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I am now 36yrs old. Got sleeve surgery in 2010 when i was 30. I lost 90lbs. Got pregnant, gained about 25-30lbs. But after i gave birth thats when the weight ballooned bc i was stressed, eating very badly, not sleeping and completely let myself go. I was so focused on my baby that i couldn't handle anything else. Took me till he was a year old to finally focus up me. In jan of 2014 i decided i was finally going to get rid of this giant pannus holding me down. I spent a year trying every exercise, every way of eating, and started getting into supplements. I worked my ass off. I only lost 30lbs but i was in the best shape of my life. The following march i had my full extended tummy tuck. It took me a long time to fully recover. I found myself with very little energy, not much strength or stamina and just a shell of my former glory. That's when I found Thrive. It was excatly what I needed at the time and it found me. I'm grateful for that because it changed my life. It helped me get out of the hole i was digging for myself and get back to the old me that i had worked so hard to become. 

I've been Thriving for a little over a year now. I love it even more now than ever. I did let myself go over the holidays, because i'm human, and i put on some weight. But it was in June of this year i decided to once again focus on my health. I'm back to doing T25 and my muscles are popping and i love it. I feel strong again. This time last year I was thinner but thats because i was doing intermittent fasting prior to Thrive bc i didn't have the energy to workout so i just focused on diet. I didn't do it correctly, it backfired. Also i may have been thinner but lost all my muslce. This time i'm doing it correctly. I'm not so focused on weight. i'm more focused on shaping my body. getting stronger, more defined. its great to be in this place again. So grateful to be Thriving and feeling my best. Now my husband and my parents Thrive too. But of course my friends want nothing to do with it. lol. can't say i blame them. i felt the exact same way when i first heard about Thrive. But thats ok. They'll come around and thank me later. Whoever tries it or doesn't try it doesn't change the fact that i love it. It's changed my life and i will keep Thriving! :)

Right now I'm currently trying to get back to where i was before surgery, in peak shape, and also trying to conceive baby #2. :)

Hope you all are having success on your journies! :)

Its funny, when I first saw people talking about Thrive I thought it was a weight loss gimmick and i am so against those. after having been a sucker to all these scams all my life. Then I saw it was a direct sales (MLM) company and i was like FUUUUCK THAT! i hate those things!!! ughhh. But after my plastic surgery to remove lose skin i had the hardest time getting back to the old me. recovery is a bitch. I never knew how long i would be out of comission for. I found myself drinking coffee and 2 energy drinks a day just to get to normal. just to take care of my son. it sucked. i was looking for something. some kind of detox cleanse or something bc i knew i needed to detox my system from all the crap i was eating. as i was looking i disregarded Thrive altogether. I looked into lots of things because i was looking for energy, but also something to help detox my system. I looked into motive8 products bc ericafitlove is all about that life and i figured it must be good. but $60 for pre-workout?? are you serious? Then i looked into Advocare bc i wanted to try SPARK and also i heard good things about it and they had detox stuff, but to be honest it was too many products and too complicated and i wasn't trying to complicate my life.

eventually, after a lot of eye rolling, i FINALLY gave in and tried Thrive. I have to say, i am very knowledgable about supplelements, i have taken many many many of them. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Thrive contained all the vitamins and supplements i already took and more. all in 3 easy steps. so instead of taking like 15 pills spread out throughout the day, i take 2 pills in the morning, drink a mix and put on this cool DFT and i'm done in the first 30 min. not gonna lie, i felt NOTHING day 1, day 2, and day 3 i felt tired and sick. then finally on day 4 i was like woah...i had a little burt of energy. i actually went for a walk that day, which was huge for me. i finally started to feel human again. thats when i said, i need to continue this. it wasn't instant. it was a subtle, gradual but steady progression. after a few days i didn't need coffee, after 2 weeks i didn't need any energy drinks, and every day it got better and better. here i am 7 months later and it continues to get better!! i am just now finally starting to get back to that hardcore working out/energetic/getting it all done woman i was before plastics. FINALLY!!! i could have been here alot sooner but i'll be honest, i had a detour over the holidays. i just kind of went all out and let jesus take the wheel and ate what i wanted and didn't work out at all. i kept busy with lots of other things and had no disicpline. lol. and while Thrive kept my energy going and my sleep up, i wasn't feeling as good as i know i could bc i was practicing bad habits. and Thrive isn't a magic pill. it's vitamins and supplements that work ALOT better when you're not eating CRAP! hahaha. but fuck it, life happens, i had fun. but came back in jan ready to get myself together.

and what i'm noticing is my hard work is paying off a lot faster. i'm seeing progress alot more quickly with Thrive and thats amazing. really keeps me motivated. i've done this completely on my own before and i guess bc of my PCOS its the slowest process ever. took me a year to lose 30lbs. and that was a year of diet and exercise! now i don't have to push myself as hard to see the results. i stay active and i eat in moderation and i'm STILL seeing great results! i'm so excited!! i'm actually trying for baby #2 and i want to get as fit as i can before so that i will have a fit pregnancy and keep it up so i can bounce back quicker this time.

i dropped all those pre-conceived notions i had about Thrive. it has helped me tremendously!! Energy, sleep, and mood were huge issues for me and Thrive has helped so much with all 3. i feel sexy again. i feel strong and capable and HAPPY!! i'm excited about life again and i'm soooo grateful!!!!

i just wish there was a way to introduce people to Thrive in a way that didn't seem salesy because it takes a while for people to drop those walls like i did and actually give it a chance.

hey guys! sorry i haven't updated! i've been so busy! i've been using thrive for 8 weeks and promoting it for about a month. its awesome. i wish it was easier to upload pics in the blog, this site really sucks at that. you would think after all this time they would have fixed that but no its still a mission. i have def lost inches and gotten tighter all over but i do still have swell from the tummy tuck. my husband is on thrive and so are my parents and they are really losing weight. but the best part is its gotten them to have a healthier lifestyle. they get out and exercise again, their food portions are smaller, they eat less junk, its awesome. like me they were in a rut. Thrive is the best thing for anyone in a rut. i got the energy to work out again and i'm on week 3 of T25 and i plan to complete all 3 levels. :) i see and feel my muscle definition coming back and its so motivating me to keep going!! i sleep like a rockstar. its amazing. i didn't have body aches or headaches before so i can't speak to those but i've heard a lot of people that its gotten rid of their headaches. but for me the best thing was the mood support. i suffer with anxiety and have for many years. i was always really high strung control freak. i always had a plan and if anything didn't go according to plan i would FLIP THE FUCK OUT. it took very little to get me upset or stressed out. i was a worrier.  irritable. quick to anger. but now i'm more go with the flow. i handle changes better. i don't plan much. i keep it really loose. its incredible. i still get mad and irritated but rarely and it takes a lot more to get me to that point. i'm so much nicer and easy going. and i'm more present with my son. so for that i am grateful.

if you're wondering whether it works, i promise you it works. it does. i've seen enough friends have success. not only that, i'm a HUGE skeptic and i did my research, but my own experience is the proof i needed. if you're thinking about trying it, please don't waste anymore time and try it now. don't wait any longer to feel good. i don't care who you order it from, from me or someone else, i don't really care. and you can look back at all my blogs and see i'm honest and real. i sincerely love this product and am so thankful it found me and that i finally wised up and gave it a shot.

Hey guys!! just wanted to share my results thus far. i am officially working out DAILY. i mean, 7 days a week!! i will admit it to me a while to be consistently THRIVING. but i would say around day 12 it hit me. i've been working out every day with no coffee, no energy drinks, NOTHING but THRIVE!!!! i am soooo busy and getting so much done everyday!! i no longer need naps and i just can't believe i'm working out again! i'm so stoked!! you can visibly see changes even with the swelling from the tummy tuck. but thats ok bc once the weather cools off and the swelling goes down i'm gonna look so good!! i'm getting my muscle back and everything! :) so excited! 

2 weeks progress

Hey guys! I'm 8 days into my Thrive experience and its awesome! I have more energy, better mood, drinking way more water and i couldn't believe the difference in my body in 7 days. its not ALOT but i mean, to have a noticeable change is 7 days is pretty rad. i haven't had that A-HA moment yet. i don't know when it will happen. could take 4 weeks could take 8. who knows. i was defficient in vitamins so it might take me a while. i haven't taken any other vitamins and i thought i would feel run down but i really don't. so i'm gonna stay on the thrive and off the other vitamins for now. i have bloodwork in september and i will check then to see how my levels are. it would be very interesting to have real medical proof as to what THRIVE can do.

anyway i started a fb page to document my experience. if you scroll way down to the bottom you can see how i think its bullshit and i'm skeptical. you can see my research and how my opinions changed. its kind of interesting. i'm also posting progress pics. if you're interested message me and i'll add you. :)

Hi guys!! :) well life is great but i will say this summer heat is really making my stomach SWELL!!!! ugh it sucks!!! no matter what i do, even if i do nothing all day i swell.

in other news i haven't worked out since surgery (though i tried) because i was swelling everytime i tried and i felt fat and bloated. so i stopped. i knew i needed something because i could see myself getting "fluffy" as my diet was off since surgery in march. in may i started intermittent fasting. it helped me alot. it was like a detox and i lost 10lbs in a month. but unfortunately because i was eating less calories i figured i could eat whatever i wanted. which was a bad idea. bc even though it was less calories, most of them were carbs and i found myself once again getting a PCOS flare up like i did last summer. i knew the signs and i acted FAST. i cut carbs and went to a low carb diet again. which needs to be my norm. i didn't go extreme LCHF (low carb high fat) like i did for 6 months last year just because i didn't feel it was necessary. i did it last year bc i had a goal to lose weight before my plastic surgery in march. i ended up building a lot of muscle and losing a lot of fat. i was working out every day including christmas and new years! i was SO determined. i'm so bummed that its taking so long to get back to where i was before surgery. i've been really desperately looking for SOMETHING. 

i kept seeing a friend posting about THRIVE and i was like whatever. rolling my eyes. i HATE gimmicks bc as an overweight person i've been duped into buying shit my whole life. also i hate mid level marketing companies. but i kept seeing her posts about having so much energy. and i would see all her friends commenting asking about it then others commenting saying its been the best thing for them and THEY have all this energy. and its the energy thing that really got me interested. i'm a supplement whore. i spend tons of money at the vitamin shoppe buying all sorts of supplements from things that help me sleep to things that give me energy to things that help with anxiety to things that help with weight loss. you get the picture. i could show you a box i have full of pill bottles. between all the supplements and the vitamins i take daily i was taking like 8+ pills a day!!!! i got so sick of taking fucking PILLS!!! ugghhhh!!! anyway after like a month i just gave in and ordered a 7 day sample. at first i was like whatever, i didn't notice anything. not true, from day one i noticed a calmness. my anxiety was under control, i was more patient and focused, i was actually able to enjoy my 2yr old instead of getting super annoyed by him. but i didn't feel the energy everyone talks about. until day 4, when i stopped taking all my other vitamins. thats when i noticed a change in energy. it was explosive or anything like that. i just noticed i needed less caffeine than usual. and the more the days went on the more gradual the energy got. the vitamin thing is tricky because since we WLS patients need to take certain vitamins we have to kind of figure out a balance. i'm gonna get bloodwork done in sept. but for now i've decided to keep taking iron. 

i also noticed that i was hardly hungry. i needed to eat less frequently. and i was drinking water and wanting water more often. which is something i was really struggling with. i hate plain water and its so hard for me to get my liquids in.

on day 5 of my sample i was hooked and ordered a month supply. things i noticed on thrive:

-more energy ( i hear the energy really starts to come at 4 weeks)

-mental clarity/focus, more patience, better mood, almost no anxiety (i used to be riddled with it)

-less hunger/less cravings, more water consumption

-better sleep, wake up easy

-the best thing of all is MOTIVATION. omg this has really given me the motivation i so desperately needed to workout again and eat better, drink more water and work on myself again. the energy and the help with the anxiety have been the 2 best things. i'm a better mommy. my son is happy bc i'm not cranky and yelling at him all the time. i sit and play with him.

i'm starting with cardio (walking) and yoga. i used to workout HARDCORE. i did the entire T25 program (alpha, beta, gamma) last year. and now i have lost all stamina, strength, flexibility and i have to start from scratch. but i WILL do it. i actually noticed that the thrive has made my arms and legs thin out a bit and i'm starting to see the definition i used to have. i'm so excited to see the changes that will come in the next month. i can't wait till my package comes in a few days!!!! i will keep you guys posted!!

if you have any questions or want to ask me anything about thrive let me know. i'm honest. i'm not gonna feed you bullshit. its really really worked for me and i'm so excited. its not for weightloss. gosh i should say that. its vitamins and probiotics and enzymes and basically all the supplements i was spending money on all rolled into 3 steps. even my husband who is skeptical and negative about EVERYTHING wants to try thrive. isn't that crazy? anyway i will update you guys :)

if you wanna know what this Thrive stuff is and what its all about just click the link below for info.

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just uploaded an album of photos form after my tummy tuck and lipo! best thing i ever did! especially the chin lipo!!!

finally after all these years i got  my plastics done!! tummy tuck, lipo of back and chin. i'm super swollen and you can't see my results just yet but they're under there i just know it looking fwd to seeing my new shape emerge from this cocoon of swelling.

i'm ofiicially on the flat side! high five!!!

one week from today i will be in my new body! god willing. i'm soooooo thrilled!!!

Remember that last post? Well I jumped the gun. Thought i had found the guy. Cheap too. but luckily i followed my gut and listened to my husband and did not go with him. whew!!! the search for a plastic surgeon has been a long and emotional one. feeling lost, unsure, changing my mind, almost settling. thank god i didn't settle. i retooled my search and looked for docs who had worked on many WLS patients. and i found my guy. dr. don revis of ft. lauderdale. he's pricier but with good reason. tons of experience. he has an entire book of wls patients he's worked on. and i'm talking complete transformations. amazing work. and yesterday i booked my surgery. :) its officially official now. March 16th 2015 is when i become the new me. :)

i'm having a TT with muscle repair, lipo of the flanks as well as the upper back/side boob area and lipo of the neck. i'm sooooooooo excited and so very very grateful that i have made it this far. 

This has been a very challenging year for me. I started in January saying ok I don't wanna look at this gut anymore, i want it gone! i will do whatever i have to do to get it gone. i knew i wanted plastic surgery but i was a long way away from being at the weight i wanted for that. so i started my journey to get back in shape. i am 4yrs out from VSG. in 2012 i had my son. and it took me an entire year to get to the point where i was ready to get healthy again. this weightloss was nothing like my weightloss 4yrs ago. it made me realize that weight loss was a one time thing and it would never be like that again. this time around i had to rely on diet and exercise alone. and this time around it would come off soooo slooow. and i'm not just talking about slow compared to WLS i'm talking slow compared to every single person i've seen lose weight. its like my body is in slow motion. no matter how hard i try or how good i am with my eating it doesn't come off any faster. i've had a few missteps on this journey. i've made mistakes. but i never stopped. i got stronger physically, mentally, emotionally. i am now more able to cope with problems, more able to handle things that before overwhelmed me. i'm more independent, more confident. i have worked really hard to get where i am right now. i'm really proud of myself. i have done things i never thought i would or could do. the only thing missing now is for my outside to reflect my inside.

as of christmas eve i am officially back to my lowest weight after surgery/before pregnancy. 173lbs. thats where i was when i stopped losing. i tried to keep on but it didn't come off so i just maintained and i was happy there. its taken me a year to lose 30lbs. the cool thing is i'm still not done. i plan to keep going hard to lose as much as i can before march (at this rate i know it won't be much but every little bit helps). i've been on a ketogenic diet since august and i work out 5 days a week. after surgery i plan to ease off and go back to low carb which is not as restrictive and continue to work out but not kill myself. after surgery i will incorporate fruits and some grains as i think they're needed for proper healing. but that won't be a permanent thing. i suspect my new body will be all the motivation i need to stay active. working out will be so much easier. and maybe some of these muscles will start to show. :) going shopping will be an emotional experience. being able to wear underwear and have it look normal....i can't even remember the last time that happened. i was a child. anyway i will just live a healthy/active lifestyle and let weight come off when it wants to. 

i'm excited to see what it looks like to be under 173lbs. i've never seen it before in my adult life. 

Merry Christmas everyone!! Happy new year! Hope your 2015 is awesome. I know mine will be life changing. :)