How Arionna Gave Up on Dieting for Good

I have come to love the Venus Index system because for the first time I have learned that this is a journey that is not just about losing pounds.

Arionna learned how to eat for life!

VT12 will be wrapping up soon, but we still have a few interviews from VT11 to share. Today’s interview is with Arionna who is living overseas with her children while her husband is working his third deployment. She had great results: 13 pounds lost and 3 inches gone from her waist, but what struck me most in our interview was how well she is MAINTAINING. She found Venus after realizing her current program was too complicated and rigid. She needed something that fit her lifestyle and Venus did just that. She had done it all from running to crossfit and just couldn’t lose the ten pounds she had gained from eating a Paleo diet.

She followed the calorie recommendations from the Venus Factor Virtual Nutritionist and enjoyed seeing those calories come up as she got closer and closer to her goal. As it is for most women, Arionna said the hardest part was adjusting to lower calories. What worked for her was saving the majority of her calories for later in the day. She skipped breakfast, had a 200 calorie snack in the afternoon, and saved the rest for a satisfying dinner. She’s maintaining happily now and even said, “It’s easy!”

A picture from her travels during the contest.

In her words:

“I have come to love the Venus Index system because for the first time I have learned that this is a journey that is not just about losing pounds. It’s not even really about losing inches (which is a great side benefit, don’t get me wrong!) but this is about a mindset. Anyone who can successfully do this can do absolutely anything because it’s all about setting priorities and gaining some mental clarity and self control. I seemed to have epiphany after epiphany doing this system. Some days were really really hard and some days were super easy and some days were just days with nothing special about them. I started this contest right during my husband’s third deployment while my kids and I were living in a foreign country and my sister and her husband came to visit and we also traveled to seven different countries while I did this. I feel like I could have blown this out of the water if all of this hadn’t been going on but the thing is, it’s about real life. And these are the things that happen in real life. People don’t exercise and diet in a vacuum. I had to learn to do it during real life, during stress, heartache, confusion, happiness, celebration, and vacation and it’s definitely do-able. I will definitely continue with this system for the rest of my life.”

She looks strong, confident and proud of her hard work!

You can listen to Arionna’s story here:

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