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Chasing my Inner Calling🌼💗

Im back with the first blog in years.. I guess a lot has changed and i want to share what I’ve been going through and what i am up to in the world.

Im currently living in another City after a big decision to move from Cardiff last November, lets just say i was sick of my job, my life and i felt suffocated. I had to make a change. I was working a corporate job for over a year and during that time…

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Let’s start from the beginning, Because i don’t want this blog to come across as me saying ‘i have to look a certain way to love me’ I wan’t this to show the power of determination to change something if you really want to.

I was always happy with my body, when i stopped being happy that is when i decided to make a change.

I have never ever been tiny, to be honest i have never wanted to be tiny. But i was always in a good shape and in a shape i felt comfortable with;

Until recently i didn’t care what others thought and i also thought i looked ok. But then i recently went on holiday to portugal with two of my good friends and when looking back at the photos i felt like i was looking at a different person, The toned me had kinda gone..i didn’t even know how or why but i felt chubby and decided that i wanted to changed that for ME.

See it’s important to understand that weight loss and becoming fitter has to be for you, Ok..let’s be honest we all want to look good for the photos, we all want to feel good when we are in skimpy clothes and we want the person we are with to look at us and think we are the sexiest thing on the planet, But when someone loves you, its unconditional..Well that is what i assume from experience anyway. So it has to be for no one else than yourself. And i had got to a point where i didn’t like my reflection like i used to, I am not with anyone to do this for them, I am 26, single and happy however i know that when i do date or when i do find someone i want to feel sexy, confident and not the way i did.

My Biggest Craving 

YUP! Chocolate was my biggest biggest craving. I was eating it like it was nobody’s business. I started a new job and lots of FREE chocolate/sweets/cakes were given out. So that did not help. But i lost control, There was this voice in my head saying ‘Oh a couple of treats won’t kill you’ GO ON LISA!

I was so so wrong! I used to go home feeling so so sick, and then guess what? I DIDN’T WANT TO EAT DINNER. So i was basically replacing my good hearty meals with sweets/chocolates and cake and thinking that was okay. It got really bad. And i got really bad. I felt really crap all the time, constant headaches, belly pains and no energy.

Trying to change my diet & prepping meals seemed the answer

I started to prep my meals, WINNER.. Well i thought..But actually it made me even worse, Because i was having dry meals with not much taste i was craving the sweet stuff even more. I started eating what i thought was ‘healthy breakfasts’ however they were actually packed with sugar and carbs. I felt like i was going around in circles. I still felt like crap and i was getting bigger! I was going to the gym but the damage was already done with my rubbish diet. The idea of prepping food seemed great but i was not eating tasty meals so craved other things i knew tasted good, like i said it all went wrong.

I then started to look back at photos from University, where i was Cheerleading and running around like a man woman running a busy student bar, But i was smaller, however i knew that was from skipping meals and it wasn’t from being healthy. However it gave me motivation to change.

University Graduation 2014.

Portugal 2017

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Now, I know i am not obese. I am not here to say that or state that. But i had put weight on. My legs got so big..They started to feel heavy, look fat and i feel uncomfortable with them. This was only 6 months ago. But up until 2/3 weeks ago i was still in this shape. Christmas did not help with all the food/sweets etc, I did the same thing and say ‘oh don’t worry lisa, a couple treats won’t hurt’ Well they will and they did!

I formulated a plan and an idea to feel more comfortable,

First step

-SELF DEVELOPMENT

I needed motivation, i needed a push. I looked at the photos but still didn’t get my butt into gear. So i listened to motivation a lot more, I started to believe that i could get back into shape and have the body i wanted.

-LAW OF ATTRACTION

i watched ‘the secret’, which teaches you all about ‘seeing and believing something and that actually becoming reality’, basically teaches you that it is all in the mind.. So again i worked on mind in order to then tackle body.

-FIND A SYSTEM THAT COULD HELP ME

This was already set out for me. I have worked with a great company for two years and never took advantage of their weight loss programme. So i started to look into it more. I learnt the science behind it, the ingredients and i became excited and ordered it.

These were my before photos (Which i knew i had to take but didn’t want to)

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I enrolled in the programme Saturday 27th January

Starting Weight: 10 stone 4

Waist 27.5 inches

Lower Abs 30.5 inches

Lower Hips (Around the bum) 39 inches

Upper Arms 11 inches

Thighs 24inches

DNA 24-

This innovative product is made of 100% natural ingredients that have been proven to control appetite, increase satiety, and positively affect the hormones associated with feelings of hunger and cravings. Additional ingredients found in the Day Drops formula help slow the absorption of carbohydrates and boost metabolism. When used in conjunction with Night Drops, this product helps users shed pounds and keep them off.

Day Drops – Key Ingredients:

White Kidney Bean Extract

Cacao Bean Extract

Green Coffee Bean Extract

Guarana Seed Extract

Cinnamon

Bark Extract

Biotin

Chromium

Weight loss isn’t just about calories, exercise, and fat. There’s a myriad of other factors that go into successfully shedding pounds such as internal balance and hormones. The Night Drops formula provides key amino acids and adaptogenic herbs designed specifically to help reduce stress and promote feelings of restfulness and calm. When your body is stressed or suffering from lack of sleep, it releases cortisol, a hormone responsible for the production of fat. By maintaining your ideal internal balance, your efforts to lose weight are maximised.

Night Drops – Key Ingredients:

L-theanine

L-glutamine

Fructo-oligosaccharides

Acerola Fruit Extract

Holy Basil Powder

Cordyceps Powder

Astragalus Root Powder

Appetite:

Every day our digestive system sends signals to our brain telling us it’s time to eat. Quite often, these signals are firing even when we aren’t truly hungry. Any dieter will proclaim the sheer willpower it requires to rewire the appetite. But what if we told you there are several naturally occurring substances that do the hard work for you?

Guarana Seed Extract: improves feelings of fullness and satiety, reducing hunger pains.

Cinnamon Bark Extract: helps the body maintain normal blood glucose levels, which in turn curbs cravings.

Chromium: helps control blood sugars to avoid spikes and crashes in blood glucose levels.

Metabolism:

Your body gets most of its energy through the food you eat and converting nutrients into energy is known as metabolism. When at rest, the number of calories your body uses to carry out basic functions such as breathing, blood circulation, hormone regulation, and cellular growth and repair is known as metabolic rate. With the help of a few safe and natural ingredients, this rate can be temporarily increased so you burn more calories.

Green Coffee Bean Extract: contains healthy, natural caffeine that boosts metabolism and increases the body’s ability to burn fat.

Biotin: helps boost metabolism and contributes to increased fat burning

Hormones:

You probably don’t think of hormones when you think about weight. But did you know certain hormones circulating in your body right now are directly responsible for fat production? You can control these hormones and maximise your weight loss through ingredients specifically formulated with this in mind.

Cacao Bean Extract: positively affects the hormones associated with hunger, effectively and healthily suppressing appetite.

Stress:

When you’re stressed or suffering from a lack of sleep, your body increases its production of cortisol, a hormone that is directly related to fat storage. Control this by getting plenty of rest and using products known to help regulate cortisol levels in the blood.

Holy Basil Powder: helps to lower cortisol levels and regulate stress levels that lead to fat accumulation.

Astragalus Root Power: encourages feelings of calm and wellbeing—essential for stress-level maintenance.

L-theanine: a natural substance found in green tea, aids weight loss by preventing fat accumulation and promoting relaxation and sleep.

Digestion:

Since your diet plays a big role in your ability to lose weight, optimal digestion is imperative. When your digestion slows down or isn’t functioning properly, your body isn’t able to maximise key nutrients in your food. Certain ingredients promote healthy digestion so that you get the most from your meals to keep you healthy and fit.

Fructo-oligosaccharides: improves healthy gut flora, which aids digestion.

White Kidney Bean Extract: helps delay the absorption of simple, starchy carbohydrates so your body burns fat instead of excess sugar.

HOW TO TAKE THE PRODUCT

Day Pre-Meal Drops:

With plant extracts, chromium, and biotin food supplement. Net Content: 60ml Bottle

RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE AND DIRECTIONS OF USE: Shake well before using. Take 15 drops (0.7 ml) 20-30 minutes before breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Do not exceed the daily recommended portion.

Night Soothing Bedtime Drops:

With plant extracts food supplement. Net Content: 60ml Bottle

RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE AND DIRECTIONS OF USE: Shake well before using. Take 45 drops (2 ml) one to two hours before bedtime. For best results, do not eat after taking drops. Do not exceed the daily recommended portion.

I needed ideas for meals/support for the journey so i was added into a group called DNA24-Customer Support Group

This was my week 1 results

This is my 2 week results

When it came to meals, I WAS SO SCARED. But i found some amazing recipes.

Also i used my creative mind to think of new meals, here are the meals i had within the first 2 weeks; 

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Alongside the DNA24 Programme & a healthy diet; I also needed to work out. So i found an amazing PT & also worked out in my own time and now i am happy to say I LOVE THE GYM, I am starting to love myself again, my body is getting back in shape, my confidence is coming back and what’s even better is i actually feel so much healthier, so much more energetic , my sleep pattern is amazing, i have o headaches, no bad belly pains and i don’t feel as heavy!

CHANGE IS NOT EASY, BUT IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY.

The hard work continues but i am ready for the next 2 weeks…

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Current Weight: 9 stone 13

Waist: 26 inches

Lower abs: 28.5 inches

Lower Hips (Around the bum) 38 inches

Upper Arms 10 inches

Thighs 23 inches

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Getting my body back Let's start from the beginning, Because i don't want this blog to come across as me saying 'i have to look a certain way to love me' I wan't this to show the power of determination to change something if you really want to.

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My first blog in a while so be kind…

  WHY DO PEOPLE QUIT & GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAMS?

  This quote is something i 100% live by, but not everyone is the same; not everyone can keep going while others quit. It’s important to know a few things so i thought the best thing to do was to highlight while most people quit and give up;

It’s incredibly sad to see others give up, even if i don’t know them personally. Because i was always brought up to go after my dream and not give up ever even in the face of failure..Even when things get pretty hard.

So i guess you could say i’m pretty willing to fail sometimes and that’s what brings me to the first point

YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO FAIL & KEEP GOING

#No1

You have to be willing to keep going when you fail.

I will be completely honest.. I have 100% failed more times than i have succeeded. But that is kind of the point of this. It’s about how you pick yourself back up after you have failed. What do you do?

The one thing you have to do is be willing to get it wrong sometimes. But to also remember that to keep going when you do and not give up when something doesn’t go plan. We face challenges daily; yet have no choice but to face them as we have to…its life right? Yet when we face challenges in a new business then we give up?

So .. The #No1 rule is keep going when you fail!

PEOPLES OPINIONS OF YOU DO NOT SHAPE YOU

Let’s be honest..Opinions can hurt, they can affect your mood also your attitude towards what you are currently doing but we also need to remember that someones opinion of you does not and will not shape you. It’s about being able to brush off the opinions of others once you have let it sink in.

There is nothing wrong with people hating, it is actually healthy. So the next time some hates on your business or what you do , use it to fuel you not beat you down. Having a strong enough why comes into play with this point; because if you have a strong enough why then no matter what anyone says you will brush it off and move on and continue to strive!

#No2… Opinions do not shape you, take it in, move on and keep striving

  DON’T WORRY IF IT HASN’T WORKED STRAIGHT AWAY..PATIENCE IS KEY!

So.. one of the biggest things i have learnt from my journey so far is that it really isnt easy! And guess what… that is ok! Because the truth in nothing in life is easy , but when you weigh up your options and say..I have the choice to work my butt off now to have the best possible future for myself and my family …OR i can just do things now and again to build my business and hope i get lucky… but if it dont work in 6 months i am not bothering… THINK….

Do you not find it crazy how we as humans always quit if things don’t work out in a small business yet if things don’t go your way in a job you would stay in it for 10 years, moan every day, probably get really ill and just say ‘oh well its just life isn’t it?.. we all have to do it’ NO..NO NOOO!

We all have a choice to make a difference and there is no way in life 6 months can make a difference..unless you are extremely lucky! So lets sit back and think long and hard about this..

3-5 years to have built a strong business , where you don’t have to always go to ‘work’ everyday, because your work still pays you regardless.. when you sleep, when your on holiday, when you want a rest day, week… & you have complete freedom..Bills are paid, you have savings, your kids are happy, you have everything you want

OR THIS…

You have been working in the corporate world for over 10 years, nearly climbed to the top of the ladder. Money is good but you work every day. Never see your family, your run down and ill. All you see everyday is an office wall, computer, graphs, people shouting at you for everything that goes wrong, your stressed, your family rely on you. Your marriage is breaking down… BUT THIS IS NORMAL?

Really take some time today to actually step out of your life.. What are you doing right now that is shaping your future?

If its not a lot..or if its something that is leaving you extremely stressed then STOP..THINK & CHANGE IT!

It is never too late!

Lisa Michelle Pugh

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