Maybe the Plexus is warping my brain.

Maybe the Plexus is warping my brain. Because I literally forgot about soda yesterday. As in, I forgot that it existed. Bahaha! This might sound dumb to you, but I can't stop grinning about it. Not everyone is into soda, but most people have some kind of unhealthy habit. What's yours? What if you could just forget about it?

Last night I was telling a friend about how my sugar and carb cravings have changed. Not only have I not HAD a Mountain Dew in over a month... I haven't WANTED one. I used to drink all the soda. If we had it in the house, I had it in my glass. If we didn't have any, I would come up with an excuse for an outing so I could stop somewhere and get some. Ridiculous, guys. I had so much caffeine in my system, I would have to medicate myself just to get to sleep at night. Even then, it wasn't a very solid sleep and I woke up still tired every morning. What I needed was to quit soda, but I could never seem to get rid of the cravings. I've tried before, but the feeling of deprivation was constant. And if I was having a difficult day, my willpower just crumbled.

Every afternoon, right around the time my kids got out of school, I would feel so tired and suddenly hungry for carbs: crackers, chips, sweets... All of it. Even when I'd been drinking soda all day! I would make healthy snacks for my kids (Because their health is important!) and then just eat whatever garbage I was craving. How backward! If I'm going to take care of my family, I have to take care of myself.

I started using Plexus products at the beginning of December, and I am never going to stop! I knew that soda was bad. Hey - We ALL know that soda is bad. So I committed to quit it. But I had no idea how easy it was going to be! I have no plans to quit sugar completely. My name is Carissa, and I like sweets, okay? All I wanted to do was break my soda habit. The change in my carb and sugar cravings really took me by surprise. I still want something sweet everyday... The difference is how much it takes to satisfy. I'm content with one or two small pieces of candy, where before I would've gobbled it all up and then felt terrible! Why did I do this to myself?

I LAUGH when I think about how good I feel and how great it is to be FREE of that addiction! For real. Like a lunatic, alone in my home (or in the car, or the grocery, or wherever I am when it hits me) I laugh.

Sometimes I wonder what took me so long, but it doesn't matter. I know that I'm never going back.

"... She laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25

The American Dream

Like most Americans, my family carries some debt. Like most Americans, I’m a little fluffier than I’d like to be. Like most Americans, my husband and I have been plugging our way through life, working and working but seeing little improvement in our situation. Just maintaining the status quo.

Is this The American Dream? I don’t think so.

I want to feel better about my overall health.

I want to feel better about my long-term financial future. 

I want to provide the things that my family needs. Raising kids is expensive! Raising kids who are involved in various activities is really expensive! 

I want to take my family on vacations. I want my kids to see more of our relatives who live far away. 

I want to be able to say yes more often.

The bottom line is that I want to live healthier and wealthier. From what I have seen occur in the lives of my friends, and what I have begun to experience in my own life, I am confident that Plexus can help me achieve both of those things.

Plexus asks the question: What if this could change everything? I believe that it can, and I intend to find out for certain.

I invite you to follow along with my journey. Feel free to watch and cheer me on, but I would really love for you to join me! I’m ready to change everything… are you?

xo,

C