Summary: Today John talks to Jessie Trubiano who placed Fourth in the 6th Venus Index Transformation Contest. Check out her transformation pictures from the 12 Week Contest: It takes awhile for the mind to catch up with the body Jessie tells John she still remembers herself as over weight with long curly hair. She has a hard time recognizing herself in the mirror with short hair and being fit now. It takes a while for the mind to catch up with the body. She likes what she sees in the mirror now and was thrilled when she first started seeing her own ab definition. Jessie said she would not have joined the contest if it were not for the Venus Index Community Forum. She said it was the best thing she ever did for herself. The contest got her motivated to do the Venus Index Workout even though she hated the gym and with it she got amazing results. All that matters is calories Like many of us Jessie tried several different eating styles and did not get that all that matters is calories. She found that most of the diets she looked at seemed to cater towards people's desire to eat as much as they want; all the fruit they want or all the fat and protein they want, and the list goes on. She spent a lot of time finding many ways that did not work. On some diets she was hindered by restrained eating. She was sold on the program when she heard John and Brad talk about how there is no secret to weight loss; eat what you want, just less. Jessie loved Brad Pilon's article "Fat Loss Divide and Conquer"and found she loves to fast. She hated the gym, but now Jessie is a regular there known by name Jessie had a bad experience at a gym once as so she hated the gym and didn't really know how to lift weights. After doing the Venus Index Workout she is not afraid to lift heavy and became a regular at her gym and now they know her by name. Jessie didn't have to stop running and in fact completed a half marathon during the contest. She found that it does not matter if you do cardio or not. She stopped doing cardio at the end of the contest and it did not hinder her weight loss progress. Pick one thing, the power of habit At one point after reading all the insane contradictory information in the diet and fitness industry Jessie realized she was paralyzed by analysis. Once she joined the contest and focused on the workout and calories she realized that one victory spawns another and it starts snowballing into the rest of your life. One good habit leads to the next as described in a book she read called The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg. During the holidays she found if you just pick one thing to keep you on track it really helps. She never stopped her workouts during the holidays and that kept her on the right path to success. It is part of the power of habit. She found that by doing this she learned to be consistent. Links from the interview: Eat Stop Eat - Diet Lifestyle protocol designed to help you to lose fat and regain freedom in your food choices Original Venus Index Workout - Workout program for women that's responsible for the most amazing transformations online Venus Index Community - Friendliest and most supportive women's only fitness community on the Internet Advice from Jessie: Use the Venus Index Community for support Calories matter; figure out how many calories you need Join a transformation contest You don't need so much cardio Do one good thing for the power of habit If you have never fasted try Eat Stop Eat Slow and steady wins the race Learn from your failures and it makes you stronger Follow the workout plan as designed Follow Eat Stop Eat as designed Give support to get support Believe in your dream Read what Jessie wrote about her experience with Venus Index: VT6 after photos and essay 250 words is by far not long enough to say all the things I want to say about my experience.
