Shaklee 180 and Chicago Regional Conference Highlights!

I just got back from Chicago this weekend and had a fabulous time at the Shaklee Regional Conference!!!

It was so great to meet Roger Barnett, the CEO of Shaklee. 

Here is a picture of some of the Hoffmann group with Roger. My friend and distributor in my group Cherie drove with me from Indiana. My mom is also with us here and our friends Ginny and Dawn, representing some from Wisconsin. Great time!


You may remember Roger and his wife, Sloan on Oprah talking about Shaklee's awesome green cleaning line Get Clean. Here is the clip if you missed it.

One of Roger's visions is to end malnutrition and for Shaklee to earn a Nobel Peace Prize for it!!

There were three regional conferences happening this weekend and Roger was able to join us in Chicago because we had the most preregistered attendees! It was so great to have him there. It was especially nice for my parents, who are new Shaklee Directors and were honored at a special VIP dinner with Roger on Friday evening. Here they are with him:

I also got to meet and talk with Dr. Jaime McManus, MD. Dr. Jaime is the chair of medical affairs and health sciences and education at Shaklee and she is SO great to talk to! :)

Dr. Jaime talked about the globesity epidemic and how the world is simply getting bigger and bigger! 

2 out of 3 Americans need to lose weight. 

1 out of 3 will die prematurely.

70-80% of doctor visits are weight related!! 

And unfortunately, doctors do not have a ton of education in the nutrition area.

 Science:

Shaklee is known for the quality science backing their natural products. This was the main reason why my dear husband, who is a PharmD, PhD in natural product research at Purdue, was so impressed by the company and willing to give the products a try.

In a 12 week study looking at the Cinch Inch loss program, Cinch helped people to lose fat and retain muscle mass while losing inches.  Another great thing that came from that study was the drop in Cholesterol! The study showed a 20 point drop in cholesterol for the people receiving Cinch. If your Cholesterol is above 200, you are in a dangerous range.

Another study looked at Cinch inch loss products with moderate exercise. This was a 6 month study. Half of the participants did exercise alone. The other half did exercise plus a Cinch Shake daily. The results: weight dropped, lean muscle mass increased and body fat decreased with the group who had the Cinch Shakes!

The last study Dr. Jaime talked about was Cinch plus Vitalizer. It was a 9 month study. There were three groups:

1. placebo who did not exercise or receive any Cinch or Vitalizer

2. Exercise alone

3. Exercise plus Cinch Shake and Vitalizer

Results: group 3 who received Shaklee did better with blood pressure, heart rate and muscle mass. Their bone density improved too. Group 1 actually got worse over the 9 month period by not doing anything.

And our group had a fantastic time learning about the new...

Shaklee 180 Program!!!

This is the exciting Inch Loss program with awesome incentives for everyone that Shaklee is launching in January! I am super excited about it. One of the awesome things about this program is that EVERYone can get their products for 

FREE!!!! 

It's really easy to do this too! When you use one of the two Shaklee 180 kits and share with 3 friends who use it too, yours is FREE!!! 

And theirs could be free also if they share with 3 people, etc.

So great!!!

There are two kits to choose from and each one comes with a FREE Shaklee lifetime Membership!!!:

1. Shaklee 180 Turnaround Kit:

This has everything you need for a complete 180 turnaround in your weight loss journey. Two meals per day and includes your choice of flavors of Smoothie Canisters, Energizing tea, Snack and Meal Bars and the Metabolic Boost! 

2. Shaklee 180 Lean & Healthy Kit:

This has everything you need to maintain a healthy weight. Your choice of two Smoothie canisters and also Vitalizer Multi Nutrient Pack!

I am already doing the Cinch equivalent to the Lean & Healthy Kit every day and I LOVE it!!!

If you don't know my weight loss story, you can see it HERE.  Shaklee's inch loss program has helped me get to where I am today with my weight and now I am maintaining with it along with moderate exercise and eating balanced and healthy meals.

Here is my before picture after having 2 children 22 months apart:
 

And here's my after Cinch transformation picture!

And the really cool thing about Shaklee 180, is that now I am working on my After, After picture! No other inch loss program follows people to the after, after but Shaklee is helping us keep it off for good! I am so excited to show you that picture in the next few months! :) 

The products are powered by the amino acid Leucine, which is clinically proven to burn fat while retaining lean muscle mass and losing inches in the process! It is a safe and natural supplement to add to your moderate exercise routine for optimal results and I truly love it. Basically, the shakes and bars are healthy alternatives to food you may already be eating, that have the right amount of protein, carbs and fat your body needs along with the key ingredient Leucine.

For those of you familiar with Cinch, The Shaklee 180 products are very similar with some slight changes to the Protein ingredients. The packaging has changed too and looks great! They are changing the sugar to a mix of pure sugar cane and Stevia and the sugar content will be lower. It continues to have a low glycemic index, which means it will not spike your blood sugar and is an excellent food for people with diabetes.  And the fiber is changing to a blend of soluable and insoluable. I tasted all 4 flavors of smoothies at the conference (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and cafe latte) and they are Fantastic!!! And the 3 in 1 Boost is now becoming Metabolic Boost. Same great benefits of boosting the metabolism and reducing sugar cravings. The vitamins were taken out because you will get enough with the shakes and bars and when you are ready to go to the Lean and Healthy Kit, you will get them through Vitalizer.

One really awesome thing about the Shaklee 180 program is the incentives Shaklee provides you to keep on with your weight loss journey. You can log your progress  and earn points toward rewards like ipads, iphones, exercise balls, weights, videos, etc. And then be entered in to win bigger prizes like a trip for two to the Global Conference (Nashville this August) and to Fashion Capitols of the World like PARIS!!! Get a photo shoot with a world class photographer and a $2000 shopping spree!!!! Yes, Please!!! :)


Can't wait till January?? Well, get started on your after picture right now with CINCH! It's still available and still the best inch loss product line out there right now. And if you order the Cinch Transformation Pak by November 30, 2012 on autoship and keep it on autoship for three consecutive months, your forth month is still absolutely FREE!!!!!


So what are you waiting for? Get a head start on keeping those holiday pounds off Today!!!! 

Are you ready to make a 180??

Thanks for reading! Would love to hear from you. Please visit me on Facebook soon and be sure to check out my small business Saturday special there this Saturday, Nov. 24th!!!


Rebecca

 

Organize Your Party

Hey! It's Thursday! Who's ready to get organized?

 

If you are just joining us, we have been getting organized using Jennifer Ford Berry's Organize Now book.  

 

It has some great info and tips on organizing various parts of our life and home. You can see past posts here:

Week 1 about Organizing Your Mind and Life Vision HERE,

Week 2 about Organizing Your Priorities HERE,

Week 3 about Organizing Your Schedule HERE

Week 4 about Organizing Your Cleaning Schedule HERE.

Week 5 about Organizing Your Personal Information HERE. 

Week 6 about Organizing Your Finances HERE. 

      Week 7 about Organizing Your Bill-paying System HERE.

        Week 8 about Organizing Your Receipts and Taxes HERE. 

Week 9 about Organizing Your Files HERE

                          Week 10 about Organizing your Magazines and Newspapers HERE.

                                               Week 11 about Organizing Your Email HERE

                                                Week 12 about Organizing Your Mail HERE

                                         Week 13 about Organizing Your Child's Toys HERE.

Week 14 about Organizing Your Crafts HERE.

Week 15 about Organizing Your Photographs HERE.

Week 16 about Organizing Your Purse or Wallet HERE. 

 Week 17 about Organizing Your Vehicle HERE.

                                                  Week 18 about Organizing Your Pet HERE.

Week 19 about Organizing Your Books, CDs and DVDs HERE.

Week 20 about Organizing Your Entryway or Mudroom HERE.

                        Week 21 about Organizing Your Family Room or Living Room HERE.

Week 22 about Organizing Your Kitchen Countertops HERE.

Week 23 about Organizing the Kitchen Cabinets HERE.

Week 24 about Organizing the Pantry HERE. 

Week 25 about Organizing the Refrigerator HERE.

Week 26 about Organizing the recipes HERE.

Week 27 about Organizing the dining room HERE.

Week 28 about Organizing the Laundry Room HERE.

Week 29 about Organizing the Bathroom HERE

Week 30 about Organizing the Medicine Cabinet HERE.

Week 31 about Organizing Your Child's Clothes and Closet HERE.

Week 32 about Organizing Your Child's Memorabilia HERE.

Week 33 about Organizing Your Child's Bedroom HERE.

Week 34 about Organizing Your Bedroom Closet HERE

Week 35 about Organizing Your Memorabilia HERE

Week 36 about Organizing Your Master Bedroom HERE

Week 37 about Organizing Your Jewelry, Accessories and Purses HERE.

Week 38 about Organizing your Home Office HERE 

Week 39 about Organizing the Linen Closet HERE.

Week 40 about Organizing the Basement HERE.

Week 41 about Organizing the Attic HERE.

Week 42 about Organizing the Garage HERE.

Week 43 about Organizing the Yard and Garden HERE.

Week 44 about Organizing Your Holiday HERE.

This week we are organizing your party! Woo-hoo! Who doesn't love a good party? And this is the time of year when many of us have one or attend at least one.

My first job out of college was a rehabilitation therapist/music therapist at a developmental center for people with developmental disabilities. There was more emphasis on the rehab part, which included party planning on a fairly regular basis for my unit of approx 30 men that I was assigned to. It helped me to get pretty organized with party planning. From choosing the venue, to getting the food catered in (taking in account for special diets), to all of the party supplies and other things like gifts if it was a holiday party, etc. You can imagine that it was pretty exhausting, but also a lot of fun!

Now that I am a mom of small kids, I am party planning again for birthdays. I also host a holiday party for my customers, which is what I am planning for right now:) Jennifer reminds us not to stress the details or small stuff. Your guests will most remember the fun times and good conversation so remember to prepare ahead of time, relax and HAVE FUN!

This Week's Goals:

1. Set the date

2. choose your guest list

3. Choose a venue

4. Plan the menu. Buy as much of the non-perishable items ahead of time or order the food early.

5.   Send out invites. www.punchbowl.com or www.evite.com are pretty popular online choices.

6. Decide on a theme, decorations and favors if you are having them. Again, save yourself time by buying these early. 

7. Clean your house the day before if your party is being held there. I have lots of good cleaning tips and natural products that we love in the Get Clean section of my blog.

Tips:

1. RSVP! Be sure to request this so you know how much food to prepare. And be sure to do this when you receive an invite to someone else's party.

There is a handy party check list in the Organize Now book.

Do you have any party planning tips to share? would love to hear!

Thanks for reading. Be sure to visit me on Facebook soon! 

And don't forget about the Shaklee FREE SHIPPING holiday offer ending Sunday, November, 18th!

Thanks for reading and have a great day!!

Rebecca    

Get.... FREE SHIPPING!!!

Free Shipping for the Holidays!

• Get a head start on the holiday season with a limited time free shipping offer.
• Get FREE shipping (up to $20) when you place an order of $200 or more.
• Offer applies to orders placed on a PWS, MyShaklee.com and mobile.
• Open to all Members, Distributors, Associates and Guests. Offer ends Nov. 18, 2012. 

1.  Offer available from Friday, Nov. 9 at 12:01 a.m. to Sunday, Nov. 18 at midnight.

2.  Eligible orders include online orders and guest orders.  

3.  Offer does not include autoshipments.

4.  Shipping and handling credit up to $20. If calculated shipping and handling on the order is less than $20, shipping and handling will be free.*

5.  Order must be $200 to qualify. This means $200 order total at price tier of order before shipping and handling and taxes are applied.

6.  This offer does not apply to orders placed through the call center. 

7.  Applies to standard shipping only, not expedited service.

8.  No limit to the number of orders a customer, Member, Distributor or Associate may place.

For new people to Shaklee please go to www.waterways.myshaklee.com to take advantage of this great holiday offer and to learn more about Shaklee's natural products and the Shaklee Difference!

If you have been thinking about trying Shaklee's green cleaners, whole food supplements, Inch loss program, skin care products....now is a terrific time to do that!

New members or distributors in the Waterways group have the chance to earn $50 in free products as well. Contact me for details!

Please contact me with questions: 765/532.8394

or on facebook.

Thanks and have a great day! 

Rebecca 

 

Organize Your Holiday!

Happy Thursday! Are you ready to get organized?

 

If you are just joining us, we have been getting organized using Jennifer Ford Berry's Organize Now book.  

 

It has some great info and tips on organizing various parts of our life and home. You can see past posts here:

Week 1 about Organizing Your Mind and Life Vision HERE,

Week 2 about Organizing Your Priorities HERE,

Week 3 about Organizing Your Schedule HERE

Week 4 about Organizing Your Cleaning Schedule HERE.

Week 5 about Organizing Your Personal Information HERE. 

Week 6 about Organizing Your Finances HERE. 

      Week 7 about Organizing Your Bill-paying System HERE.

        Week 8 about Organizing Your Receipts and Taxes HERE. 

Week 9 about Organizing Your Files HERE

                          Week 10 about Organizing your Magazines and Newspapers HERE.

                                               Week 11 about Organizing Your Email HERE

                                                Week 12 about Organizing Your Mail HERE

                                         Week 13 about Organizing Your Child's Toys HERE.

Week 14 about Organizing Your Crafts HERE.

Week 15 about Organizing Your Photographs HERE.

Week 16 about Organizing Your Purse or Wallet HERE. 

 Week 17 about Organizing Your Vehicle HERE.

                                                  Week 18 about Organizing Your Pet HERE.

Week 19 about Organizing Your Books, CDs and DVDs HERE.

Week 20 about Organizing Your Entryway or Mudroom HERE.

                        Week 21 about Organizing Your Family Room or Living Room HERE.

Week 22 about Organizing Your Kitchen Countertops HERE.

Week 23 about Organizing the Kitchen Cabinets HERE.

Week 24 about Organizing the Pantry HERE. 

Week 25 about Organizing the Refrigerator HERE.

Week 26 about Organizing the recipes HERE.

Week 27 about Organizing the dining room HERE.

Week 28 about Organizing the Laundry Room HERE.

Week 29 about Organizing the Bathroom HERE

Week 30 about Organizing the Medicine Cabinet HERE.

Week 31 about Organizing Your Child's Clothes and Closet HERE.

Week 32 about Organizing Your Child's Memorabilia HERE.

Week 33 about Organizing Your Child's Bedroom HERE.

Week 34 about Organizing Your Bedroom Closet HERE

Week 35 about Organizing Your Memorabilia HERE

Week 36 about Organizing Your Master Bedroom HERE

Week 37 about Organizing Your Jewelry, Accessories and Purses HERE.

Week 38 about Organizing your Home Office HERE 

Week 39 about Organizing the Linen Closet HERE.

Week 40 about Organizing the Basement HERE.

Week 41 about Organizing the Attic HERE.

Week 42 about Organizing the Garage HERE.

Week 43 about Organizing the Yard and Garden HERE.

 

This week we are starting a new section of the book - Your Special Events. We are starting with Organizing Your Holiday. Good timing as the holidays are upon us! Anyone else have a hard time believing it's November already?!

 

 

 

The holidays are a wonderful time of the year, but also can be quite stressful. Be sure to take care of yourself and set your priorities so you don't spread yourself too thin and wear yourself down. Many people get sick during this time of year because of the stress. Keep in mind what the holidays are really about.

 

This Week's Goals:

 

1. Get out your calendar and mark the holiday events that are important to you and your family. Don't be afraid to say no.

 

 

2. If you decorate, pick a day or days to do this both for the interior decorations as well as exterior. Put it on the calendar. Have your holiday decorations in one place and label the container. My husband and I love using clear plastic bins that we store in the garage and keep a different bin or bins for each holiday.

 

 

 

 

3. Mark all of your friends and relatives birthdays and anniversaries in your calendar. January is a good time to do this when you get your new calendar. You can also use online reminders through sites like www.birthdayalarm.com

 

4. Gift ideas: gift cards are usually welcome by most people and makes it easier on you. If you are crafty, homemade gifts are nice too and saves on the budget. If you have young kids, photo albums, photo calendars, etc are always great gift ideas for the grandparents.

 

If you are not a procrastinator like I happen to be, you can shop all year round for deals and nice gifts for people. This spreads out the cost and the hassle of going to the mall in December. :) If you do shop year round, put the gifts in one location so you don't forget where they are and what you have.

 

 

 

Tips:

 

Reduce Clutter:

 

1. If you are trying to downsize the amount of 'stuff' you have, ask your family to purchase things like gift cards or savings bonds or make a donation to a favorite charity. Restaurant gift cards are always nice as are certificates toward trips, tickets, lessons, etc. 

 

 

 

2. Keep it simple! I love this tip from Jennifer. Details won't be remembered. What will be remembered are the feelings and family memories/traditions that you create with your loved ones. Take some time to just relax and enjoy and be thankful! :)

 

What holiday tips do you have to share? Would love to hear from you!

 

Please visit me on Facebook soon! Hint: there will be a great Shaklee promo starting tomorrow. Details coming soon:)

 

Thanks for reading! Have a great day!!

 

Rebecca 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Organizing the Yard and Garden

It's Thursday! Time to get organized! 

If you are just joining us, we have been getting organized using Jennifer Ford Berry's Organize Now book.  

 

It has some great info and tips on organizing various parts of our life and home. You can see past posts here:

Week 1 about Organizing Your Mind and Life Vision HERE,

Week 2 about Organizing Your Priorities HERE,

Week 3 about Organizing Your Schedule HERE

Week 4 about Organizing Your Cleaning Schedule HERE.

Week 5 about Organizing Your Personal Information HERE. 

Week 6 about Organizing Your Finances HERE. 

      Week 7 about Organizing Your Bill-paying System HERE.

        Week 8 about Organizing Your Receipts and Taxes HERE. 

Week 9 about Organizing Your Files HERE

                          Week 10 about Organizing your Magazines and Newspapers HERE.

                                               Week 11 about Organizing Your Email HERE

                                                Week 12 about Organizing Your Mail HERE

                                         Week 13 about Organizing Your Child's Toys HERE.

Week 14 about Organizing Your Crafts HERE.

Week 15 about Organizing Your Photographs HERE.

Week 16 about Organizing Your Purse or Wallet HERE. 

 Week 17 about Organizing Your Vehicle HERE.

                                                  Week 18 about Organizing Your Pet HERE.

Week 19 about Organizing Your Books, CDs and DVDs HERE.

Week 20 about Organizing Your Entryway or Mudroom HERE.

                        Week 21 about Organizing Your Family Room or Living Room HERE.

Week 22 about Organizing Your Kitchen Countertops HERE.

Week 23 about Organizing the Kitchen Cabinets HERE.

Week 24 about Organizing the Pantry HERE. 

Week 25 about Organizing the Refrigerator HERE.

Week 26 about Organizing the recipes HERE.

Week 27 about Organizing the dining room HERE.

Week 28 about Organizing the Laundry Room HERE.

Week 29 about Organizing the Bathroom HERE

Week 30 about Organizing the Medicine Cabinet HERE.

Week 31 about Organizing Your Child's Clothes and Closet HERE.

Week 32 about Organizing Your Child's Memorabilia HERE.

Week 33 about Organizing Your Child's Bedroom HERE.

Week 34 about Organizing Your Bedroom Closet HERE

Week 35 about Organizing Your Memorabilia HERE

Week 36 about Organizing Your Master Bedroom HERE

Week 37 about Organizing Your Jewelry, Accessories and Purses HERE.

Week 38 about Organizing your Home Office HERE 

Week 39 about Organizing the Linen Closet HERE.

Week 40 about Organizing the Basement HERE.

Week 41 about Organizing the Attic HERE.

Week 42 about Organizing the Garage HERE.

 

 

 This week we are talking about the yard and garden area. The yard is the first impression that people have of your home. Jennifer suggests not planting anything that you do not have time to take care of. My husband and I have found that planting perennials helps with the time commitment. Things that come back every year and do not require a lot of maintenance. We just don't have the time to care for things like this right now. And to be honest, I do not have a green thumb. It's not a strong suit of mine. My husband enjoys it but does not have the time right now.

 

We did plant a wonderful raised bed garden this summer. We loved the raised bed as we did not have as many weeds and got a higher yield from our plants. You can see that in some of my gardening posts.

 

This Week's Goals:

 

1. Clean up your yard: toss things that are rusted, broken, dead plants, old decorations, etc. Put out a new welcome mat if yours is old and dingy.

 

2. clean gutters and downspouts

 

 

 

3. clean windows. We love using Shaklee's Basic H2 for this. It is safe, works extremely well and is really cost-effective.

 

4. Till the garden  

 

 

Tips:

 

1. Tired of raking leaves? Try mowing them with a bagging mower. Takes care of the leaves and makes a great compost for the garden.

 

 

 

2. If you don't have the space for a veggie garden, you can add a plant or two into your flower beds. 

 

I love these tips!!

 

Thanks for reading. Please visit me on facebook very soon for more health and wellness tips.

 

Next week we will start the Special Events part of the Organize Now book. First up, Organizing your Holiday. Great timing with Thanksgiving coming soon.

 

Have a great day!

 

Rebecca