You want a fight?? You got one!

Last Saturday I went to the monthly Herbalife training session and the guest speaker’s first words were “We are at war”. And I thought: Yes! That’s how I’ve been feeling the past two weeks!

I started promoting my weight loss challenge in July “Swap Kilo’s for Cash – stand a chance to win R2 000. Starting 14 August 2013”. I was waiting for my telephone to start ringing non stop. I mean seriously! I am giving you R2 000 to lose weight in 8 weeks! My phone didn’t ring off the hook; people were not queuing at my door to enter. And I felt I was losing the war. Pinky and the Brain are not conquering the world of obesity. People are not getting the message: losing weight and being healthy are 80% what you put in your mouth on a daily basis and only 20% exercise. As the guest speaker said, we are at war with fast food outlets, the check out points filled with sugar and fat. I started to doubt the whole challenge, wondering if it is worth it.

I got my answer last night. The 5 ladies who decided they want to invest in their health came for their first weigh in at the club (a 6^th lady joined and I look forward to her result next week!). They were all very nervous (me too to be honest!!!) but I knew we would be seeing results. I had armed them with a container of Herbalife F1 Shake, tips on healthy snacks and balanced dinner plans and loads of support and encouragement.

The results:

Name               Weight Loss      %         Total CM loss     %

Ntombi             2.8kg                2.8%     18cm                    2.2%

Radhia              2.5kg                3.1%      20.5cm                3.5%

Timello             2.1kg                2.5%      28cm                   4.4%

Elsie                 1.5kg                2.1%      11.5cm                 2%

Shireen             1kg                   1.2%      10.5cm                1.7%

I asked myself again: is it worth it? And the answer is: Hell Yes!!!!

Corporate Challenge:

In addition to the above, the results of a Corporate challenge with 4 ladies at a company in town that started 12 August 2013 (after one week):

Name                Weight Loss      %         Total CM loss               %

Nicky                1.6kg                2%           18cm                        3%

Janine                1.5kg                 2%          10cm                        2%

Alice                 1.5kg                2%            10cm                        2%

Yolanda            1.4kg                2%            20.5cm                      3%

With my Herbalife shake in the one hand and the proof of results in the other hand I will fight this war one kg at a time!