Susanna used spices her whole life but now she’s lost 10 lbs. so quickly - hear why

So tell us, Suzanna, about the weight you lost in Spice Yourself Skinny and any other changes that happens.

Yeah, well, I ended up losing 10 pounds over the course of eight weeks, which is great. Yeah. And I think that that's probably the most that I've ever lost in a program because most of the programs, like you had mentioned in your introduction to your program, you know, most of the programs have really boring, you know, when they're really boring when it comes to food. And I would just get so bored and fall off the wagon. So, yeah, I just. That was a huge success for me, given that. Given the fact that I was in a, you know, doing a startup and ran into, like, having to put out some fires with. With some of my stuff in my business and basically wasn't able to meal meal prep as much as I could have in the last half of the eight weeks. But what I did was I stayed within the framework of the program, and I stayed within the principles of, like, the spices and things like that. And I applied that with takeout food. So I would get takeout food within the parameters. And so I was able to keep it within that £10. So I probably would have lost more than that had I been, like, right on. But just the fact that it's one of those programs that is not so stringent, that you feel like you have to be perfect to see results, that's one thing that I really loved about it as well.

Oh, gosh. Absolutely. It's like sometimes we feel like, oh, can we just take eight weeks out of our life and just go lose weight and then just, like, come back, you know, like at a resort somewhere?

Yeah.

Like, go to a resort and just be, like, this boot camp for eight weeks. You know, then it would solve all our problems. We'll just be like, the newer. The newer me. But then, you know, we have kids.

We have life happening.

Yes. So we can't run away. It's like, you can't just run away and lose the weight. You actually have to figure out how to do it in your real life. And I love how you said that, you know, you would get takeout because that's what happens. I mean, yes, you have an urgent situation, a fire drill in your entrepreneurial business, then you have to just make do. But you absolutely can be healthy when you know what to order and how to look at what you're eating. £10 in eight weeks is really, really great. So tell me. Okay, now, Susanna. Well, first tell me what your favorite spice is. What's your favorite Spice. And what do you use it on?

Yes. Well, I do love turmeric in general. I think I have probably two answers to that question. I do love turmeric in general just for how it has helped with inflammation. Cumin. I actually make eggs, you know, almost every day where I add turmeric and cumin to it, you know, onions, and then use that in my eggs. I think one of the newer spots, not new to me, but just the fact that I didn't used to use it, is cayenne or red pepper. I used to always have this mindset toward it, like, it's too spicy for me. And I think my body just acclimated to it. And, like, this morning, I had coffee. I had stevia and cinnamon and red chili pepper.

Wow.

You're just like, nothing to start the day. You know, I was up till two in the. Almost two in the morning working on my business, and then I was like, oh, crap, I have this video interview, and I'm gonna look so tired, and I feel bloated. And so I started my day this morning with that. But yeah, so the cayenne pepper has kind of surprised me with how much it's actually not as hot as I thought or my body just acclimated to it.

Yeah.

So that would be probably my. My favorite.

Oh, wow. What a surprise. Because it's like a new addition to your life. And it's true. And the thing is, like. Like the other spices you mentioned, turmeric and cumin, they're not spicy at all.

At all.

Yeah, they're flavor. And then they have the benefits. Like, turmeric helps decrease inflammation. It helps block fat formation. And cumin actually helps decrease belly fat, like in fat in general, but focuses on the belly. And then when you add cayenne pepper, it increases your metabolism, and, like, you might even see it decreases your appetite. So that's kind of awesome, you know?

Yeah.

Yeah. So, okay, so I know that you have used spices, like, even growing up. And a question that I get often is, you know, if you use spices when you were growing up and you didn't lose weight, then why would it work? Why would it work now if you've already known about spices, to tell me kind of what your thoughts are. Because you grew up with spices, but now you lost £10 spices with your food. So what are your thoughts?

Yeah, I'd love to. So just a little background on that. So about 10 months ago, this whole side of my face actually went paralyzed. I had a condition where this whole side went paralyzed. And Using Mindset and Faith, I basically was able to regain. The neurologist told me I would only expect to get 50% of my function back and that 80% of my nerves were damaged. So I was able to, you know, using, like I said, using mindset and faith, recovered almost about 90% of my face back. And there was still a lot of inflammation in this area. And the neurologist confirmed that my nerves had actually regenerated. So the power of our bodies and the power of our minds, Power of faith. So that is a little background on what I was coming into Spice Yourself Skinny with. And I was. So the first two weeks of Spice Yourself Skinny is the detox weeks. And I noticed within those first two weeks that the work that I was doing prior in regards to my healthy eating had already been happening. But during those first two weeks, given that it was a focus time and the certain foods and a certain timing I think is key too of those foods, I noticed the inflammation of my face going way down, which was I was super excited about because I was trying all these other things in the natural, you know, like what I was eating and other things to bring down the inflammation. So that was exciting to me and I'm continuing to see more of that come down. So I'm excited for more of that. Yeah. So I think, to answer your question directly, I think the timing, the foods and then the specific foods that, that we're eating, and I think especially as an Indian, like you know, chapatis or like, you know, eating wheat or rice, like eating that frequently tends to, can tend to put on inflammation. Though I was doing more gluten free foods because I noticed that gluten would add inflammation, you know, to my body. I noticed that even just removing some of those items and eating more substantial foods, sorry, vegetables like the broccoli and the quinoa and things like that, the substantive foods like that would help to satiate the hunger while, you know, keeping your body free and clear from those sugar. Creating carbs.

Yes, totally. Yes. Oh my gosh. So yeah, I see what you're saying. It's like, you know, it's a blend. Like the spices actually do work on your body. You can see that. And the thing about like reducing inflammation, it's like it brings your face down. It's like sometimes we have a. And it's not because you're necessarily have extra fat. It's like you just have to like bring your down. And then when you take pictures, it looks so different. Like when you have a thinner face, it Just everything looks nice and it's like the start, you know? So I love that you got that right in the first two weeks. And it is a combination of those spices with the foods. Like, we're not eating like mint and ice cream every day, though. We, you know, we do have our cheat day once a week where you can eat whatever you want, but you're eating it with wholesome real foods and that, that, like, match. It just like melts, melts away. So. Okay, so one more.

I have to tell you too. My neighbor was telling me. She's like, I walked out the door and I saw her outside and she' like, I had to do a double take. I didn't even recognize you. She's like, you lost weight. That made my day for real.

Yes. That your neighbor noticed that. I love that. Yes. That totally would make your see that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So now you have something like big coming up, right. That you kind of the reason that you joined Spice yourself. Tell me what kind of got you to say, look, I'm joining.

Yes. So on the 7th of May is my 40th birthday.

I wouldn't, I wouldn't believe it.

I wouldn't believe it. Thank you. So, yeah, I joined it because I really wanted to take that into my own hands. And, you know, I just had my third baby less than a year ago and, you know, wanted to lose some of that baby fat. And, you know, in the entrepreneurial community, it's, it's, it can often happen. Not every time, but it can often happen where we gain weight because we're sitting on a sitting and working on our laptops. You know what I'm saying? So we're sitting for a long period of time. So I thought, well, why should I automatically just say, oh, yeah, I guess I'm going to gain weight or I guess I'm not going to lose weight. Instead, I made it a goal. No, I want to lose weight. Even though I'm doing that right now in my career and even though going to be 40, like, it's all about your mindset, you know, So I just made that a goal that I wanted to start losing. And, you know, so far, ten pounds is a step towards that direction, I still have more that I want to lose. And I already started up again with spikes and smells giddy on my own before you started your program again. Can't have too much, ladies. And I was telling nagina, this is not my prop. This is my actual breakfast right now.

What is it? What's in there? What smoothie Is that.

Well, I actually found at Costco, they have these bags that have prepackaged kale already frozen and prepackaged mango and pineapple with cayenne already.

Oh, wow.

So I just threw in two of those bags. And then again, finding those little shortcuts that, you know, this is organic food. It's already frozen and packaged, so those kind of things really help. And then I added chia seeds, half of an avocado. Yeah. And some protein in there as well. Protein powder. So, yeah, perfect.

Definitely is an sys smoothie. Good job finding that package. Awesome. We want to make it as easy for us as possible. That is great.

Gotta do it, Gotta do it.

Yes. Okay. So, Suzanne, I have one more question. Tell me, what was your, like, what was the most surprising thing for you about Spice yourself skinny?

Let's see. Well, I love the flavorful foods, and I also. I want to add a comment on this, too. I love the community of the women just cheering each other on. Because sometimes it can feel like when you see one person lose X number of pounds or kgs, and you're like, oh, how did she lose that? Or whatever, you know, sometimes it can be, you know, disheartening when you're comparing yourself. Right. We know that that's always not a good place to go in our minds, but just having someone share their small success, whatever it was, and knowing that there's women that are going to celebrate that with you, that creates a momentum that I think is a huge part of the program. It's a huge part of the program. You're not in a alone. You're doing it with a community of women that are celebrating your success, that are, you know, helping to answer questions or like, oh, hey, I found the shortcut, like I mentioned, with the, you know, with the Costco bag, things like that, because we're all in it together. And I think that just that, you know, women are made for a relationship, and I just think that connection really helped to jumpstart some of that weight loss, too. Yeah. So I think, you know, I wasn't necessarily surprised by it, but I think it was just a nice added, pleasant benefit to see how supportive everybody was. Yeah.

Oh, well, thanks for saying that. Our sisterhood is really special and really important that you're not, like, there could be, like, I could just send out recipes, you know, and, you know, you take a look at them, but that's like a really lower. That people are actually going to lose weight. So when you have that community, it's accountability. It's it makes such a difference, and it makes it fun, and that's key, so.

And no matter how much you lose, you know, like somebody celebrating. Yeah. Celebrating that with you. Yeah.

Yes. I love that. Well, thanks so much, Susanna. Thank you for being here. I'm going to let you enjoy your smoothie now. It looks delicious.

Thank you, Nagina, for putting all this together, for taking the time for pioneering that. Really appreciate it.

Oh, you're so welcome.