Here is the FINAL results after the Purium 10 day Celebrity Transformation Challenge.  

The journey actually took a little longer as:
- I had to COMMIT to my goal, 
-I had to have the DESIRE to see my goal through.
-I had to have the WILL to see it through to the end.

I really think that if you don't have the fortitude to see it through, you are not ready for this program.  I have been watching many YouTube & TedTalk videos on what REAL food is and what we are really eating.  I am not preaching but I was making the education for myself.  

The month of May is a difficult one for me as I lost both my parents relatively young to disease.  My dad from heart disease (smoking & lifetime of fatty foods) and my mother from Alzheimer's (sugar is the only pinpoint I have for her).  So it is fitting that in this month I am making a conscience choice for myself and deciding that I didn't like seeing my parent's last 10 years of life end the way it did...unhealthy and sick.  Turning 50 this past year has made me realize that even thought I look "healthy" because I am tall & on the slender side - does not mean that I am healthy on the inside, the part that we can't see, yet is where all the damage and disease is.

I am a dessertoholic.  I love sugar,the real kind.  Not the breads/pastas but yummy sweet stuff!!

Can I tell you what this past 10 days (YES ONLY 10 DAYS) has done for me.  (YES I realize going forward is a daily choice of what I decide to buy at the store and put in my mouth).

This past weekend I worked our kettle corn concession booth with the boys at the Racetrack.  Friday was the last day of the challenge so I knew what i had to eat.  Can you imagine, again me the sweet tooth queen, staring at Funnel Cake booth and making & serving sweet kettle corn all day long and having the WILL to not indulge.  We befriended the lovely couple doing the funnel cake and told them about our journey as they offered us one of their signature funnel cakes.  We said No thanks and felt great saying No we don't do sugar!! 

Two weeks ago I would have had one every day I was there, and a deep fried Mars bar for dessert!!

THIS CHALLENGE RESET MY METABOLISM.. I was quite content eating my veggies and bean salad with no sugar cravings...not even a little.  I had a couple of kettlecorn pieces and asked if they had changed the recipe as it was super sweet!!
...Yes this is the same Diane that you know!!  

So friends, family and followers,,, IT WORKS..

However the only stipulation is that YOU HAVE TO WORK IT!!

You must work on your DESIRE to change your health.
You must work on your WILL to have a better life for yourself & be healthy for your kids & grand kids.
You must work on your ATTITUDE that you come first.

I started off by watching videos on YouTube and TedTalks on what is really in our food.  I swear I will never eat a hot dog or chicken mcnugget ever again. (Jamie Oliver has some great info)

I found a product that worked on some friends of mine, all with tremendous results. They were all men and all lost more than 12 lbs (so get your husband involved as well as it works great to support each other).  The group of women I did it with lost 8lbs & 10lbs and many inches.

If you have the DESIRE and the WILL and the positive ATTITUDE to make a change to YOU ( I call it spring cleaning for the inner body..getting the gunk out from behind the organs that have been stuffed in there for years - decluttering!!), YOU TOO WILL BE SHOUTING IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS as I am today.

Our society has been lazy and complacent for way too many years and corporate America has taken over your pocketbook and more importantly your health and than big Pharma has taken over your healthcare.

Sorry about that side rant... that is another blog for another day...

If you would like to have your own 10 Day Transformation (YES ONLY 10 DAYS - not 30 or 90 days - I like things over with quick), send me an email through the contact page and I will send you a Gift Card (number) for $50 OFF towards any product or the challenge.

To find out more about Purium the website is:
www.mypurium.com/johnmark
My husband and I love the product enough that we actually make some extra money promoting it!!

Would love to have you join me on this journey...the more the MERRIER we will be!!

cheers
diane

PS..For my painting followers out there, I am still painting and will be posting some new wineglasses and a brand new line for me....stay tuned...

UPDATE: Day 8
I have melted away 6lbs of FAT!!! in 8 days and feeling lighter.  Feels like the "stuffing" has been taken out!!.. Put on my first summer pants today and they are a little baggy!!.. hmmm..maybe some new clothes ??.. lots of bright colours for the summer as I strolled thru the mall today.

Do you treat your "stuffing" like an old favourite sweater that you cannot throw away??  Are you committed more to the old sluggish self and the ding-dong donut than to all the new bright shiny clothes available??

tough questions..

I know I was...just start today and make one change, try to keep that habit, than introduce another, maybe 15 min walk outside now that the warm air finally came to Ontario!!.. have one healthier choice with your meal... soon you too will get to a stage when you want to just throw out that old sweater and make way for new beginnings (again) in your life!1

always your choice...
cheers
diane
PS I have been painting will post some new wineglasses soon!!
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UPDATE: Day 4
I am into Day 4 of my transformation and am down 2.5lbs and 1" off the hips!! Other group members have lost 4 & 7lbs in 3 days!!  Feeling good and the products help take away the cravings!! and I had a major sweet tooth!!.
will post before & after pictures after Day 10

Let me know if you are READY to finally COMMIT to yourself and make the TRANSFORMATION.. It works!!  No crazy exercising needed.  I am continuing with my daily walk that is all!

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As summer approaches and the weather is finally getting nicer here in Southern Ontario (it has been a looooonnnngggg spring).  Thoughts are turning to living healthier and greener inside and out!!

So my household is going green!!  My husband has been getting his weight & lifestyle under control for the last 6 months and just finished taking the 10day Transformation Pack.

I have a group of 6 women who have taken the commitment to make a change in their lives by taking the 10day challenge (the secret in Hollywood).  We will be starting next week.  Take a peruse through the website www.mypurium.com/johnmark and see if this is a journey you would like to take for yourself and your family!!

Go Green!!
diane