Today's Inspiration: David Viscott said "You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be."
Realized this morning that Summer is turning it's back on us... and Fall is quickly taking its place. It's awfully chilly out there today. :( Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Summer... even though I didn't feel comfortable getting into a bathing suit this year!!! And with this Ultimate Makeover Challenge, I'm praying that won't be the case NEXT Summer ;)
Got up this morning to the sound of a young girl crying. I live across the street from a small charter school and the playground is right beside my house. It broke my heart to see this beautiful little girl hiding behind a tree in the corner of the yard crying to herself... saying things like "Nobody pays attention to me. No one wants to play with me." :(
How many of you have ever felt this way... as grown ups?!?!?! I know that, for me, sometimes my brain tells me that I don't measure up... especially when I allow my weight to factor into the insanity between my ears. Fortunately, I learned the importance of positive-self talk... and telling that "poisoned parrot" to go away. Not everything we tell ourselves to be true ACTUALLY IS!!!
A little update on where we stand in the Challenge...
We're on Day 5 of the Challenge... regularly taking the supplements (It's Vital, ThermoFit, Fat Fighters, Regular) and Greens... also making regular use of the Essential Bars and ProFit shakes. I have wrapped one time... on Wednesday night... and definitely LOST FAT!!! Feeling like a kid with a new toy, I decided to measure myself about 36 hours after I put the 1st wrap on... and the results were amazing!!!
WRAP # 1 - 36 Hour Results
Above Belly Button
down 5 inches from "before wrap" measurement
Across Belly Button
down 3 inches from "before wrap" measurement
Below Belly Button
down 2 1/2 inches from "before wrap" measurement
Not bad, if I do say so myself!!! ;) I can most definitely work with results like that!!!
Wishing you a fabulous day full of positive thoughts!!!
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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 
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!!!