Healthiest Life 4 Me

As I sat and watched Biggest Loser last night it took me back to the thoughts of starting my journey from the FAT and unhealthy me I was to the much thinner, more muscular, and healthier me I am today.  As much as the starting weights make me want to cry for them, it’s not about the starting weight…it is what it is!  But at some point you have to just DECIDE to TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE!!  There are too many resources out there to use to help you get to the point you want to be at. 

It is encouraging and inspiring to watch these people go through such a real event.  Morbidly obese, bearing their all.  It is sad to see their size and hear their stories.  It is scary to think that it could happen to you…so DON’T LET IT!! 

I know…it is so scary to start out.  You are thinking, “Where do I start?”  “How will I do it?”  “Where do I go for information?” Here are the steps I took to start out:

1)  Firmly decided that I WAS going to lose 30 pounds!  You need to pick a number…it needs to be realistic.  I just set a number, but not an amount of time. You need to tell people and you need to keep it in your mind at all times!

2)  Found a friend that was already working out and had her help me at the gym.  I didn’t pay her, but I went when she was going to go.  I made her schedule my schedule…after all, it was me who needed the help.  Although she was trim and fit, I was help to her to.  Of course, I lost more weight…I had more to lose.  But it encouraged her to work hard.  I can’t stress enough how important it is to have a partner.  It keeps you accountable and encourages you.  It also makes you have to explain to someone else why you are backing out on a particular day…so you really go more often.

3)  I took a look at my diet.  However, I just cut calories at first.  NOT THE RIGHT WAY!!  I wish I knew then what I know now about nutrition.  This is the area I suggest you seek help.  Because if you do it right, you can maximize your workouts and weight loss CAN and WILL be achieved with diet.  After all, it’s 80% of the equation!

4)  I made an effort to do active things with my kids and husband when we had time to do things together.  Instead of going to the movies, we took our bikes to the beach, walked the shore at the tide pools, etc.  We moved and shared our time together.  We even took evening walks together now and then to “get the dog active” was always what I told the kids. 

5) Re-evaluate your goal and make sure you are doing what is necessary to stay on track.  AND don’t be discouraged by a bad day…just wake up the next day and start fresh and new!  Always believe you ARE GOING TO REACH YOUR GOAL!

I didn’t do this, but I do it now and I wish I knew about it then…find an online community of people like you to use as support.  It is truly inspiring and uplifting to discuss goals, obstacles, and everything else you can think of!  My suggestion is to learn to Twitter…it’s a great place to share with like minded people.  There are lots of websites for women exclusively or both sexes to join and gain support.  Just beware on all of these places people can post whatever they want…it doesn’t have to be true.  So build relationships and learn and research for yourself.  It is only YOU that can make it happen for YOU!!

6) Journaling your food and your workouts can help a lot.  Food wise, it’ll help you see what you are putting into your mouth each day and help you decide what can get cut out. Workout journaling will help you become motivated by your progress. 

Over the next few months, I will help you achieve your goals.  Drop me a note and let me know what I can do.  I will do my best, but the work is up to you!!

Gotta hear this amazing man talk about Genesis and the science of it.

I have many friends that ask about my diet and how I do what I do.  I usually have the same answer and I am not sure it sets very well.  I tell them I pay big $$ for my plan and that it is set up specific to me.  It takes into consideration my workout, the calories I burn at a resting rate, and my likes and dislikes. I spend time working out much harder than all of my friends, therefore giving them my diet won’t help them lose weight because I burn a ton more calories during my workout.  I also notice that when I try to explain the basics of eating right, they are uninterested because it takes a lot of work.  So I thought I’d try my best to break it down a bit and let people figure out how they could fit it best into their lives.

To begin with, you will need a piece of paper to do the calculations.  Here is the info for fat loss:

• Total Daily Calories = Bodyweight times 12

this may need to be dropped to x11 or x10 if no progress after a few weeks

• Protein = 1g per lb of Body Weight

(4 calories per gram)
can go up to 1.5g if desired

• Fat = .4-.5g per lb Body Weight

(9 calories per gram)
yes, you read that right, healthy fats are important for fat loss (you can’t burn fat if you don’t eat fat!! STAY AWAY FROM FAT FREE PRODUCTS)

• Carbs = whatever remains to meet your calorie total

(4 calories per gram)

After this, you will break it all up between 5-6 meals with the last meal being only protein right before bed.  Your meals should be spaced out every 3 hours. 

Hope this helps out!  Good luck and post your results!  It will be fun to see everyone’s progress!!

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At age 22, I was in the best shape of my life. I was a personal Trainer and a competitive body builder, in such great form as to be chosen Mr. Collegiate Minnesota. But, while I was in good shape, I wasn’t in good health.

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About two years ago, at age 22, I was diagnosed with Leukemia (cancer of the blood). Before being diagnosed, I would go to the gym but couldn’t work out because it was hard for me to breathe. I was tired all the time and my appetite decreased where I would only eat once a day. I lost a lot of weight but didn’t really realize I was not healthy. I was actually taking energy pills just to get to the gym and work out. Then I got very sick. I passed out at home and the paramedics had to knock down the door to get to me. If I hadn’t reached the hospital when I did, I would have died. I was literally bleeding to death. I had to go through chemo-therapy and fight for my life. I made it through and the cancer is in remission. I knew that for me to get my health back, it would take good nutrition. About 6 months ago, I started taking Genesis and Ultra Vitality. And I feel great! I go to the gym regularly and I have so much energy! My appetite is back, I eat all the time. My immune system is 100% back to normal. I get a blood test done every week, my red and white blood cells are back to normal. I have to get a bone marrow test every 3 months (uggh!), but it comes back good each time! There are no signs of cancer. I’ll never go back; I’ll never stop taking my Genesis and Ultra Vitality.

Noemi Orozco
Salt Lake City, UT

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Hi, my name is Karen and I am a 29-year-old wife and mother of two boys, 8 and 2. When I was 25, my hand started going numb. I was going back to school to get degree, so naively, I thought maybe I had been writing too much. I wish! As the numbness crept up my hand, I began to get concerned. Since I am a hairstylist, I thought maybe it was carpal tunnel. I didn’t share it with anyone for about a week, and when I did, my mom suggested I go to the doctor. The doctor was able to get me in thankfully being that it was a Friday. My husband drove me to the doctor and waited in the car. When I came out of the office, it was all I could do not to burst into tears. I told my husband the news; it could either be a virus or MS! What! How could I have MS, no one in my family has it, I was fine last week, and what the heck is it? Just knowing that it was a disease was enough to rock both of our worlds.

I went to see a neurologist who gave me an MRI, which was just like a REALLY loud tanning bed! When my results came back, it showed I had lesions. The doctor really down played it, and said that we should really just monitor my numbness, come back if I have any other symptoms, and it may go away and never come back. My husband pressed and pressed about the MS but the doctor said he was not prepared to be concerned unless I get more symptoms.

During this whole process of doctors and MRI’s, it was about three months. Three months of numbness on my whole right side of my body. Sometimes I would trip since I could not feel my foot, my hand just did not want to hold the curling iron tight, and I had tough time writing. But, it eventually it went away, and I never thought about it again. I really felt like I had pushed myself to my limit of stress and I created it myself.

Life went on and I had another baby. About 10 months after I had my baby, my right foot went numb. I thought it was the shoes I wore to work that day, but after a few days of that, the numbness was creeping again.I knew! I tried so hard to wish it away. I went online and tried to webMD my symptoms, but it kept leading me to MS. After about two weeks, I couldn’t deny it anymore so I told my husband. I went to the neurologist again and he wanted to do more MRI’s. After waiting for referrals (you know how HMO’s are) it had been about 1 month. It was Super Bowl Sunday, my husband just left me at home with my two boys to go run an errand and all of a sudden, my left side of my body cramped up. Now I don’t mean a leg cramp that you can flex away, I mean it started in my toes and went up to my ribs. I fell to the ground and screamed in pain. My oldest son freaked out. Five minutes later, it happened again. then again. I literally cramped up for 2 weeks, sometimes minutes apart, sometimes hours, but not much more than that. On Valentine’ Day, I got the official diagnosis, I had MS! I cried.a lot, and then I went to have sushi (whatever helps). Another month or so went by with sporadic cramping and burning feeling on certain areas of my body. My neurologist suggested that I think about taking medication.

I went home and thought about it, for days with the notion that I don’t have any other choice; if I don’t I am going to be in a wheelchair, maybe never be able to hold my children, or play catch with them. I really thought I would be better off dead!

Then I did some serious research. I found that some people have really good results from natural treatments and that MS is so different in everyone. Yes, some people are in a wheelchair, and others have had it many years having minor issues, therefore, I could be anywhere in between. Honestly, I may not have thought about going the natural way if all I had to do was take a pill for the rest of my life, but an injection everyday, it was worth another look.

I went to a holistic chiropractor who gave me some supplements for inflammation, suggesting that my nervous system is more affected since the foods I am eating are causing inflammation, even saying this is a treatment for all autoimmune diseases. The supplements were REALLY expensive, but if it works, then no more shoe shopping for me! My sister had begun to sell vitamins, to which I was a HUGE pessimist, but I was desperate, gave her the ingredients to the supplement and said, find me something with those ingredients so I don’t have to spend so much money. She told me it has a small amount of glutamine but way less than is acceptable to take. So I researched it, and found that not only does it help body builders with their muscles, but aids the immune system, has been known to help treat many illness such as cancer, and enhances brain function.

While my painful burning sensation was not going away on the last major episode, I tried the supplement the doctor gave me. Immediately it started disappearing, but only days into it, I switched to Ultra Vitality liquid, Genesis and straight glutamine, and decided if it took the rest of my pain away and stayed away, I am sticking with it, if not, I would just have to spend a fortune to keep that supplement. Well, it was totally gone by 8 days. I feel like I am getting different things from these three supplements. Rest is important when you have a diseases, your body cannot fight off anything if it is weak. In addition, the Genesis helps me sleep and fights off infection, I am getting fewer colds now, and trust me when you have kids you get everything. The Ultra Vitality gives me energy and vitamins that I don’t get from food. If I skip anything for even a day I can feel my body getting tired more easily.

I am starting to get to know my body now, it’s too bad it took a disease to do it, but if my foot started to bother me, like it is going numb or feeling like it will cramp, I will double dose my supplements. The funny thing is, the reason why I am so passionate about this is that I thought I would stop everything for a while, I just think I am feeling better and am able to forget about the MS, but after a week my whole leg went numb. When I started back up again, it took about three days for it to go away. I am a firm believer in the Symmetry products and know that without them I would be on medications for the rest of my life. With these products, I am able to live as normal of life as one can with MS. I have the determination not to be in a wheel chair and am going to continue a more holistic approach to fight this disease.

I have been working on removing foods that are inflammation free, purifying my foods, exercising, and drinking almost all water. This is way more challenging than taking three supplements; however, it is my goal. I still have a long way to go, but I plan to live as pain and symptom free as possible, for my family, but also for me. I would suggest this combination to everyone with MS. It really has been a life saver for me!

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For more information on products, please email me at lisasurvillas@healthiestlife4me.com

Well, I didn’t post last week, but check in went well.  At my week 4 check in I weighed in at 136.6 and was down to 26.49% body fat.  It was a great week!

Now here we are at week 5 and I am excited to say, it was another great week.  Had a few moments of weakness when it came to the Oreo Cookies sitting on the counter, but for the most part had a great week.  I have figured out that if I put my shake and nuts on my desk at work, then I don’t forget to eat at the right time (since it is during a class) and that makes a huge difference in my day. 

I added a few new supplements this week, but mostly for purpose of detoxifying.I am taking CoQ10 because it helps flush out toxins.  I figured that this would be a good idea for a month or so.  I also added a potassium supplement since potassium helps from retaining water and from cramping (now that I have upped my workouts, my legs have been bothering me a bit in the middle of the night).  We’ll see how I feel.  I am also gearing up to do a Cleanse from my company.  I will let you know when I am on it and how I feel!! 

Ok.I guess I have stalled long enough! HAHA!!  Now for the numbers.  I weighed in at 135.8 and was down to 25.22% body fat.  I put on 1.28 lbs of muscle this week and lost 1.88 lbs of fat!  So very exciting.  $25,000.00 Max Formation Prize.here I COME!!! heehee

Well, until next week.eat healthy, be healthy!