How I started on Juice Plus
Just about twelve months ago a
colleague and friend of mine said she was worried I was looking under the
weather and I told her the reasons why – long hours, new client demands, lots
of stressful travelling, poor diet, lack of sleep, etc (I’m sure many of you can
relate to my problems)
She was right when she told me I
had to look after myself better, but like a lot of men I felt I was too busy to
do anything about it and I would be fine. Anyway she regularly made a point of
asking me how I was and I regularly gave my stock answer I was fine (I could
tell she did not believe me)
My friend told me she was a
franchisee of a wonderful product and she introduced me to something called
Juice Plus, a nutritional supplement of fruit, vegetables and berries and told
me this stuff had some amazing results for a wide range of people and I should
try it! I was very dismissive of her offer and politely refused.
However she was persistent and in
the end I agreed to give it a try.
I took what they called the
premium capsules, their fruit, veg and berry mix, two of each so six capsules
per day and waited for nothing to happen!
How wrong I was, within
a few weeks I found that I had a lot more energy, I was sleeping better and
waking more refreshed. Virtually every day I found myself waking up before my
alarm was due to go off, when I mentioned this to my friend she said that is
because your body has had sufficient rest and is ready to start the day again?
Clearly I needed less sleep to get me through
my 12-14 hour days running my business, traveling up and down motorways and
attending a number of sometimes intense board meetings with clients. I kept
thinking that this was probably just an initial burst of energy and it would
wear off soon!
But it did not I just started to feel so
energized!
I also suffer a form of arthritis in my knees
which was painful after spending hours sitting in same position, However after
a couple of months taking Juice Plus capsules the pain and inflammation started to reduce making
movement a lot easier. I am not claiming it has got rid of the arthritis, but
certainly easier to live with.
I’m even managing to run up my stairs at home
two at a time…. Cos I can!
My friend then introduced me to the Juice
Plus Complete Shakes which are a meal replacement shake, so I thought ok I will
give them a go. Now at this point I have to tell you that three of my least
favourite vegetables/fruits are Spinach, Curly Kale and avocado. Guess what I
started to put in my breakfast shakes?
You got it ….. Spinach, Curly Kale and
avocado! I loved it.
I also have bananas, rhubarb, berries,
pineapple, melon, coconut, mango and many others as combinations in my shakes.
I ask you when was the last time you had
Spinach, Curly Kale and avocado for your breakfast.
After a few months I noticed I was losing
weight, not a lot at a time maybe a few pounds a week which I was pleased
about. Over a period of five months I reduced my waist size from 42” to 36” and
in total lost over two stone. The good thing about this was that I was not on a
diet, I was still going out for meals, having a few pints (but all in
moderation).
The down side of this I had to have several
newish suits altered, (if I fastened the trousers and did not put a belt on
they just fell down to my ankles – I just looked like I was wearing somebody
else’s clothes!)
Along with all the benefits I have listed
above, one of the other main benefits of taking Juice Plus is that it changed
my attitude to the food I ate. I’m now much more conscious of what I put in my
body. I drink a lot more water and eat mostly naturally produced food, rather
than processed food.
I feel fantastic for it, I can’t remember the
last time I had a cold and rarely do I feel ill.
I’m coming up to my 58th birthday
soon and I have now been on Juice Plus for almost a year. I have to tell you I
feel great, I feel fit (I took up swimming recently for the first time in ten
years) I feel better than I ever have done over the last fifteen years.
I’m getting comments from people on how healthy
I’m looking and lots of people ask am I on a diet, my response is no I’m on
Juice Plus.
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