Summary: Today we have an interview with Terry Clauss who placed 3rd in the Transformation category in the latest Venus Index Contest. Check out her pictures: There is a good chance that Terry's story will resemble to yours, because it's just so common. Issues with weight and eating often times start at an early age, we just don't realize it. When Terry was 13, her mother was worried that she was getting fat. She took Terry to a doctor who prescribed her diet pills (At the age of 13? WTF!?). She would not eat and then binge afterwards. The weight loss and weight gain never ending cycle began. Terry tried EVERY diet there is. From Atkins, to South Beach to Naturally Thin, Diet Solution, Weight Watchers, you name it, she did it. She had little bits of success, but the issue with all of those diets was that they were all too restrictive. It wasn't about eating less, it was all about cutting out entire food groups. This may be the conventional approach, but it's just a ticking time bomb. You will always make up for whatever you have removed from your diet. For Terry it was starting to be pretty depressing to be constantly losing and gaining pounds of fat. Today Terry is 53 years old and has 40 years of unsuccessful attempts of dieting behind her. At first she was skeptical because she wasted so much money, time and effort on other programs in the past. Could you imagine trying to lose weight for year after year for 40 years in a row? Without any significant or long-term success, how would you feel, would you think that it's even possible to lose weight anymore? At this stage most women think that it's their hormones and they just can't lose any weight no matter what they do. Well, Terry decided to give Eat Stop Eat and Venus Index a chance. At first she tried ESE and got some results with that, so she trusted Brad Pilon. When he sent an email about the results from the third Venus Index contest and she saw that the girls all looked like normal people and just after 12 weeks they got in great shape, she jumped right in. She improved her physique and she is finally on her way to building a body she can be proud of and keep all year round. What really drove her to do this was that her son was going to have a baby and like she said: "I didn't want to be a chunky grandma.", so she decided to get in better shape. It's never too late and even if you've been trying to lose weight and get in shape for the past 40 years without any results, you still have a chance to do so, you just need the right approach. Terry is proof of that. Don't Be Afraid of a New Approach, You Have Nothing to Lose When we are trying something new, we feel anxiety and excitement at the same time. Usually, we are excited about it, but once it's time to take action we realize that it's new and doesn't feel very comfortable. On one hand it's exciting, but on the other, we would rather go back to our previous habits. Well, the biggest growth happens outside your comfort zone and if you want to get different and new results, you need different and new approaches. Doing uncomfortable things at first will expend your comfort zone. It's really up to you whether you will shape your future or just accept whatever comes your way. Terry sat down and compared the pro's and con's. She asked herself: "What is the worst thing that can happen?" and "What is the best thing that can happen?" She also admitted that without having to send the before pictures at the beginning, she wouldn't be so committed and would have probably dropped out during the first few weeks. The Venus Index contest works as accountability and will help you stick to your plan, it will keep you motivated, because you want to send pictures that shows at least some kind of difference. And after the contest? Well, first this get's you moving and then gives you momentum to continue and take it further. Take Home Message:
