Personal Letter To Governor Christopher Christie

Come on...YOU ARE WAY TO FAT!

Sometimes, think that political correctness should be thrown out the window.  Also think there are times when, for trhe good of the person, we need to stop candy coating the truth. 

 

Governor Christie... (can I call you Chris?) you may not want people making an issue of your weight, but A) as a public figure your weight and everything else about you is up for public discussion, and B) you are FAT...actually, you are far beyond FAT, you are obese as in OBESE!  More importantly, as a man who would be president, or who is at least giving thought to running for president, your weight is a serious issue that voters need to look carefully at...especially when you are refusing to address said weight in a serious matter.

 

In In Tailored Suit YOU LOOK OBESE

You blew a gasket the other day because a doctor (a doctor to a President) was worried about you dying in office.  You wondered how a woman who had never examined you could diagnos your weight issues...here is a CLUE...one does not have to be a doctor to realize you have weight issues, and the health issues and concerns that go with them.   I am not a doctor here, never even played one on TV...I'm just a former FAT GUY that got thin, and I can look at your pictures and tell you have some serious weight issues...guessing here you tip the scale at well over 300 pounds, and that waist looks like it could go north of 46 inches...if I had to guess, would put it at over 50 inches.  Seriously, in some of your pictures you look like a beached whale. (Tough love here Chris)

 

Who wants a president that cannot push himself away from the dinner table, and who wants a president that lashes out at those who point out the obvious...as in, "Hello DUDE, you are seriously FAT...get some help, go on a diet.  We are an OBESE nation, and you are a very high profile public figure who could SO LEAD BY EXAMPLE!  Is pulling a cookie out of your pocket on the David Letterman Show the example you want to be, or would you rather be the example who was a proud member of the Isagenix 100 Pound Club for those who have lost over 100 pounds?

 

My Mom was fat, loved her food just like you.   She was healthy until she wasn't...she got adult stage diabetes in her late 40's.  It was all down hill from there.  When she died she was blind, had conjestive heart disease, and holes in her feet.  Like you, she had kids...hopefully, unlike her you'll do something about your weight before it is too late.  We all got to watch her die...a very long, slow painful death as everything important to her including her sight was taken away.  Maybe that doctor was doing you a favor when your children heard her say that you could die in office, maybe her diagnosis from 2000 miles away will be the wake up call you obviously need.  If people like her, and people like me didn't care, we would JUST IGNORE YOU, write you off as just another fat politician.

 

I live in New York...the state, not the city.  I've offered on Twitter to help you lose weight...Isagenix works...trust me, I am living proof of it.  (Posting my four month before after picture here so you can see it.)  I'm far from a wealthy man, and not even a Republican, but if you really WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, if you have the self discipline to not only go on a weight lose program but stick to it, I'll even pay for the first three months of your program, cover the costs of you entering the Isagenix "Isa Body Challenge" which is a 90 day program.  What have you got to lose?  I can tell you what you have to win...

 

You'll lose weight.  You'll build some new lean muscle.  You'll get healthy, have more energy, and lose that huge gut you are carrying around...Did you know for every extra pound you are carrying around that you are putting an extra four pounds of pressure on your knees?  Who knows...losing the weight, the public image improvement it would bring you might even see you gaining the White House in 2016.

 

So come on...give an honest guy a shot here.  I'm telling you the hard truth...YOU ARE FAT, and if you do not lose that weight, IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE YOU SOME SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES THAT WILL SHORTEN YOUR LIFE.  Don't end up like my Mom who died before she reached the age of 66.

 

Study Isagenix and our 30 Day Cleanse dieting program...www.isahealthychoice.com (my associate website)  When you are ready, give me a call at home (845) 693-4513 or text me at (845) 346-6523 and together we can put all those FAT JOKES to rest.

Two BIG Blog Milestones Occurred Today...The Second Being This My 100th Post

I always like milestones...they represent major accomplishments, serve as important markers on the journey from here to there, even of some of those journey never fully end...such as my own life transformation that started not quite four months ago when I decided to give Isagenix a try...a decision that lead to the creation of this blog.

Today, six days short of four months into my own journey of self discovery and improvement, my blog received its 5000th unique visitors...that is pretty cool, and am very pleased to know that my story, my Isagenix testimonial has reached that many people.  As a side note, those 5000 unique visitors have come from 34 nations from all around the world...you have to love the internet.  It seems only fitting at on the same day "The Isa Guru" blog crossed the threshold of 5,000 visitors that I am sitting here tonight after a hard day of physical therapy penning my 100th blog post!

So, to everyone who has been so supportive as I have lost weight, found new energy, and thinned down, THANK YOU for supporting me, and for supporting this blog.  My own transformation is far from over, so please keep visiting...OH...and leave a comment now and then, or ask a question!

My readers ARE THE BEST!

Sherwood Martinelli...The Isa Guru

Awesome Dinner TONIGHT! Love Isagenix Dieting Plan

Ok...I love experimenting in the kitchen, tend to be a fly by the seat kind of a fellow who rarely uses a recipe when I cook.  Have to say, tonight's dinner was SUPER YUMMY.  My own shrimp scampi dish...

You need one skillet, and one lidded pot to boil noodles in.

Pour some Virgin Olive Oil in Pan

Juice of one whole lemon

Some capers.

Four sliced mushrooms

Three diced dried Italian Tomatoes

Handful of Shrimp

Cover and on low heat steam...

In pot, boil up some organic duck egg noodles.  I know...where do you GET THEM?  HERE!  Trust me, the folks at Northern Farmhouse Pasta have the world's BEST PASTA, and ALL ORGANIC...to die for!

When noodles are done, place on plate.  Lay on the shrimp, followed by the mushrooms, capers and tomatoes.  Take drippings and add some tomato basil feta cheese, turn heat on high and thicken...pour over shrimp and pasta.  Sprinkle with fresh chopped French Parsley.  SO GOOD!

Think of Dieting As Hide and Seek, Lost and Found!

The Day I Started 10/6/2012

It's easy to look in a mirror at the who that you over years have become and simply think the task of getting in shape, losing weight is too great a feat, and head toward the refrigerator for a morning slice of last night's left over apple pie, half of which you ate while watching the 2:00 AM rerun of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" on the "Comedy Channel".  I know, because I have been there, have avoided almost every mirror in my house, and then my apartment that showed me more than my head, as if somehow by focusing in on only that part of me that I was not embarrassed about the rest of the world would follow suit, identify the who of me by just my face, rather than that rest of me that I could not stand, that part of me that I was embarrassed and ashamed of.

Reality is, the world does not often cooperate in our fantasies, in our masquerade of self delusion.  People did see my Buddha Belly as it grew ever bigger, showing concern, sometimes in remarks that hurt, remarks that saw me grab one more chunk of meat from the grill, or help myself to another scoop of taters or Mac and Cheese at dinner.  In short, I was playing hide and seek with a truth I did not want to face...I was FAT, maybe even on the verge of OBESE, and the only person who could change that reality was staring back at me in the mirror each and every morning when I combed my hair and brushed my teeth.

In the past almost four months now, a lot of changes have occurred in my life, a caterpillar slowly emerging from his cocoon, a beautiful butterfly, wings still damp who is getting ready to take flight.  As I was working out today, had an Epiphany of sorts, an AH HA moment.

Me on 1/17/2013

One of my recurring themes when I share the product with others is encouraging them to lose the weight and let the beautiful person that has always been residing inside themselves to emerge.  Thinking on that, pondering that child's game of "Hide and Seek" that was the game I'd been playing for far too long with myself, realized today that I was still playing that game, but in a new and wondrous way with ALL NEW RULES.  

For years as the pounds piled onto my frame, the beautiful me, all the muscles there under the surface had been hidden away under mounds of fat, and now with the help of Isagenix, my coach "Andrea Hameed" and many of my Isa friends on Facebook, I am seeking out those muscles, that beautiful me, that which was lost now being found...the me that has always been there slowly emerging as the fat melts away!

All I have to do is look at statistics to know there are a lot of seriously overweight people in America, in the world...also know that a lot of those people deep down inside do not want to be fat, are playing that same old game of "Hide and Seek" that I played for too many years.  Also know, that many of those people who want to find that beautiful person hiding inside are afraid to take that first step, and the next, and the one after that, fearing more than anything looking the fool when and if they fail.  That fear of failure more than anything else sees them making excuses..."Dieting never works" or "I'm just naturally big boned, and besides I like myself just the way I am", the patented "everyone in my family is on the large size", and my own favorite, "I am sure your program works, but it's just too expensive, I cannot afford it!"

I know these excuses because I have used than, finding them easier to blurt out rather than facing a truth I did not want to face, hiding my own shame in excuses that deep down inside I knew were not true.

Dieting does work, but only if you are ready to dedicate yourself to the long haul journey that lays ahead.  I did not pack on some 40-50 pounds of fat (almost all in my belly) in a week, a month or even a year...it was a long process that happened over years, even decades.  Expecting to diet for a month, two or even three and reclaim my former self is unrealistic.  Furthermore, dieting is only a part of the pathway that leads to success...getting to where you want to go requires lifestyle changes, requires committing to actually EXERCISING, being active.  Most of all, finding the real you that you've lost over a period of years take faith, dedication and belief...it also takes STUBBORNEST, that refusal to accept anything but the new course and reality you have set for yourself despite the naysayers bent on seeing you fail.

I live on a limited budget, and it took me far too long to realize that I could not afford what not getting healthy was costing me.  When I woke up, saw lost life opportunities resulting from my weight, when I woke up to the shame and guilt I carried around because of my Buddha Belly, when I started looking for ways to find the money to GET HEALTHY because I wanted it, I found out that I could afford to try Isagenix...as I watched inches and pounds melting away, watched the new me emerging, found the money to STAY THE COURSE to continue on a path that was working.  

I used to stop at a fast food place a couple times a week, grab a couple of burgers, some fries, a super sized Coke, always telling myself I deserved it, or making it OK because I was hungry.  If I were out and about and there was a Panera's or Starbucks on the route too and from, I would treat myself to a Grande something something, and oh those danish always enticed me...sometimes one was just not enough, so would buy two.  Pull into a gas station for a fill up, and how could I not grab a Snickers Bar, or a Pay Day?  The cost in pounds, and in CASH adds up quickly.  Looking back at those times, finally being honest with myself after years of denial, realize I need to be truthful..."I DID NOT WANT TO AFFORD Isagenix's OR ANY OTHER DIETING PROGRAM"...what would have meant looking in that mirror and admitting truths I was not ready to admit.

The old saying "You can drag a horse to water, but you cannot make them drink" is so very true.  I can introduce you to Isagenix's, can show my own before and right now pictures and prove that their "90 Day Challenge" can and does work...but if you are not ready, if you are wanting to wallow in your shame, guilt and denial, then the program I believe, nor any other dieting plan is going to work for you.  But, if you are ready to make changes, if you are willing to do the work, if you are ready to become that beautiful person that has always been hiding inside yourself, then lets take the journey together.

Sherwood Martinelli-The Isa Guru

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If you are ready for serious life changes, ready to lose that weight, lets chat...I make a great coach, and Isagenix (in my perspective) is the greatest weight loss program in the world.

Five Great Tips For Busting Through Dieting/Fitness Plateau

Water Does a Body Good!

For anyone who has gotten serious about getting fit, losing weight, and building some lean muscle, we have all reached one of those Plateau’s…you know the one where no matter what you do, you find your weight stubbornly staying right at whatever it is, no matter how faithful you are to your program. A Plateau is not only frustrating, but often time discourages us, sees many folks beginning to back slide and fall off their program or diet. The next time you are at a plateau, here are FIVE GREAT TIPS to bust through it and climb to the next level as you reach for and attain your goals. 

1. Sometimes, we just need to change our caloric intake for a few days, shake it up as they say. You might be eating a bit too much, or perhaps you need to eat a bit more…just for a few days to get out of your routine, keep the body and its systems a bit off balance. Fact is, internally we will adjust to whatever our caloric intake is, so if you are at a plateau change everything up a bit, adjust the ratio of fats/carbs/protein and see if this temporary change in diet jumpstarts the weight loss again. 

2. Cleanse your system…I have found when I plateau the best way to bust on through to the other side is to schedule and extra Isagenix 9 Day Cleanse into my monthly routine, and increase my water intake. When you think you have drank all you can take, it is time to reach for another glass…or two! 

3. When was the last time you checked your portion sizes? We all seem to be obsessed with weighing ourselves when dieting, but what about weighing our portion sizes. I know for myself that I tend to get away from this part of my routine, and suddenly realize that piece of steak over time has gotten bigger and bigger, the side of noodles WAY MORE THAN I AM ALLOWED. So if you are in a plateau get that food scale out and double check your portion sizes! 

4. Do some strength training…I am not a big one for weight training, but lifting weights (even small amounts with more repetitions) helps build more lean muscle, and muscle burns calories! So, head to your local sporting goods store and invest in a couple of dumb bells, or purchase a set of ankle weights for when you go out walking! 

5. Change up your workout! Walk faster, or increase your distance and time. Maybe skip the walk, turn on some music and DANCE for half an hour instead. New different workouts are going to work different muscle groups, so don’t be afraid to improvise! 

Plateaus can be short in duration…a matter of days or weeks, but they can also be long in duration sometimes lasting months. Do not get discouraged, stay focused on your goals, and CONTINUE WORKING YOUR PROGRAM!...the worst thing you can do is give up and then have to start all over again! Keep tweaking your routines, make little changes until you find the combination to get you past the plateau and moving forward again. 

If you are wanting to lose weight, get fit and lean, please feel free to text me at (845) 346-6523 so we can chat, or get started today on your own Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse by visiting: www.isahealthychoice.com

Wanting To Lose Weight? What Isagenix Can Do For You!...A Picture Worth 1,000 Words

Less than four months ago I had a HUGE Budda Belly.  Thanks to Isagenix, their Isa Body Challenge, and their 30 Day Cleanse dieting program, I am fast becoming a new, happier healthier person, and so can you.  Visit www.isahealthychoice.com or text me so we can chat.  (845) 346-6523

Last Leg of Nine Day Cleanse...Feeling Great at End of First of Two Days of Deep Cleansing

Love This Pic

Myself and several of my Isa friends have been participating in a Isagenix 9 Day Cleanse to jump start our new year weight and fitness goals.   As a part of that cleanse, there are two two day deep cleanses...on the first day of the second of these, and it has been a great day, with tomorrow ending both the two day cleanse, as well as the "Isa Guru 9 Day Cleanse Challenge.  Wish I had a magic wand, could wave it and have all 18 of those who committed to this challenge here with me on Monday morning to share that first shake after our two day Deep Cleanse...that is going to taste so good.

I've added the BBB (Bedtime Belly Buster) to my own routine.  Being under 170, and taking a hard look at myself, realize the biggest hurdle for me yet to get over is fully ridding myself of the Buddha Belly that has been with me for decades, a Buddha Belly that in the last few years had grown to an alarming size...hoping that the BBB will help me get over that last major hurdle as I hone in on my next major goal of losing enough weight to tip the scales at under 160.  The BBB is pretty simple...each night at bedtime I take one scoop of our IsaPro Whey Protein, and one scoop of calcium, mix with four ounces of warm water and chug it down (not the most delicious concoction)...that's it, nothing earth shattering, the program working (hopefully) while I sleep.

Just a Chickadee

That said, it will take more than just drinking product to lose the last of the weight, to get rid of my Buddha Belly, and tone up...that requires WORK...as in actually exercising in some fashion or another.  Today was a good day where exercise (aerobic) is concerned.  I headed out the door with my camera around 1:30 this afternoon after I'd done my second portion of "Cleanse for Life".  Had my camera (eight pounds), a bottle of the new e+ Energy Shot, one bottle of water, and three pound ankle weights...I know, daring!  Can here some of my fellow cleansers, "You ANIMAL you!"

Note*...the new e+Energy Drink is amazing...drank it down at the halfway point of my walk when I turned around to head home, and about four hours later am still full of energy and feeling motivated.

This Caught My Eye

Got home at just after four, so not quite, but close on to three hours out and about...distance wise, guessing I probably walked about six miles...not a lot of distance considering how long I was out doors, but also got a few pictures that I was happy with, so an A+ walk in my book.  once inside, did my third Cleanse for Life, and about to do my last of the day.  Two Isa Flush about an hour before bedtime, then just before bed the Belly Buster, and leaves me with just one more day and I will have successfully completed the 9 Day Cleanse Challenge...WOOT WOOT!  

Monday will be a big day...will take my measurements for the 90 Day Challenge, total up just how many body inches I have shed on the last 90 plus days...will also get on the scale and take a tally and report these to the folks at the Isa Body Challenge as soon as I can get someone to take new pictures of the NEW ME.  Not so much an ending, but rather the completion of one chapter, and the beginning of a new one.  Will be interesting to see what the next 90 days of my Isagenix journey has in store for me.

STAY TUNED...

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Get Your FREE Isagenix Enrollment! Expires At Stroke of Midnight January 3, 2013

10 Free Isagenix Enrollments!

This offer will expire at the stroke of Midnight on January 3^rd, 2013…the official starting time of the “Isa Guru 9 Day Cleanse Challenge.  If you are one of the first ten people to sign up, and order a 30 Day Cleanse Pak, I will reimburse you the cost of your one year enrollment fee.  So, if you are thinking about dieting, getting fit and healthy in 2013, consider this.

McDonald’s runs ads offering us their McDonald’s Breakfast Dollar menu…what a deal, every bad for you, toxin filled item on the list can be had for just ONE DOLLAR on their ala’carte menu.  A couple of egg McMuffin’s, some hash browns and a cup of coffee...$4.00 breakfast of dead bankrupt calories, dangerous toxins, sodium, fat and who knows what else…WHAT A BARGAIN.

Imagine instead starting out your day with a tasty (chocolate or vanilla) Isalean Shake (a SUPER FOOD) that has 240 nutritious calories that include over 90 building blocks, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that boost your immune system, and help keep you healthy from the inside out at a cellular level…and they taste DELICIOUS. 

If you are ready to claim success in your dieting, are ready to lose that weight that has been hanging around for years, join my team and claim a free enrollment in the process!

Did I mention that your enrollment also starts you on the road to financial independence as a Isagenix Representative?  This is the perfect opportunity for moms looking to work from home, and consider this…Isagenix’s newest three millionaires ARE WOMEN.  Sign up today and let’s get you started on your road to success.

Enroll and order your 30 Day Cleanse Program…just click on the link, and the 30 day plan is there!

Contact me directly:  Sherwood Martinelli-The Isa Guru (845) 693-4513 and I will walk you through the entire enrollment process, and coach you to successful weight loss in 2013!

Christmas is Over...Time For New Year's Resolutionss

The Christmas Holidays, the feasting are over, tins of cookies, treats wrapped and in the refrigerator a reminder of a time that always comes and goes far to quickly.  The season is one of reflection and some melancholy sadness mixed with the joy and celebration for many of us, myself included.  My Dad was born on Christmas, but he also died on this special day.  This coming spring will mark 20 years since my Mom's passing, and baking cookies always brings her front and center in my mind as I dig out the same recipes she always used, careful to bake the cookies just the way she taught me how to when I was but a lad.

I drove home today, the ride a solitary one, racing to beat the snow storm that is now coming down just outside my window as I type.  In short, the heat beating away the chill, my apartment warm and cozy even though I sit alone is a perfect time to reflect on the year past and give thought to what kinds of resolutions to make in the New Year, being realistic in my assignments, creating a list of resolutions I might actually be able to keep.

In some ways this year's resolutions seem easier to put down on paper...my life is changing in some very good ways, and I want to share what I have found with others.  So, with that thought in mind, here are my resolutions.

1.  Continue on my Isagenix Weight Loss program that so far has seen me lose over 20 pounds and drop two waist sizes.

2.  Get better organized so that I can more effectively share the magic that is Isagenix with others.  

3.  Work on my smoking...really want to quit, but all of my previous attempts regarding cigarettes have been met with what can only be described as dismal failure.

4.  I have to move in 2013, and that requires me really accessing my life, what it is that I both want and what I need in a new place to live.   

5.  Spend more time learning, and refining my photographic skills.  I love taking pictures, have a beautiful camera, and it is time I really dig into fully understanding it.

What are your own New Year's Resolutions?  If they include losing weight, finding more energy, building more lean muscle, and feeling healthier, maybe we can help each other.  Isagenix is helping me lose weight, and has me feeling healthier than I have felt in years...I want to share that magic with others, use my knowledge and coaching skills to help others lose weight and keep it off...if you are one of those people truly wanting to change your life in 2013, lets talk.

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

• Drink Less Alcohol
• Eat Healthy Food
• Get a Better Education
• Get a Better Job
• Get Fit
• Lose Weight
• Manage Debt
• Manage Stress
• Quit Smoking
• Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
• Save Money
• Take a Trip
• Volunteer to Help Others