ViSalus Tips

Every once in a while, someone asks how to improve their results with the Body By Vi 90-Day Challenge. I've picked up a few tips over the last six months or so and I wanted to put them all together here. Special Thanks to Matthew Brit, a former personal trainer and gym manager from Toronto. He joined ViSalus in 2010 and is one of the top earners in the company, and he frequently does training across Canada.

General Tips

• Early Start Use the ViSalus Vi-Shake within 15 minutes of waking up if you are using it for breakfast. This kick-starts your metabolism for the day.
• Eat Often Eat 5-7 times per day to keep that metabolism working. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are obvious enough - don't skip breakfast! Then, have small snacks between those meals and another one after dinner. It actually slows your progress to starve yourself or skip meals because it causes your body to hoard food for later.
• Healthy Snacks For snacks, keep it small and healthy. Fruits and veggies are best, of course. Beware of granola bars and seemingly-nutritious snacks that can disguise extra colories and sugar.
• Low Sugar On that note, cut out the sugar as much as possible. Juices may contain surprising amounts, so stick with water or skim milk if you can.
• Shake Recipes There are a million recipes for the ViSalus shake mix. Everything from fruit/veggie/dessert flavours to hot and cold beverages. Mix the shake in water, orange juice, skim milk, or almond/soy milk. The only thing to be careful about is how much extra stuff you put into the shake - don't overload it with chocolate or extra ingredients, since that kind of defeats the purpose.
• Lots of Water Drink plenty of water. Constantly keep a water bottle at hand.
• Simple Exercise Naturally, exercise of any kind is useful, even a simple 15 minute walk each day. I was personally able to lose 20 pounds in my first 90 days without any exercise at all 'cause I was busy and lazy. ;)
• Measure Before In the beginning, take your measurements. Weight is the focus for most people. However, you should also be sure to measure your hips, waist (at the belly button), chest (at the biggest point), biceps and thighs. Be real, keep your body relaxed and don't suck in that belly. Since ViSalus is a Health Challenge and not just a weight loss plan, it will automatically help you build lean muscle - and that weighs more than fat. So once every 2-4 weeks, check all of those measurements and don't be disappointed if your bathroom scale isn't ideal. If you go two weeks without seeing positive changes in your weight or measurements, though, be sure to ask someone about it since that ain't right. ;)
• Take a Pic Take pictures of yourself from a few angles when you begin, and then once every 2-4 weeks after that. Pictures can say a lot more than numbers sometimes. Don't hide behind clothes but try to wear something decent in case you ever want to have your before-and-after photos.
• Your Support Finally, your support team is crucial. Any 90-day goal will be more difficult if you're solo. Family and friends can be wonderfully supportive, but don't hold back if people doubt since there are always doubters out there. Enlist friends to join your challenge - and refer 3 friends so you get your shakes for free! Talk to your ViSalus team regularly. Listen to people and read stories on Facebook about other people that have succeeded with ViSalus so that you cna be inspired, too!

90-Day Health Challenge for Nutrition & Weight Loss

• Balance Kit Use one shake per day as a great nutritional supplement. May lose up to 5 pounds and gain muscle during the first 90 day period.
• Shape Kit Use two shakes per day to lose an average of 1-2 pounds per week, which is around 20 pounds for a 90 day period. Replace your breakfast and lunch with the shakes and have a healthy dinner. For even better results, replace breakfast and dinner and have a normal lunch.
• Transformation Kit For maximum results, use this kit. Most of the crazy stories of people losing 30+ pounds in a 90 day period are from people using this kit. It is similar to the Shape Kit, replacing two meals per day with a shake. It also includes various vitamins and pills to enhance your energy, fire up your metabolism and curb your hunger.

90-Day Health Challenge for Physical Fitness & Muscle Building

• Use one shake with a good breakfast like oatmeal.
• Use one shake immediately after your work-out.
• Blake Malen, one of the founders of ViSalus, recently completed a 90-Challenge with the goal of adding 20 pounds of muscle. He describes his work-out regimen in this video.

For more info, you can visit the ViSalus Overview and watch the first few videos. Or, you can go to my site, watch videos there and then click "Join the Challenge" to get specific product info and prices. Our team would love to hear from you so that we can answer any questions and provides samples. Good luck!