Understanding Your Metabolism: The Irony in Eating to Lose Weight

Recently I heard a simple analogy about metabolism that really allowed me to better understand just how it works. After hearing this, I now know just why on days that I eat more, I lose more! (When I say I eat more-I mean snacking on primarily vegetables-not candy or chips.) It was baffling to me when I was doing the Suddenly Slim 30 Day Program that I needed to eat so much, when I was trying to lose weight. In my mind, losing weight meant eating a lot less and doing my best to NOT eat when I was hungry or wanting something to snack on between meals. This is a misconception that many people have due to what the world has told us about losing weight over the years and what we believe in our minds to be true.

Your metabolism is like a camp fire. To start the fire in the morning, you need wood (FOOD) and to get the fire going it helps to add fuel or igniter fluid (our SLIM N‘ UP XTREME SUPPLEMENTS). To keep that fire going or to build it bigger, you have to constantly keep adding on wood (FOOD) throughout the day. If you let the fire die down and then add on a pile of wood (FOOD), it just sits there and smolders. (FOOD SITS IN YOUR STOMACH AND COLON. YOUR BODY “SAVES IT” OR STORES THE SUGARS AND FATS FOR ENERGY USE LATER ON.) Your metabolism needs to CONSTANTLY be fed. At the end of the day, you need to put the fire out and clean out the ashes so that you have a fresh clean start and you’ll be successful in having a nice fire the next day. (our RENEU SUPPLEMENTS) Our colons are filthy! There’s a reason they call waste TOXIC. The walls of our colons contain hair follicles that trap parasites, funguses, and molds. As those toxins build up in those hair follicles on our colon walls it prevents our colons from absorbing the vitamins and nutrients in our foods. The Reneu supplements clean the walls of your colon and those hair follicles and gets rid of all those toxins that are built up.

This is why the Suddenly Slim 30 Day Program works so well! The all natural, herbal supplements boost your metabolism and energy and also cleanses your body so that your food is used better by your body. The daily guide and menu give you all the right “fuels” you need to build up that metabolism fire and burn off that stored fat!

So take the supplements, start EATING, and you’ll see greater LOSSES!

Julie's Before/After Pics Posted!

*As of 3/26, I have posted our new Before/After pics and taken those swimsuit and Nathan's shirtless pics off of here! :D


Can't believe I actually put those horrible, embarrassing, gosh-awful pictures on here! Nathan has been on me to do it for weeks now, since I put his on here, and I just kept putting if off...I so terribly HATE that swimsuit.  I normally donate my no-longer-worn clothing to Goodwill but this one went straight to the garbage!! NO ONE should EVER, EVER, EVER wear that swimsuit.  EVER!!! ha! It's HIDEOUS! And so were those thighs, butt, gut! ICK!! Anyhow, there up on my page now, out there to hopefully inspire someone and not make anyone ill. :)

Product Spotlight: Suddenly Slim Cleansing & Weight Loss Program

When Nathan and I decided we were tired of carrying around extra weight and feeling run down all the time, we decided what was best for us was to try the Suddenly Slim! Cleansing & Weight Loss Program from First Fitness Nutrition.  We didn't just happen upon this product and say "Hey, let's give this a try!" Rather, over a span of two to three years, we watched some friends of ours totally transform their bodies and keep the weight off.  So we knew it could work, but could it really work for us?  After researching it further and asking MANY questions from our friends who'd used the products, we too decided it could work for us.  This is something we could do! We decided that we could commit to 30 days and just see where it took us.  After THREE days, we were completely amazed! In as little as three days, we were seeing changes in our bodies and on the scales.  AND we were getting to eat real food, REAL BUTTER PEOPLE!! :) We weren't having to count calories or fat grams, and we weren't going hungry-we were satisfied and feeling great.   We would get up in the mornings, look in the mirror and say "Holy cow! It's melting off in our sleep!!"  It was great!

Now that we have lost the weight (I JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST SIZE 6 JEANS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL!!)  we have so much more energy and actually want to be active!  We feel better about ourselves, have more energy and have a renewed zest for life.  -and shopping!! :)

Here's the "skinny" on this kit:

Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry. And the problem with most diets is that they provide only temporary solutions to weight challenges. Another ongoing issue is that many diets may require you to drop out of life, while you fulfill the requirements of a strange new, fad diet, that is unrealistic and that you cannot incorporate into your daily life. Therefore, once again you have only a temporary solution. But to maintain a healthy weight loss, one must adapt the basic tenets of a healthy diet, improving your metabolism, and ridding your body of excess toxins.

The Suddenly Slim Cleansing and Weight Loss Program is a proven and effective method to lose weight and maintain your weight loss. Developed by nutritional experts, scientists and medical doctors, Suddenly Slim is designed to produce results-fast!

3 Powerful Products:

The Suddenly Slim! Program is made up of 3 Powerful Products designed to cleanse and detoxify, reduce hunger, increase energy and provide optimal metabolic function.

-Reneu-

An advanced inner body care formulation using all natural herbs to support the cleansing and detoxification of the body, which helps optimize your weight loss

-Slim 'N Up!-

 A nutrient-rich herbal formula that helps reduce hunger

 and increase energy. Enjoy increased vitality—while losing excess stored body fat.

-Body FX-

A delicious, meal-replacement “shake” with scientifically

 balanced nutrients for optimal metabolic function. Available in Tropical Crème & Chocolate Paradise

Product Spotlight: Gone 4 Good

Here's another product spotlight! This is an awesome product called Gone4Good.  It's a weight loss accelerator that has really helped me to take the weight off.  This is also a product I am SO GLAD I have on hand with the holidays coming up.  It'll soon be my BEST FRIEND when I'm getting ready to partake in the holiday spread of endless goodies! :)  So here's what it is and what it does:

Are you:

• Frustrated with your weight loss efforts and want

quicker results?

• Thinking about giving up, since all of your weight loss

efforts are not giving you the body you want?

• Dieting and exercising, yet you still cannot seem to lose

weight in certain places?

The Problem:

Losing weight can be very frustrating. However, for some people, there

are just areas where they cannot lose, despite their intense weight loss

and exercise efforts. This leaves them discouraged that they cannot

change their body image, no matter what they do. Eventually, after all

their efforts, they see no difference and they give up altogether. Thus

begins the added weight and inches, and the frustration cycle just keeps

going. In the meantime, their overall health continues to diminish as they

add even more weight and are too discouraged to try dieting again.

The Solution:

Gone4Good is the perfect solution for those who struggle with stubborn,

hard-to-lose fat. It accelerates weight loss and helps you lose unwanted

pounds and inches permanently.

Gone4Good is specifically designed to work synergistically with both the Suddenly

Slim 10-day and 30-day programs.

With its unique ingredients, Gone4Good changes the way your body

digests and metabolizes the foods that you eat to help you lose weight.

Gone4Good is a unique weight loss product that practically every

overweight person can benefit from using.

The Results

Gone4Good is designed to:

• Lower the Glycemic Index of foods at mealtime

• Helps reduce the absorption of fats and carbs

• Boosts the metabolism process in the body

• Help diminish hunger

• Improves glucose tolerance

• Support increased lean body mass and help reduce calories

• Helps get rid of stubborn fat

Before/After Pictures!

Check out Nathan's page by clicking the tab at the top! He let me post his before and after pictures! :)
I've not posted mine yet...unfortunately, I took my before pics with NO makeup on, yucky hair and it looks AWFUL! (Because I said it really didn't matter, no one would EVER see the pictures!) When I can figure out how to edit in some makeup and clean, fixed hair, I'll post them. Let me take a little time to get my pride and ego in check first.  :-D

The Holidays Are Quickly Approaching! Eeek!!!

Did you know...
There are only 2 months and 17 days until THANKSGIVING?! Only 3 months and 18 days until CHRISTMAS??!!!
And only 3 months and 25 days until we start a NEW YEAR?!

It seems unreal how quickly 2011 is passing! The holiday season is knocking at our back door.  I am so glad that I am entering the holiday season and winter months with all that extra weight I was carrying LONG GONE! 

During the fall and winter season, I always add on a few (or QUITE A FEW!!) extra pounds, as do many people. This year Nathan and I will be starting the season with a leg up on the scales!  And if we do start to see the pounds creeping up on us, we will have our FirstFitness products right there to help us shed them just as quickly as we put them on.  It's a great feeling knowing that I'll be entering my favorite time of year with all the tools I'll need to keep those pestering pounds away!

There is still time for YOU to lose that extra weight too and enter the holiday season feeling great and loving your new appearance AND your smaller clothing! :D  I've said all along, if I can do it (a sugar junkie, carb addict, food's #1 fan) anybody can!!  And, GREAT day in the MORNING, I've been proven right over and over again by our fellow travelers who've also been meeting their goals and losing those pounds and inches! 

Don't wait till the "right time" because it'll never come.  Start today and be "Suddenly Slim" tomorrow!

Product Profile: Body FX!

There are so many great products that FirstFitness Nutrition offers, not only for weight loss, but also for general wellness and exercise enhancement.  In this post, I want to spotlight one of their weight loss enhancing products called Body FX. 

Body FX is a delicious meal replacement shake, scientifically formulated to give you the nutrition of a complete meal.  It provides a healthy "fast food" option that tastes GREAT, is good for you, and fills you up!  It is an absolute FAVORITE among those who are currently doing the Suddenly Slim program.  I can't tell you how many people have commented on how great they taste and how much they love them! Everyone I know, who has completely their 30 days, has decided to keep this product on hand and continue using it as a quick breakfast or even to use as a replacement at lunch or dinner time when they're trying to cut back on calories.  They are THAT GOOD! :)

Aside from just TASTING good, they are also good for you! "Body FX supplies the ideal amounts of biological usable proteins, low-glycemic index carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals for weight management and optimal health."  They are also perfectly formulated for diabetics or people who have issues with their blood sugar levels.  The sugars in Body FX are time released, thus eliminating that burst of "sugar high" that leaves you "bottoming out" within a couple of hours. 

Before starting the Suddenly Slim program and using the Body FX shakes that come with it, I was having trouble with my sugar on a daily basis.  No matter what I ate for breakfast, within about two hours I would start feeling weak, shaky, and just SICK.  My sugar would drop too low and I would have to grab a snack right quick (something sugary) to help bring it back up quickly.  Since starting these shakes for breakfast, I've not had that happen one single time! 

The Body FX shakes are part of the Suddenly Slim 30 day weight loss program.  To see more about the Suddenly Slim program or Body FX, you can visit the website at www.firstfitness.com/julieholland

Just a few other facts about Body FX:

• Body FX helps people lose weight by providing a controlled amount of calories and fat in a recommended portion.
• Biologically usable proteins with the optimal ratio of essential amino acids help the body form healthy new cells and tissues.
• Low Glycemic Index carbohydrates assist the body in generating sustained energy without causing an excessive amount of insulin secretion.
• Essential fatty acids enhance the production of beneficial Eicosanoids or short term superhormones, that control virtually every physiological function in the body.