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Yesterday was my final day on the 9 day Vow To Be Fit Program, and I lost 8.8 pounds!!! If only I had exercised too!

I honestly didn’t expect to lose more than 5 pounds, so I’m very very happy to say the least. It didn’t really hit me how much weight I’d lost until I was wearing my usual jeans 2 days ago, and I kept stepping on the back cuff because they were too big.

The diet itself isn’t hard to stick to - it’s not being able to eat socially that’s the hard part. In the past 9 days I’ve had a welcome dinner with my in-laws, a bridal shower, my meetaversary, and a farewell dinner with my in-laws. And I was good (ok except for one glass of wine) the entire time. What’s been the most amazing thing while being on this program is that I haven’t had any cravings for unhealthy food, or even a desire to cheat. I’ve done Atkins and South Beach in the past but quit very quickly because the cravings were just too hard to handle.

The question everyone keeps asking is - but do you keep it off? Rebecca, who got me started on the program, has lost 30 pounds since June and kept it off! But is there any diet or exercise program in the world that keeps working if you stop and revert back to your old ways? If there were, we’d all be skinny. This is about a lifestyle change, and I definitely feel like I’ve made one - I’m on the right track.

I can’t explain the science of it all, so here’s a little explanation behind how it works:

Regarding the cleanse, Days 1, 2 and 8, 9 are cleansing days which consist of 4 cleanse drinks throughout the day, snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and lots of water. For those who miss the idea of chewing on something (it’s all a mindset), we suggest an apple, celery w/ peanut butter or almond butter, or a few almonds. The cleanse drink contains the inner heart filet of the aloe plant and is very soothing to the stomach and bowels. Because of its high alkilinity, it helps bring the body back into balance. The cleanse drink also contains suma tea, burdock tea, pau d’ arco, etc which are herbs that have been used for 1000s of years to cleanse the liver, blood, gall bladder, etc. There are also 72 ionic trace minerals (highly absorbable) and lots of other nutrients! Each drink is equivalent to a 1500 calorie meal in terms of the amount of nutrition that is getting into your body. You are not starving yourself!

Days 3 through 7 consist of a shake (chocolate or vanilla)-lunch of your choice-shake with snacks in b/n and lots of water. The shakes are made up of an organic whey protein (this is the easiest type of protein for the body to assimilate), fiber, probiotics, live digestive enzymes, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. The high quality protein is why so many athletes use our product as well…..I look and feel better now than when I worked out in a gym 2 hours/day. The live digestive enzymes help to ensure your body is absorbing the nutrients.

So many of us are lacking nutrition despite all the food we eat because of all the processed, “dead” foods we consume daily, and our soils have been depleted of so many minerals due to pesticides and overfarming. It’s no wonder Americans are the most overfed, undernourished country in the world and are battling so many diseases and weight issues! As you put your body back into balance, watch how it responds!

I honestly loved it so much, and I didn’t think it was that hard to stick to, I’m going to do it once every 3 months. Right now I’m going to continue with the shakes for breakfast (which are quite filling), and have a sensible lunch/dinner.

I have a lot of energy and I feel great… and now I fit into my skinny jeans!!!