I've been away too long ....

I am so sorry ... it has been awhile since I posted about Plexus and how things are going for me.    Health-wise I have been feeling GREAT.  Business-wise Plexus is the most amazing company.  But weight-wise ... well ... I stopped losing weight for about a year ... and even gained a little back.    The scale wasn't working and I was feeling SO GOOD and my clothing sizes were going down ... and down ... but we got the scale fixed and as of today I am 22 pounds down from where I first started.    Not as cool as the 31 pounds it was ... but still way better than being OVER where I started!   I stopped losing weight around the same time I had to give up my Personal Trainer whom I saw twice a week.  BUT I kept losing inches ... ???   I've hired her back and we start up again on Monday June 15th  ... so I am revitalizing this BLOG, too!!  

I was inspired at Convention by this Pleximony:

And after hearing all of that .... I decided to recommit myself to actually TRYING to lose weight ... Thus rehiring my Trainer ... weighing again .... and actively being aware of food intake!!

I did not weigh when I got back from Convention on Sunday June 7th because I was absolutely bloated with retained water .... I was unable to drink the amounts of water I wanted to and needed to drink while at convention and I think that traveling also made that worse.  I have since lost all that retained water and I am very pleased to say that I am down 7 pounds from what I weighed on June 3 ... before Convention.  I hate the scale ... but now that it is working again, I cannot avoid it, it seems!!

I started the 21 day Gut-Buster P96 Challenge on Wednesday and took measurements and weighed in for that.  I am going to see it through for 21 days and report in on that.  Here is what it entails ... but I am sad to report that it is very difficult to get the P96 right now!!  Plexus is working on that ...

In a Blender mix 1 packet P96  Protein shake mix, One stick of Slim, and 8-12 oz of UNSWEETENED Coconut Milk.  Add ice and/or Fruit and Blend.  Drink it down.  That's Breakfast.    Next morning, Repeat .... for 21 days. 

People are reporting inches lost around the waist and hips and weight-loss, too.    It's tasty and easy and helps me get good protein in me in the morning.  I'll keep you posted.

In the picture above, you see the So Delicious Coconut Milk.  I tried using that a couple of weeks ago and it caused me to have some pretty serious intestinal pains and lots of gas .... NOT GOOD.  I am trying to heal my Leaky Gut and I think something in the So Delicious brand is poking holes in me, much like Carrageenan did.   This brand does not contain Carrageenan, but it does have other types of emulsifiers and preservatives in it which I seem to have developed a sensitivity to in the past couple of months.   SO .... I tried the Canned Coconut Milk which has two ingredients in it .... Coconut Milk ... and Water.   I dilute it further with 3-4 more cans of water and keep it shakable refrigerator bottle.  It separates and must be shaken before using.    No issues at all intestinally when using the canned milk!!  WooHoo!

So .... I have changed something that I have been doing for probably 20 years .... and I think this is BIG.  I have stopped using Coffeemate French Vanilla Creamer in my coffee every morning.  I quit about 2 months ago and I think this one thing is making a HUGE difference in my gut health.  ((Well, along with my Plexus ProBio5 and BioCleanse, of course!)    Coffeemate creamers contain Carrageenan ... which is an emulsifier derived from seaweed and is used in lots of Natural and Organic products ... here is just one article about it .... Carrageenan .... but feel free to run searches yourself.     I remember that when I first started drinking Coffeemate French Vanilla Creamer back in the mid-to-late 1990's ..... around that same time I started having intense intestinal pains .... but I NEVER correlated the two until just recently.  Actually until I started reading about Carrageenan.  

CoffeeMate French Vanilla Cramer has been my one constant, consistent CHEAT on every diet I have ever been on since I started drinking it.  I don't drink a lot of coffee ... but every morning I had coffee with this creamer in it.  EVERY MORNING!  Until a couple of months ago.   I had been taking my ProBio5 and my Biocleanse and they have helped me a lot .... but I could tell I still had Yeast Overgrowth issues AND that it was escaping my guts, so that meant Leaky Gut issues .... Google it .... it's not pretty and causes lots of health issues in people. 

So .... after 20 years of drinking something that was destroying my gut lining .... and very painfully, at that, I have finally quit!  AND I think my gut is healing!!  The Yeast issues in and on my body seem to be subsiding finally.  Plexus Probio5 and BioCleanse ... along with the Slim .... these products are my heros!!     And apparently Coffeemate and Carrageenan are the enemy!!  And maybe other emulsifiers, too!

So .... Be looking for more posts from me about how the 21-Day Gut-Buster P96 Challenge is going ... AND about successes in general!! 

If YOU would like to try some or all of the products mentioned above, please feel free to contact me at Cincin21@yahoo.com    If you would like to purchase any of the products mentioned, please go to My Plexus Page ... I recommend purchasing using the Preferred Customer method ... it costs less and you will receive your products automatically each month.  My Ambassador # is 164732 in case they ask for it.

 

If another Plexus Ambassador directed you to my blog ... please return to them to purchase the products you prefer.  It's a Karma thing ... =)

 

Disclaimer: Plexus does not claim to cure, treat, or prevent any disease. This is a personal testimony from someone who uses Plexus products