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Yay! I had Thai food yesterday with rice so I was worried it would be up!

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I honestly cannot believe how fast this is dropping off - I love it!!!

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That's 15 lbs gone since March 19th!!! I feel like the Little Engine that could!!!!!

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Yes!!!! 13 lbs!!! Seriously?!?

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I'm up a little today which doesn't surprise me after all the Easter feasting yesterday.... worth it!! :) I'm back on track today! And at least now my toes are cuter for my weighins!

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That's 10 lbs lost!!! Yay I get my mani/pedi reward!!!!! Doing my Happy Dances for sure this morning!!!!

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Finally!!! So I got sick (Shingles!) And had my period grrrrrr at the same time so I have been in screw that mode for a while. I got back on track and the numbers are starting to go back down. I had been all the way back up to 400 so this is a big deal. I know - little by little and day by day but I'm not masochistic enough to diet under those circumstances!!! Just glad that I'm recovering fairly quickly!

Checking in :)

Well, I've been travelling so I haven't written in a few days. I just had a sweet girl email to ask me questions about Plexus and it was a pretty long response and I realized my response would actually make a great blog LOL so - here below, is my response to her email asking me about how Plexus helps me.

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I started on March 19th and had lost 7 lbs by March 31st (so two weeks). It's not really a regimen, but you'll want to look at why you're overweight because I firmly believe weight loss isn't a one size fits all kinda thing. 

For example, I started this at 403.2 lbs. I'm what's called super morbidly obese. I freely admit it - definitely not proud of it. I'm one of those people that will gain weight every day through just being normal. The reason is because I have 2 issues - 1, blood sugar problems (My doctor told me I'm insulin resistant, but not yet diabetic) and binge eating. I can be on a diet all day long, but then get home at night and eat 4000 calories in cereal, buttered toast, cupcakes, ice cream, whatever. All pure sugar. For whatever reason, I'm fine at work, then when I'm alone, I get what I call werewolf urges that I feel like I can't control. Nothing fills me up. I can eat until I'm literally in pain, and still want more - want the taste, whatever. I tell people I would be a bulimic if I ever learned to purge but I've got the binge part down pat. I hide food. It's like alcoholism. 

So, the reason I was interested in Plexus is because a friend of mine said it was developed to help keep blood sugar down, that it would help people like me. I'm an IT Director for my company - I will research the heck out of things too. So I researched the ingredients and read as much as I can about it - I put it on my website at http://www.happydances.com/plexus.html. 

The first day - nothing. I really didn't feel any difference. I drank the Plexus and I took the accelerator in the morning. Because I'm an overachiever and figured I had blood sugar problems worse than anyone else I know, I also drank a Plexus drink at night when I got home from work. You don't have to do this, but it's what I did. 

The second day, I got a POUNDING headache. I worried I was having an aneurysm, kid you not. So I researched that too. Did you know most people with blood sugar issues have something called an overgrowth of candida? Yep, I had no idea. The Plexus was working to starve the candida of blood sugar and I was going through something called die off. When the candida dies, it releases toxins into your body (sounds horrible, actually a good sign apparently). That's what caused the flu like headache and sick feeling. I had that for 2 days. I kept taking it though. 

On the third day, I noticed real weight loss. I took pictures of my scale almost every day (still doing that - didn't this weekend because I travelled to Alabama and just got back). So I was proving to myself that even though it was slow, I was losing weight.

I am still going and it's still working. 

Now, again, this is different for everyone. If you don't crave sugars and carbs and you only have 15 lbs to lose, you may not have the same causes (insulin resistance) for weight that I have. So, it may not work as well for you. It does give me a boost of energy, but I think that's because I'm not feeling tired all the time because of blood sugar issues. It's expensive, I grant that too. So if you want to try it, I suggest the 7 day pack they have on the website at http://db2014.myplexusopportunity.com/slim-accelerator

They have a 3 day trial pack too, but I'm not sure that's enough to give you any results you can hold up to your husband. Depends on your current weight I think. Either way, give it a try. 

You can also get it cheaper by becoming an ambassador. That's actually the reason that I chose to become an ambassador. I'm a terrible salesperson - I'm in IT because I'm not that great at talking to people. LOL. But it does give it to you for about $30 cheaper per month. I suggest that you do the 7 day trial packet first though before making that decision. 

I'm happy to help in any way I can, but I don't want you to buy it just because there's so much hype going on right now about it. The ingredients can actually be bought separately at your local GNC store (but that's actually more expensive) so Plexus isn't your only option. 

Also - please tell your husband there is a 60 day money back guarantee on it if you buy the month supply. If you decide to skip the 7 day trial and go straight for the month supply, and it doesn't work for you, then do the money back guarantee to get your money back. 

Now, as to what I do diet and exercise wise. 

I do have more energy with Plexus, but I have a desk job. I try to go to the walking track near my house at least 2x a week now but like last week it was only 1x. I have asthma too (overweight problems) and when I went last Saturday I had an asthma attack because of the pollen. Its been so long since I've been active that I have to stop and sit down and rest after each lap. 3 laps equals one mile, and it's flat and paved, so you can see how out of shape I am! I'm determined to keep going though but you can see I'm not doing weights or anything yet. I've got to work my body up to do anything more than walk. 

Diet - the biggest change is that I just don't binge anymore. I used to eat 4 or 5 THOUSAND calories a day. I didn't even know it. I downloaded the MyFitnessPal app to my phone and just started tracking my calories. That app is free. But I did it in the few days before I got my Plexus in the mail. I was shocked that I was eating that much. I mean, I know I love cookies and I know I would order 2 value meals at the drive through and eat them both or eat seconds or thirds for dinner - but you just know you're eating to get full. Once I started tracking the calories, I knew where I was going to have to fix my problem, but I was always hungry. I tell my husband that the signal that tells your brain that you're full doesn't exist in my body. 

Once I started the Plexus, on about the third day, I just stopped eating as much. And I was fine. It wasn't like I was planning to eat a different diet. I just had control. The cravings and pains and anxiety about food sortof just got quiet. I was able to make better choices. I would drink my Plexus on the way to work in my water bottle and take my accelerator capsule. Once I got to work I had a packet of instant oatmeal (Quaker weight control - love the stuff). But then I would get busy working on projects and suddenly notice lunch had come and gone and I hadn't even thought about it. Normally, I count down the minutes. Is 11:30 too early? 11? Will people think less of me for going to lunch at 11 when I get here at 9? It just wasn't happening. I worked through lunch and didn't realize it. Then when I went to lunch, I ordered a salad. I like Wendy's chicken apple pecan salad. But usually I'll order that salad, plus chili, plus a cheeseburger combo. As if I'm taking food back to other people. I just got the salad. I ate it, and I was fine. Not fine like 'oh yeah me, I'm eating like a cheerleader' but fine as in 'wow, I didn't just inhale this like my first breath after drowning'. I ate it like a normal person. Then I worked late. When I got home, I didn't walk in the door looking for whatever I could stuff into my face as fast as possible. I went home, played with the kids, and acted like a normal mom. I got food when dinner was ready (my husband cooks). I didn't clean my kids plates when they were done and left food. I didn't clean the pot to make sure nothing was thrown away. I didn't Hoover my way through every single bite of food left on the table when everyone else was done. I ate what was on my plate and I didn't worry about it. I didn't have the anxiety. The need to consume it all. It just got quiet. This went on, day after day, and that's how the weight has been coming off. 

I'm not eating salads for every meal. One day my husband grilled hot dogs. I ate one instead of four. I was fine. He makes fried eggs and sausage patties for breakfast on weekends. I ate a normal portion, not everything I could snatch. 

It's just changed the way I think about food. I'm not thinking about it constantly. I'm not planning my next drive thru trip where I order like I've got a gang waiting for me at home. I eat as though it's food. Not as though I've never eaten in my whole life. 

So, that's what Plexus has done for me. I hope this helps you make your decision. Either way, I wish you the very very best of luck :) This battle to lose weight is a hard one to fight. And we fight it with every single bite!

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395 - today marks 2 weeks and I'm down 8.2 lbs with Plexus!! Yay!! Still a long way to go!!

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396.2 - same as yesterday lol

Still moving forward

So, I'm almost 2 weeks into this and so far - as of this morning - I'm down 7 lbs. That's not a big deal to a lot of people, but I have to be honest, I'm just happy not to be going steadily up anymore. Yes, I have a LOT of weight to lose, and yes, I know it's going to be a really long journey so I'm settling in and trying to be kind to myself and making better decisions rather than doing things that will frustrate me so much that I give up and quit.

I've successfully been on many diets - no sugar, no grains, keto, atkins, south beach, I've done so many I've lost count. I know that at my wieght I'm considered super morbidly obese or whatever, and I know that I can't just make up my mind to eat a few smaller meals and magically drop weight. Intellectually, there's a lot that I know. It's just that you have to apply it every single bite that you take forever. I was talking to someone online last night and I sortof went off about how hard it is to "be good" - Every. Single. BITE. Because it's not a battle you just fight in the morning. Or at night. It's literally every waking hour - a strong pull to go eat a cupcake. Candy. Soda. Chips. Something. Well, not anything. Because have you ever noticed none of us is craving carrot sticks? I've never had an anxiety attack fighting the urge to binge on salad. Why IS that??

And let's get really personal here for a moment. I KNOW I'm supposed to drink water - all day every day - but you know what? I think I'm running a track in the carpet here at work to the potty. It's gotta be 15 times a day. And the water fountain is right outside of the door so I refill my bottle and keep going. I almost think I could skip logging exercise because hey - I walked a mile to the potty today. Grrrrrrr....

Otherwise, I feel like I'm doing well. I feel stronger each day. I have more energy. When I walk I don't feel like everything aches. I think it's the Plexus - I feel happier too. Like, I joke around here at work more and I feel like I'm beginning to get more done. I have ADD, I know it, but it feels like I'm able to set more mini-goals and accomplish them instead of getting side tracked. Sortof a big deal right now with everything that's going on. Like, right now I'm writing this blog because I'm waiting for a query to run. I'm multi-tasking. And I've been able to do that all day. Which is great. I'm happy about it and I am beginning to feel better about who I am because - well - I'm happy. I like that. I like feeling positive. :) So, I'll keep doing it I think :)

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Little by little - day by day! 7 lbs lost since 3/19/2014.