Saturday, June 25, 2011
NutriDame Who?
Hello people!! Since I'm going to be giving health and nutrition advice I figured people might want to know a little about the person giving it. So here goes.. I was born in Brownsville, TX and raised in Austin where I still live today. Growing up I was a hardcore tomboy and getting me in a dress required an act of God. Luckily, that’s no longer the case and I can't get enough of my high heels and cute dresses! I have a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology that I received from Huston-Tillotson University here in Austin. I was also a member of the university's basketball team. I've had three knee surgeries due to basketball related injuries. I was so anxious to get back on the court after my injuries that I completely disregarded my physician's orders not to run until after 6 months had passed. I was running after 3 months and I cheated on my PT test so I could be released to play basketball. This does not mean I advise anyone to do this. I'm just saying I was young, dumb and head over heels in love with basketball. After graduation, I started packing on the pounds and realized how bad my nutrition was. Seriously, I ate like a 300 lb man! I've tried diet after diet and they either didn't work at all or they helped me lose weight, but left me feeling very sickly. All of this trial and error lead me to a breakthrough nutrition business called Herbalife. I lost the weight quickly and reaped several other benefits that I didn't even realize I was looking for. The results were so amazing to me that I just had to share them with everyone I came across so I became a distributor of the products. My plan is to build this business to the level of success I would need to quit my full time job at the Department of Family and Protective Services abuse hotline. I never would have imagined having such a drive for a business like this because I always ran from anything dealing with sales in the past. I praise God for bringing me a business opportunity that I fell in love with!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Malnourished? Think again!
If I asked you to describe what a malnourished person looks like, many people would describe a frail emaciated person, with pale skin and sunken or dark eyes. While a person with these characteristics is likely malnourished, the majority of those who are malnourished do not appear so to everyone else. Have you ever entertained the idea that an overweight person is in fact malnourished? Chances are they ingest too much of the bad substances and not nearly enough vitamins and minerals that our body requires to function properly. Anyone who knows me personally may be shocked to know that I was malnourished up until a couple of months ago. On the outside I look very fit. I wasn't too thin and definitely not over weight. I had no idea that I was malnourished until I started receiving adequate nutrition with Herbalife. After feeling the dramatic difference in several areas of my well being I just couldn't understand how I had absolutely no clue that I was malnourished for so long.
One noticeable change came when I was walking up to my third floor apartment. Prior to starting Herbalife, my legs would burn every time I walked up or down. This was definitely not a good burn that you would feel while hitting the weights in the gym, but I convinced myself it was good. My muscles were screaming at me to feed them. It didn't occur to me that I shouldn't be feeling that way since I walk up the stairs every day several times. Just a few weeks into being on Herbalife, I was walking up my stairs and the record playing in my head screeched to a halt. All of my attention went to how great my legs felt! The muscles were definitely being worked, but there was no burn! I don't really know how else to explain it except that I felt my muscles were telling me THANK YOU! I think I did that happy dance the rest of the way up.
While the simple task of walking up and down stairs without discomfort was a blessing to me, I was still hesitant to try my luck at jogging around the neighborhood. I've had 3 knee surgeries and since then concrete has not been my friend. Every time I went running on the street, my knees would swell and stiffen up by the end of my run. However, the the worst part was the discomfort that remained for the next few days that hindered any workouts or physically active plans I had. When I was able to complete a jog on the street just a few weeks into taking Herbalife without any discomfort during or in the days following, I was sold. This is the moment that I decided I would be an Herbalifer. In this same moment I regretted never listening to my college professor, Dr. Latfalian who told me to take glucosamine every single time that I saw him. There I was thinking he was a senile old man that was trying to get me on his arthritis medication.
Being able to get workout like I did in college is such a wonderful feeling, but the most important part of our well being is sleep. This is something that I had major issues with prior to taking Herbalife. It took me hours to fall asleep and no matter if I had a few hours of sleep or a full 8, I was still very tired the next morning and not very alert throughout the day. Even prescribed sleeping medications did not help me. Now, post Herbalife discovery, I have no trouble falling asleep and I truly feel rejuvenated in the morning. I never would have imagined that my sleeping issues could have been solved by proper nutrition.
I encourage everyone to educate themselves on what good nutrition truly is or ask me if you need any help. I don't have all of the answers, but I can definitely point you in the right direction. Most of us have been raised malnourished so we don't recognize the signs that our body is giving us. If there is one thing I do know it's that proper nutrition is the beginning of a domino effect that ends at your complete personal wellness. Let us push the first one down together and discover the true meaning of being comfortable in your own skin.
Yours Truly,
NutriDame
One noticeable change came when I was walking up to my third floor apartment. Prior to starting Herbalife, my legs would burn every time I walked up or down. This was definitely not a good burn that you would feel while hitting the weights in the gym, but I convinced myself it was good. My muscles were screaming at me to feed them. It didn't occur to me that I shouldn't be feeling that way since I walk up the stairs every day several times. Just a few weeks into being on Herbalife, I was walking up my stairs and the record playing in my head screeched to a halt. All of my attention went to how great my legs felt! The muscles were definitely being worked, but there was no burn! I don't really know how else to explain it except that I felt my muscles were telling me THANK YOU! I think I did that happy dance the rest of the way up.
While the simple task of walking up and down stairs without discomfort was a blessing to me, I was still hesitant to try my luck at jogging around the neighborhood. I've had 3 knee surgeries and since then concrete has not been my friend. Every time I went running on the street, my knees would swell and stiffen up by the end of my run. However, the the worst part was the discomfort that remained for the next few days that hindered any workouts or physically active plans I had. When I was able to complete a jog on the street just a few weeks into taking Herbalife without any discomfort during or in the days following, I was sold. This is the moment that I decided I would be an Herbalifer. In this same moment I regretted never listening to my college professor, Dr. Latfalian who told me to take glucosamine every single time that I saw him. There I was thinking he was a senile old man that was trying to get me on his arthritis medication.
Being able to get workout like I did in college is such a wonderful feeling, but the most important part of our well being is sleep. This is something that I had major issues with prior to taking Herbalife. It took me hours to fall asleep and no matter if I had a few hours of sleep or a full 8, I was still very tired the next morning and not very alert throughout the day. Even prescribed sleeping medications did not help me. Now, post Herbalife discovery, I have no trouble falling asleep and I truly feel rejuvenated in the morning. I never would have imagined that my sleeping issues could have been solved by proper nutrition.
I encourage everyone to educate themselves on what good nutrition truly is or ask me if you need any help. I don't have all of the answers, but I can definitely point you in the right direction. Most of us have been raised malnourished so we don't recognize the signs that our body is giving us. If there is one thing I do know it's that proper nutrition is the beginning of a domino effect that ends at your complete personal wellness. Let us push the first one down together and discover the true meaning of being comfortable in your own skin.
Yours Truly,
NutriDame
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