So, I woke up this morning and was eager to see how the wrap had worked... and as you can see...
I definitely LOST FAT!!!
I think it's only important to mention that every individual is going to see different results when they use our products... just like with anything else in the world. I know that, for myself, I have polluted my body for many, many years with an extremely unhealthy living style including poor eating habits and very little exercise. In addition, prior to November of last year, I had smoked cigarettes for 30 years which plays a big part in the amount of toxins each of us has in our body.
For those of you who didn't know... every human being is BORN with a set number of fat cells in their body.
The number of fat cells we have doesn’t change: they simply get bigger (when they’re storing) or smaller (when the body is pulling energy from them). They develop in childhood, and as we get older they steady off (about 8% die each year & get replaced). Someone who has
more fat cells than average, but each is
small, can be a relatively thin person. Someone with
fewer fat cells, but each is large, can be overweight. And the only reason this number would ever change is if you have cells ADDED or REMOVED from your body... for example, removal through liposuction.
Someone who has a high number of fat cells will find it easier to gain weight & harder to lose weight (NOT impossible, but slightly harder). Overweight children develop a
higher number of fat cells,
and enter adulthood with more fat cells to work with. While they can
still reduce the size of these cells, they have more of them to begin
with, putting them at a
slight (
very slight) disadvantage. It’s more difficult to lose weight and easier to gain it when you have more fat cells to start with.
When we have more calories than our bodies need they get stored in our fat cells, making them bigger. This is a calorie surplus - leading to fat (or weight) gain.
When we’re demanding more energy from our body than we have, it takes it from our fat cells, thus making them smaller. This is a calorie deficit - leading to fat (or weight) loss.
The rate at
which your body removes energy from your fat cells is exactly the same,
for every single cell. They get bigger and smaller at the same rate
everywhere on the body.
Women have deep ends and shallow ends when it comes to fat: we lose fat quicker in the shallow ends and slower in the deep ends.
The fat is “emptied” at the same rate everywhere, but there’s simply
more fat cells in the deep ends: it takes longer to see progress than in
the shallow bits. These areas are different on every woman: ankles,
butt, thighs, bellies, arms, boobies etc.
Ultimately, the fat we feel, see (and don’t see) is the result of how big or small our fat cells are.
For me, the lifestyle I chose to lead immediately prior to this Challenge and even still now, plays a big part in how quickly I will see results from the IT Works! products. However, now that I am building a better regimen of nutrients in my system... with the help of our Greens, It's Vital, Regular, ThermoFit, Fat Fighters with Carb Inhibitors, Ultimate ProFit, and our Essential Bars... and doing my best to incorporate a habit of healthier eating, drinking more water, and just taking better care of myself all around, I believe that I will start to see much better results as the Challenge continues.
It's progress not perfection, right?!?!
Through my experience as a member of the IT Works! family, I have found out that even the "skinny" people have a part of their body (whether it's internal or external) that they're not happy with.
So, here's to a happier, healthier me!!!
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thought I’d change it up a little… Have already taken my It’s Vitals
and ThermoFit too… Am planning on having a Greek yogurt and a Fat
Fighter as soon as I get out of the shower and put on some Defining Gel 
but live and learn right?!?!?
At 9:15pm, I was finally able to get WRAPPED!!! I started my wrapping session with a quick 10 minute “dry brushing” of my stomach from breasts to pelvis and hip to hip. Some of you may not be familiar with what “dry brushing” is… so here’s a little bit of info.
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DRY BRUSHING is a stimulation of the skin that sets in motion natural healing pathways within your body.
Your skin is the primary sign of an internally toxic body. As soon as your internal body becomes toxic, it will spread out into your skin causing your skin to become irritated and itchy. There are numerous ports of elimination of the skin including your mouth, face, and arm pits, the inside of your upper thigh region, feet, and toe nails. Did you know that body odor is also an additional indicator of toxic build-up and is eradicated through the same channels. Let’s not forget your tongue, which builds up a plaque and is yet another gauge of toxins in the body.
Dry Brushing, although highly unknown in the States, is very popular in European spas and many cancer treatment centers today. The Russians, Turks and Scandinavians have used this treatment for centuries. Dry brushing stimulates skin renewal and makes it soft to the touch. It also allows us to brush off dead skin cells that are filled with toxins off our bodies and lighten its toxic load. However, the benefits don’t stop there.
Here are some of the other, VERY important benefits of dry brushing:
• Dry skin brushing helps to shed dead skin cells, which can help improve skin texture and cell renewal.
• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body. When the body rids itself of toxins, it is able to run more efficiently in all areas.
• Dry skin brushing also helps to tighten the skin because it increases the flow of blood. Increasing the circulation to the skin can also help lessen the appearance of cellulite.
• Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymph canals to drain toxic mucoid matter into the colon, thereby purifying the entire system. This enables the lymph to perform its house-cleaning duties by keeping the blood and other vital tissues detoxified. After several days of dry brushing, you may notice the gelatinous mucoid material in your stools.
• Dry skin brushing helps with muscle tone and more even distribution of fat deposits.
• Dry skin brushing also rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.
• Dry skin brushing helps your skin to absorb nutrients by eliminating clogged pores. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health.
• Individuals who sit at a computer screen all day long will particularly take pleasure in the benefits of skin brushing. People who have inactive lifestyles or jobs usually experience stiff and sore necks and shoulders that reach even into their arms and down their spines and into their lower backs. Increased blood flow begins entering the areas brushed and you will experience an increase in electromagnetic energy that permits you to feel energized and invigorated.
• AND FYI… Cellulite is toxic!!! Cellulite is toxic materials that are accumulated in your body’s fat cells as they are unable to be eliminated. So, rather than liposuction surgery, why not utilize the “dry skin brushing” technique coupled with our Ultimate Body Applicator wraps (that help you LOSE FAT), an alkaline diet program (our GREENS are great for this!), and a great exercising routine. It will break down the unwelcome toxic body deposits and send them scurrying out of your body through various elimination channels.
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Now you can say that you learned something today!!!
So, as I was saying, I spent 10 minutes dry brushing my abdomen from top to bottom and side to side… then I took a quick shower to remove any of the impurities from my skin that were released from the dry brushing (making sure not to use any type of soap that contains lanolin, as this will block your pores and keep the salve from absorbing into our system).
Once I was dried off and ready to wrap, I took my measurements… and they were as follows:
2″ Above the Belly Button – 48 inches
Across the Belly Button – 50 inches
2″ Below the Belly Button – 52 inches
Since there isn’t a picture posted yet, picture my stomach looking like something that LITERALLY starts just under my breasts and goes out from there (sorta like one of those Pilates exercise balls) until it reaches my pelvis!!! Yep, that’s what I’m living life with at this very moment… and GETTING RID OF IT is the motivation driving me in this Challenge!!
Once my measurements were done, I opened the wrap and smoothed it out over my targeted area (which today was the abdomen). And then I chose to secure it with good ol’ cost-effective Saran Wrap!
I’ll be sleeping with my wrap on tonight… so stay tuned for updates and pictures in the morning
Angels on your pillow everyone!!!