As some of you may know, Shoemoney and John Chow had a little RSS competition and were competing to see who would achieve the most RSS subscribers over the course of a month. As both of them were trying to implement various prizes to encourage users to subscribe, many people submitted prizes. I, for one, decided to offer a ReviewMe review, and a text link ad in my featured links spot. Well, as the drawings were made, Cindy from Reducing Me was the lucky winner of my review and text advertising. As you will notice, she writes about her weight loss journey and what she does along the way.

As I was researching her website, it was very interesting seeing some of the changes she has made, and the drastic lifestyle change that she is willing to make in order to succeed.

Being a health enthusiast myself, I was very interested in reading about her journey.

Who She Is

Very little navigation brought me to the About page, and I read about who this “Reducing Me” person is.

Hi, My name is Cindy and this is my journey. I found out on August 9, 2007 that I have Type II Diabetes. I decided that I didn’t want to take pills the rest of my life and that I can fix this. How? For starters, I need to lose a lot of weight. Over 100lbs to be honest :shock:. So, on Friday, August 10, 2007 my journey began

After hearing news like that, there are a few different ways people could express themselves. Deciding to work at improving her lifestyle and bettering herself is by far the best choice she could have made. On top of that, she also has a few other things to deal with.

A little more about me? Well I am a 30 something married mother of two who lives in the USA. I work full time in addition to my mother/wife duties. I always joke and say “I’m going to my second job now…Home!”…wait that’s no joke.

The lack of time is one of the oldest excuses in the book as to why people do not exercise. However, it takes anywhere from 20-30 minutes a day, 3+ times per week and you can notice significant changes. Of course you have to be willing to make sacrifices as well, whether it be your total calorie intake, your beverage choice, or your overall diet. However, if you can manage a family, work full time, and still work out… that is very impressive.

How She Is Doing

If you take a look at her progress page, you will notice that not only does she post numerical weight loss values, but she has pictures to prove it.

Anybody can claim to have lost any number of pounds, but when they put up pictures to prove their statements, it becomes meaningful. On top of that, it becomes more important to them to continue on their journey, as people have images to benchmark their progress or lack thereof. Keep up the good work, Cindy!

Advice To Reduce Yourself

One of the posts I enjoyed reading, was when she wrote that “diet doesn’t mean starvation.” I couldn’t agree more with that statement. In fact, you should eat more frequently when you are trying to lose weight so that your body realizes it will always have food and will never go into “conservation” mode. This will effectively keep your metabolism working as quickly as it can.

However, after delving deeper into this article, I noticed something that is definitely a common misconception with more than a handful of people.

Of course one of the biggest things to remember is you have to drink TONS of water. I typically drink 80-100 oz of water a day. It does help flush out your system, makes your skin look and feel better and helps keep you full. I used to drink Diet Pepsi which is still ok because it is diet, but not very good at replenishing your body with water.

Understandably, diet pop may have no sugar or calories, but it still contains phosphates. Essentially, phosphates (in both diet and regular pop), pad fat cells. What that means is that in order to burn fat, your body must now work that much harder because you drank pop.

Another piece of advice I would like to offer, is that she eats a lot of protein throughout the day.

Morning snack: (about 2 hours after breakfast)

Protein of some kind. Turkey breast, 3 oz of tuna, protein bar, protein shake etc.

Snack: (about 2-3 hours after lunch)
Protein again

Dinner:
Chicken breast, steamed veggies, 1/2 cup rice or potatoes or baked beans

Now, don’t get me wrong… I love protein and consume a lot of it. However, fiber and whole grains are much better choices of snacks because they fill you up and will help give you that feeling of being full. I found an article about it here, and it is completely true. Either way, you are making progress and that is what is important.

Take a look at Cindy’s journey, and see the progress she is making. On behalf of the Online Cash Flow community… best of luck Cindy!

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