Walking the walk

I know there are at least two fellow Isagenix fans who read this, so I'm posting a little update.

I've been so focused on sharing these amazing products with other people that I've dropped off reporting on what's going on with me!!!

Well, I'm still at that phenominal 130 pounds. It is the strangest and most wonderful thing that I got to see my metabolism change, my cravings disappear, and my energy level shoot up. If it had only been a few weeks, you might say "Oh, this can't last." But as I realize the next major holiday is the 4th of July, and last year at that time I saw photos of myself at the family celebration in LaCenter and I was totally mortified... where DID those rolls of fat come from??? Now, nearly one year later, I still show the awesome effects of incorporating the Isagenix 21st century food technology into my daily life. It takes less effort than it would take to drive up to KFC for some greasy (but tasty!) deep fat fried chicken.

My hair is better, and my skin is better. My eyesight is better. I sleep WAY better. I actually look forward to falling asleep because of the massively entertaining dreams I have every single night!

Today is a cleanse day. This is why the post is titled "walking the walk". I could easily skip the cleanse days now and not gain weight. However, I understand the health benefits AND I want to set a great example for all in my team who are watching everything I do. So tomorrow I'll probably weigh in at 129 or even 128, and I'll have a good laugh, and then have a FANTASTIC shake. Let's see... tomorrow I think I'll do a pineapple, mango, with a little extra vanilla extract and some flax seeds. Does breakfast get any better than this? I think not, children.

Yesterday my daughter's friend Stephanie came over unexpectedly. She has three people at work who want to start on the Isagenix products, so she came for information to take to them. I was working in the yard, and it was HOT (oddly, this early in Seattle) so I had on short shorts from the old days, and a sleeveless shirt. More of me was exposed, so poor Stephanie got a shock. She called me "Skinny" however it's a well-documented fact that I've been called chicken legs for my entire life. Still, she was impressed (hmmm) and that's fine.

Anyway, as the day comes to a close you can bet that I, like anyone, would love to have a nice chicken salad, or broiled fish and brown rice, or something. But my liver and kidneys and entire internal system thanks me for taking these breaks and flooding my internal body with the cleansing minerals and soothing teas. So I think I'll just grab another 32 ounce glass of ice water and then mop the kitchen floor.

Today was one of those all-too-few days when I got to stay home and clean the house and do laundry. Wow. But on the way up to Snohomish, where we get our work truck serviced, I got a call and enrolled another associate right on the spot. That was pretty uplifting. Good times.

Happy day to you all - please comment or write to me at poppinoff274@yahoo.com or you can even call me at 509-387-0003.

Went to a concert last night

It wasn't an old people concert, it was 'Me Without You'.

Laura invited me, so of course I went. Jim Rohn says - "Don't miss anything". He's a wonderful motivational speaker, and a successful man. He believes life should still happen, even while you're building an empire.

So we went to the concert. Me, Laura, Sarah, and Trevor. As we drove up, I suddenly had this "Holy Moly what am I DOING here?" response. But then I thought "I can be wherever I WANT to be."

GREAT show, by the way.

The band we were there to see played at 10:30pm, so it was a LATE night. That's okay, everyone should have a late night now and then, even if they're old. Home again, had to have some snackies, then to bed after midnight. It was probably close to 1am.

Peaceful deep sleep.

4:30am the phone rings. I'm in a DEAD sleep, so I am highly confused. First I think it's the alarm, then I realize it sounds like my cell phone. Didn't recognize the number. Answered "This is Ruth". I was so sleepy it took a couple of minutes (it felt like) to sink in that it was Stephanie, Laura's former roommate, on the line. (For some reason my sleepy mind thought it was somebody I had an appointment with at the store!) Seems she was in a car full of 5 kids, driving long distance, and three of the five were cuffed and in the back of a patrol car, awaiting the tow truck to arrive. She was scared, mad, and wanted to know what to do.

Back in bed about 5am, it's light, and I'm thinking - ok, game over man.

Then David's cell phone started beeping to indicate a low battery.

Goodness.


I may or may not fill you in on "the rest of the story" about the arrest as the details become known. I think I can pretty much guess what happened. Being rather partial to law enforcement, I advised the kids to be polite, direct and honest in their answers, and calm. Poor little tiny Stephanie. If I could have, I would have driven over to pick her up. Problem was, they were in some town in Eastern Washington in the middle of freakin' nowhere.

Now I'm at our store and for whatever reason, my eyes feel funny.


BUT - you must read about and/or listen to 'Me Without You'. Here's what the lead singer completely reminded me of:

King David danced before the Lord with all his might. It was an act of worship so honest and pure it made the angels join in, I'm absolutely sure. King David wrote beautiful poetry, too, to praise and glorify God.

The concert was LOUD to the max, but from time to time I could have sworn angels were joining in the singing.

I know I sound like a sap, but that's never stopped me before. Check them out. Do you think that the "youth of today" are evil, self-centered, drug-affected, drunk, immoral jerks? Check out this band, and meet some of their fans.

Wow.

I'm impressed.