Day 1 - Challenge 2

Okay everyone yesterday was the day and I am so pumped because I got this. I started my second Visalus 90 day Body by Vi challenge. My goal is to lose at least 20 pounds. Here is my starting or before picture.

Day 1/90

I look forward to sharing this challenge with all of you. Check back for updates on my progress. If you are interested in starting a challenge with me check out the video on my blog or head to www.kimerliptow.myvi.net

Getting Ready

Okay so I know that it has been a while since i have posted but its time to really make this blog about me and the journey that I am taking with the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge. I am starting my second challenge tomorrow and I am looking forward to a very successful challenge. I now have my lifestyle shifted and my workout figured out (for now). So I know that I will only be that much more successful! Get ready for tomorrow, I will be posting my day one pictures with my weight loss goal.

For more info go to www.kimerliptow.myvi.net

Visalus Shake Mix

Finally! A moment to tell you a little bit about the Visalus shake mix that tastes like "cake mix"...

This shake mix that I use to replace two of my meals daily to help me lose weight really does taste great. I mix two scoops with my Chai tea in the morning and then I switch up my recipes for lunch but again I add two scoops to my lunch shake. Its flavor is sweet cream and compliments so many different flavors. My mom actually adds it to her iced coffee in the morning.

The shake mix is heart healthy and diabetic friendly.

 

 

What's in the Vi-Shape Mix?

 

1. A unique blend of proteins that work quickly and provide long–lasting nutrition to help you burn fat and build lean muscle.

2. Hearth healthy non-GMO soy protein. (No Isoflavones)

3. Fibersol™, a new patented fiber blend that helps keep you feeling full, providing benefits of fiber without gas that can be caused by other types of fiber.

4. Aminogen™ to help your body maximize protein and nutrient absorption.

5. 23 Vitamins and minerals, along with other ingredients that help you burn fat.

 

Benefits of Vi-Shape Mix

• The shake mix provides complete nutrition – fast
• Helps control appetite
• Provides bone-healthy calcium
• Provides heart healthy, low fat protein
• Helps promote & maintain lean muscle mass
• Supports protein digestion and nutrient absorption
• Helps support healthy energy levels while cutting calories
• Provides non-gassy fiber benefits for digestive health
• Includes two unique fibers for health, and for hunger control
• Supports a low glycemic lifestyle
• Supports healthy metabolism
• Gluten free
• Lactose free
• Low sodium
• Low sugar
• Tastes Amazing!!!

 

 

 

  

 

 

New Reasons to be Apart of Visalus

So it has been a few days since I have blogged last and I promised more information on the actual product. So in the next few days I will be sure to do this but right now I am so excited to be part of this wonderful company that I had to share it with everyone!

Visalus has announced over the weekend at NSTLA that they are ready to help take stop childhood obesity. So for every "I lost it" shirt earned, the company will donate one bag to a child suffering from obesity. This is awesome and it just goes to show how much this company cares about ending the fight with obesity.

Another big announcement over the weekend is that Visalus is going international to the UK! This is so great and I hope I get the pleasure to get to know someone from there and work with them. It feels so good to help others take back their health. So, anyone from the UK reading this and are looking to lose weight, gain lean muscle, or take an active challenge then check out the video at www.kimerliptow.myvi.net. If you have any questions fill out the form on my site to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible!

***"I Lost It" shirts are giving to those that participate project 10. Find out more info at my website above.

Are you ready to take the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge?

You keep hearing me ask if you are ready to take the challenge. So what is the challenge really about you may be wondering. Well I am going to explain it the best I can but I do recommend heading to www.kimerliptow.myvi.net to watch the video there. The video has a lot of great information on it and it including information about the kits.

The Body by Vi ™ 90 day challenge is one for every body and everybody.  The Body by Vi challenge is the fastest growing challenge in North America. It is a challenge that encourages you to make a change in 90 days. Whether you want to lose weight, gain lean muscle, or get more active the challenge is for you. Do it alone or refer three and get your kit for FREE!

Visalus ™ offer products and tools that are designed to fit your lifestyle. The kits include the Vi-Shape nutritional shake mix that tastes like cake mix. The nutritional plan is fun and easy to follow with simple recipes. The products are bundled for ultimate results, nutrition, and value.

What are the primary benefits of the Vi-Shape Shake Mix?

ü  Helps Control Appetite.

ü  Helps support healthy energy levels.

ü  Provides bone-healthy calcium.

ü  Provides fiber benefits for health protection.

ü  Provides heart healthy, low fat protein.

ü  Helps promote and maintain lean muscle mass.

ü  Supports protein digestion and nutrient absorption.

Each protein has been specially processed to remove fat, remove lactose, and remove carbohydrates. In addition, we have processed the soy to remove the isoflavones, so there is no estrogenic affect.

Try your own taste test! Go to www.kimerliptow.bodybyvi.com to contact me for more information, find out about the next challenge party, or to request a sample.

Are you ready to take the challenge?

1.       Set a goal.

a.       Weight loss - Challenge yourself to shed some pounds.

b.      Fitness - Challenge yourself in a sport or athletic activity.

c.    Active - Challenge yourself to achieve your optimal physique.

2.       Choose a kit that will support your goal

3.       Enter to win.

 

MyVi Story

So this is my life in short about my struggle with my weight and how I am now fighting back to take back my health…

I have always struggled with my weight. I was always a little chubby while I was growing up. Once I hit my middle school years I became a little more active which helped me start to shed some of it. Yet, I was still considered “bigger boned”. What the hell does that really mean anyways? As I got older and my appearance became more important I did my best at maintaining a healthy weight. I started working out regularly.

By the age of 19 I had become pregnant with my first child and I thought that being pregnant meant that I had to eat for two. I think back now and boy did I eat, I probably ate for three or four really. Once I gave birth to my healthy baby girl, Skyler. I weighed 60 pounds more than I weighed pre-pregnancy. It was a really sad number and the doctors kept saying but it took you 9 months to put it on so expect it to take a year to take it off. Well it dropped off and two years later I welcomed my second healthy daughter, Rylie. Luckily I only gained 17 pounds with Rylie and I was able to lose that fairly easy but I was still holding on to the 60 from my first pregnancy.

So that brings me to present day and the start to my journey with Visalus and the Body by Vi 90 day challenge. My youngest just turned 9; guess who is still hanging on to that weight? You guessed right, me!

Almost a year ago (2012) I was really tired all the time and I had no energy to do anything. There were days that I would wake up and within an hour I was ready to go back to sleep. After dealing with this for about a month I finally picked up the phone and called my doctor. The warning signs were clear but I didn’t acknowledge them. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I should have known better because my mom and sister both take medicine to control hypothyroidism and they had all the same signs and symptoms that I had been showing when they were diagnosed. So the doctor started me out on a synthroid med that my body rejected to start with. I was referred to an endocrinologist, that since starting to meet with her, has been able get my T3 and T4 levels within a normal range. She told me that I would lose a few pounds as my metabolism started to function properly again. Except I think I gained weight instead of lose the weight.

Right around that same time an acquaintance from a previous business adventure had started to promote a 90 day challenge on Facebook. She was losing weight while sharing this wonderful experience of getting healthy with many others. I kept secretly watching her and soon she had earned a BMW besides losing weight all from being on and promoting a 90 day challenge. Now I was even more curious and what was this challenge all about? I would hear her talk about how lucky she was to drink these yummy shakes for breakfast and lunch for less than $2 - $3 apiece and how filling they are. She raved about the shakes and the challenge for months before I finally said enough was enough, let’s give it a try. (Thank you Terry for helping change my life! You are more than an acquaintance now, and you are an inspiration to many!)

Finally at the end of December 2012 I received my first kit just in time for the New Year. I used to have to force myself to eat breakfast 30 minutes to an hour after taking my medicine. Now instead I make myself a Chai tea with my shake mix and it is fantastic! I love not having to force myself to chew food in the morning. The best part of it all is that with the shake mix I am getting all the nutrients I need to keep my body happy and healthy without starving myself. I eat a healthy snack between my breakfast shake and my lunch shake. This is usually a banana and yogurt or a hard-boiled egg and almonds. (I love almonds and I think that I have an almond addiction.) For lunch I have another shake, this one is usually a cold shake and I love to switch the flavors up each day but so far I must say that shake flavor “sex on the beach” is my favorite. I have another healthy snack between lunch and my dinner.

Once I had shifted into my new lifestyle, I then committed to working out at least three days a week. Yea I know three days isn’t much but at this moment in my busy life that is about all I could fit in but I WILL increase that. Don’t you worry! Since then, I have started to slowly take up running. I have been doing this in increments of walking and running. With a goal to be able to run a whole 5K before the Dirty Girl Mud Run that I am registered for mid-August. I recently realized that adding things gradually or making a lifestyle change every week is the best way for me to do this. Instead of taking it all on at once, take baby steps to get there. My goal for this week is to start tracking my calorie intake. I downloaded the app My Fitness Pal and it syncs with my Runtastic Pedometer app that I use to keep track of my run/walks. I love these two apps they are working great for me and trust me I tried many apps before finding these two that I love!

Well now you know how I got started on my journey with Visalus and the Body by Vi 90 day challenge.

I know this blog was all about me and how I got to where I am today but we all have a story and maybe you have a story similar to mine and you just need to relate to be able to notice what needs to be changed in your life. Now that I have shared my story I can start sharing information about the product and how it can benefit YOU like it has benefitted me so far. I will also post pictures of my current challenge and what I thought was easy and what my greatest struggles where while getting started with my first challenge.

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First 5K - Shamrock Shuffle

So this past weekend I participated in my very first 5K. I have been working towards this for a while now and thanks to Visalus, The 90 Day Challenge, and my own personal motivation I was able to take part in this fun activity. I was not able to run the whole thing yet, but by the end of summer I will run a whole 5K.

All ready to get our run/walk on.

It was a blast, I ran/walked the course in about 44 minutes with my sister and a friend of ours. We are all on the 90 day challenge and are starting to prepare for a Dirty Girl mud run later this summer. My goal is to be able to run the whole course. I have a lot of time and a Color Run to finish that will help me prepare for the mud run.

My sister and I just after the race...cooling down.

While I have been busy running off the pounds I have also been enjoying my yummy vi shakes for breakfast and lunch. So enough about me, this week I will start talking about the 90 day challenge, the product and the kits. I will start blogging about my life and how I incorporate the vi shakes and the challenge into my life.