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There Is Always A Workaround to Achieve Fitness; Says Daphne, Mother of Ten

September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Today we are honored to listen to Daphne Dyson who placed ninth in the 8th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

Daphne overcame a myriad of health issues and years of pregnancy to achieve her goals. She said there is always a workaround; there is always something you can do.

Daphne overcame a myriad of health issues and years of pregnancy to achieve her goals. She said there is always a workaround; there is always something you can do.

 

Eight pounds and four inches in twelve weeks is darn good progress for a female with all the adversity Daphne faced and hurdled. This is more the reality that most women face with weight loss.

Eight pounds and four inches in twelve weeks is darn good progress for a female with all the adversity Daphne faced and hurdled.
This is more the reality that most women face with weight loss.

 

I love Venus for the straightforward, scientifically-supported simplicity; do hard work in the gym this way, cut calories as is best for your body and lifestyle, and results will come.

“I love Venus for the straightforward, scientifically-supported simplicity; do hard work in the gym this way, cut calories as is best for your body and lifestyle, and results will come.”

 

Read what Daphne wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor:

The Venus lifestyle: diet to lose fat, workout to gain beauty and strength. Simple, uncluttered, fits into my life, I don’t have to fit my life in around my diet.

I no longer quietly dread that future moment when I give up trying to lose weight anymore, because I cannot keep up with the recommended 3 mini-meals + 3 snacks. With a large family I just do not  have that much time to plan out all those meals and snacks; when I tried to do so, inevitably I ended up overeating. Now, if I want to eat well with my family, I can. Then I quietly reduce my calories at other times, to keep within my weekly calorie budget. This is so different from the conventional way of looking at dieting as a daily thing!

With Venus Factor, there is an end to dieting, and soon I will be able to afford to eat more calories with pleasure and freedom. I am on this journey toward weight loss and strength and it is doable, and I now know deep down that maintaining will be doable too, once I reach my goals.

Aspiring to achieve my personal golden proportions gives me a concrete, measurable goal to work toward; the scale is no longer the only way to see if I am going to be more or less attractive while working so hard in the gym! Do I expect to achieve those numbers perfectly, especially the waist measurement? Well, no, I have had 10 kids after all!

I love Venus for the straightforward, scientifically-supported simplicity; do hard work in the gym this way, cut calories as is best for your body and lifestyle, and results will come.

Finding ESE and Venus Index have been life-changing for me.  Entering a transformation contest is something I’ve only thought about for a long time, that I did not have my diet under control was THE factor that held me back, and having the Golden Ration metrics gave me a wonderful look/goal to strive for.

I give you all my heart-felt gratitude for putting all your experience and  science-based information into a program that is straight-forward, and doable for the rest of my  life!  I hope Venus/Adonis continue to prosper, so that others can change their own lives, as my  family and I have!

Warmly,

Daphne Dyson

Daphne with her family when she was pregnant with number nine.

Daphne with her family when she was pregnant with number nine.  After this pregnancy Daphne reached her peak weight gain at 153 pounds which was devastating to an athlete like her.  It took approximately one year for her to get down to 138 pounds.  Daphne said Eat Stop Eat and the tools provided by the Venus system are helping sustain her progress.

 

Listen to Daphne’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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Just Say No to Elastic Waist Pants; Interview with Lori Aquino

September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Today we are honored to listen to Lori Aquino who placed fifth in the 8th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

 

Lori contemplated buying elastic waist pants and said "No Way! This has got to stop now"

Lori contemplated buying elastic waist pants and said “No Way! This has got to stop now”

 

Lori's 12 week contest metrics.

Lori’s 12 week contest metrics.

 

The Venus concept of working out for shape and a weight range instead of a specific weight appealed to Lori.

The Venus concept of working out for shape and a weight range instead of a specific weight appealed to Lori.

 

Read what Lori wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor:

What do you say about a program that every day, several times a day, has forced others to take notice of you? And boy, have people noticed. Wow! How do I handle all their ‘noticing’?

I have a co-worker who, no matter what results I get, will completely do another program to prove that weight loss can happen on her terms. She has often attempted to sabotage me with food.

And another who was in shape and one time and knows what she needs to do…complains about it but will never do it.

These two sat one on each side of me during this whole contest. That was a challenge in itself! I called them the snack queens. They eat out of boredom and it was hard to remind myself that I was shooting for a bigger goal; ME and MY health.

However, I did have two other co-workers who noticed and joined the program. (I check in on them often and they love it too!) As well as several members who told me how wonderful I looked and that I should be proud. If only they could do it? Of course, I told them that they could and all about Venus.

The ‘noticing’ has ranged from praise to concern to others attempting to sabotage me. Wow!

However, my favorite notice has been from my teenage daughters. My middle daughter saw my legs one day and was like, “Mom, you are wearing shorts and you have better looking legs than I do!”  God bless her!

 

Lori said " I had to remind myself that I was shooting for a bigger goal. ME and MY health."

” I had to remind myself that I was shooting for a bigger goal;  ME and MY health.”

 

Listen to Lori’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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52 Year Old Cancer Survivor, Wife, and Mom of 5 Ditches Her Chocolate Pity Parties and Loses 100 Pounds

September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Today we are honored to listen to Julie Johansen who placed first in the 8th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

 

Julie has amazing dedication. After years of stress and traumatizing health issues she decided enough was enough and lost 100 pounds; 39 of that in the 12 week contest.

Julie has amazing dedication. After years of stress and traumatizing health issues she decided enough was enough and lost 100 pounds; 39 of that in the 12 week contest.

 

Julie's 12 week contest metrics.

Julie’s 12 week contest metrics.

 

Julie took ownership of her weight, ditched the chocolate pity parties, and took action to gain her health and her body back.

Julie took ownership of her weight, ditched the chocolate pity parties, and took action to gain her health and her body back.

 

Read what Julie wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor:

Though not heavy as a youth, upon reaching adulthood my weight started creeping up to where I found myself as much as 100 pounds overweight. Twice I successfully lost large amounts of weight, but, unknowingly, my calories were still too high. So it involved increasingly more and more hours of my day spent in exercising in order to continue to see any pounds coming off. I felt guilty and narcissistic for spending so much time on myself instead of my family and work, and would eventually give up, putting the weight back on and more.

Finding Venus solved this problem for me. It was a huge eye opener to learn that calorie control is the real key to fat loss and the workouts are to give me the hourglass shape that I had previously assumed were only for the genetically blessed. Since I got the habit of working out down pat early on, I focused more attention on strictly keeping to the weekly calorie budget. While I’m still a work in progress, I love that the exercises target the areas that make women look good!

For mental motivation I turned to the online community for encouragement and answers to questions. I learned that perfection is not possible for me and that when I feel that I have “blown it,” then I simply STOP, do damage control and tell myself that I am not a failure, just a “delayed success” and promptly get right back on track, with fewer and fewer setbacks as time goes on.

With consistent effort, my progress is assured now that I’m experiencing how to effectively manage my three big “M’s”: my mouth, my muscles and my mind. I feel so appreciative that Venus has given me the truth and the tools to make these changes permanent!

 

With the Venus system Julie learned she could enjoy her life and her family while still achieving her fitness goals.

With the Venus system Julie learned she could enjoy her life and her family while still achieving her fitness goals.

 

Listen to Julie’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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The Venus Transformation Contest VT9 will start Sept 2, 2013

August 30, 2013 by 4 Comments

The Venus Transformation Contest VT9 will start Sept 2, 2013

Any female who owns a Venus workout is eligible to enter a Venus Transformation contest. There will be prizes for the top 10 and an interview podcast with John where you can share your story and pictures of success.  It is not a requirement that you are an immersion customer, but it happens to be that our most successful contest winners have used the immersion coaching.

If you have placed in a previous VT contest you are eligible to enter the contest to win in the Cover and Calendar category.  There will not be prizes for this category but you can interview with John and share your story of continued success and pictures.  These pictures could be chosen for our next Venus calendar or used on one of our covers.

The contest entry requirements will be:

  1.  A female who owns a Venus workout
  2.  Front pose
  3.  Side pose
  4.  Back pose
  5.  Newspaper pose – same as front pose but with current days newspaper front page clearly visible in your hand.
  6. Your weight, height, shoulder, waist, and hip measurements at the time of the photo.

It is very important that for your front, side, and back poses your arms are down at your sides but not covering your waist and that they are full head to toe pictures.  Do not crop out your face or your feet.

Here is a perfect example of a contest entry; Full head to toe, hands at sides, and newspaper picture.

Here is a perfect example of a contest entry (Jenny is one of our previous contest winners);
Full head to toe, hands at sides, and newspaper picture.

 

 

By the way here is one of Jenny's stunning contest pictures.

By the way here is one of Jenny’s stunning contest pictures.

 

The time limit deadline will be:  September 2nd through September 9th

This means you must submit all of the contest entry requirements anytime during the week.  The ending deadline for the contest entry submissions will at midnight Eastern Time on September 9th.

The entry photos must be taken during the week of Sept 2 – Sept 9 and the newspaper front page much show the date during this week.

 

Venus Transformation contest entry tutorial video

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have problems with the tracker program roberta.saum@gmail.com

Let’s make this the best Venus contest ever!

Best of luck and most of all have FUN!

-Ro

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VT8 12-Week Transformation Winners Announced

August 19, 2013 by 1 Comment

The VT8 results are in and the transformations and final pictures are simply amazing!

One thing I love about the focus for women in the Venus program is “The focus is proportions and shape (rather than weight loss at all costs or building muscle like a guy)” – John Barban.

Congratulations to everyone who entered and finished!  This took hard work on the part of everyone and it shows.

Here are the winners:

First Place – Julie J

Julie lost 33 more pounds after entering the Venus contest.

Julie lost 33 more pounds after entering the Venus contest.

Even in mid life and with many health obstacles Julie found a way to succeed. She said the Venus program was a real eye opener for her.

Even in mid life and with many health obstacles Julie found a way to succeed. She said the Venus program was a real eye opener for her.

Second Place – Carlie A

Carlie lost a couple of inches in her waist and gained muscle in her shoulders; This got her to her VI ideal. This is not an easy task.

Carlie lost inches in her waist and gained muscle in her shoulders;
This got her to her exact VI ideal metrics.

Changing your body composition like Carlie did is not an easy task.

Changing your body composition like Carlie did is not an easy task.

 Third Place – Lourdes C

Candy lost inches and gained muscle, again this is no easy task.

Lourdes lost inches and gained muscle.
Again, recomp is no easy task, especially at age 47.

Candy said "The variety in the workouts and the level of intensity was incredible. For the first time, I started noticing changes in my body that I liked very much."

“The variety in the workouts and the level of intensity was incredible. For the first time, I started noticing changes in my body that I liked very much.”

Fourth Place – Kerry Z.

Kerry lost 9 pounds in 12 weeks and got down to her exact VI ideal metrics.

Kerry lost 9 pounds in 12 weeks and got down to her exact VI ideal metrics.

Kerry didn't let her traveling job be an excuse to not achieve her fitness goals. With Anything Goes Diet and Eat Stop Eat she make it work for her life.

Kerry didn’t let her traveling job be an excuse to not achieve her fitness goals. With Anything Goes Diet and Eat Stop Eat she makes it work for her life. No excuses!

Fifth Place – Lori A.

"My middle daughter saw my legs one day and was like, 'Mom, you are wearing shorts and you have better looking legs than I do!' "

“My middle daughter saw my legs one day and was like, ‘Mom, you are wearing shorts and you have better looking legs than I do!’ “

Lori lost 2 inches from her waist and 8 pounds in 12 weeks. Not bad for a hard working mom.

Lori lost 2 inches from her waist and 8 pounds. Pretty good results for a hard working mom in just 12 weeks.

Sixth Place – Jessica Y

Jessica lost 2 inches off her waist.

Jessica lost 5 pounds and 2 inches off her waist.

Jessica gained the muscle she wanted. She spent most of her life as a size 8-12 and now shes down to 0-4.

Jessica spent most of her life as a size 8-12 and now shes down to 0-4 and she’s gained the muscle she wanted.

Seventh Place – Aima K

Aima weighed 100 pounds before and after, but she cleanly lost fat and gained muscle - this is what we call "recomp" and it requires hard work and patience.

Aima weighed 100 pounds before and after, but she clearly lost fat and gained muscle – this is what we call “recomp” and it requires hard work and patience.

Aima didn't get much support because everyone said she was "skinny" already, but she knew what she wanted and she worked hard to get it.

Aima didn’t get much support because everyone said she was already “skinny”, but she knew what she wanted and she worked hard to get it.

Eighth Place – Lea A

Lea lost four pounds and got closer to her VI Ideal metrics.

Lea lost four pounds and got closer to her VI Ideal metrics.

Previously she at 6 meals a day and worked out hard with a personal trainer but it was the Venus program that finally got Lea results.

Previously she at 6 meals a day and worked out hard with a personal trainer but it was the Venus program that finally got Lea the results she wanted.

Ninth Place – Daphne D

At age 43 and a stay at home mom for a very large family Daphne still managed to lose 8 pounds and cut 2 inches from her waist.

At age 43 and a stay at home mom with 10 kids Daphne still managed to lose 8 pounds and cut 2 inches from her waist.

Daphne worked very hard in spite of all her life stress and you can see the muscle tone she gained here in just 12 weeks.

Daphne worked very hard in spite of all her life stress and you can see the muscle tone she gained here in just 12 weeks.

Tenth Place – Lorraine G

"Never have I EVER experienced the sheer amount of positive comments and reinforcement I've seen in the last month! People spontaneously talk to me about fitness."

“Never have I EVER experienced the sheer amount of positive comments and reinforcement I’ve seen in the last month! People spontaneously talk to me about fitness.”

Even at age 60 and a huge amount of life stress Lorraine managed to gain muscle, lose 7 pounds, and 2 inches off her waist in just 12 weeks.

Even at age 60 and a huge amount of life stress Lorraine managed to gain muscle, lose 7 pounds, and 2 inches off her waist in just 12 weeks.

 

Each one of these women worked very hard to achieve their success in just 12 weeks.  Many are in mid life and experience much of the stress we all face at that time; jobs, kids, elderly parents, hormone issues and yet they still found a way to make huge progress on their fitness goals.  One thing we emphasize in the Venus program is that we are making changes for life and that the contest is merely a 12 week snapshot, a moment in time, or an en route train stop on our life long journey for health and happiness (not fat loss at all costs).

If you are in the online community please congratulate each of these women for their accomplishments or feel free to comment below, and please feel free to hit the LIKE button!

-Ro

VT9 will start September 1st and end November 24th

 

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The final deadline for the VT8 Venus Transformation contest will be Sunday August 11, 2013 at midnight EDT

July 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The last day for the 8th Venus Transformation contest will be Sunday August 11, 2013.  The final deadline for pictures, measurements, and essay’s will be midnight EDT Sunday night.

The final requirements will be:

  1.  Front pose
  2.  Side pose
  3.  Back pose
  4.  Newspaper pose – same as front pose but with current days newspaper front page clearly visible in your hand.
  5. Up to 15 cover model poses of your choice.  Each change of outfit AND change of scenery must have a new newspaper pose.  The newspaper pose must have the front page clearly visible. 
  6. A 250 word essay with your name and age.  Write about what the Venus lifestyle and workout means to you.
  7. Your weight, height, shoulder, waist, and hip measurements at the time of the photo shoot.

It is very important that for your front, side, and back poses your arms are down at your sides but not covering your waist and that they are full head to toe pictures.  Do not crop out your face or your feet.

Front, Side, and Back poses must be done with hands down at sides. You can submit additional poses with the cover model pictures

Front, Side, and Back poses must be done with hands down at sides. You can submit additional poses with the cover model pictures.

 

IMPORTANT:  For your cover model pictures you can use a variety of different outfits and scenery (indoor or outdoor) but you must have a front newspaper pose with each new scene AND each new outfit.

There must be a newspaper pose with each change of clothes AND each change of scenery.

There must be a newspaper pose with each change of clothes AND each change of scenery.

 

Have some fun with scenery and posing

Here are a few examples of past contest cover model pictures.

Barbara

Barbara

Tania

Tania

 

Carla

Carla

Jenny

Jenny

 

Roberta

Roberta

 

There will be more information soon on how to use the Tracker tool to submit all of your pictures, metrics, and essay.

In the meantime you can get more ideas on planning your photo shoot:

Photo shoot prep part one

Photo shoot prep part two

Photo shoot prep part three

If you are a Venus customer and don’t already have it there is a seven day nutrition protocol for photo prep designed by John called “Slim in 7”  available in your Venus cockpit shopping cart.

Tips from previous Venus contest winners in their final week of preparation:

Most of all, have some fun!

We can’t wait to see the results of your hard work.

Remember, the contest is just an En Route train stop along the rest of your Venus journey.

 

 

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Young Mom Finds the Venus Factor to Be A Way of Life Instead Of a Means to an End

July 15, 2013 by 4 Comments

Today we are honored to listen to Dom who placed seventh in the 7th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

Dom found a system that works for her even while raising two young children under two years old.

Dom found a system that works for her even while raising two young children under two years old.

 

Check out her beautiful transformation pictures:

Dom before the 12 week contest

Dom before the 12 week contest

 

Dom's contest stats.

Dom’s contest stats.

 

Dom after the 12 week contest

Dom after the 12 week contest.

 

Read what Dom wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor:

Finally, this is something that works for me. As a work at home mom of 2 kids younger than 2, I was looking for something simple but real. Not just a quick fix, but a way of life that would fit into my life.

I found that in the Venus index. I like that there is science behind it, it is not just a fad or trend, I can approach it on my terms. And most of all, it works! Prior to joining the VI community I exercised exclusively OUT of the house. I thought I needed to GO someplace to be motivated by someone. VI has shown me that I can do this by myself, for myself. I can integrate this into my life right here at home and I can shape it to fit my needs. The principles of Eat Stop Eat really resonated with me and I love that the workouts are all laid out for you to follow.

Never having been a part of an online community prior to this I have been blown away by the amount of support on the forum. I am proud to call my Venus sisters my friends and I have been so grateful for their support 24/7 via the community and privately. Bottom line, this is the first program I have followed through with long term. I am learning to integrate it into my life slowly, and while I am not all the way to my VI metrics yet, I am working towards it at a pace that has me confident that this is a new way of life for me!

One of the things was how much I appreciate that this program is a way of life and that it has given me the tools–through both the programs (ESE and VI factor workouts) and the community, to control what I can control.

Between working, raising two little girls, taking care of my house and family, it is hard to carve out “me” time.  In the past this would snowball because I would be frustrated when I missed a workout and then eat more, and then I would be discouraged from eating more and not want to exercise.  Of course, then it would become this vicious cycle and before I knew it days would have past where I ate more than I wanted too, didn’t exercise, felt bad, blahblahblah.  It would all change next week, next month, next year, as soon as I got through whatever the next big hurdle was THEN I would start over.  I’m sure this is familiar to so many of us!

I have found this program so sustainable because it is just one day at a time, one step at a time.  If I eat too much today, I eat less tomorrow.  Better yet if I eat too much this morning, instead of blowing the whole day, I just eat less later on.

To take it one step beyond that, I can plan ahead and if I KNOW I want to eat too much tomorrow or next week, or later today because I have plans, I can plan ahead and eat less NOW in preparation.  Similarly, I work out when I can and if I can’t make time today I will make some tomorrow. By making this a way of life instead of a means to an end, I have let go a little and in doing that I have actually gained more control.

 

Dom kept on going even after the contest because this is her new way of life.

Dom kept on going even after the contest because this is her new way of life.

 

Listen to Dom’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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This Is The Real Me; The Strong And Confident Me

July 8, 2013 by 1 Comment

Today we are honored to listen to Cynthia Winnie who placed tenth in the 7th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

Cynthia silenced the inner fat girl voice and found the real girl was the strong and confident girl.

Cynthia silenced the inner fat girl voice and found the real girl was the strong and confident girl.

 

Check out her beautiful transformation pictures:

Cynthia's pictures before the 12 week contest.

Cynthia’s pictures before the 12 week contest.

 

Cynthia's contest stats.

Cynthia’s contest stats.

 

Cynthia's pictures after the 12 week contest.

Cynthia’s pictures after the 12 week contest.

 

Read what Cynthia wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor:

In July of 2011, I weighed my heaviest at 220lbs and size 20. I decided to start watching what I eat. I began logging my food into a website called myfitnesspal. There I met many Venus women. One in particular was named Californiagirl (Bobbie). I watched what she ate and lost 18 pounds by the beginning on 2012. The weight loss gave me the confidence to join a gym and I lost 40 pounds. However, by the end of the year, I felt like I hit a plateau. I looked in the mirror and I was just a small fat person. I looked for an exercise program to shape my body. I saw some Venus women talk about their exercise programs and I loved their after photos. So I bought the Venus index for myself for Christmas. I started in December. I was 165lbs and size 10 when I started the Transformation. With every new week, I was challenged with each new exercise. Very quickly I watched my shapeless body take shape. I am not an ‘after’ as of yet, but well on my way .I am 155lb, a size 6. I love the Venus Index exercises and the Eat Stop Eat guidance. I fast one day a week and stay under 1000 calories a day, 6 days a week. I have utilized the Venus Community for the many questions I have during this journey. I thank you for the Community and the knowledge you have given me.

 

Cynthia's total transformation so far. With her new confident and Strong Venus mindset she plans to keep going. I have no doubt she will achieve her goals.

Cynthia’s total transformation so far. With her new confident and strong Venus mindset she plans to keep going. I have no doubt she will achieve her goals.

 

Listen to Cynthia’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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Lacey Gained Her Pre-Pregnancy Confidence Back With The Venus Workout

July 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Lacey gained back her self confidence.

Lacey gained back her self confidence.

Lacey Marshall came in fifth place in our Seventh Venus Transformation Contest.  She did an amazing job losing 26 pounds.  She lost 6 inches off her shoulders, 6 inches off her waist, and 4 inches off her hip circumference.  That is an amazing feat in just twelve weeks.  Not only did her body transform but so did her confidence and happiness.  Lacey feels like the confident, fun, and passionate person she once was before having kids; in fact she says this confident person is back with a vengeance!

With her new self confidence Lacey plans to keep on going with her progress.

This is the true Venus Mindset.

Does this sound like what you want again?  You can do this too, with the Venus Workout.  This program gives you the tools you need to get back what you once had, or even have what you have never dreamed of before.

We didn’t get a chance to interview Lacey but here is what she said in her own words:

During this twelve week transformation I feel as if I have been on a rollercoaster of emotions and thought processes.  At the beginning I felt very unsure that I would be able to complete or stick with the program for the whole twelve weeks.  After a couple weeks I definitely started to feel on the top of the world as if nothing could stop me or hold me down.  I loved the high and feeling of success and that change was occurring in so many aspects of my life.

As I entered in to the third cycle of the program I began to fall back into to the old thought patterns of low self-worth that I had before beginning the workouts.  Through much self-reflection of the past weeks I realized I wasn’t going back to what I was before.   This twelve weeks was only just the beginning of the new me.   These “after” photos were going to be my new before photos that in another 12, 20 weeks or a year from now I will look at these after photos and see how much further I have come.

I feel that this transformation has given me the much needed reunion with the person I used to be before I had my first baby.  I felt that the woman who was fun, confident, driven and passionate was back.   In fact not only was she back, but she was back with vengeance!

I am very excited to see and feel the changes and how this affects me, my family, and my friends.  I have had multiple people close to me come and thank me for giving them the motivation and the confidence that they too can have transformation for themselves.

For this I thank you Venus Index

Lacey Marshall

Lacey's before pictures

Lacey’s before pictures

Lacey's contest stats.

Lacey’s contest stats.

Lacey's after pictures.

Lacey’s after pictures.

 

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How Donna Finally Got The Healthy Body She Has Always Wanted

June 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Today we are honored to listen to Donna-Marie Moy who placed third in the 7th Venus Index Transformation Contest.

Check out her beautiful transformation from the 12 Week Contest:

Donna made an amazing transformation

Donna made an amazing transformation

 

Read what Donna wrote about her experience with Venus Index:

I find it amazing that it is possible to completely transform your body from something that was always hidden, to something to be proud of in just 12 weeks. When I started VT7 I knew I was committed to making a change, but I never really thought that in 12 short weeks I would not only be at my lowest body weight since the age of 10, but I’d be wearing a bikini in public and have muscle tone to show off. My Venus Index Transformation was a journey of self-discovery. It was an emotional rollercoaster, sometimes I was elated that I was making progress and amazed that I suddenly fit into a smaller pair of jeans; whilst at other times whilst doing the 20th curtsey lunge I despaired as to whether this effort was making a difference. I enjoy cooking and having my partner joining me in the Men’s version of the contest, meant that fixing my diet was easy. Having the willpower to stop snacking however, was not; But the VI community was there to encourage and guide and with the Un-contests I was able to start shedding the pounds. Building the muscle tone was slower. I followed the VI Phase I week after week, sometimes it was hard to see where it was going but I carried on. The program ensured that as I became accustomed to a routine, it changed and kept me motivated to continue. About half way through the contest I realized that I could feel muscles I never knew I had, and from that point on every week I could see a difference. I’ve now completed phase I and this is just the beginning, Now that I’ve lost weight, this is where the hard work begins!

 

Before and after metrics for Donna Moy

Before and after metrics for Donna

 

Donna's before pictures

Donna’s before pictures

 

Donna made an amazing transformation

Donna’s after pictures


Listen to Donna’s interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:

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