Summary: Today we are honored to listen to Dom who placed seventh in the 7th Venus Index Transformation Contest. Check out her beautiful transformation pictures: Read what Dom wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor: Finally, this is something that works for me. As a work at home mom of 2 kids younger than 2, I was looking for something simple but real. Not just a quick fix, but a way of life that would fit into my life. I found that in the Venus index. I like that there is science behind it, it is not just a fad or trend, I can approach it on my terms. And most of all, it works! Prior to joining the VI community I exercised exclusively OUT of the house. I thought I needed to GO someplace to be motivated by someone. VI has shown me that I can do this by myself, for myself. I can integrate this into my life right here at home and I can shape it to fit my needs. The principles of Eat Stop Eat really resonated with me and I love that the workouts are all laid out for you to follow. Never having been a part of an online community prior to this I have been blown away by the amount of support on the forum. I am proud to call my Venus sisters my friends and I have been so grateful for their support 24/7 via the community and privately. Bottom line, this is the first program I have followed through with long term. I am learning to integrate it into my life slowly, and while I am not all the way to my VI metrics yet, I am working towards it at a pace that has me confident that this is a new way of life for me! One of the things was how much I appreciate that this program is a way of life and that it has given me the tools--through both the programs (ESE and VI factor workouts) and the community, to control what I can control. Between working, raising two little girls, taking care of my house and family, it is hard to carve out "me" time. In the past this would snowball because I would be frustrated when I missed a workout and then eat more, and then I would be discouraged from eating more and not want to exercise. Of course, then it would become this vicious cycle and before I knew it days would have past where I ate more than I wanted too, didn't exercise, felt bad, blahblahblah. It would all change next week, next month, next year, as soon as I got through whatever the next big hurdle was THEN I would start over. I’m sure this is familiar to so many of us! I have found this program so sustainable because it is just one day at a time, one step at a time. If I eat too much today, I eat less tomorrow. Better yet if I eat too much this morning, instead of blowing the whole day, I just eat less later on. To take it one step beyond that, I can plan ahead and if I KNOW I want to eat too much tomorrow or next week, or later today because I have plans, I can plan ahead and eat less NOW in preparation. Similarly, I work out when I can and if I can't make time today I will make some tomorrow. By making this a way of life instead of a means to an end, I have let go a little and in doing that I have actually gained more control. Listen to Dom's interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:
