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With Mitzi!

Mitzi sent me a candle and some fragrance oil to try for free!  Once I try these wonderful products in the next couple of days, I'll give you what I think about them.

So far the candle smells very delicious!  I wanted to eat it but its wax and not food!  It comes in a glass jar and it has that home made look to it.  It has the white wax but it has green swirls in it like someone mixed the two colors together but you mostly see the white.  I love the look of homemade.  The limes on top look real as well.  So I can't wait to be home long enough to burn the candle!!

The fragrance oil smells great as well.  I put some on my arm for about 15 minutes to see if I was allergic and let me tell you I have very very sensitive skin.... so guess what... I was NOT allergic!! 

November 1st - WOW!!

Tried the candle, it smells wonderful!  It didn't leave any soot near the wall, it smelled great!  I really enjoyed it.  I couldn't believe how much scent came out of that little jarred candle!  My son now asks if he could have it in his room.  Told him no due to the safety but I do light it when he comes home from school!

If a 7 year old BOY loves it, I'm sure you will enjoy her candles as well!!

November 6th - Oh baby!

So we go out to a surprise b-day party and I'm going to put on my regular perfume and my husband rips it out of my hand and tells me to wear this one!  He likes it so much he tells me that once this is gone, I have to get a bigger one... I think he'll be doing some Christmas shopping soon for me!!  Crossing my fingers!!

Thanks Mitzi, I really enjoyed your products! 

Sheri Carpenter, you can click on her ad button.  Make sure you ask about her specials!!

My background:

I was always skinny throughout school until I had my son in 2002, which most women go through.  In 2004 I was diagnosed with PCOS (PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome).  I was told that I would never have any children and never lose the weight I had.  At this time I was wearing a size 22.

I moved to a small town in Minnesota from big Salt Lake City, UT.  Within 6 months of living here, I went from that size 22 to a size 12, after 9 months, I'm down to a size 8/10.  But I still have my huge belly!  I look pregnant.  But of course I'm not.

So I thought I would try out ITWorks for my first review.  You will now see my day to day and my measurements.  No judgements please, this is harder then you think it is putting your numbers up there!!

10/04/2009 - approx 3:00pm

I started wrapping today and so far I love it!!  I had my husband do my measurements and wow, did it really open my eyes up to what I really need to lose!!

My beginning measurements;

Upper Abdomen: 36 1/2 inches
Waist: 41 inches
Lower Abdomen: 40 1/2 inches

Now think of those measurements and then think about muscle arms and legs and also they're skinny arms and legs!!  Weird looking huh?  I know how to hide most of it, but its still there especially on my mind.

So anyway, back to my first day of wrapping!! 

I got alot of sleep, which in my case I can have during the weekend.  With me working the 3rd shift (graveyard) I can sleep during the day.  I woke up, had a great breakfast (French Toast w/Lite Syrup), glass of milk and after that I started to drink lots of water.  I've already had two 16 oz bottles of water.

The wrap itself at first looks really small, didn't look like it was going to be big enough but once you unfold it, oh yeah, its good.  I'm using Saran wrap to to keep mine on.  The package says that you can use an Ace Bandage or Spandex clothing.  Which I don't have that kind of clothing and also who knows what the kid did with the bandage... so I'm wrapped around like a turkey!!  lol!!

I've been wrapped up for about 30 minutes and I actually think it feels really cool!!  Seriously, cool.  It has this colder feeling to it, smells like Vicks Vapor Rub (great for colds!!). 

Since the wrap is very thin, you can wear it underneath your normal clothing and do anything, go do arrands, type on the computer or even just watch TV.  So no excuses ladies!!  All you need to do is wear it for at least 45 minutes and drink water.  Eat good and exercise when you can. 

Next journaling post will be when I'm done wrapping and give you the results of what I have so far.

10/04/09 approx 6:00pm

Ok, so I wrapped a little longer then expected but I was in a chat room shopping!!  lol!!

I actually lost some inches!!  I cannot believe it and I can't wait to measure mysefl again.  I thought I would never hear me say that, out loud even!!

So my after measurements are as follows;

Upper Abdomen:  34 1/2, lost 2 inches
Waist: 39 1/2, 1.5 inches lost

Lower Abdomen: 38 3/4, 2.25 inches lost

WOW!!!!

So far so good and I love it.  It felt nice, it wasn't hot nor too cold, it worked well and it was so easy anyone could do it!  I can't wait for my next wrap in 72 hours.  So check back then for more results!!

10/05/09 3:30pm

Good Morning all!!  Wow, do I have some great energy!  I'm wondering if its just me getting some great news last night or what, but hey... wherever it came from, I'll take it!!

I'm going to wait until 6pm to measure since it would be a full 24 hours, I think I should give it a full day. 

But my son just got home from school and I've been up for about 5 minutes before he got home, I'm already getting my water together for us to walk to the ice rink where he plays hockey. 

I'm getting my shoes on today and I didn't have to hold my breathe to tie my shoe!!!!  For some reason, I could tie my left shoe with no problems but with my right shoe, I had to hold my breathe but not anymore!!!!

This is making me so happy its not even funny!!  Practice starts at 4pm and goes until 5:30pm.  So the next entry will be around 6pm with my measurements!!

10/05/09 6:15pm

So I come home from hockey practice and waiting for my husband to come home.  While at hockey practice I drank about 32 oz of water and I have 16oz more next to me.  I'm a sucker for water so that was the easy part for me.

I started to check emails.  Then I remembered... DUH... I need some measurements!!!  lol... I was so excited, I just couldn't believe its finally here.

So here goes... Sheri you better get some tissues.... YOU WILL NEED THEM!!!

Upper Abdomen:

Last night vs Tonight:

Upper Abdomen:  34 1/2 - 33"

Waist: 39 1/2 - 35"

Lower Abdomen: 38 3/4 - 38 1/4"

See I told you Sheri!!  I hope you listened and gotten a tissue... I'm smiling yet again from ear to ear.  I sit down and I look down at my abdomen area and I don't see that big roll anymore.  Its still there but not as big!  I can tie my shoes and my husband said he can see a difference!!  How friggin' awesome is that???!??!?!?!?!?! 

10/06/09 7:30am CST

Ok, so I'm a little bummed, I was so busy at work I only drank 20 oz of Diet Lipton Tea and no water.  They usually have water for sale in the vending machine but it was all sold out and their drinking water... ewe... no way, I was going to go that far!  So I'm hoping that with my water intake between when I wake up at 3pm till after hockey practice and/or Bingo (yes, I go out with the girls and play Bingo every Tuesday) I'll still lose something or at least keep off the inches! 

I'm off to catch some well wanted Zzzz's, so we'll see how it goes tonight!

sorry, hurrying up to go to work. Heres my measurements, I'll tell you more tomorrow about today...

9:37pm

33 1/2
35 1/2

39 1/2

Awww... it was a bad day... hopefully better tomorrow (for me not my weight loss)... details coming

10/07/09 Continued from yesterday..

Sorry about that last night.  It was a long and busy day, I only had about 30 seconds to leave and measure before I left.  Yesterday just didn't go my way.  We filter our water and I forgot to fill up the water bottles the night before but I had a 1/2 bottle of water in the fridge from the night prior.  I woke up and went to the rink without a water bottle, got there and the water is warm!!  The drinking fountain hasn't been getting used much so its luke warm water ... so that turned me off for my water in take.

Then after practice, I go to Bingo and found out that they weren't having it so that threw me off too, which I don't really do change well and even something like this really just tipped me over, I really look forward into hanging out with the girls and winning money at the same time!

So then, we go to the grocery store, couldn't decide something for dinner, go out to a restaurant, ask for some water and it was just not hitting the spot, they didn't have any unsweetened Iced Tea so there goes another time that I had to skip my water.

After dinner, get home measure and go to work.  I had a crappy day of sleep and it was just one of those days.  I measured right after eating so that may have been not the best thing to do and I only ate a salad from the salad bar with dressing on the side while I dipped my salad into the dressing.  Then I wasn't all that hungry so I only ate my mashed potatoes and gravy with corn.  No meat. 

I had a Rice Krispy Treat for dessert and thats what I had for my breakfast.

So I can't wait to start a new day (today) which isn't the 7th for me just yet until I wake up in about 6 hours.  I work outside the home on the 3rd shift (graveyard) so I'm a little behind in the day still!! 

So hopefully I will have much better results, it wasn't the wrappings fault or ItWorks, it was totally me!!  So don't give up on me yet... I think today I wrap again, so I can't wait!

Off to bed, have a great day! 

10/08/09 - Is today Thurs already?

Ok, yesterday was as busy as it seriously could be.  I woke up at 3:10pm, did homework with Dillan and left the house and now I'm home as of 6:30am and Dillan just went off to school!  I hate Wednesdays and hopefully that will be the last busy Wednesday for awhile!

I did not wrap or get a chance to even measure but I sure did drink my water and ate my veggies!  I'll be able to wrap when my husband gets home from work today and we'll start this all over!!