I’m trying something different, this isn’t like me to write
about ME, but I wanted to share with
my friends that are interested about a journey that I have been on.
Since Channing was born, (really, since Madeline) I’ve had a
hard time accepting my body and the way I looked. I have always been tall and thin, growing up
I could eat whenever and whatever I wanted and didn’t gain a pound. Fast forward 20 years later and I swear I eat
a mini size Butterfinger and I gain 5lbs!
About a year ago, Chris and I were headed to what we thought
was going to be our last military ball.
I had the hardest time finding a dress I thought I looked beautiful in,
so I settled on one I liked and headed to the Spanx department. Not once did I feel beautiful that night, my
arms were huge, I was 30lbs larger than I had ever been, I was exhausted and
would have rather been anywhere but there.
I decided that come Monday morning I was going to lose this weight once
and for all. Fast forward 8 months later
and I was still sitting at 30lbs larger, still exhausted, and still unhappy
with how I looked. I was perplexed because I was watching every little thing I
was eating, having horrible caffeine headaches weekly because of the lack of
caffeine, going to the gym daily and I still spent the summer sitting at the
pool and beach with shorts and a tank top over my swimsuit!! I just couldn’t get the weight off.
A friend of my husbands (and now mine!) was an advisor for
Advocare and she was always sharing her story and how wonderful she felt and to
look at her before and after pictures?
WOW! She was a gem of a lady who
I knew would never lead anyone to false hopes.
Around Thanksgiving, I was back home and I was embarrassed to be in my
hometown looking the way I did, so I decided to give her a call to ask her
questions about Advocare- never really dreaming that I would get involved in
this company. I thought I would do the
24-day challenge, lose a little weight and go on my way.
Little did I know that phone call would change my life! When I made that call, I was exhausted, I was
overweight and I was unhappy with my appearance. I remember telling her that I had absolutely
no energy and I couldn’t wait for my husband to come home for lunch, just so I
could go and take a nap during his lunch hour and I remember telling her how I
would get a migraine by 5:00 pm, if I didn’t get a nap during the day. Looking back on this now, I just can’t
believe it! Guess what?
I don’t need those naps anymore.
Now I have so much more energy! I
feel amazing, and I feel like my attitude is even more amazing. I feel like I’m in High School again with the
crazy energy I have!!
The first military ball
I'm HIGHLY mortified of this picture, but I feel like it shows just how big I was getting. This was just this past July.
I had wanted to do the 24-day challenge before this, but the
cost set me back. I just knew that I
could lose the weight and be healthier without spending the $200, and maybe
some people can, but I couldn’t. My
husband and I decided to do it together to keep us both on track. When I went to buy groceries right before we
started, my bill was $60 cheaper than it had been. Why?
Because there were no cookies, chips, soda, packaged dinners, etc. We kept on track and within a month, one of
our 24 day challenges had paid for itself, and not only that, we were not
putting all of the junk into our bodies, and since us adults weren’t, neither
were our kids.
A couple of weeks ago, we were lucky enough to get to head
to a military ball again. I couldn’t
wait. I had lost this weight; it was fun
shopping for dresses. I felt so good and
couldn’t wait for my husband to see me all dolled up. Funny story goes along with this. I shopped all afternoon for dresses; I bought
two to try on to get Chris’ opinion. I came
home, tried them on along with the dress I wore to the last ball-sans Spanx and
with a bigger smile on my face. His
eyes lit up! He said, “Hands down this
one- you look absolutely amazing!” (Of
course, he told me I looked beautiful the last time I wore it, but this time
was a completely different reaction.) He chose the dress that I wore to the
last ball (not even realizing that I didn’t just buy it) The dress fit me so
much better, there weren’t any rolls, and I wasn’t suffering through a long
speech because my Spanx were cutting off my circulation. Most importantly, I felt better than I have
in a long, long time.
I am now 20lbs down with the hopes to lose about 10
more. We recently went on vacation and I
had to go buy a new wardrobe. I went
into the Buckle to look at shorts and since it was early in the season, they
just had a few pairs. Size 29 and down. I just knew that size 29 wasn’t going to come
close to fitting, meaning that I wore a size 34 just a few months earlier. THEY FIT with room to spare. I stood in that dressing room, so proud of
myself.
Anyways, I just wanted
to share my story about Advocare and what it has done for me. Like I said before, this isn’t something that
I would normally do, and I resisted against sharing for a while now, but I ask
myself, “What if our friend and her husband didn’t share their story? Or where would would I be if I didn’t know
about Advocare and how much it really can change your health and energy levels?” We’ve all heard the expression that, “If
momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy?!?”
Advocare has really opened my eyes and made my family and I much more
happy and healthier than I could have imagined before I started using it! I would strongly recommend the Advocare
lifestyle to anyone I meet and would love to talk to you about it if you would
like more information.
Side by Side comparison. It's amazing what Advocare how done for the both of us. And to think we started with Advocare a week before this past Christmas!
Christmas Eve 2013
Now that I have written this and actually posted my story (with pictures!) I can see even more clearly how much has changed since Christmas 2013-and to think that it was just a little over 2 months ago.
