The Body By Vi Challenge is a 90 Day Health Challenge. Most people on the Challenge have a weight loss goal. To Acheive those goals quickly, the Body By Vi Challenge kits include the Vi-Shake Shake mix. The Vi-Shake is a delicious meal replacement shake that is packed with full nutrition and the highest quality protein. Body By Vi Challengers replace 2 meals a day with the Vi-Shake to melt the pounds away.  The shake comes in sweet cream flavor and blends perfectly into any kind of milk, juice, and even water or coffee, so its easy to ‘mix it up’ and bring variety to the Vi-Shake.  In fact, variety is KEY to sticking with the Body By Vi Challenge, and ViSalus provides healthy flavor ‘mix ins’ with each kit, as well as many delicious recipes.

I’ve compiled some of my favorite recipes for the Vi-shake below. Please feel free to add your own smoothie recipes in the comments!

Each of the recipes that list ‘milk’ can be made with your choice of milk.  I use plain almond milk because it is just 60 calories per cup.  You could use cow milk, soy milk, almond, or any milk of your choice!

Ultimate Smoothie Recipes

Blueberry Banana Super Energy Shake
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 frozen banana
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Banana Energy Charge Shape-up

Pina Colada Smoothie
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 frozen banana
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Banana Energy Charge Shape-up

Ginger Peach
1 cup milk
1 cup mixed frozen fruit that includes peaches
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Peach Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in
1 teaspoon ginger

Ginger is great for digestion and for speeding metabolism.

Peach Creamcicle
1 cup milk
1 cup mixed frozen fruit that includes peaches
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Peach Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Strawberry Milkshake
1 cup milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Strawberry Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Orange Creamcicle
1 cup milk
1/2 cup mixed frozen fruit
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Orange Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie
1 cup milk
1 frozen banana
1Tbs peanut butter
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Chocolate Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Leave out the banana and just use ice cubes for a peanut butter cup smoothie! Yum!

High Protein, Low Cal & Low Fat Mocha Frappacino
1 cup cold, strong coffee
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Chocolate Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in
Ice cubes

Delish! Add a teaspoon or more of instant coffee to give it a boost!

Cafe Con Leche Smoothie
1 cup milk
1Tbs instant coffee
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Chocolate Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in
Ice cubes
This smoothie can also be made with strong coffee frozen in ice cube trays.  Use the frozen coffee cubes instead of ice.

There you have it! SOME of my Ultimate Smoothie Recipes!

Important! The secret to the ultimate smoothie is.
#1 the smoothie base – Vi Shape Shake mix
#2 frozen fruit, not ice cubes!

The Vi-Shape Shake mix comes in ‘sweet cream’ flavor that make the ultimate fruit, chocolate or even coffee smoothies.  It has a superior nutritional profile to any of the other ‘meal replacement’ powders, and it blends easily in any kind of milk and even water.  Vi-Shape Shake Mix tastes fantastic and blends perfectly – the ultimate smoothie base!

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Vi Shape Shake Mix is GMO free, gluten free and lactose free. It is 100% safe for diabetics and even safe for cancer survivors because ViSalus has removed the estrogen precursors in the soy protein.
ViSalus Vi-Shape Competitor Comparison
The Vi-Shape is the perfect meal replacement shake, but its also just the BEST smoothie base for people like me who love their smoothies!

The second secret to the perfect smoothie is frozen fruit. Using the frozen fruit instead of ice cubes gives it a more substantial ‘mouth feel’, and keeps you full much longer.  To make it extra creamy and satisfying, add frozen banana.  I let a bunch of bananas get to the point where they are lightly spotted, then I’ll peal them and put them in freazer bag.  Most of the smoothie recipes below can be made more creamy by adding 1/2 a frozen banana.

I have a smoothie every day, so variety is key. If you are going to use the Vi-Shape Shake mix as a meal replacement as it is recommended in the Body By Vi Challenge, you absolutely want to vary your shakes.  If you are going to stick with the Body By Vi weight loss program and lose all the weight you want to – you will want to incorporate different recipes.  The Vi-Net health tracker system has many suggested recipes. Just remember my tip to freeze the fruit and use it to blend your smoothie instead of adding ice.

To get your ultimate smoothie base, the Vi-Shape Shake mix, join the Body By Vi Challenge.

Deter-Mints™ Help to Tame Your Cravings!

Tame your hunger pangs, and deter the urge to give in to your cravings! Losing weight may be simple with the Body By Vi Challenge, but even the most dedicated person will suffer a craving or two. And if you are like most people, once you start eating sweets, you often can’t stop. You end up wrecking your weight loss and weight management goals. Is it possible to indulge every now and then, AND keep your weight on track?     Yes! With ViSalus Deter-Mints™!

ViSalus Deter-Mints™ work in 3 unique ways to help you gain control of your cravings, and help you keep the weight off.

1. They work fast to help fool your taste buds (for up to 20 minutes) so you won’t crave sweets! That chocolate cake, piece of candy, or scoop of ice cream will no longer appeal to your taste buds, so why eat it?

2. They help elevate mood, and calm craving urges. Many people snack when they are feeling a little sad, or stressed when they are feeling bored or anxious. Deter-Mints™ have a unique combination of scientifically based ingredients to help you feel great, and help keep you from snacking and wrecking good eating habits.

3. They help you feel full longer, so you can make better food choices.

What’s in Deter-Mints?

1. A patent pending blend of scientifically based ingredients that work quickly, and provide long lasting support to help you stay on track.
2. Hoodia – specially processed for ViSalus, from the African Hoodia cactus. The scientific literature suggests it will help you feel full, longer.
3. Gymnema Sylvestris – an Ayruvedic herb that helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels, so you can resist the urge to snack.
4. A blend of nutrients that help support mood, and soften the urge to give into your cravings.

ViSalus Deter-Mints™ FAQ

1. The ViSalus Body By Vi Challenge kits help with good nutrition, and curb hunger. Why do I need the Deter-Mints™?
The ViSalus Body By Vi Challenge kits can help you get your nutrition on track, whether you use the program to maintain a healthy weight (use the program once per day), or if you want to lose weight (use the program twice per day). Yet even when we are doing well with nutrition, many of us will have an urge to snack. And most cravings (85% of adults report) are for sweets. While men and women report cravings almost equally, women tend to crave sweets and snacks even more during their menstrual cycle. So to help you keep on track, we created this unique, patentpending
product.

2. When do I use the ViSalus Deter-Mints™?
The ViSalus Deter-Mints™ can be used so many ways!
A. During a craving, to help you not eat sweets and stay on track. Take a Deter-Mint at the first sign of your craving to help you resist temptation.
B. After you’ve had one snack, and are ready to eat more. If you have a hard time ‘eating just one’, Deter-Mints™ can help you indulge now and then without ruining your diet plan. After one piece of candy or a cookie or other sweet, take a Deter-Mint™ and you’ll be able to stop those cravings in their tracks.
C. Between meals, so you don’t get the urge to snack. Enjoy 1-3 per day.

3. Why is this product unique?
This product is so unique we filed for a patent on it! Simply put, we have not seen any other product on the market that works 3 ways to help you resist sweets and curb cravings and hunger. We have not seen another product with this combination of ingredients. While other products may have a single ingredient that is marketed to be beneficial on its own, we use a combination of high quality ingredients best known for fast, and long lasting snacking defense.

4. How do ViSalus Deter-Mints™ work?
ViSalus Deter-Mints™ work three powerful ways with a combination of ingredients to help you succeed with your weight management goals. First, they help fool your taste buds. Sweets will not taste sweet and they will no longer satisfy your ‘sweet tooth’. Second, they go to work to help elevate mood, and third, they help you feel full so you won’t want to eat sweets. ViSalus Deter-Mints™ unique combination of ingredients help you through your cravings with great will-power. The strength of a craving will vary from person to person. Deter-Mints™ can curb cravings from 4 to 20 minutes or
even longer. It’s enough time to get you back on track with your nutritional weight control goals.

5. Who should take the product?
Our product is designed for young adults and beyond. ViSalus Deter-Mints™ are for anyone who wants to lose weight, maintain their weight, or curb their snacking habits. Just about anyone you know desires to accomplish one or two of these. Like when taking dietary supplements or making any change in diet habits, we recommend pregnant and lactating women not use this product without first discussing it with their physician. As with any product for weight loss or weight control, Deter-Mints™ are not recommended for children.

6. What are the flavors?
We have a sweet and tangy Lemon Pomegranate and cool and refreshing Wintergreen.

7. Are there other benefits?
ViSalus Deter-Mints™ help freshen your breath with refreshing flavor while the ingredients go to work to help you deter the urge of cravings!

8. How many can take per day?
We recommend anywhere from 1-3 per day.

9. Can people with high blood pressure or on heart medications take the product?
Anyone that has serious medical concerns should always speak to their physician before beginning new programs and products. Our products are safe, but again we encourage anyone with any medical condition speak to their physician first before taking ViSalus Deter-Mints™ or making a change in their dietary habits.

10. Why these two flavors?
We selected the two flavors that will appeal to the widest number of people. The flavors also offer variety and work well with our unique blend of ingredients. ViSalus Deter-Mints™ have no herbaceous after taste like some other herb-based chewable tablets can have. They are pleasant tasting and refreshing!

You can buy your Deter-Mints by visiting the links below
Buy Lemon Pomegranate Flavor Deter-Mints
Buy Wintergreen Flavor Deter-Mints

Or, by Joining the Body By Vi Challenge!

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Exercise keeps me on top of my game. Keeps my mind sharp, helps me to stay in good health and good spirits. In fact, I think I might just crawl up into a ball and cry myself to sleep if it wasn’t for my regular endorphin rush. Sound a little extreme? Well, this is my personal blog – and I can give you my personal experience, right?

This healthy addiction to exercise began at around age 16 with a desire to be fit and beautiful ~ as most young women strive to be. Thankfully I really liked food, so starving myself was never part of my regimen. Instead I studied healthy eating and began to exercise regularly. At 18 I would drive over to Philadelphia to go into the dance clubs and dance from the time they played the first song to close. I’d dance for 4 or 5 hours straight ~ drinking nothing but ice water and riding the endorphin rush.
Sound wacky? Don’t care ~ this is MY reality.

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I’m still dancing…

Throughout college I kept sane by hitting the gym a few times a week, and hitting the trails behind the campus. I know these workouts helped to keep me from gaining a ridiculous amount of weight – cause remember… I like to eat!

There is a good correlation between those who regularly exercise and a healthy diet as well. If you are hitting the gym and running, you KNOW you must fuel your body properly. You feel absolutely horrid otherwise.

So fast forward to Mom of two and gonna be 35 in just a few hours… and I can tell you that if it wasn’t for my workouts I would not be where I am today! I’m home, self employed, living life by design.

Today, I head to the gym 4 or 5 mornings a week to do some sort of fun exercise like Zumba, kickboxing, and even the not so fun womens strength training. I often head in there with racing mind and a body that is holding onto the stress of the day before. By the time I am halfway through I feel the endorphins flood in, and the happy thoughts begin to flow. The creative problem solving part of my mind kicks in and divine inspiration begins to download into an open, happy mind. Some of my most profitable ideas were conceived while in the middle of a Zumba class … who woulda thought?

If I sit in front of my computer, my mind and creativity begins to stagnate. If I workout, I return to work enthusiastic about the task at hand.

My point of this long, personal post about why I simply must workout, or my life falls apart???
To inspire you ~
If you feel that the words ‘stagnate, blue, depressed, bored, or unhealthy’ resonate with you and your current lifestyle ~ try incorporating some exercise into your life.

The human body is not at all designed to sit ~ to be lazy. It is meant to move and do physical work. Our entire physiology was created in such a way that if we do gentle exercise and eat healthily, we can live an optimum life.

If you know you are on the other extreme, start with moving some – on a regular basis. If you are eating junk ~ its because your mind really craves the endorphin rush and you are getting it from the foods you are eating. If you give it the endorphins in a regular workout – you can begin to SHIFT your diet to one that will actually add years to your life, instead of killing you slowly.

Why do I care? Because I truly do want to see all people fit, healthy and happy – as we were designed. Your potential really is squashed if you aren’t exercising – and you were designed for greatness.

Hey, its almost my birthday. Give me a present and tell me you have committed to getting in shape. You don’t have to be like I was at 18… dancing hours on end. But commit to something. Cause You Love You

Are you really hell-bent on gaining unhealthy pounds, clogging your arteries and giving yourself type II diabetes?  I can’t imaging anyone would answer ‘yes’ to that question, but based on what the average American actually consumes on a daily basis, I’d say that’s exactly what they are doing. Purposely sabotaging their health.

Its so easy, so convenient to kill yourself slowly.  You don’t have to drive far to get your ‘fix’. You’ve got your fast food joints like McDonalds right along your path to work. And even those who know McDonalds = poison are likely to forgo the heart attack on a plate joint for the hip Starbucks stop instead. We’ll gladly pay more for the breakfast perceived as healthier – but watch what you order… your choice makes all the difference!

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What – you think you are above all this? You choose to stop at the local Jamba Juice hut for a smoothie instead? Watch it! Diabetes can be sipped slowly too – watch what you are drinking.It may seem a smarter choice to go for juice – and if you are home with your juicer pumping out the fresh fruit and veggie juices, it can’t be a bad thing. But do yourself a favor and look at the sugar content of your favorite juice or smoothie. You may find that you are getting just as much sugar from it as you would from a Coke! And you wouldn’t dare choose a Coke for breakfast, would you? If so, you need far more of a healthy living education than just this blog post!
Vi-Shape Shake comparison Breakfast Chart

I used to be a Smoothie King junkie. I’d stop for my protein shake before heading to the gym. Now, I’d put my $1.70 Vi-Shake up against a $5 excuse for a smoothie from the ‘king’ any day.  I wouldn’t even put out the money for the inferior taste & nutrition they deliver – seriously.  If you are stopping daily for one of those blended concoctions, I Challenge you to try one of my recipes for the Vi-Shake mix with frozen fruit. You’ll never go back – and your body and bank account will thank you!

Try the best meal replacement shake mix on the market – guaranteed!

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Is it Better to Lose Weight Fast or Slow was posted by
Audrey Sommerfeld, SVP of Marketing for ViSalus Sciences.

On the (ViSalus Sciences) product education call recently, we had one of the best questions asked about our Body By Vi Challenge™. The question was: “I hear that the quicker you lose weight, the quicker you put it back on. Is the Body By Vi Challenge™ a quick, or slow and steady way to lose weight?”

There are many questions in that question, so let’s begin with the first one: Losing weight fast.

There are many programs out there that can have you lose weight fast, only to regain it back quickly. For example, if you cleanse, or drink those cayenne pepper type of drinks you will lose weight quickly. The challenge is you may be losing water weight, and eliminating waste to feel lighter, fast. When you go back to eating normally again, you will gain back the water weight because our diets are so high in sodium. The average American consumes as much as 8x more sodium per day than needed. These fast weight products can also cause you to lose life enhancing muscle, slowing your metabolism and weakening your long term health.

The Body By Vi Challenge™ is different. It is designed to have you see quick results to keep you motivated, and it also provides optimum nutrition to help you lose steadily, and safely. The core of the program is our amazing Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake, followed by all the other products. Our Shake gives you nutrition that is not easy to get from foods alone. The nutrients found in the shake can compare to those found in over $100 dollars of groceries, including 1.5 cups of broccoli, 1.5 cups of frozen yogurt, 18 ounces of tomato juice, 13 eggs, 15 slices of wheat bread, and more.

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How can we do this? With concentrated nutrition, and perfectly balanced nutrients. One shake contains the digestive support from enzymes equal to those found in 3 whole pineapples. This helps your body break down the protein, and helps it absorb it for maximum muscle and hunger support. This is just one reason why our shake helps support a healthy heart, healthy digestion, healthy elimination, healthy bones, healthy blood sugar, and more.

Our Balance kit helps those who simply want great nutrition, to get started. By replacing one shake per day in place of a typical breakfast of a bagel with cream cheese, orange juice and coffee you can shave 300-500 calories per day, and fuel your body. This may result in ½ to 1 lb. per week of weight loss if you are overweight, or can help you maintain your healthy weight level once you have achieved your goal.

Our Shape kit helps those who want great nutrition, and better shaping support. By having 2 shakes per day in place of regular meals, along with healthy snacks (10 almonds, protein, fruit or vegetables) you will see weight loss and shaping faster. This is because one pound of fat is the size of a large grapefruit. As you lose fat (and our shake helps you maintain lean muscle) you will see and feel inches dramatically melting away.

Our Transformation kit really helps those that want a dramatic change, to see and feel results.

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Along with the products, the best part of the Body by Vi Challenge™ is that if you join it with 3 other people, your product can be FREE. When you are embarking on a new way of eating, it is helpful to have others share the journey to keep you motivated, supporting long term weight loss.

Lastly, we have maintenance. Many programs that have you lose weight quickly, see you gain it back because they don’t offer a maintenance program. The Core Kit has all you need to maintain the shape you worked hard to achieve, fueling your body with the ultimate in fun, flavorful, and easy to take nutrients.

So share the program, share your results, and have fun losing weight quickly, steadily, and help maintain your health with Body By Vi.

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I admit, I’m a smoothie snob.  I have paid for more mediocre smoothies in my life than I care to admit.  I have also purchased every kind of protein powder under the sun in an attempt to find one that blends well with frozen fruit.  As a result I have choked down some pretty awful sludgy mixes!  I’m certain the worst was a soymilk/supergreens/soy protein/fruit concoction.  It tasted like grainy seaweed frozen yogurt.  Need I say more?

Why the search for the ultimate smoothie? Its the ultimate meal on the go – an easy way to drink a fruit serving loaded with protein and fiber.  A smoothie is light on the system before a workout and quickly absorbed nutrition for replenishing after a workout.  All that sounds good – but its gotta taste good too!

Up until now the one thing that was inhibiting the creation of the ultimate smoothie was the ‘blendability’ of the protein powder.  Also, the protein powders were either too sweet, tasted really weird or caused the smoothie to froth up, giving it a really awful consistency.  Oh and lets not forget the worst problem of all – those protein powders that caused intestinal upset and bloating.  Those went over real well – NOT!

Thankfully, I have now discovered the secrets to the ultimate smoothie.
#1 the smoothie base – Vi Shape Shake mix
#2 frozen fruit, not ice cubes!

The Vi-Shape Shake mix comes in ‘sweet cream’ flavor that make the ultimate fruit, chocolate or even coffee smoothies.  It has a superior nutritional profile to any of the other ‘meal replacement’ powders, and it blends easily in any kind of milk and even water.  Vi-Shape Shake Mix tastes fantastic and blends perfectly – the ultimate smoothie base!

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Vi Shape Shake Mix is GMO free, gluten free and lactose free. It is 100% safe for diabetics and even safe for cancer survivors because ViSalus has removed the estrogen precursors in the soy protein.
ViSalus Vi-Shape Competitor Comparison
The Vi-Shape is the perfect meal replacement shake, but its also just the BEST smoothie base for people like me who love their smoothies!

The second secret to the perfect smoothie is frozen fruit. Using the frozen fruit instead of ice cubes gives it a more substantial ‘mouth feel’, and keeps you full much longer.  To make it extra creamy and satisfying, add frozen banana.  I let a bunch of bananas get to the point where they are lightly spotted, then I’ll peal them and put them in freazer bag.  Most of the smoothie recipes below can be made more creamy by adding 1/2 a frozen banana.

I have a smoothie every day, so variety is key. If you are going to use the Vi-Shape Shake mix as a meal replacement as it is recommended in the Body By Vi Challenge, you absolutely want to vary your shakes.  If you are going to stick with the Body By Vi weight loss program and lose all the weight you want to – you will want to incorporate different recipes.  The Vi-Net health tracker system has many suggested recipes. Just remember my tip to freeze the fruit and use it to blend your smoothie instead of adding ice.

Each of the recipes that lists ‘milk’ can be made with your choice of milk.  I use plain almond milk because it is just 60 calories per cup.  You could use cow milk, soy milk, almond, or any milk of your choice!

Ultimate Smoothie Recipes

Blueberry Banana Super Energy Shake
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 frozen banana
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Banana Energy Charge Shape-up

Pina Colada Smoothie
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 frozen banana
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Banana Energy Charge Shape-up

Peach Creamcicle
1 cup milk
1 cup mixed frozen fruit that includes peaches
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Peach Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

The peach is also delicious with a bit of fresh ginger blended in.  Ginger is great for digestion and for speeding metabolism.

Strawberry Milkshake
1 cup milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Strawberry Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Orange Creamcicle
1 cup milk
1/2 cup mixed frozen fruit
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Orange Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie
1 cup milk
1 frozen banana
1Tbs peanut butter
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Chocolate Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in

Leave out the banana and just use ice cubes for a peanut butter cup smoothie! Yum!

Coffee Smoothie
1 cup milk
1Tbs instant coffee
2 scoops Vi-Shape Shake mix
1 Chocolate Shape-up Health Flavor Mix-in
Ice cubes
This smoothie can also be made with strong coffee frozen in ice cube trays.  Use the frozen coffee cubes instead of ice.

There you have it! SOME of my Ultimate Smoothie Recipes!

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Its Thursday night, Day 17 of the Body By Vi Challenge, and I’m contemplating the challenge that the weekend poses. You see, Monday -Thursday there are great classes at the YMCA.  Monday is Zumba, Tuesday Kickboxing, Wednesday Strength Training and Thursday is Zumba again.  But then Friday morning comes and I really wanna slack. I mean, I worked out 4 times this week already… and Friday is strength training again and if there was one class I’d love to sleep through… that is IT!

So, will I sleep through it and promise myself that I’ll do a water workout later???
I mean, its Friday after all.

Then, of course thee is the question of sticking to healthy low calorie intake over the weekend.  Whats with Saturday and Sunday that just invite overindulgence?  All across the world people are packing more calories into those 2 days than they should be eating all WEEK!  It true, and you know it!

I’m a home based entrepreneur.  Friday, Saturday and Sunday are really just 3 more days that I choose to do as I like.
And this weekend, I resolve to stick to the Challenge!
I still have muscle to gain, and fat to lose.
I have a strength training class tomorrow to wake up for, and a healthy diet to stick to on Saturday and Sunday.
I can and will still eat yummy ‘weekend’ foods, just smaller portions!

When you have a plan, you will not deviate from your goals!
Make your plan to start the challenge, map out your action steps to reach your goals.  Plug into the community forum for support-
and totally get FIT!

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Do women need strength training to lose weight? Yes, if you want it to happen quickly! And lets face it, when it comes to weight loss, we women want it off like, yesterday! Lifting weights is one sure way to increase rate at which those unwanted pounds fall off.

How? Because muscle burns more calories at rest than fat.  So even as you are sitting at your computer right now, you could be burning off those extra calories that you ate today… IF you had done some strength training to build up muscle!

Let Denise tell you some of the benefits of strength training for women:

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I could do a cardio workout every day – its alot more FUN and it gets those endorphins pumping.  I don’t find my weight lifting sessions fun. In fact , they HURT.  They hurt when Im doing them, the day after and even worse on the 2nd day… but its SO worth it!

As a mom of 2, I find that if I dont strength train and keep myself reasonably strong, I can get really soft quickly. My metabolism slows, and I start to blow up – even if Im not eating more food.
Does this sound like you?
Are you overweight, feel sluggish and weak? Then get on the challenge, drink your shake a day and get active! Include strength training in your regimen and watch the pounds fall off much quicker, as you watch your body transform.

A strong woman is a slim woman- and a woman who moves forward to achieve her goals is unstoppable!

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Its Tuesday, and I could easily have taken a break. Could have rolled back over and gotten an extra 30 minutes of sleep – which would have ensured that I missed my kickboxing class.  I could even have convinced myself that I’d workout in the pool later – and I might have – if it wasn’t for the ViSalus Body By Vi Challenge! You see, I set GOALS for this challenge. They are

1. Lose 4 lbs
2. Decrease my Body Mass index (BMI)
3. Increase muscle mass – get strong!
4. Get FIT!

And in order to get myself up out of bed this morning, I recommitted myself to those goals.  Otherwise I might have gotten a little lazy and slept in, and done a bit of exercise in the pool… but that wouldn’t have been nearly as good a workout as kickboxing was!
Instead I got myself up and out, knowing that I’d get an excellent workout out of the way early, and would feel far more accomplished for having done so.

So, up at 8:50, showered, dressed, Vi-Shape Shake with Banana Energy Charge mix-in in hand… I headed to my kickboxing class!

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And accomplished my mini-goal for the day, which ultimately will help me through the 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge by ViSalus!

I use the same strategy to achieve success in my home based business.  Each day I recommit to my goals and examine the tasks at hand that will help me to get closer to accomplishing those goals.  When I’m feeling less than motivated, I re-up! I think of WHY I do what I do… and I put my head down and go to work – in my home office.

Man, I don’t wanna go back to job outside the home! I’ll keep at the task at hand and recommit and accomplish my my tasks for the day! I work hard on my work days, so I can play hard when I like