After 12 weeks, Holly Shick lost 17 pounds and dropped 10% body fat.
"Before I started the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program, I was tired, just constantly tired, and I would walk up a flight of stairs and I would get to the top of the stairs and I would be exhausted. I was living life waiting to see when I could sleep next."
"For me, the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program represents a lifestyle change. I think a lot of times people are so driven to lose the weight that they're willing to take drastic measures and what happens is, you can't keep that up for the rest of your life. This program is something I can do for the rest of my life."
Watch the video to hear Holly explain her success.
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Dorothy lost 20 pounds!
Dorothy Clauson took 12 weeks to focus on her health and lost 20 pounds and 28 inches.
"Through the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program, I've been able to make the changes that I couldn't before. What I've learned is very important to me because it is a total lifestyle change. I don't call it a diet. Diets to me are a quick fix, but only a temporary fix, and then it leads you in the wrong direction. The focus has been on optimal health - to be strong, to be healthy. I've got control in my life and this is what the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program did for me."
Hear Dorothy's story in her own words:
"Through the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program, I've been able to make the changes that I couldn't before. What I've learned is very important to me because it is a total lifestyle change. I don't call it a diet. Diets to me are a quick fix, but only a temporary fix, and then it leads you in the wrong direction. The focus has been on optimal health - to be strong, to be healthy. I've got control in my life and this is what the NUTRILITE Weight Management Program did for me."
Hear Dorothy's story in her own words:
Matt: Inspired
This is the halfway mark for our A New Way to a New You participants. Six weeks down and six weeks to go. We asked each of them to share one word that describes their current state of mind and what they hope that word will be after the next six weeks. Matt's word is INSPIRED.
I've lost almost 30 pounds and I'm inspired to lose more!
I'm down six percent body fat and inspired to get down more.
My endurance and strength are building and I'm inspired to be strong again.
I'm fitting in clothes that I haven't fit into in a long time and I'm inspired to have a whole new wardrobe.
I'm hungry less and feel better and I'm inspired to live at a different level of heath.
Our family has spent time together shopping for healthy foods, fixing healthy meals, enjoying healthy snacks, doing 4-3-2-1, bike riding, taking walks, and dream building and I'm inspired to achieve new levels in our family's health and dreams.
My self image is up, so I'm more productive, more confident, and performing at a higher level. I'm tired less, so I'm alert and at the top of my game more often. I'm very focused on changing my health, but at the same time I'm seeing better results in my professional life and I'm inspired to achieve new levels of prosperity.
My wife Blakely has been a tremendous support. I couldn't have made it this far without her. She is doing a ton of the shopping, food preparation, and packing food for me to take when I leave the house. She is a huge encouragement and motivator for me. I am looking better and stronger and I'm inspired to be more of the man she deserves!
I'm learning so much about optimal health and optimal living and I'm inspired to learn more. I'm inspired to be greater and make a greater impact in the lives of people with whom I come into contact.
Matt making an impact on the people that matter most - his two young sons.
I've lost almost 30 pounds and I'm inspired to lose more!
I'm down six percent body fat and inspired to get down more.
My endurance and strength are building and I'm inspired to be strong again.
I'm fitting in clothes that I haven't fit into in a long time and I'm inspired to have a whole new wardrobe.
I'm hungry less and feel better and I'm inspired to live at a different level of heath.
Our family has spent time together shopping for healthy foods, fixing healthy meals, enjoying healthy snacks, doing 4-3-2-1, bike riding, taking walks, and dream building and I'm inspired to achieve new levels in our family's health and dreams.
My self image is up, so I'm more productive, more confident, and performing at a higher level. I'm tired less, so I'm alert and at the top of my game more often. I'm very focused on changing my health, but at the same time I'm seeing better results in my professional life and I'm inspired to achieve new levels of prosperity.
My wife Blakely has been a tremendous support. I couldn't have made it this far without her. She is doing a ton of the shopping, food preparation, and packing food for me to take when I leave the house. She is a huge encouragement and motivator for me. I am looking better and stronger and I'm inspired to be more of the man she deserves!
I'm learning so much about optimal health and optimal living and I'm inspired to learn more. I'm inspired to be greater and make a greater impact in the lives of people with whom I come into contact.
Matt making an impact on the people that matter most - his two young sons.
Carmen and Dorothy: measuring success in pounds and inches after five weeks
After five weeks, Carmen and Dorothy have lost a combined 34 pounds.
After five weeks, Carmen has lost 14 pounds, making her current weight 186 pounds.
At one point during the five weeks, I was starting to plateau in weight loss, so I started skipping a meal bar here or there on the plan to hopefully speed things up. I found out that probably wasn’t the way to go when I talked to A New Way to a New You dietician Julianne Downes.
She said because the workouts are intensifying, I really need to be eating all of the calories as prescribed by the plan. By me not eating anything, she thinks my body went into a sort of starvation mode and was actually trying to hold onto weight. The lesson learned for me was that I thought I’d lose more by eating less than what the plan called for, but the opposite was actually true, so I now I’m following the plan exactly and the weight seems to be coming off again.
One of the things that I keep thinking about – and this is a big lesson for me – is that food is fuel. That means it’s not a reward, it’s not consolation, even when you’re feeling down, that’s not the purpose of food.
I’ve also learned that I can really get a full workout in less time than I ever thought I could. Before I thought you had to spend at least an hour at the gym to see any type of results, but the 4-3-2-1 workout that we do has really showed me that if you have 10 minutes, you can get an effective workout in. I’ve actually seen faster results with a shorter workout because I’m working out at a harder intensity and I’m actually doing it. Before when I didn’t have a whole hour, I would just set the whole workout aside. Now I can do it all in my living room with an exercise band and ball.
After five weeks, Carmen has lost 14 pounds, making her current weight 186 pounds.
At one point during the five weeks, I was starting to plateau in weight loss, so I started skipping a meal bar here or there on the plan to hopefully speed things up. I found out that probably wasn’t the way to go when I talked to A New Way to a New You dietician Julianne Downes.
She said because the workouts are intensifying, I really need to be eating all of the calories as prescribed by the plan. By me not eating anything, she thinks my body went into a sort of starvation mode and was actually trying to hold onto weight. The lesson learned for me was that I thought I’d lose more by eating less than what the plan called for, but the opposite was actually true, so I now I’m following the plan exactly and the weight seems to be coming off again.
One of the things that I keep thinking about – and this is a big lesson for me – is that food is fuel. That means it’s not a reward, it’s not consolation, even when you’re feeling down, that’s not the purpose of food.
I’ve also learned that I can really get a full workout in less time than I ever thought I could. Before I thought you had to spend at least an hour at the gym to see any type of results, but the 4-3-2-1 workout that we do has really showed me that if you have 10 minutes, you can get an effective workout in. I’ve actually seen faster results with a shorter workout because I’m working out at a harder intensity and I’m actually doing it. Before when I didn’t have a whole hour, I would just set the whole workout aside. Now I can do it all in my living room with an exercise band and ball.
Inspiring images: Carmen working out in her living room and a healthy meal she whipped up from the meal plan - look at all those veggies!
After five weeks, Dorothy has lost 20 pounds, making her current weight 210 pounds.
I’ve lost 28 inches off various parts of me! It’s a whole meltdown. It’s like it’s all melting off the entire body and that to me is very exciting. It's so exciting because you know if you can lose one pound or one inch, it doesn't matter what your goal is, you're going to get there. I just need to keep doing a little bit every day and just try to not lose faith. Here’s the breakdown of inches lost:
1 ½ inches off my upper chest
2 ½ inches off the bust
3 inches off my ribcage
3 inches from my waist
2 inches from my stomach
3 inches in my hips
1 ½ inches from the tops of both thighs
1 inch above each knee
1 inch from each calf
½ inch from each ankle
½ inch off each wrist
½ inch from each forearm
1 ½ inches from each upper arm
The old me used to live to eat and now I eat to live. It’s nice to know that if I really do need to fill up, if I’m feeling a little bit of anxiety or hunger, there are some free foods such as cucumbers that I can munch and crunch on. Yesterday, I needed to munch and crunch so I made a little bit bigger salad with more veggies thrown in. The longer I chew my food, the more satisfied my brain feels.
I’m finding if I feel really rushed at meals, I don’t really feel as satisfied. There’s something about that enjoyment and knowing that I’m nourishing my body. Before, when I would feel under stress for a deadline or I had a whole bunch of things going on, I would turn to food. Now I’m not turning to food at all, so that’s been really evolving for me.
Matt and Liz: 38 pounds and dropping
Matt and Liz share their progress after five weeks. Between the two of them, 38 pounds have officially been lost!
After five weeks, Matt has lost 27 pounds, making his current weight 245 pounds.
The third week, I was able to pick up my workouts and just this past week I started doing two sets of 4-3-2-1. I'm playing with my boys a whole lot more. I went for a walk around the neighborhood with my three-year-old and I actually didn't feel like I was going to be out of breath. It was fun to walk with him and feel good at the end.
I think when you're mentally making healthy decisions, it leads you to subconsciously make other healthy decisions.
With diets in the past, I accomplished them because I got really committed and worked really hard at them, but when the commitment waned or I lost interest, I stopped. With the A New Way to a New You program, it just feels like my habits are changing. This is a "diet" that I can do and a way I can continue to live the rest of my life.
After five weeks, Liz has lost 11 pounds, making her current weight 198 pounds.
This is most definitely a lifestyle change and because of my history with yo-yo dieting, I'm really looking at it as a lifestyle change. Just going for the fruits and vegetables first is a huge, huge part of it.
A couple of weeks ago I got sick. In the past when I'd get sick, it would always end with this terrible hacking, dry cough. This time I didn't have that cough and it's the first time in my life that I haven't had that cough and I really think it's the fruits and vegetables and eating real food instead of a bunch of processed junk. It’s totally incredible.
Up until now, I've made sure my four-year-old daugher Nyomi was eating right and I'd eat the quick fix. I would say I tend to put other people before myself, which can be a gift, but it's also a challenge IF you also don't take care of yourself.
For example, I haven't been to a doctor in the last four years and I'm realizing how important it is to get my "health team" together. So I'm lining up a new doctor, which in itself is a lifestyle change because I never wanted to go to the doctor, but I'm learning that there has to be a balance and a concentrated focus on my health.
It's funny because people are definitely noticing that something is different about me, but they'll usually ask if I did something to my hair. I've been trying on summer dresses that fit again and that feels great. It's amazing that such a small amount of weight could make such a big difference. It's so exciting.
We have trips planned this summer and we have our 10-year wedding anniversary in July, so those are my motivators for staying on track. I'm really looking forward to taking Nyomi to water parks this summer. I really want to go to the waterslides with her and not feel like I have to wear this full cover-up swimsuit so I don't scare people away! I don't want to have to think about that when I'm there and I know I'm on my way to being a size where I won't have to worry about it.
After five weeks, Matt has lost 27 pounds, making his current weight 245 pounds. The second week in, I had to deal with a kidney stone. I spent most of the week in either doctor's offices or the hospital, so I didn't lose any weight that week. I couldn't exercise, but I was able to stick to the meal plans.
That made me realize that a huge benefit of being on the program is that I only had good stuff to eat in my house, so sticking to healthy eating was pretty easy.The third week, I was able to pick up my workouts and just this past week I started doing two sets of 4-3-2-1. I'm playing with my boys a whole lot more. I went for a walk around the neighborhood with my three-year-old and I actually didn't feel like I was going to be out of breath. It was fun to walk with him and feel good at the end.
I think when you're mentally making healthy decisions, it leads you to subconsciously make other healthy decisions.
With diets in the past, I accomplished them because I got really committed and worked really hard at them, but when the commitment waned or I lost interest, I stopped. With the A New Way to a New You program, it just feels like my habits are changing. This is a "diet" that I can do and a way I can continue to live the rest of my life.
After five weeks, Liz has lost 11 pounds, making her current weight 198 pounds.
This is most definitely a lifestyle change and because of my history with yo-yo dieting, I'm really looking at it as a lifestyle change. Just going for the fruits and vegetables first is a huge, huge part of it.
A couple of weeks ago I got sick. In the past when I'd get sick, it would always end with this terrible hacking, dry cough. This time I didn't have that cough and it's the first time in my life that I haven't had that cough and I really think it's the fruits and vegetables and eating real food instead of a bunch of processed junk. It’s totally incredible.
Up until now, I've made sure my four-year-old daugher Nyomi was eating right and I'd eat the quick fix. I would say I tend to put other people before myself, which can be a gift, but it's also a challenge IF you also don't take care of yourself.
For example, I haven't been to a doctor in the last four years and I'm realizing how important it is to get my "health team" together. So I'm lining up a new doctor, which in itself is a lifestyle change because I never wanted to go to the doctor, but I'm learning that there has to be a balance and a concentrated focus on my health.
It's funny because people are definitely noticing that something is different about me, but they'll usually ask if I did something to my hair. I've been trying on summer dresses that fit again and that feels great. It's amazing that such a small amount of weight could make such a big difference. It's so exciting.
We have trips planned this summer and we have our 10-year wedding anniversary in July, so those are my motivators for staying on track. I'm really looking forward to taking Nyomi to water parks this summer. I really want to go to the waterslides with her and not feel like I have to wear this full cover-up swimsuit so I don't scare people away! I don't want to have to think about that when I'm there and I know I'm on my way to being a size where I won't have to worry about it.
"Inspired and encouraged" at five weeks
It's time to catch up to the A New Way to a New You participants where they're at. We started by revisiting their first week, and now we rejoin them after five weeks on the program. Today, we'll look at Marshall, Lisa, and Holly.
After five weeks, Marshall has lost 17 pounds, making his current weight 211 pounds.
After five weeks, it feels like I am definitely getting more fit. I upped the intensity of my workouts to more cardio and strength exercises with less rest in between. The cardio is much stronger and I feel stronger throughout my body, which helps me get through the workouts, which I couldn’t have done at the beginning. So, that’s been a great sense of accomplishment.
People are starting to notice. They say they can see weight loss in my face and I’ve been noticing more definition. I feel stronger in my posture and even in my walk.
It makes you feel more comfortable with yourself. I was getting a little self-conscious because my body was beginning to take on a different shape. Now my clothes are fitting much better so that gives me more confidence and more self-acceptance.
Following the plan has been an adjustment, but it hasn’t been a problem. The priority I’ve placed on it won’t allow me to let it be a problem. The more I get into the meal plan, the more I’m enjoying it. The more I get into the fitness program, the more I’m enjoying it. It’s becoming a part of my day and I can see the change in lifestyle taking place.
It is very inspiring and encouraging to see what I have been doing and the results that I have been getting and understanding that I can reorganize and make adjustments to the way I’ve been living to continue living like the A New Way to a New You program is designed.
It’s not just something that I am doing. It’s not a separate entity anymore. I am striving to learn as much as I can to program this into my day and my week and make the necessary adjustments to organize my life and incorporate the meal planning and fitness into my life in a way I wasn’t doing before.
After five weeks, Lisa has lost 11 pounds, making her current weight 174 pounds.
I've pretty much lost a pound or two each week. I'd like it to go faster, but it is going in the right direction and that's a good thing.
I went through a plateau around the third week, so I quit weighing myself every day and went to once a week. I've really focused on how my clothes fit and I'm measuring my progress in my workouts too. I can do a few more push-ups each week than I could do the week before. I can extend my intervals on the heat (cardio) portion of the 4-3-2-1 a little longer than I could the week before.
You can do the 4-3-2-1 anywhere, even if you're traveling. That has been really exciting because I've never had that benefit with exercise before. I've always felt like I have to go to the gym to get a good workout, but with the bands and just the minimal equipment you need for the 4-3-2-1, you can get a really good workout.
I got down to a different pant size. We went for a walk and my pants were sagging on me pretty bad, so I tried on a smaller size and I went from a size 8 to a size 6 in one of the brands that I buy, so that was exciting.
After five weeks, Marshall has lost 17 pounds, making his current weight 211 pounds.After five weeks, it feels like I am definitely getting more fit. I upped the intensity of my workouts to more cardio and strength exercises with less rest in between. The cardio is much stronger and I feel stronger throughout my body, which helps me get through the workouts, which I couldn’t have done at the beginning. So, that’s been a great sense of accomplishment.
People are starting to notice. They say they can see weight loss in my face and I’ve been noticing more definition. I feel stronger in my posture and even in my walk.
It makes you feel more comfortable with yourself. I was getting a little self-conscious because my body was beginning to take on a different shape. Now my clothes are fitting much better so that gives me more confidence and more self-acceptance.
Following the plan has been an adjustment, but it hasn’t been a problem. The priority I’ve placed on it won’t allow me to let it be a problem. The more I get into the meal plan, the more I’m enjoying it. The more I get into the fitness program, the more I’m enjoying it. It’s becoming a part of my day and I can see the change in lifestyle taking place.
It is very inspiring and encouraging to see what I have been doing and the results that I have been getting and understanding that I can reorganize and make adjustments to the way I’ve been living to continue living like the A New Way to a New You program is designed.
It’s not just something that I am doing. It’s not a separate entity anymore. I am striving to learn as much as I can to program this into my day and my week and make the necessary adjustments to organize my life and incorporate the meal planning and fitness into my life in a way I wasn’t doing before.
After five weeks, Lisa has lost 11 pounds, making her current weight 174 pounds.I've pretty much lost a pound or two each week. I'd like it to go faster, but it is going in the right direction and that's a good thing.
I went through a plateau around the third week, so I quit weighing myself every day and went to once a week. I've really focused on how my clothes fit and I'm measuring my progress in my workouts too. I can do a few more push-ups each week than I could do the week before. I can extend my intervals on the heat (cardio) portion of the 4-3-2-1 a little longer than I could the week before.
It's very exciting - I'm into the smallest pair of jeans that I have!
I've been working out with my daugthers Rachel and Becca. My 12-year-old Becca told me the day after a workout that it hurt to sit down and this is the girl that's been playing basketball and is very active. We laugh and we have a lot of fun doing it so it's been a great family time for us. A significan turning point for me just this past week was realizing that I was looking forward to going and doing my workout. Over the past four weeks I never thought 'I don't want to do this,' but now I'm looking forward to working out and that's a significant change in my mental attitude.
From a shopping standpoint, the first couple weeks getting my shopping list together was incredibly hard. I never had been that organized and to have menus and recipes and to put all that together, it was a big task to do that. Weeks three, four and five have really been so much easier because I have the staples in my kitchen now. When I shop, I'm just replenishing the fruits and vegetables, and proteins. That first week I probably had five hours into understanding the meal plan and understanding the recipes and another three hours of shopping. Now, it's 30 minutes putting together my shopping list and probably less than an hour at the store.
Lisa ending a workout with her 15-year-old daughter Rachel.
After five weeks, Holly has lost eight pounds, making her current weight 149 pounds.
One of the biggest things I notice when I'm losing weight is that my rings slide off and they're starting to do that.
Honestly, I wish I would have dropped more weight by now, but the blog going live was the biggest motivator ever. I needed that extra boost when all the "before" interviews went up.
You can do the 4-3-2-1 anywhere, even if you're traveling. That has been really exciting because I've never had that benefit with exercise before. I've always felt like I have to go to the gym to get a good workout, but with the bands and just the minimal equipment you need for the 4-3-2-1, you can get a really good workout.
I got down to a different pant size. We went for a walk and my pants were sagging on me pretty bad, so I tried on a smaller size and I went from a size 8 to a size 6 in one of the brands that I buy, so that was exciting.
Dorothy discovers discipline and loses eight pounds!
My first week, I lost eight pounds. I felt amazingly different even in the first week. To see results as quick as the first week was really very exciting for me.Because the plan is structured, I really enjoyed following it – I didn’t need to guess what I should be having or when I should be having it. It was laid out for me, which I really appreciated. I’ve always been a duplicator and not an innovator. That’s why I’ve been battling my weight for 20 years. I can follow a plan, just don’t make me think it up myself!
I love that the recipes are simple and that they’re things I can get right at the grocery store, without worrying about it being some exotic dish I had to make. I’m only cooking one meal for my family and the recipes are quick and tasty – everybody agreed. Plus, we’re eating way more vegetables than we ever did before. I did not feel deprived. Usually with diets, you feel like you can’t have certain things and I didn’t feel like that. It was hard to fit it all in some days because I was eating so many vegetables!
I also really enjoyed getting back in the habit of working out. Before it was hit or miss, because I never deemed it a priority, so there’s something great about a commitment to your own goals and bringing in a huge amount of discipline into my own life. I really appreciated putting the discipline on myself. That was a real control feeling for me.
Matt on setting healthy habits for the next generation
I lost five pounds the first week and I felt like I had more energy.It’s crazy to be on a “diet” and be more full than when I wasn’t on a diet, but that’s how I feel following the program. Part of it’s just eating all the stuff that’s on the meal plans. With the small snacks in between the bigger meals, I’m not starving when it comes to mealtime. I’m ready to eat, but I don’t feel like I need to eat everything!
Before, I barely ate any breakfast and I’d eat a larger lunch and dinner. I used to get really tired after lunch, but with the new system, I don’t feel like I’m getting tired after lunch.
I’m excited about creating different habits for my sons. We were eating out so much, always eating fast food, so it’s fun to cook with the boys. They’re definitely learning how to be healthy from the start and they’ll definitely understand that health is important.
In terms of exercise, the first week was fun. Ten minutes doesn’t take that long and it’s amazing how much you feel the ten minutes at work on your body. At the end of the week, I did a 4-3-2-1 session and then I went and swam – it was awesome to have my muscles remember what a workout felt like.
Welcome!
Welcome to A New Way to a New You! This is a blog about seven people who are trying to change their lives, one bite and one step at a time.
They were brought together to participate in the 12-week A New Way to a New You program developed by NUTRILITE®, the world’s leading brand of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. The program is designed to help people lose pounds and inches in a safe, healthy way.
It's a chance to focus on nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and overall health, with the ultimate goal of making lasting lifestyle changes so that the participants’ battle with weight will be their last. The seven people selected are people just like you, with demanding jobs, families, and commitments, but they’ve pledged to fully commit to the plan set before them.
They've been on the program for about four weeks, and will continue for another eight weeks. They're following recipes and meal plans developed in accordance with the nutritional guidelines of the Nutrilite Health Institute, working out with an exercise plan developed by Sean Foy, Lead Fitness Consultant for the Nutrilite Center for Optimal Health, and using NUTRILITE supplements to complement their eating plans and further their weight-loss goals. You can follow along at home by using the NUTRILITE Trim Body System.
So, without further ado, take a minute to meet the seven brave souls who have agreed to share their weight loss and healthy lifestyle journey with you! Meet Carmen, Dorothy, Holly, Lisa, Liz, Marshall, and Matt by checking out their profile pages and "before" videos on the navigation to the right. Stay tuned this week and next as we show you how their first week on the program went and follow along for the rest of their experience.
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