September 23, 2009
MEET JEN!
Hello everyone, my name is Jenn and I was also inspired by Meg to join Herbal Magic. I did not know what to expect and I have to be honest and say that I was filled with skepticism, uncertainty and fear but I did join the program on September 14.
My story is not unlike many others, even though when you are “in the middle of it”, you feel like you are the only one feeling and looking the way you do.
I have spent most of my life ashamed of how I look. Always looking for people to assure me that I looked “okay”, but yet feeling fat and out of place. I tend to shy away from getting pictures taken and of those that are; I end up destroying most because I just can't seem to like any of them. I don't buy clothes because the experience is altogether frustrating and heart-wrenching.
I think that we have all been at the point where we completely breakdown…..well, I have been there many times. Analyzing everything I would eat and then just really not eating at all. I suppose the concept was a good one in my mind but not so much for the losing weight part. Constantly I would find myself frustrated and angry, to the point of tears. I have not worn a bathing suit or sat in a hot tub since I was 13yrs old (I am 37). I have never taken my kids swimming because I can't bear what my body looks like. Complete lack of self-esteem and feeling valuable has prevented me from experiencing so much. I know in my heart that if I were my "dream size" that I would feel happier and prettier but I also know that happiness should never be based on your looks. Famous tug-o-war of emotions vs. common sense.
“The skies opened up” for me one morning while listening to Meg tell of her journey and success with Herbal Magic. It was the one moment in the last 20+ years that I felt courageous enough to do something to change my life. I needed to just close my eyes and have faith that this could change…..my life could change.
As of today, I have been with the program for 1 week and I am proud to say that I am down 7.5lbs.
If you are wondering if this can work for you, don’t wonder any more. Take the courageous step to just go in and talk to someone because I know it could be worth it for you too. We all need a helping hand and the ladies at Herbal Magic and there to give it to you.
Jenn C
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
MEET BRIANNA!
Hey Everyone I’m Brianna and I started Herbal Magic the middle of May 2009. Like everyone, I have had that moment where I realized enough was enough and it was time to finally take control of my life and my weight. I listened to Meg on the radio about Herbal Magic for a few weeks and was so inspired by her stories and knew that I could do the same.
I joined Herbal Magic and to be honest, it hasn’t always been easy! You have some great weeks and some weeks where you want to give up and go back to your old ways. What the girls at Herbal Magic always tell me is though that I didn’t put the weight on in 2 months so its not all going to come off that fast either!
Slow and steady wins the race. They are SO amazing there and the support they give you will get you through those bad days and they will get you to your goal!
The other thing that keeps me going on this journey is the wonderful friends that I have met through Meg and our Sisterhood of the Evershrinking Pants group!! To know that other people have the same struggles that I do just make me realize even more that I can get through this and reach my goal. I am over halfway there and cannot believe how far I have come!
If you are thinking about weight loss and are stuck, please consider Herbal Magic. We are all there to support you in your journey and know that you can do it!!
Brianna J
Hey Everyone I’m Brianna and I started Herbal Magic the middle of May 2009. Like everyone, I have had that moment where I realized enough was enough and it was time to finally take control of my life and my weight. I listened to Meg on the radio about Herbal Magic for a few weeks and was so inspired by her stories and knew that I could do the same.
I joined Herbal Magic and to be honest, it hasn’t always been easy! You have some great weeks and some weeks where you want to give up and go back to your old ways. What the girls at Herbal Magic always tell me is though that I didn’t put the weight on in 2 months so its not all going to come off that fast either!
Slow and steady wins the race. They are SO amazing there and the support they give you will get you through those bad days and they will get you to your goal!
The other thing that keeps me going on this journey is the wonderful friends that I have met through Meg and our Sisterhood of the Evershrinking Pants group!! To know that other people have the same struggles that I do just make me realize even more that I can get through this and reach my goal. I am over halfway there and cannot believe how far I have come!
If you are thinking about weight loss and are stuck, please consider Herbal Magic. We are all there to support you in your journey and know that you can do it!!
Brianna J
Thursday, September 3, 2009
EVERYONE, MEET BONNIE!
Hi!
I'm Bonnie, and my Journey with Herbal Magic was also inspired by Meg, and began June 9/ 2009.
I have battled my weight ALL my life. Even when I was younger and very active in sports such as softball and figure skating, my weight was always an issue.
For me...my MOMENT that has brought me to where i am now:~the embarrassment of not being able to buckle the seatbelt on the plane and having to ask in front of other passengers for an extension. I would always want to be first in line so i could ask before other people got on the plane. I knew then that I HAD to do something!!!
My health was also a big concern, I learned a few years back i was diabetic, my sugars were outragous. The path I was on....I was slowly killing myself.
At that time I had contemplated another weight loss program, and was very close to joining. The only problem with that was...I had already tried it before and FAILED! No one wants to fail. So I just kept putting it off. Hearing Meg on the radio, speaking of Herbal Magic and knowing she was a real person and it was REALLY working, was truly inspiring. I tuned in every Tuesday, to hear Meg and her story. I laughed with her, I cried with her, I related with her. I decided that day in my truck that I was going to email Meg and tell her how inspiring she was, and that I was now going to join, after hearing her story.
Meg, with her open arms and HUGE heart emailed me back withen minutes, and before I knew it she had Christina on the phone with me.
BEST DECISION EVER!
The girls at Herbal Magic are WONDERFUL!!! SUPPORTIVE!!! UNDERSTANDING!!!
They are there for me! They want me to succeed! The friends I have made now too, after starting this I will have for life! They are also behind me 100 % even when I myself can't see the light! They are there to listen, laugh and cry with me! And most of all, give me the motivation to keep going...when I have had a bad day!
I am happy to share that after my first 3 months on the program, I took a flight, and I did up the seatbelt....WITH ROOM TO SPARE!!!!!!!!!
I have also gotten my blood sugars under control. This journey isnt always going to be easy, and I know this, but moments like that are what will keep me going!
:) ~Bonnie~
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, It is the COURAGE to continue that COUNTS"
~Winston Churchill~
Hi!
I'm Bonnie, and my Journey with Herbal Magic was also inspired by Meg, and began June 9/ 2009.
I have battled my weight ALL my life. Even when I was younger and very active in sports such as softball and figure skating, my weight was always an issue.
For me...my MOMENT that has brought me to where i am now:~the embarrassment of not being able to buckle the seatbelt on the plane and having to ask in front of other passengers for an extension. I would always want to be first in line so i could ask before other people got on the plane. I knew then that I HAD to do something!!!
My health was also a big concern, I learned a few years back i was diabetic, my sugars were outragous. The path I was on....I was slowly killing myself.
At that time I had contemplated another weight loss program, and was very close to joining. The only problem with that was...I had already tried it before and FAILED! No one wants to fail. So I just kept putting it off. Hearing Meg on the radio, speaking of Herbal Magic and knowing she was a real person and it was REALLY working, was truly inspiring. I tuned in every Tuesday, to hear Meg and her story. I laughed with her, I cried with her, I related with her. I decided that day in my truck that I was going to email Meg and tell her how inspiring she was, and that I was now going to join, after hearing her story.
Meg, with her open arms and HUGE heart emailed me back withen minutes, and before I knew it she had Christina on the phone with me.
BEST DECISION EVER!
The girls at Herbal Magic are WONDERFUL!!! SUPPORTIVE!!! UNDERSTANDING!!!
They are there for me! They want me to succeed! The friends I have made now too, after starting this I will have for life! They are also behind me 100 % even when I myself can't see the light! They are there to listen, laugh and cry with me! And most of all, give me the motivation to keep going...when I have had a bad day!
I am happy to share that after my first 3 months on the program, I took a flight, and I did up the seatbelt....WITH ROOM TO SPARE!!!!!!!!!
I have also gotten my blood sugars under control. This journey isnt always going to be easy, and I know this, but moments like that are what will keep me going!
:) ~Bonnie~
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, It is the COURAGE to continue that COUNTS"
~Winston Churchill~
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
MEET CAT!
Hi, I'm Cat and I started Herbal Magic on April 17th, 2009. I, like most people, had THAT moment when my weight was literally shoved RIGHT in my face. I was buying a wedding dress and when the sales person took my measurements and told me the size of dress we had to order I almost fainted. I cried all the way home. That was a Saturday. A moment in my life I certainly won't forget.
That Tuesday I heard Meg on the radio in what was her first Herbal Magic update. I cried. She was EXACTLY where I had been just that Saturday. So I bit the bullet and went into the Herbal Magic in Okotoks. Man was I scared. As a single mom, with an upcoming wedding how was I ever going to be able to afford this?
As I sat in the office listening to myself it dawned on me, How can I afford NOT to do this? The amount of money I was wasting on junk food, clothes of fluctuating sizes, not to mention I was about to be married and have wedding pictures done. Pictures that were going to be put up on the wall of my new house. Pictures that represented my new life. Did I want to look at pictures for the rest of my life being the size I was? Like I said how could I afford not to do it?
So here I am almost 5 months later and 2 weeks away from my wedding and am 2.6 pounds away from my goal. I am happy to report that when my dress came in it had to be altered 3 sizes!! I still can't believe it!
I've now moved to the second phase of the program and am still losing. Was it easy? Not always, but the staff at Herbal and the friends I have made through the program have been amazing. When I have a bad day and have a meltdown all of the ladies talk me down. They support me when I'm up and cheer for me when I'm down.
If you're thinking of doing Herbal, just do it. Whether you have 25 pounds to lose or 100 pounds to lose don't be afraid. It will change your life for the better. I'm looking forward to starting my new life, much healthier, much stronger and 3 sizes smaller than I was 5 months ago!
Don't be afraid, just do it.
Hi, I'm Cat and I started Herbal Magic on April 17th, 2009. I, like most people, had THAT moment when my weight was literally shoved RIGHT in my face. I was buying a wedding dress and when the sales person took my measurements and told me the size of dress we had to order I almost fainted. I cried all the way home. That was a Saturday. A moment in my life I certainly won't forget.
That Tuesday I heard Meg on the radio in what was her first Herbal Magic update. I cried. She was EXACTLY where I had been just that Saturday. So I bit the bullet and went into the Herbal Magic in Okotoks. Man was I scared. As a single mom, with an upcoming wedding how was I ever going to be able to afford this?
As I sat in the office listening to myself it dawned on me, How can I afford NOT to do this? The amount of money I was wasting on junk food, clothes of fluctuating sizes, not to mention I was about to be married and have wedding pictures done. Pictures that were going to be put up on the wall of my new house. Pictures that represented my new life. Did I want to look at pictures for the rest of my life being the size I was? Like I said how could I afford not to do it?
So here I am almost 5 months later and 2 weeks away from my wedding and am 2.6 pounds away from my goal. I am happy to report that when my dress came in it had to be altered 3 sizes!! I still can't believe it!
I've now moved to the second phase of the program and am still losing. Was it easy? Not always, but the staff at Herbal and the friends I have made through the program have been amazing. When I have a bad day and have a meltdown all of the ladies talk me down. They support me when I'm up and cheer for me when I'm down.
If you're thinking of doing Herbal, just do it. Whether you have 25 pounds to lose or 100 pounds to lose don't be afraid. It will change your life for the better. I'm looking forward to starting my new life, much healthier, much stronger and 3 sizes smaller than I was 5 months ago!
Don't be afraid, just do it.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
THE SHARING CONTINUES...MEET DIANE!
My journey with Meg and Herbal Magic started June 2009.
Like many other people I have tried many different programs and for whatever reason did not stick with it.
I listened to Meg daily and cried daily, she was soo inspiring, and "REAL".
She finally made me see that enough is enough
We began emailing and she hooked me up with Christina.
It has been a wonderful journey and I looked forward to final destination!!
Meg has been sooooo amazing on this journey....she REALLY is with me EVERY step of the way, encouragining, helpful, a shoulder to cry on and sooo much more.
The girls at Herbal are also wonderful. When I do have a bad day and am upset about it or want to quit, Christina always reminds me where I would be if I was not on Herbal. She is soo correct!!
I encourage anyone who wants to lose weight to try this. You eat your own food, you get to try fun, exciting new recipes and it is soo rewarding.
I am not saying it's a piece of cake (pardon the pun), there are struggles, good days and bad, but the reward is soo worth it!!
I have realized finally that I am not in a marathon and that I did not gain the weight in two months and so I won't be able to lose it in two months. I have decided to take it slowly, FINALLY do it properly, be healthy and happy!!
Diane
My journey with Meg and Herbal Magic started June 2009.
Like many other people I have tried many different programs and for whatever reason did not stick with it.
I listened to Meg daily and cried daily, she was soo inspiring, and "REAL".
She finally made me see that enough is enough
We began emailing and she hooked me up with Christina.
It has been a wonderful journey and I looked forward to final destination!!
Meg has been sooooo amazing on this journey....she REALLY is with me EVERY step of the way, encouragining, helpful, a shoulder to cry on and sooo much more.
The girls at Herbal are also wonderful. When I do have a bad day and am upset about it or want to quit, Christina always reminds me where I would be if I was not on Herbal. She is soo correct!!
I encourage anyone who wants to lose weight to try this. You eat your own food, you get to try fun, exciting new recipes and it is soo rewarding.
I am not saying it's a piece of cake (pardon the pun), there are struggles, good days and bad, but the reward is soo worth it!!
I have realized finally that I am not in a marathon and that I did not gain the weight in two months and so I won't be able to lose it in two months. I have decided to take it slowly, FINALLY do it properly, be healthy and happy!!
Diane
THE SHARING BEGINS...JENNY'S STORY!
Hi I am Jenny, I started Herbal in June, and I was already doing a weight loss program that had worked ok for me in the past, and then I started listening to Meg on the radio, and decided to email her.
I was getting frustrated with losing at such a slow rate. I was having a really bad day one day, and Meg and I were emailing, and then she called me and left a great message on my phone. She referred me to Christina at Herbal.
I went in, and joined that day, and it's been great ever since.
Don't get me wrong it's not easy every day, but overall it’s a great process and the friends that I have supporting me that I have met through Herbal are frickin AMAZING!
I have been on many weight loss programs and I have never gotten to my goal or even saw it in the future…
Well with herbal I will be at my goal no question Jan 6th, and I can feel that I will get there for the first time in my life!!
Hi I am Jenny, I started Herbal in June, and I was already doing a weight loss program that had worked ok for me in the past, and then I started listening to Meg on the radio, and decided to email her.
I was getting frustrated with losing at such a slow rate. I was having a really bad day one day, and Meg and I were emailing, and then she called me and left a great message on my phone. She referred me to Christina at Herbal.
I went in, and joined that day, and it's been great ever since.
Don't get me wrong it's not easy every day, but overall it’s a great process and the friends that I have supporting me that I have met through Herbal are frickin AMAZING!
I have been on many weight loss programs and I have never gotten to my goal or even saw it in the future…
Well with herbal I will be at my goal no question Jan 6th, and I can feel that I will get there for the first time in my life!!
GRAB A CALENDAR!
6 months ago, Feb 10th actually, I was pretty miserable. Nothing fit, my back hurt. I didn’t sleep very well, I was always stressed and I never moved. Well, unless you count from the couch to the kitchen and back. Seriously, I was in complete denial. I was scared. Then I went to Herbal Magic Weight Loss, told Christina that I was terrified – then it all changed.
I quickly realized that once you stop being scared, it’s ok to ask for help. I still cook, I eat AMAZING things - *yes, you can still have peanut butter, you can have ice cream…and before I knew it…6 months had passed and I had lost 50lbs. 50. Everything is different. I sleep, I run, everything fits and I’m SO happy.
So...if you are scared, I TOTALLY GET IT -- but do me a favor RIGHT NOW.
Go get a calendar. Flip ahead 6 months - that will take you to February. Know what that means? You could lose 50lbs between NOW AND FEBRUARY!!!! COME ON, that is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!
Don't wait - book a consultation with the girls - let them SHOW you how easy this really is. I can help you too!
GOOD LUCK - DO NOT WAIT!!
6 months ago, Feb 10th actually, I was pretty miserable. Nothing fit, my back hurt. I didn’t sleep very well, I was always stressed and I never moved. Well, unless you count from the couch to the kitchen and back. Seriously, I was in complete denial. I was scared. Then I went to Herbal Magic Weight Loss, told Christina that I was terrified – then it all changed.
I quickly realized that once you stop being scared, it’s ok to ask for help. I still cook, I eat AMAZING things - *yes, you can still have peanut butter, you can have ice cream…and before I knew it…6 months had passed and I had lost 50lbs. 50. Everything is different. I sleep, I run, everything fits and I’m SO happy.
So...if you are scared, I TOTALLY GET IT -- but do me a favor RIGHT NOW.
Go get a calendar. Flip ahead 6 months - that will take you to February. Know what that means? You could lose 50lbs between NOW AND FEBRUARY!!!! COME ON, that is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!
Don't wait - book a consultation with the girls - let them SHOW you how easy this really is. I can help you too!
GOOD LUCK - DO NOT WAIT!!
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