Hey there!! I just was spending some time sitting down and blogging past challengers of mine that have had amazing results with shakeology over the past two years of coaching and wanted to share with you. My sister was one of the first few challengers that went on to have an amazing transformation and yes you can see the physical but often times shakeology goes beyond just how you look on the outside.
"In September 2013, I began a journey of clean eating, daily 30 minute workouts and also began incorporating Shakeology as my breakfast each morning. We are now more than 18 months later and I am still going strong! After a lifelong struggle to lose weight, what has been different with this approach? Why am I convinced that I would never go back to the way things used to be? That is the topic of today's blog entry!
I recently heard a description of the "Diet Cycle" and it really resonated with the way that I used to do things! The Recommended Daily Allowance of Calories for many of us is somewhere around 2,000. So if we want to lose weight, we are going to have to create some sort of calorie deficit by eating less and also burning off x amount of calories through exercise. We have ALL had those Mondays where THIS IS THE DAY that we are going to "do better". It is a novel pursuit. We begin to eat less and try to make more healthy choices. We become more active. After 5-7 days we can see some progress and we are really excited! By 10-14 days it all begins to catch up with us. We are just plain TIRED. We are asking our bodies to do more with less. We have hit a nutrient deficit and this comes across as cravings. We may become irritable and grouchy. The cravings escalate and as we give in to a few of them, we may go overboard and then wind up feeling guilty.
Through our best intentions and
quite a bit of solid effort, we are sabotaging ourselves by pushing ourselves
into a state of being nutrient deficient. Signs of this are cravings, mental
fog, irritability and feeling sluggish. Can anyone relate??
Even when eating whole foods and
making balanced nutrition choices, the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical
Association estimates that an individual would have to eat an average of 27,575
calories per day (NOT a typo!) in order to become 100% sufficient in all
27 essential micronutrients based on recommended daily intake guidelines. According to the study, when we are
deficient in these areas, we find an 80.8% increase in the likelihood of
becoming overweight or obese and is scientifically linked to a higher risk of
other dangerous and debilitating diseases, including resistance to infection,
birth defects, cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
Forget the 27,000+ calories!
What about when we truly do need to lose weight and so we are cutting our usual
calorie intake while doing more? How do we keep our overall health on track
while also not falling into the cravings, mental fog, irritability and
sluggishness of being nutrient deficient? When I first began my own journey of
life change towards better health, I was constantly BLOWN AWAY by how it really
was not as hard as I had expected. It was much easier AND incredibly more
effective than anything that I had ever tried before in my life! WHY!!?!?!?!?!
Shakeology. Really and truly. This meal replacement is so easy. It is a whole
food and you can think of it as "dry juicing". I get all of my vitamins and it
is the equivalent of 5 plates of a very healthy salad. But all for just 160
calories! Shakeology meets my basic
nutrition needs for that meal while also SUPER-CHARGING my body. Shakeology is
not like a triple espresso where you feel an instant zing. It works at the
cellular level and takes 4-5 days of being in our system to really prime our
digestion. Then suddenly we have this shift where things just come together. I
found that I could feel better, my energy went way up, my cravings nearly
disappeared and my body repaired more quickly from my workouts.
Weight loss is not the end goal
itself. Weight loss is a by-product of proper nutrition. Shakeology is NOT a
protein shake. It is NOT a weight loss shake. We are nutrient deficient
much of the time, even when eating whole foods. Shakeology is a nutrient
dense meal replacement that is seriously a game-changer. I found that I was
naturally eating less, I felt significantly better, my energy went way up and I
began to shed the weight. My migraines and for the first time in my life my menstrual cycle quickly became regular and has stayed that
way!
Shakeology is full of super-foods! In short, super-foods strengthen our immune system. They repair our GI system so that digestion improves and we are able to absorb nutrients. This also promotes regularity in that department! Super-foods reduce chronic inflammation and that is crazy-important! Inflammation destroys cells and leaves us at risk for all sorts of disease. I know of so many people who used to deal with painful inflammation-related conditions and they are significantly reduced and sometimes even wiped out through the use of Shakeology! Many chronic diseases are preventable or at least slowed with better food choices and exercise. Would we rather be on the back end of disease while medicating ourselves to manage our symptoms or would we like to be on the front end of wellness, feeling our best?? Easy choice, right?
A conclusion of the study referenced/linked above - "It is the conclusion of this researcher that an individual following a popular diet plan using food alone, has a high likelihood of becoming micronutrient deficient, a condition shown to be scientifically linked to a higher risk of dangerous and debilitating diseases including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, birth defects and overweight/obesity. Based on this study's findings, the belief that a healthy, balanced diet can consistently deliver, to a typical dieter, all of the essential vitamins and minerals they need, through whole food alone, is in dire need of revision. It would appear that supplementation should be considered as a viable, low cost method to achieve micronutrient sufficiency and reduce the risk for some of today's most prevalent and devastating health conditions and diseases."
I hope sharing this with you will help you to see the value in shakeology and why it is KEY part of success in getting started in your healthier lifestyle. Something that has always stuck out with me is the thought that you can't have a "wrong workout" exercise is exercise for my redneck friends that could mean taking a walk in the woods hunting for the day!! It still counts!! But nutrition....We can get a bit off track you can be 120 lbs and be tired, lack energy, headaches everyday, and feel ready to make changes.
I love helping others to get started!! In order for me to learn more about your goals and work together on reaching them apply below-
Fill out my online form.
The easy to use Wufoo form builder helps you make forms easy, fast, and fun.
