AmberSkye

We are seeing lives changed. I am constantly amazed at the stories I hear from people who find this healthy chocolate have the courage to try it and find problems going away they had lost hope on. We heard from several people tonight at the Wellness Tour in Portland, Or. I got to share as well as 8 others in this area that were part of the 50 chosen. I decided it was time to share a piece of my story today with you:
Rewind 2 years, at 26 I found myself in a place wanting to start a family. However climbing the one floor to my apartment made me winded, I had no sick time left at work because I was ill all the time and I cried because I felt I had no right to bring a little life into this world that would depend on me when I couldn’t take care of my own self, much less that of my husband and a baby. So I made changes took out beef, tried to be more active and counted my 1200 calories. I did lose I went from 245 down to 209. I was cranky, hungry and depressed because it didn’t matter what I did at this point I couldn’t lose another ounce. I started cheating more and more eventually gaining some weight and settling at 212. I gave up home I would ever be a fit skinny person. I stopped looking into mirrors it was better to pretend in my head I was a beautiful person because I was inside. I felt like this was as good as it was going to get. God then took us down a path we did not plan for and my husband signed into the military as an officer. In order to accomplish this he started running again getting in shape and eating losing weight. This is when the alarms went off in my head. I was getting left behind. I felt unworthy to be on his arm at future soldier meetings. I panicked that he was going to be ashamed of me and I had to face that I was ashamed of myself. This program, as cliche as it sounds changed my life. I not only lost the weight in inches I lost the emotional weight.

I was in Macy’s one day needing new pants because my “skinny” pants were too big and out of habit went to the woman’s department. I started to look at the clothes when the tears started to flow. My husband leaned over wrapped and arm around me and ask me what was wrong. Tears staining my face I looked up at him and said “I don’t belong here. For the first time in my life I feel out of place in this section, and I am NEVER coming back” I have my hope back, I can dream again. We can work together to change the world and bring people their hope back. 2 out of every 3 people need to lose weight. And that third person is probably a professional athlete and needs the shake anyway as a protein source to add to their diet.

So who do you know that needs to be healthier, lose weight or build muscle? Who do you know that needs hope to see their dream again? I am offering you a vehicle to change lives and reach your own dreams message me or visit thepurplemana.com learn why this works.
In Health and Love,
AmberSkye

I am featured on this video promoting the Wellness Tour. I will be there come out and see me!

Portland Wellness Tour

As we are wrap up the end of week 12 and the end of the protocol (but not the end of my journey) I have learned one major thing about myself. My number one enemy is stress. Emotional stress triggers my body to hang on to weight, it give me the feeling that I want comfort food and seems to trigger the craving for junk food. Hamburgers, pizza and huge loaves of bread slathered in butter seem to be my cravings of choice. Never before has it seemed so easy to say no to those things. I have tried many diets before and when the cravings got really bad I would give in and try and work it off later. It amazes me the foods I am liking now I never used to before. Things like asparagus, brussel sprouts and cabbage. Spices like chili powder and cayenne powder seems to be used increasingly more often. I learned when I am stressed I craved sugar and grease. Since cleaning that out of my body I enjoy more foods and a wider array of foods.

As an artist I can only relate this in a artistic way. My body is a paint pallet and all I was using was grey and black, never cleaning off my pallet and starting over. I couldn’t understand why when I tried to use yellow, orange and vibrant reds they came out as browns and flat lifeless colors. I have finally scrapped of the crusty dried up paint washed my pallet and can finally see a whole spectrum of colors I never knew existed.

Stress kept me from cleaning out my pallet and always reaching for the same comfortable grays. I am in control of the painting of my life now and I can see the canvas for what it truly can be. The possibilities are endless but now I can choose any color I want. And I want the same for you too. What color do you want to paint your canvas?

In health,

AmberSkye

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For the first time ever I can see myself getting to 130 pounds. Being one of those children who has always struggled with my weight I did not know what healthy meant or how to cook it. Being teased for my weight was normal and mirrors didn’t exist in my head. Running was for crazy people who had no life and exercise was what my thumbs did while playing video games. As I am ending the 12-week time period for the protocol Monday the 13^thI am amazed that I have no plans to change what I am doing. I like the shake and wouldn’t want to live without it. The thought of a greasy hamburger kinda makes me want to gag. I find myself watching what my husband is eating and thinking “How can you eat that yuck!” When 12 short weeks ago I would have eaten the same thing.  I am not stressing that I will gain the weight back because I know I won’t.  I have not only made a lifestyle change I have completely changed the way I think. I realized how much my life revolved around food and how wrong that was for me. I ate when I celebrated, ate when I was depressed and ate when I was bored. Not only did I eat for the wrong reasons I ate the wrong foods like hamburger, pizza and chips. I just stand amazed at where I was and where I am and the knowledge that I am going to go so much further. 12 weeks ago a spark of hope that I might actually control my weight has ignited into a blazing sun not only controlling but conquering my weight in a way I never thought to comprehend. If I could Vulcan mind meld with people to show them the transformation I would because I am at a loss for words with how changed I feel and I am not sure anyone believes me anyway.

In health,

AmberSkye

An office sitting at a desk gobbles a lot of my time up. As an office worker I am sure you can relate to the limited lunchtime and options in eating healthy while working. Well let me tell you my new favorite item. It is a microwave steamer. It steams my fish in four minutes and is super easy to clean up. I wanted to share a sample of what I eat in a day for those of you who may be thinking do you eat “real” food?

Breakfast: (5 min)

X-ProteinMeal Shake – 198

Almond milk (8oz) – 40

Snack: (instant)

15 Almonds – 85

Lunch: (8 min)

Salmon with Balsamic vinegar and garlic – 345

Salad w/ roasted turkey- 150

Balsamic vinaigrette spray-10

Dinner: (5 min)

X-ProteinMeal Shake – 198

Almond milk (8oz) – 40

Total: 1066 Calories

Some days I eat the salad after work and the shake after my workout. As you can see I eat quite a bit. I have also made a stir-fry with cabbage, bean sprouts, shrimp and zucchini and the quantity I had for 300 calories was staggering. So I have plenty of food and I am regularly asked, “What are you eating for lunch today it smells so good?” I am full, satisfied and have fresh food not over cooked microwave rubber.  And in reality if I was hungry after my Dinner I still have over 100 calories to spare. So you can eat real food and enjoy food while you are dieting. So far getting enough calories has been the issue.

In health,

AmberSkye

It has occurred to me lately that God gave us an appetite. He wants us to appreciate food so he gave us an appetite and food that would replenish, nourish and fill us up. And just as it is our choice to follow him or not, it is our choice the foods we eat. If we choose wrong we are left empty, unsatisfied and craving something more. I have made stir fry many times before, in fact it is one of my favorites. However it was made with plenty or meat, sugar and enough noodle to start my own factory. I am now learning what healthy means. God gave us vegetable to fill us and help us satisfy our hunger. Don’t get me wrong I am not saying never eat noodles again but when you are counting calories head towards green.  Broccoli is 30 calories for a cup where a cup of wheat noodles is 200 calories and you might get a cup. Broccoli is also more filling than the noodles so you feel full longer. God never planed for us to be hungry, unsatisfied and depressed. He gave us all the plants we could ever hope for with a wide array of tastes. Everything from Zucchini to Asparagus to Spinach.  Dieting doesn’t have to be a chore. The first few weeks are the hardest as you let your tastes change and your old habit die. I want to share with you  a little story about how far I have come in two weeks.
Saturday was July 3rd and not wanting to get fireworks on the 4th and deal with lines we drove to a firework tent. In this parking lot is a Carls Jr, Subway, Cold Stone Creamery and a Pizza Schmitzza. I say the pizza shop and my gut said “Ohhh I want pizza.” Then my brain engaged and I thought no I don’t why did I even start that thought? It is like when you touch something colder than you were expecting and you say “Ouch!”. But it didn’t hurt it was just your gut response.  We have conditioned ourselves so our gut says eat than but we really want something else. The trick is to remember God gave you a gift in food and we shouldn’t abuse it. As always yours in health!