Living Magazine Spring 2015 Living Magazine | Page 6

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Susan Niedt

Slim & Sassy® Participant 2014
Tired of being overweight while teaching others to live
a healthy lifestyle, Susan Niedt decided to enter last
year’s Slim & Sassy Competition. Over the course of the
competition, she lost a total of 21.5 lbs. and achieved a
balanced energy that has changed her life.

Creating Change
Working as a positive role model for wellness, Susan
Niedt felt the need for a change. She admits, “I didn’t
like the way I looked. I would sometimes cry when I
looked in the mirror because my belly was so bloated.
My role at work was to inspire and educate others on a
path toward wellness. However, I would be setting up
exercise classes for others, while I was 20 pounds
overweight. When I began the competition, I felt that it
was my opportunity to show everybody that you can
create change. I knew that if I could show them that, I
could be a better role model.”

Overcoming Challenges
Susan faced some tough challenges at the outset. Due
to stress, she would binge eat at night, sometimes
eating a whole bag of chips. During the competition,
unable to give up the habit at first, she replaced her
snacks with TrimShakes. She eventually became
creative with it, mixing the powder with yogurt and
cacao to make a healthy pudding. After a while, she no
longer felt the need to binge eat.

Susan’s tips for
your weight loss
journey:
DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP.
1 “Give yourself permission to
eat something if you want it and
forgive yourself at all times. Even
though I gained a few pounds over
the holidays, I know I can handle
this now and I am already getting
back on track. ”

Held once a year, the Slim & Sassy
Competition was created to help
encourage and support people on
their individual journeys to wellness.
One of the most important aspects of
making a positive lifestyle change is
to have support—and dōTERRA is
committed to helping people receive
the help they need.

SPEAK POSITIVELY TO
YOURSELF. “I would look in the
mirror in the morning and say,
‘Susan, I love you.’ I can’t tell you how
powerful that was. It still makes me
cry thinking about it.”

Slim & Sassy essential oil, a blend
formulated to promote a healthy
metabolism and manage hunger
cravings, is part of that support.*
Diuretic, stimulant, and calorie free,
it is a natural alternative to other
options in the weight loss market*.
Slim & Sassy contains Grapefruit and
Lemon, both of which help purify and
cleanse the body, while Peppermint,
Ginger, and Cinnamon provide a
stimulating and positive effect on the
endocrine system to assist with
weight loss.*

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PRODUCTS USED
• Slim & Sassy®Metabolic Blend (Item No. 31370001)
• Slim & Sassy TrimShake™ (Item No. 35200001)
• LifeLong Vitality Pack (Item No. 34210001)
• Black Pepper essential oil (Item No. 41040001)
• Elevation Joyful Blend (Item No. 31040001)

On days when Susan just wanted to quit, she found
that the Slim & Sassy Facebook page was a great
inspirational tool. She explains, “That Facebook page
became my best friend. When I felt sorry for myself and
I looked at the other people and the journeys they had
to take, I was inspired. I was blown away with all the
changes I was making, and I finally had the courage to
send in my picture to put on the Facebook page. I wasn’t
going to do it, but I saw some of the other pictures
and I said, ‘If they’re that brave, I can be that brave.’”

After

A year later, the changes that took place in Susan’s life
have had powerful effects. She now works with a
personal trainer to keep up with her exercise. She also
certified in AromaTherapy, and became an EFT
(Emotional Freedom Technique) practitioner. She says,
“I’m on a new journey. I don’t know where it’s headed,
but I have a new-found confidence and a sense of
self-worth.”

Online Resources
Visit iamslimandsassy.com, and the Slim & Sassy Lifestyle Competition
for healthy recipes, exercise tips, and other inspirational stories.

*Results vary based on diet and exercise. Typical loss may be less.

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