New Year's Resolution

Well, the first quarter is behind us and I wanted to check in with everyone to see how your New Year's Resolutions are coming along. If you made any resolutions, are you still following them? If you didn't make any, why not? Maybe it's because you knew you couldn't keep them? In any event, I made one and am still following it into April and beyond...

My resolution was to take responsibility for my health. That means different things to different people, but I think everyone would agree that part of that statement has to do with changing something that wasn't working. That is exactly what I did. Was it easy? Actually it wasn't hard as I thought it would be because I had a vehicle to get me there.

Before I tell you what that was, let me explain what I was looking to change. I was looking for better health, but I didn't know where to find it. The good thing is that at least I knew what I wanted. So I started my journey looking for better health. A couple of years ago someone introduced me to this company called Isagenix. At that point they had been around for 8 years and were growing rapidly. What were they all about? BETTER HEALTH. That is exactly what I was looking for.

I joined the company in Oct of 2009 and tried a couple of their products. I was blown away at how good I felt.  It was a great improvement over how I felt before I took the products, but I was still missing something. I mean I was still consuming regular food in addition to my shakes and cleanse. Now believe me, I tried to eat healthy, but I was still eating stuff like pizza and burgers. You know the normal American diet.

After about a year I began to try some of the other products along with my shake and cleanse. I added two more pillars of health, but I was still eating food. Then something happened in Nov of 2011. My mentor and health coach, Randall Burt, challenged me to do something that he was putting together called the "7 Day 100% Gluten Free Super Food Challenge". At first I couldn't speak because of what he was asking me to do. He was asking me to not eat traditional food for 7 whole days! I thought to myself, "Is this guy for real"? After a brief moment of self doubt I decided to give it a try. Am I glad I did!!!!!!!

So that brings me back to my New Year's Resolution going into 2012. I was looking for better health which meant I wanted to really monitor my food intake and exercise. Well, this "7 Day Super Food Challenge" was just what the doctor ordered. Randall put together a protocol of 1,550 calories of nutrient dense super food that actually tastes great. I'm giving my body everything it needs, and then some. What I'm not giving my body is EMPTY CALORIES! I am not hungry all day, I have more energy, and I basically have lost my cravings for the stuff I used to eat which is not good for me.

I have finally found a program that I can enjoy with all the benefits of better health. This is NOT a diet and it is NOT a short term fix. This is now my lifestyle and I couldn't be happier. As far as resolutions go, this was the best one I ever made and the one I am going to keep forever! How about joining me on a journey to better health.