My Pleximony, My Why

We all have a why.  Why did you decide to go back to school? Why did you get married? Why did you have children?  Or in my case, why did you have so many children?  There are many "whys" in everyone's life.  Recently I was asked, "Why Plexus.  You have never liked MLM businesses," (that's multi-level marketing for those thinking "Huh?").    I decided to back Plexus and promote it because I love the product.
Looking at all I do, I found I was promoting products left and right and not making money off of it.  For example, I bought a nice vacuum.  I loved the vacuum.  People come to my house and see that I can be a bit of a neat freak at times so I guess they think, hey if she likes this product, it must be good.  Within a couple of months of me owning my vacuum, a couple of my friends who were in need of new vacuums decided to buy the same one I had.  I promoted a vacuum, made money for that company, and none for myself.  But when you love a product, you want to share that with the world.  Strangers even think my opinion means something.  While I was at the commissary, a lost sailor was looking at all the different brands of shredded cheese.  He was trying to weigh out the price difference with quality.  He was about to go for the wrong brand just because he thought off brand was the cheapest.  I handed him Borden shredded cheese and said it costs the same and tastes so much better.  He said, well you look like a profession at his so I'll trust your opinion.  I just made money for Borden cheese promoting their product, but no money for myself.  Just because I love the products.  So here I am, promoting products I love because honestly this is what women do in the world.  If we love something we share it.  We share our experiences with it.  We share how it tastes, how well it picks up dirt, or how soft it makes our hair feel (in the case of a hair care product).

I have watched my friend, Mandy, (someone who I have known for almost ten years) use Plexus products and have seen a remarkable change.  She decided a year ago to become an Independent Ambassador for Plexus.  I have seen her grow her business, leave her career, and change her health.  I watched all these good things for the past year with no other thought than, wow she is doing so well for herself.  I am so happy for her.  I never thought her posts were annoying because I knew this was her life and I wanted to be apart of her life.  Not to mention many of her posts were very informational.  Looking back, I kick myself in the rear for being a bystander.  I think what if I started when she started.  Why did it take me a whole year to wake up and see Plexus is awesome?

Last year, after our move, I gained a ton of weight.  The holidays were full of indulging day after day, I was not exercising, and I was exhausted all the time taking care of my children, my husband, and our new home.  In January, I joined Weight Watchers and lost almost 30 pounds but then stopped loosing.  I was going to nursing school at this time, but was still eating healthy.  I watched my points closely, but as I lost my points went down.  I was always hungry and 0 point foods were not doing it for me anymore.  I left weight watchers because this was not the plan for me anymore.  I also had to leave nursing school because my husband needed me at home more.  If you read my bio or know me personally, you know he is a disabled veteran.  With some free time on my hands, I told my hubby that I would be going to the gym three days a week.  This would be my stress release.  Despite working out and being careful with what I was eating, I started gaining weight again.  I gained 10 pounds back and was not happy.  I hadn't even hit my goal weight and here I was gaining weight again.  I was beating myself up inside, getting depressed, and was ready to give up again.  After being at this yo-yo game for almost two months, I saw one of Mandy's posts. Not even promoting Plexus. She was actually here in Florida visiting a friend for a couple of days and saw a picture of her in a bikini.  Now I know Mandy had struggled with weight because her and I were on a weight loss facebook page together in 2013.  When I saw her pic, I thought OMG!  We have been on the weight loss fight at the same time.  Here I am not even close to my goals, and here she is one hot mama!  I saved up money and tried Plexus Slim and Plexus Boost.  Within two weeks, I saw improvement in my weight and my measurements.  The size 14/16 shorts that I bought at the beginning of May (which were getting tight on me because I had been putting weight back on again) were getting loose on me.  My new jeans that I bought in March (that I was barely able to button because I was gaining) were fitting me again.  I found a product that would work with my exercise routine and my diet (I try to eat healthy but I am flexible).

So what do I do when I love a product, I promote the heck out of it.  I talked about how wonderful Plexus was and would refer people to Mandy's website.  That's when she about hit me with a cast iron skillet (if it would reach all the way from the midwest).  She asked me, what the heck are you doing.  Girl these are your customers.  She helped me get launch my Plexus business and here I am.  I have not been an ambassador for very long.  Only a few short weeks.  But I have hit some of my goals already in this company.  All I am doing is promoting a product I love.  I promote it the same way I promoted my vacuum cleaner and the Borden shredded cheese.  I talk about it, show people through Pleximonies (a plexus term for testimony) how well this stuff works, and help them purchase the products.  I am doing what I would have done anyways, except I get to make money off of it when you purchase it.

Right now I am at a total of 11 pounds lost in  five weeks.  I have lost 2 1/2 inches off my waist, 2 1/2 inches around my thighs, an 1 around my upper arm, and 2 inches off my hips.  I have also gone down a cup size in my bra.  I have tons of energy.  I am in my second month of Plexus products and decided to try Fast Relief products for my carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist.  Day one was a success and today I woke up to zero pain!  I will still wear my brace so I can rest it, but I plan to take zero pain meds for it!  I am my own testimony.

This summer was also a huge turn for my family.  My husband decided to go back into therapy for his PTSD and my oldest was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism.  We are now doing evaluations to determine what services he needs. If I had any hope of going back to work or school full time, it would have to be put on hold until we settle into new routines and see how many days a week my son will be in therapy after school.  Not to mention the extra money out in co-pays for his therapies.  We are looking at $200-$300 a month.  With the VA also wanting to reduce my husband's VA disability rating, this could put a strain on our financial situation.  So, extra money is a huge plus with the ability to work out of my home, on my own time around VA appointments and therapy appointments.

There you have it.  This is my starting off story and my "Why?"  My self and my family are my "why".  They are most important.  There is no way while I am sitting on my death bed will I ever say, God I wish I had more time in the office.  I will wish I had more time with my husband, children, and their children (when that come comes). I know I have been able to be a stay at home mom for the majority of the last 10 years, but I am now able to continue to be a SAHM even with all the hurdles we face.