue to stay home and care for my minis.  Working from home is a true blessing as I am able to be at the school with the children whenever they need me.  

So, if you want to give it a try for yourself, you can order at my web-site or message me for more information.

My web site is:   www.pinkdrinktexas.com

The best part is the products are all natural with no stimulants!

1 comments:

Lora said...

Would love to try it, but it's kinda expensive. But, at the same time, I am soooo tired of being "fluffy". :) I never had trouble losing weight after any of my babies, but Henry (my 4th) did a number on me and I can't lose the weight! How long would I need to take the Accelerator pill? Is it something I take until I get down to my desired weight? Does the weight stay off, or would I have to keep buying the drink? I didn't see any "I kept the weight off" testimonials, but maybe I missed them. Anyway, I am interested, just trying to work out the details.

November 8, 2013 at 9:56 PM