Thanksgiving..

It was great. Really great. But now I'm done with food. I know alot of us feel the same way.
My menu consisted of:
Rolls, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and apples with marshmallows, gravy, brussels sprouts roasted with pecans, cranberries (two kinds!), stuffing, turkey- (15 pounder), AND pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

I know its only once per year, but that is just too much food! We had two little old ladies over, me and the hubbs, and the kiddos. Truth be told, we don't really like turkey anyway. After a weekend of over-eating, and leftovers, I know its time to get serious and loose some weight.
I am not going to gain the American average of 11 lbs over this holiday season!

I am doing my research and am ready to commit to a plan. I will take my official "before" pictures, my weight, my measurements- and really get serious. The thing is that I'm not only looking for that "after" photo.. I would love an "after-after" photo. Get it? I've lost weight before on weight watchers, atkins, paleo etc. etc. but always gain it back. From the research I've done, this is explained in this way:

Almost all weight loss results in muscle loss. This means your metabolism slows down, and, when you gain back the weight, its all fat.
The program that Shaklee offers is based on Leucine. A patented protein that actually helps you maintain muscle mass during weight loss. A couple of reasons to choose Shaklee; always safe, always 100% guaranteed, no artificial anything, non GMO soy, and amazing results in the clinical trials.
Oh, and the products are SO GOOD! Currently their weight-loss program is called Cinch, but starting January 1, 2013, it will be called Shaklee 180. 90 days to loose the weight, 90 days to learn to keep it off. 180.

I can't wait to get a team together and get started!