A blended family of 6 beautiful children, a home that looks
at times – like Grand Central Station, and a love for life like you wouldn’t
believe. That is us! So, how did we get here… how on earth did
start drinking and even more so selling coffee?
Mike and I both grew up with awesome parents (very
practical, but awesome). I can hear my
mother now, ‘Sarah, if it sounds too good to be true – it probably is’.
A few months ago we were introduced to Slimroast by Mike’s
family’s realtor, Amy Rawson (I remember the first Facebook post, wondering if she'd been hacked!). Post after post, sharing her progress, I continued to wonder – there is no way
this stuff works. But, it was simple – the
Ray family trusted Amy to sell Mike’s house.
If Mike’s dad trusted her with that task, then this was a no
brainer. She simply wouldn’t steer us
wrong. And here she was – with all the
excitement and enthusiasm in the world – losing pounds and returning to her
pre-baby clothes. One evening... 'hey Mike, take a look at this'.
For those who know Mike, it wasn’t but a year ago – he lost
an incredible 50lbs. And man, he fought
to lose every pound. Me, I danced
competitively through my school years. I
remember finding an old picture of me in a long sleeve purple uni-tard
thinking, ‘I remember wondering about my weight back then, and what the ^&%
was I thinking’. Active, strong and 145
pounds - there was absolutely nothing ‘wrong’ with me. But having been called the short and stocky
dancer in my high school years – the phrase and the comparison, somehow seemed
to resonate.
Fast forward to 2001, and I start having my kiddos. Three pregnancies later, a return of fibromyalgia
resulting in further weight gain and new medication, along the daily stressors of the world – I found myself
climbing to 200 lbs (and &*%$, to see it in writing...holy crap - I mean, be kind people - do not expect to see a picture of a belly or scale from me anytime soon!?). Then again, I'm awesome - each and every pound of lovable and squishy me!
But, I look in
mirror and know I am ‘bigger’… but just like high school, I thought man – the scale
says that, do I really look like it?
Needless to say, who knows? What
I do know is... I’m not trying to be something I’m not. I’m not trying to be a size 2. I am so happy and in love with my life, I
cannot tell you – I simply want to feel more comfortable in my own skin and my
body would be happier a little lighter.
Anyway... (also from my mother, the gift of gab)... Mike and I started working out together (at the most
incredible place), but the passion came and went. I loved being in the room, but the hardest
part was getting my ass there. And there she was again, Amy sharing her experience with this product I’d never so much
as heard of. I tried to start running
(which is so Mike’s thing), but that didn’t pan out either.
And then came another of Amy’s posts and I thought – I have
absolutely nothing to use. I drink
coffee. What the hell – I mean, why
not? So we did… we jumped in head first.
Two weeks in Mike loses 13 lbs. and I lose 9. 22 pounds in two weeks for our household….
Really?! I mean I’m with you, how can this be? All I can say is my life was unchanged,
except for this single cup of coffee in the morning. It curbed my appetite all day long and left
me feeling alert, focused and refreshed all day. I no longer need that 2nd (or 3rd)
cup of coffee to save me as I fell. The stuff is incredible, and I never would
have believed it – until Slimroast entered our household.
Let me be the first to say – I am so proud of the people I
know, the parents I know, and all those who are working so hard to improve
their weight, their days, and their life.
People are running marathons, doing triathlons, bench pressing a
k-zillion pounds – you worked so hard, you killed it, and I am so proud of
you! I mean, my sister could bench press
my kids... collectively...at the same time. It's phenomenal!
But with that, I’ve come realize that - I shouldn’t be
embarrassed because I’m taking the road that works best for me. So here we are… drinking a single cup of
healthy coffee in the morning, I’m losing weight.
And now I know… now I know what fueled Amy’s posts. You want to shout it from the rooftops and
share it with everyone you know. You want
people to know that this is game changer, in more ways than one – and our
house, our household is grateful.
Thank you for listening! I just thought that if I explained a little how we got here... it might empower others to give it a shot. As I've said my only regret... my only regret is that I didn't try this sooner.
