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Three Venus ladies TAKE IT TO THE STREET!

September 25, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

One of our latest contest winners, Helen, travelled from Africa to visit us in California.

Helen lives in Africa but is here visiting family. Pam lives in California near me, so we all got together at Pam’s house for a workout, good food, and some Venus chatting around the table.

We made a little video of the visit and wanted to share our struggles and victories with others.

We all had to change our habits

Each of us lost a lot of weight, Venus confirmed what we had been learning and took us to that upper bar we all searched for to be our own best.

Even though we are different heights and body types, we all struggle.

We all have stress.

We all wear different hats.

We all swim against the tide of too much food.

We all have to remind ourselves we need the awareness of food intake in order to stay healthy in modern society.

At first it feels sort of like too much work, but then you get in a groove.

Many habits feel like too much at first.

So give yourself TIME.

Riding a bike for the first time when we were young felt like it was too hard.

We fell and scraped our knees and got bruises.

But we got back up and pushed through.

Over time we got our balance and now we can just hop on and do it. Even when it’s been years since we’ve been on a bike. The muscle memory comes right back.

Well it’s the same thing with eating habits.

We all have to learn new ways to deal with stress. It does not have to be about food.

Oh we had such a blast working out together!

What if you don’t like to workout?

Working out is a great way to relieve stress. Even those who never enjoyed workouts all their lives eventually find a way to see the value.

Changing your health with a workout, especially resistance training, is very empowering. You end up moving with agility and a bounce in your step in all aspects of your life.

The combination of learning to ditch the excess unhealthy fat and building a powerhouse body for all you do in your life is an amazing way to build success in all areas of your life.

It changes your life in ways you would never have dreamed of.

The workouts themselves produce endorphin’s in your body and make you FEEL GOOD.

Luckily Pam’s neighbors didn’t mind us playing our music and flipping tires and running screaming with fire hoses; They got a good chuckle out of it.

What about the food?

We all swim against the tide of too much food. We just lost our awareness that it is too much intake that makes us store unhealthy fat.

Most of us can eat more than we need. We are designed to eat when food is available.

Well, it’s always available.

So we simply have to learn to say no sometimes.

Sometimes having new recipes helps. It helps to have lower calorie foods with high protein for balancing out the high calorie higher fat/carb days.

It is all about balance.

Pam made Helen and I the protein custard recipe I came up with last year. She added a peanut butter frosting. Everything is better with frosting!

Pam also made a spinach dip. She sauteed raw spinach with coconut oil and added goat cheese and blended artichoke hearts.

We ate the dip with gluten free crackers because both Pam and Helen have Celiac disease.

I counted out 16 chips because even gluten free carbs can add up really fast.

We all learn that too much HEALTHY food is still too much food and can make you store extra fat.

Most of us will want MORE food.

We have to remind ourselves that we can have more next time!

We put together a fun homegrown video showing our workout and chatting about our struggles at the table.

We hope you enjoy it.

We realize not all everyone has time to watch a 12 minute video of us goofing off, so we also created an audio podcast of us sharing our struggles and giggling around the table.

Have a beautiful Friday and a great weekend!

It is full of opportunity to for healthy choices and changing habits!

Never Settle

Never Give Up

Live Your Dream

-Coach Roberta

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Helen takes the Venus program around the globe.

September 21, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

Helen took the community with her to Luanda and Angola in Africa.

Helen is 49 years old and has struggled with her weight since her teens.

Sound familiar?

It seems like all the diets want to make you believe you can eat an unlimited amount of certain foods.

It feels like a mystery sometimes as to why the weight comes off.

And then you revert back to your “normal” foods and it all comes back.

So really there are no secret foods. The secret is the AMOUNT of food; the correct energy balance for your own self.

That is what the Venus program teaches you. How to find your own energy balance.

There is no one size fits all. There is no magic formula. But there are tools to help you find your own balance.

The transformation is just a small snapshot in time. 12 weeks is not very long. But during that 12 weeks Helen started learning her balance. She lost 13 pounds in 12 weeks, 2.3 inches in her waist, 3 inches in her shoulders, and 4 inches in her hips.

But more than that she gained confidence and finally showed the muscle tone she wanted.

Here is what Helen said about the 12 weeks in her own words:

I have struggled with my weight since my teens. I have always loved to work out, I was a runner, then did triathlons, but never looked like I did those things.

Then two years ago I had a total knee replacement and thought that I would bounce right back because I was athletic. I did recover functionally, though I do not have full extension in my right leg, but I can do quite a bit.

My weight has gone up and down since I can remember. It seems as if I was always trying something, vegetarian, Paleo, and all. I wanted something that basically told me I could eat an unlimited amount of food. I would lose some weight, but I tried not to get on the scale because it really was a mental issue with me.

I live overseas in Luanda, Angola in Africa and the food choices are very different from what is in the states. I do bring some things back when we come home, but I needed a program that did not rely on special meals. Being gluten free in a third world country is tough enough, but not being able to find other food was frustrating as well.

Also being a doctoral student , a stay at home mom, online instructor, and homeschooling my youngest son makes life a bit hectic as well, but working out has always been “my time”.

I found Venus while on the internet, downloading one more “thing” that would be a quick fix. I downloaded it, but just the basic program, I wanted to start with just that. I had started and stopped so many different things, and each time I switched, it was a day to “start anew” and give myself one more day of thinking I could eat what I wanted. I had started another 12 week program, but the food suggestions were impossible to acquire in Africa. I read the Venus program and thought this makes sense, you can eat what you want, you just have to account for it.

I kept thinking of all the people I knew who were thin, they didn’t eat like I did, they ate less. It just made sense. You have to eat less, and the only way you are going to do that is to track what you are putting in your mouth. I decided to start the 12 week protocol, and never thought about the contest.

Then the miracle of the Venus community happened, and all these amazing ladies, some who had already achieved amazing results, some who had quite a way to go, and some that were just like me, needing to lose, but not far from Venus numbers. I loved listening to their advice, their triumphs, their questions, and respected their challenges. It took me awhile to start blogging.

I kept thinking who is gonna want to hear my issues, I am a nurse, and it has always been my job to take care of others. But you start and you feel this connection and it’s a really great feeling. There was a group of ladies that were going to commit to the contest, and I thought why not.

I am committed to the program no matter what, so let’s see what I can do in 12 weeks. It is interesting because the timing comes right as we travel back to the US and usually I start focusing on all those foods that you haven’t had for 6 months.

This time I said to myself, you can have that food, but every bite that goes in your mouth will be tracked. I had a serious “coming to Jesus” moment realizing all the calories in some of the foods I thought I was so “good” in eating. I still decided to see it through, and there were days that I was not perfect, but I wouldn’t give up.

To me being a Venus means the process is a journey of learning and Venus fits in my lifestyle. Just as it was said in the beginning, the program is simple, but not always easy, but neither is life, and I feel such a connection to so many ladies on the forum, that my greatest hope is that one day I can meet them.

I will continue on this journey, and I am not where I want to be, but I much better than where I started.

Thank you everyone at Venus.

Helen

Helen found the online community to be a huge part of her success. She made friends. With her travels around the world she was able to take her friends with her where ever she went. She found a very nice group of ladies who listened and answered her questions and supported her. And now she helps others. Because that’s what we do at Venus. We learn and we pay it forward. But we also all still need the support of our friends and it’s an awesome thing. That’s how friendships work isn’t it?

You can find Helen in the online community and read her blog there, and you can listen to her tell her story in our audio podcast:

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Filed Under: Contest, Exercise, fat loss, Interview, transformation, Weight training Tagged With: Anything Goes Diet, becoming a venus, body composition, diet for weight loss, Fit at 50, goal setting, john barban, The Venus Factor, venus index contest, Venus index Transformation

Pam learned you can’t outrun too much food!

September 7, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

Like so many of us Pam used to be a long distance runner. There is nothing wrong with distance running, but it may not be the best strategy for fat loss like most of us thought.

The excess endurance workouts make us fatigued, drive some of our needed hormones down, thus makes us extra hungry and then we overcompensate with extra food. This hinders fat loss.

Pam has always loved working out, but when she switched her focus to resistance training and diet she found success.

Pam has always loved working out! The right workouts and diet helped her succeed at what she loves most.

Pam was one of our Venus Transformation contest winners. Here is her story in her own words:

Here I am a personal trainer who is supposed to be helping my clients get fit and I was not fit and a bit fat! I complained to my husband a lot about how horrible I felt. I just really didn’t know what to do and was feeling very low. I was at a high weight for me 159.8 and pulling my hair out.

Then I remembered Venus.

I had purchased ESE a while back and read it and it all made sense but it just wasn’t the right time in my life to implement it. I had listened to Venus podcasts before and thought the whole concept was nuts! I mean, I am a fitness professional- eating below 1000 calories and skipping meals is horrible for your metabolism!

Yes, I fell into so many of the fitness fallacies, it’s not even funny. I got every fitness magazine, email from too many health experts, books by the loads of people in the health field- I thought I knew it all. Well, obviously I didn’t.

So, I bought Venus in August and jumped in with both feet. The time was right for me and I needed to make a change. I kept the first month under wraps. I didn’t want to tell my husband and then have it not work. I remember finally telling him and being amazed at the results and happy to have finally found out what works for me.I feel like I have an advantage over a lot of the other girls in Venus. I have a lot of exercise experience, was familiar with all of the exercises, thrived on the weight workouts and have a bench and weights in my backyard so it was super easy to fit into my day.

Reading the blogs from newbies who haven’t really exercised or aren’t able to do more than a couple workouts a week made me feel like I was so far ahead of the game! And not only do I love working out, I really love the Venus workouts. I love how it’s hard work but not so crazy hard it leaves you wiped for the rest of the day. I was working for a women’s boot-camp style gym for the prior 3 years where we did a lot of box jumps, burpees, jump lunges etc and it was super fun but really exhausting.

I never felt like that after a Venus workout. In fact my body felt so great that I lifted almost every day of the last 2 months. And felt better and stronger every single day. 1-2 times a week I even got in double days. My body has always thrived on movement and the Venus workouts really have made a huge difference in my world.

There are so many things I have learned along the way these last 12 weeks. I was a holier than thou, super judgmental, food snob who needed to relax, stop reading everything regarding health and fitness and just make it happen. Venus put me on the right path. The one I’ve wanted now for so, so long. I finally feel like I’ve got the magic ticket to life long health and fitness. There were a few stumble forwards along the way just like I had heard on so many of the podcasts. But that is life- it’s never just all smooth sailing.

On a final note, I cannot really believe how this year has turned out for me. The beginning was so horrible. Death, illness, depression, injury- I was just a huge mess. To have turned almost all aspects around and be in the best shape of my life at 47 is thrilling! Not only did I go through with it, I rocked it and had a hell of a time along the way.

Thank you for this amazing program.
The community is amazing.
The program is phenomenal.
It is life changing.

Pam

Pam is on the left and still enjoys the Venus Lifestyle.

Pam still loves working out even more than ever now. She enjoys summer vacations and time with her family. We all have seasons of the year and seasons of our life. We fluctuate a little as our bodies have these ebbs and flows and seasons. But that is life. Because of Venus we know what to do if we want to “work a little off”. Sometimes we might get a little “off peak” after summer vacations, but it’s no big deal. We slowly and patiently bring it back, and we KNOW it’s never the end of the world when we take the time to enjoy life a little.

Shampy Sherman-Boughner (the dog), and me with Pam couple of days ago when we recorded today's podcast.

Me and “Shampy Sherman” and Pam a couple days ago when we recorded today’s podcast.

You can find Pam active in our online community as an Ambassador, you can read her blog in there, and you can see her in a video interview.

Here’s the audio podcast where you can hear Pam tell her story:

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Filed Under: Diet, Exercise, fat loss, Food, Interview, transformation, Uncategorized, weight loss, Weight training Tagged With: Anything Goes Diet, becoming a venus, Eat Stop Eat, john barban, The Venus Factor, Venus index Transformation, Venus Index Workout

Count each victory. Attitude is everything.

September 4, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

We’ve all heard the saying “Attitude is Everything”.

It’s true.

95% of the fitness and fat loss game is staying in the positive.

We all make mistakes and we are always learning.

Some of you started the contest, some not.

But the process is still the same.

For LIFE.

We all have to continuously muster up the positive attitudes.

As you succeed others around you will have a hard time with the changes.

So you learn to tune out those others who try to bring you down.

You spend your days counting the victories.

I’ve had several today already.

They don’t all have to be announced.

Some can be private victories that you only share with your closest friends.

But what counts is the focus on the victory.

Whatever it is.

Count them every day.

And you count the day a victory.

We focus on each day as a victory, and we decide to ride it to the next.

Continuously.

And you too, will achieve your goal.

Believe it.

Know it.

Do it.

So as you go into this next weekend, for some of us this is the hardest part of the week to stay on track.

You are never doomed by previous choices.

Even for today.

You can DECIDE to SAVE THE DAY at any point.

KNOW, that you can do it.

It’s all about choices.

You can DECIDE.

To make it a victory.

You really can.

So have a great weekend!

Never Give Up

Never Settle

Live your Dream

-Coach Roberta

Filed Under: fat loss, Food, Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: Anything Goes Diet, brad pilon, Eat Stop Eat, goal setting, john barban, The Venus Factor

Ready, Set, Go! VT15 STARTS TODAY!

August 31, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

VT15 Starts TODAY!

It runs for 12 weeks from Aug 31st – Nov 23rd.

There is NO DEADLINE within those dates to enter. You can enter your before and after pictures ANY TIME during those windows. Obviously the earlier you enter your before pictures and the later you enter your after pictures will give you the biggest opportunity for change to happen. It’s hard enough for any of us to produce a change in just 12 weeks.

We want this experience to be as stress free and as fun as possible for you. That’s why there is no fee to join. All Venus customers who have never placed in a previous contest can enter.

If you have placed in a previous contest and want to enter again, you can get featured in the “Cover Girl Calendar Girl” category. No prizes are awarded except you get to show off how superbly you have maintained a beautiful shape with the Venus program.

You can enter the Cover Girl Calendar Girl as many times as you want, and you can win it and get featured more than once. It can be motivating and it can show that Venus is certainly something you do for LIFE!

Do you need help deciding if a Venus contest is for you? There are a few things to think about.

Many find help in our online community in the forum or on Facebook.

Some need a coach. You don’t have to be in a contest to select a coach for one-on-one coaching.

Here’s the contest ENTRY FORM. It opens today and will remain open until Midnight Eastern Time on November 23rd. Just in time to enjoy the holidays.

The next contest will begin in January. We will have a new schedule for the contests lined up for next year. We typically run 3 contests every year.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me. In the meantime, train hard and NEVER SETTLE. You deserve the best. For life!

-Coach Roberta

You can find me in the Venus forum and on Facebook.

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One week until the START of VT15; What will YOU do?

August 24, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

So you think you want to enter a transformation contest?

There’s a lot to think about before entering a contest

Read the RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Will it be motivating for you?

Or will it be too much pressure?

If you WIN, what do you think of all of your pictures, both before and after?

How will you feel having others see your pictures?

Do you want to share your story to help others?

How should you make your pictures?

Make them good quality.

Make sure there is good lighting.

Make sure they are not fuzzy.

If the pictures are blurry or fuzzy because the lighting is not right, we won’t be able to see your change or transformation, therefore we won’t be able to use them.

Get another opinion, even on the before pictures.

Treat them like a resume. You are presenting yourself to others. Take pride in both the before and after pictures.

Make sure you wear clothing that shows your change in shape. If the clothing is loose and baggy and does not show your hard work, we won’t be able to use them. If we can’t use your pictures to show your change, you won’t place.

Make sure your whole body is in the pictures.

Once you complete the required pictures, feel free to be creative and submit extra pictures (these can be cropped, and doing athletic or yoga poses). Take fun pictures in a dress or nice outfit in addition to the “required contest pictures”; These are actually the most fun pictures to use and have.

Try putting your camera or cell phone on a timer and in a holder or propped up on a table (to prevent fuzzy pictures).

Others taking the pictures may not have a steady hand and that will make the pictures fuzzy. Have them hold the camera on a table or something to hold it steady.

Make sure there is enough light, if not the pictures will be fuzzy.

Make sure there isn’t light directly shining into the camera lens.

Some things that you might worry about

Don’t worry about the contest timing. Start making the changes in your life now. It takes a long time to learn new healthy habits.

Don’t worry about already being too close to your goal at the start of a contest. Anyone who works hard at the process for 12 weeks will show an amazing change. The biggest changes occur during your last 15 pounds. That’s when the muscle toning starts to make a dramatic show. That’s where the real sculpting happens, especially if you hit those gym workouts.

Since our contests are not “weight loss at all costs” or necessarily the biggest loser contests, some may win based on the increase in muscle tone and just a few pounds of fat loss.

Some people think they did not change enough so are afraid to complete the contest and submit their pictures, but they may not realize that they actually could have placed.

Many women will lose 9-15 pounds during the 12 weeks, some more (but that is not all we look at).

Most who place in our contests are surprised that they placed. If you followed the process and really practiced the nutrition and workouts; YOU WILL HAVE AMAZING RESULTS and sometimes you don’t realize that yet. If you listen to many of the podcasts with the previous contest winners you will learn that it takes awhile for your mind to catch up to the changes you made.

We do need the two piece or bikini picture for judging purposes but we would rather use the yoga clothing pictures for the contest announcement and stories. If your fully clothed pictures hide your shape and don’t show that you made a transformation (even though you actually did make a transformation) we can’t use them. We can’t use pictures that do not show the changes.

What is Venus about?

Venus is about changing your life.

It’s about creating new habits for life.

It’s about becoming happy with your body.

It’s about learning that your body is the power house for all that you do in life.

It’s not about the 12 week contest.

We want you to WIN FOR LIFE.

So if you do a contest, do it for YOU, do it for your LIFE.

One of the most important things of all: It does not matter what anyone else is doing! It does not matter what the rate of change for anyone else is. Do not compare your changes with those of other women. Unless you see them 24 x 7 you don’t really know what they are really doing anyway, or if what they say is accurate (sometimes THEY don’t even know). All that matters is YOU changing your own life. That is really all that matters. Focus on that and you will WIN.

Here’s THE ENTRY FORM where you can enter on or after August 31st. You can take the pictures any time during the 12 weeks (August 31 to November 23). Obviously the bigger the window you give yourself the most opportunity you have to make a change.

The contest form will not be open until August 31st, so it will not work until then.

The contest form will close at midnight Eastern time on November 23rd, 2015).

Mainly, HAVE FUN!

-Coach Roberta

Filed Under: change, Contest, Health, transformation, Uncategorized, weight loss Tagged With: Anything Goes Diet, brad pilon, diet for weight loss, Eat Stop Eat, john barban, The Venus Factor, transformation contest, venus index contest, Venus index Transformation

What’s in your HEART?

August 21, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

Venus is in my HEART

This grape, Sangiovese, is the heart of Chianti wines which are Randy’s favorite.

I spent a day last weekend on my feet, pouring wine and serving people at a very classy winery (Naggiar). I bought the bottle after my shift to share with Randy while we sit and watch a beautiful sunset in our backyard sometime soon.

It will be a learning experience for me to read about the wine, the grapes, and take in the experience to help me help others learn about the wines at this beautiful vineyard and winery.

I love the place because it’s family run and everyone works together as a team. No one is better than another, we all just jump in and do what needs to be done. I love that.

I wasn’t even looking for a new job. I went to my Venus friend Kerry‘s birthday party and while chatting with the employees there it came up that they needed someone with a flexible weekend schedule to help out. All my friends there said I would be a perfect fit. So it just happened like that.

They grow the grapes right there, and make the wine right there. Everything is family owned and operated and I am now considered part of the family. It feels good.

Next week they will start hand picking the grapes at night when it’s cool, they start with the white grapes. I shall get to see the whole process and help with the bottling for a day if I want. I think I just might roll up my sleeves and do it!

What was it about the successful people there?

Hard work and variety is the spice of life and the fountain of youth; I’m more convinced than ever as I spoke with many people sipping wine that day.

Many were successful retired people, living up life to the fullest. One thing they all had in common was the ability to face adversity and not let it stop them from enjoying life, being happy, and learning to not take themselves too seriously.

They all had passion. They all had things that they were involved in that keep them occupied all day long. They don’t spend a lot of time being idle. There is no such thing as the word “boring” because they MAKE IT HAPPEN.

They were all kind and respectful to others. The customers and the staff alike. This is another key to success. They didn’t spend time gossiping about others. There is not enough time to waste on that.

By making it happen, they are able to take time to enjoy their friends sipping wine and learning about wine pairings on the weekend.

They also did not have problems with being over weight. They ate slowly and savored their food and sipped their wine. They were active and healthy people, even those into their 80’s.

The day I interviewed for the vineyard tasting room job, they hired me on the spot! It made me feel good so I enjoyed the moment.

Focus on the positive and trim out the negative

Life is too short to focus on the negative. Life is too short to spend time with gossip about others or even listen to gossip about others.

Life is too short to spend time with anyone who is mean or negative or drags you down in any way.

We all have some adversity. But we choose to find a way through it.

DECIDE to face adversity and kick it in the teeth.

Think of at least one positive thing, and especially think of one person who you can help. There is always someone and it helps give you purpose.

Continue to attack the process, the results come later

Focus on your passion, focus on the work and the nitty gritty.

The results always come later, so focus on the process instead. That’s where the real magic happens.

The time is now.

I picked a new passion to add to my list, learning about wines at this beautiful place with these beautiful people, because LIFE IS SHORT and THE TIME IS NOW.

There is not good cell phone reception there, so it’s a great excuse to get off the electronic devices and focus on people in person, face to face, while pursuing many of my personal goals and passion at the same time.

See this is how Venus changed my life. I did not have the confidence until I changed my physique to what I wanted. Sure, when a person is over weight the same talent existed inside. But part of what makes me who I am now is the ability to move with agility in all that I do. It is not just vanity; it is health, vibrancy, walking with a spring in my step and a sparkle in my eye. I can also easily carry a case of the wine to the customers car for then and turn heads while I’m at it. It’s something to be proud of.

And yes, I can still turn some heads and it’s heck yeah FUN! That will never get old. I love having an excuse to dress up and work at the same time.

This is how we do it.

Venus is truly in my HEART

Never give up
Never settle
Live your dream
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Your body is NOT the garbage can!

August 14, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

The Venus way is to treat our body with love.

The Venus way is to treat your body with love.

Your body is NOT the garbage can!

This is one of the things I had to learn on this journey.

I grew up with the influence of people who lived through the depression.

No waste.

Clean your plate.

But I had to learn that MY BODY IS NOT THE GARBAGE CAN!

On many levels.

Not just quality of food,

But the AMOUNT of food.

The Venus nutrition calculator will give you the RANGE you need to learn the correct amount of food for a sustained calorie deficit.

Then after you reach your goal, you can use the upper end of the range to learn how to maintain.

It’s still a learning process.

And I’ve learned to purchase smaller amounts of food so that I don’t waste, and yet I don’t EAT TOO MUCH.

Whether you want to face it or not, it’s too much food that makes us gain fat.

End of story.

I was at the peak of obesity eating 100% organic fanatic to the extreme, thinking I could “health” my way into losing the fat.

Sure, “clean” is best. And you will perform best with that.

On top of that though, the right amount is the key to controlling body fat level.

For years I got mad at my husband Randy because he would go all day outside working without eating. He said he wasn’t hungry and was happy to just eat a healthy dinner at night.

I thought it was hurting him.

He also always stops eating when he’s had enough and didn’t finish his plate, so I got mad then too.

But guess what?

He never gained the excess fat like I did.

Now I get it.

So, if he’s done and I end up scraping his plate into the garbage can I say “I’d better plan the right amount next time. I’m glad you didn’t eat this because YOUR BODY IS NOT THE GARBAGE CAN – scrape scrape scrape – THIS is the garbage can!”

So I’m better at planning.

Because I STILL don’t like to waste.

I plan it better now.

I can’t stand wasting precious food.

But because of Venus I’ll still be on track because I’m AWARE of amounts.

What about you?

What are the lessons you are learning?

Let’s hear it.

We love the good stories and lessons learned.

-Coach Roberta

Filed Under: Bodyfat, calories, Diet, fat loss, Food, Health, weight loss Tagged With: body composition, brad pilon, diet for weight loss, Eat Stop Eat, goal setting, john barban, The Venus Factor, Venus index Transformation

The VT14 Venus Transformation Contest Winners Announced

August 10, 2015 by Roberta Saum 1 Comment

The VT14 results are in, congratulations to all finishers!

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 – Jonda

“Women face challenges that men don’t. We deserve to know what REALLY works and when we are wasting our time. This is not a difficult program. It is however a mindset. You have to be at that point in your life when you really want it.” -Jonda

Second Place – Denise

“My Venus Thanks for giving me my life back, i had given up losing weight , when one day I searched for a weight loss program, and then i saw Venus and heard everything that John said in this promotion waooooouw i was blown away and i still am, what a journey and i know i still have a lot to lose , but i am on my way, and im so happy for all my new Venus sisters without them, it would never had happened. I’ve found my place where I can be healthy and get fit :)” -Denise

Third Place – Vanessa

“I was able to finally lose the weight following the Venus Factor System in 12 weeks when I couldn’t do it with every other diet and exercise program on the market in 24 months. I call that a true success! I lost 8.2 lbs during this 12 week contest period but even greater, I lost 13 inches off my body. I had moved up to a size 6 but I am finally in my 2s again!!” –Vanessa

Fourth Place – Nisel

“Venus has given me a plan, purpose and goals to strive toward as I continue my journey toward health and fitness. The contests helped me to have a short term goal and accountability. With 2 kids and a full time job, I feel that the Venus program is one that I can keep as a lifestyle not just a diet and exercise program.” -Nisel

Fifth Place – Helen

“To me being a Venus means the process is a journey of learning and Venus fits in my lifestyle. Just as it was said in the beginning, the program is simple, but not always easy, but neither is life, and I feel such a connection to so many ladies on the forum, that my greatest hope is that one day I can meet them. I will continue on this journey, and I am not where I want to be, but I much better than where I started. Thank you everyone at Venus.” -Helen

Sixth Place – Aja

“I finally finished the Venus Index! My favorite development from working on a stronger, leaner body is my ability to do things that were difficult or straining to do before — such as dancing, reaching & lifting, rollerblading, climbing, jumping, and every day normal things. The best part? I notice it after a task is complete. I actively think every time, ” Wow, I am … a lot stronger than I thought!” I feel like I am a more capable person.” -Aja

Seventh Place – Julie

“Venus has given me the tools to succeed and has also given me a whole community of Venus ladies to swap stories with, get advice on nutrition or even advice on a modified move. I am so blessed to have found exactly what I needed for me, my body and my journey. This will always be the life style I choose to live. I hope my children grow and learn from all of this and never have to struggle with obesity. Thank you Venus, you saved my life.” -Julie

Eighth Place – Laura

“I’m a wife and a full time home mother of two little ones. I started to join the Venus work out class not to long ago because I was trying to find the work out class that I like in all the aspects. In a short time started to love it!” -Laura

Ninth Place – Therese

“Today, I challenged my husband to who can get abs first–me or him. It is going to be me!!! Since I have been doing the Venus Factor my husband has lost 30 pounds and two of my four children who are home for the summer have both lost weight. The journey I am on has no finish line. I will continue the weight loss with maintenance process until I reach my Venus Factor figure and then I will continue to strengthen my body and maintain the weight loss.” -Therese

Tenth Place – Dawn

“I still have a long way to go and look at this as part 1 and will continue on with the Venus plan. I have more energy and feel fitter and stronger. I have lost inches more than pounds and know that it didn’t happen overnight and will not improve overnight as well. I am thankful that I found this plan and grateful that FINALLY something is working for me to see some changes in my body and not feel deprived or overtired or too sore to workout in the process.” -Dawn

Congratulations to all!

As everyone who entered or is in the process of transforming to a healthy shape knows; It’s hard! Every single one of these ladies deserves a huge round of applause.

The Transformation Contest place has prizes for placements:

First place: $500
Second place: $350
Third place: $250
Fourth place through tenth place: $200

VT15 will start be Aug 31st – Nov 23rd

We want this experience to be as stress free and as fun as possible for you. That’s why there is no fee to join. All Venus customers who have never placed in a previous contest can enter.

Contest rules and regulations

Until next time,

-Coach Roberta

Filed Under: Contest, fat loss, transformation, Uncategorized Tagged With: becoming a venus, body composition, brad pilon, diet for weight loss, Eat Stop Eat, goal setting, john barban, The Venus Factor, transformation contest, venus index contest

The DEADLINE for VT14 is Monday August 3rd at midnight.

August 2, 2015 by Roberta Saum Leave a Comment

This is just a friendly reminder that the deadline for VT14 is Monday August 3rd at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.

The entry form CLOSES at that time.

How to ENTER a Venus Transformation Contest:

PLEASE READ THE CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. The only confirmation email you will get is the automated response from the contest tracker entry form. The email address for YOU is the one you use for your Venus account.

Click here –> Contest instructions, rules, and regulations <– Click here

Here are the steps to enter:

Use your Venus login to use the submission form.

Then use the BLUE JOIN BUTTON for the contest ending August 3rd (08/03/2015):

If you have any problems with the phone app try the web browser.

You will receive an automated email from the tracker tool after the pictures have uploaded. This means YOU ARE IN the contest.

See the results of our previous contests.

The Venus 12 week contest is an En Route Train Stop in your life long Venus journey!

Have fun!

–Coach Roberta

PS Email me if you have any problems or questions entering the contests. roberta.saum@gmail.com

Support for technical difficulties: http://www.venusfactor.com/contact-us/

Our 3rd and last contest for 2015 will be VT15: Aug 31st – Nov 23rd

Filed Under: Bodyfat, change, Contest, Diet, transformation Tagged With: becoming a venus, brad pilon, diet for weight loss, Eat Stop Eat, goal setting, john barban, The Venus Factor, transformation contest

We all had to change our habits

What if you don’t like to workout?

What about the food?

VT15 Starts TODAY!

It runs for 12 weeks from Aug 31st – Nov 23rd.

There’s a lot to think about before entering a contest

How should you make your pictures?

Some things that you might worry about

What is Venus about?

Venus is in my HEART

What was it about the successful people there?

Focus on the positive and trim out the negative

Continue to attack the process, the results come later

Your body is NOT the garbage can!

First Place – Jonda

Second Place – Denise

Third Place – Vanessa

Fourth Place – Nisel

Fifth Place – Helen

Sixth Place – Aja

Seventh Place – Julie

Eighth Place – Laura

Ninth Place – Therese

Tenth Place – Dawn

Congratulations to all!

How to ENTER a Venus Transformation Contest:

Click here –> Contest instructions, rules, and regulations <– Click here

Here are the steps to enter:

Our 3rd and last contest for 2015 will be VT15: Aug 31st – Nov 23rd

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