I remember having a conversation with a friend of mine (let’s just call her Sandra) who had been trying to lose weight.
Unsuccessfully.
I’ll never forget the conversation we had and how she really opened up to me and bared her soul on that dreary Seattle day.
With tears in her eyes she said: “My husband says he’s embarrassed of my size.”
I could see the strain she’d been under.
…pressure from seeing all the picture perfect models on the cover of every magazine, and all the incredible looking people who cluttered up her social media feed.
It all created an atmosphere where she felt that everyone who glanced in her direction was comparing her to those amazing looking people.
And she felt that she just wasn’t good enough.
She knew she wasn’t as fit as she could be, but when she heard her husband’s comment it crushed her.
To make things even worse, I know that she had already been working out and watching what she ate.
But results from both of those things are often seen after months and years, rather than days and weeks.
Even though she’d been faithfully giving it her best shot, this last blow from her husband was likely to be the tipping point to where she gave up.
But I knew she could do it.
I’ve seen it over and over with others that I’d worked with.
As she sat there quietly sobbing, I decided to try and help her a little more.
I’d already given her a bit of a workout routine — nothing crazy just some body weight exercises — and some help with what she ate.
But I knew at this point she needed a little something more.
Something that would give her a little extra boost.
Something that could give her a quick win and help her make a little faster progress …just to show her what’s possible if she stuck with it.
I reached into my purse and pulled out a bottle of pills.
“What’s that?” she asked through the last of her tears.
“Something to help you out.” I said matter of factly.
“So what is it? I don’t want to have to take drugs and risk my health just to lose weight.”
“Come on!” I laughed. “You know me better than that! I’m no drug dealer.”
“I know, I know. I’m just curious what’s in it.”
I began showing her the list of natural ingredients on the back of the bottle, and explained what they did.
By the time I had finished, I saw a glimmer of hope in her eye.
“Ok, sure. I’ll give it a shot. What do I have to lose at this point?” she said.
“Great. But remember, this isn’t a magic bullet — you’ve still got to exercise and eat properly. Just like we talked about before.”
“Ok. I’ll keep doing that. Thanks.”
We spoke for a bit, just catching up before I had to leave for work.
A month went by before I got a text from Sandra saying that she wanted to meet again.
We generally see each other every couple of months so this wasn’t out of the ordinary.
But what WAS out of the ordinary was how she looked when we met.
Sandra looked incredible.
I’d say she lost at least 15 pounds.
More importantly, she was absolutely glowing and bursting with energy.
“Look at me! Look at what I’ve done! I’ve lost a ton of weight! AND I’M SEXY!!”
I had to ask, “So what happened?”
“Honestly, I don’t know if it was your pep talk or the supplements you gave me …but something just clicked. I kept doing my workouts and eating right like before, the only thing I did differently was take the supplements you gave me.”
“And now I’m a whole new me. I swear those supplements did the trick.”
I had to interrupt her.
“I’m sure they helped, but you have to give yourself credit for not quitting Sandra.”
“Don’t lose sight of that. YOU did it. Sure, the supplements may have helped move the process along a little faster — but you put in the work.”
“Which is amazing because I’d be pretty tempted to throw in the towel if my husband said he was embarrassed about my size.”
There was a little mischievous twinkle in her eye.
“What Sandra? What are you smiling at?” I demanded.
“Well, ever since I’ve lost that weight, I’ve been feeling a lot more confident.
“I’ve even felt brave enough to sun tan by the pool wearing my bikini.”
“That’s great Sandra.”
“Yes, it feels great. But what feels even better is that others have noticed. Sure {husband’s name removed} has noticed. But others have started noticing too. And {husband’s name removed} has been getting a little jealous of the attention I’ve been getting.”
“Serves him right for the comment he made.” I said. “ So are you going to let him off the hook?”
“Not just yet. I think I’ll let him squirm a bit first.”
To see her laugh and smile like that after the first conversation we had was amazing.
But sometimes that’s all it takes — just a little extra push or motivation to keep us going until we begin to see the results.
Sandra swears it’s the supplements.
I think they had a part to play, but that the majority of the credit has to go to her hard work and determination.
But hey, if getting a new supplement can give you a morale boost to keep you going (and help you lose a few extra pounds in the process), why not?
If you’re interested, you can pick up the same supplements that I gave Sandra here.
Who knows? Maybe they’ll help you too.
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