How Shirley released 14lbs and loves the way she looks and feel!

Hello wonderful, wonderful community and happy Thursday. My name is Alice and I am the health coach running the Living Light Metabolic Reset Program at the Living Proof Institute. And today we are with our wonderful client Shirley, who has recently completed her journey through our Living Light Reset program and our virtual group program accelerator, all while attending Functional Medicine University. So lots of fun and exciting stuff that has been going on. And today I really wanted to share a little bit more about her story and how she was able to release £14 in the last 12 weeks and continues on to optimize her health care and her health journey. So big round of applause for wonderful Shirley for joining us today.

Thank you.

So lovely to have you. Yes, it is our pleasure. So I would love to know what initially brought you to the Living Proof Institute.

Actually, I really can't tell you how I happened on the site, but it was alive. I think it's 2022 where it was kind of a webinar for two or three days and I clicked on it. I attended the webinar and I heard a lot of the testimonials of the providers and health coaches that were getting involved and it just piqued my interest because it addressed all my pain points personally and the pain points I'm trying to help my patients.

Yes, thank you. And what were some of those pain points that really made you feel like this is the right next step for me?

So some of the pain points were inability to sleep, lack of energy, a lot of stomach issues, weight problems, just being imbalanced with your body. And these were issues that a lot of my clients have and they don't want to take medicines. And so with me studying functional medicine and connecting with this program, I was like, wow, this will really help me to move to the next level in my practice.

Awesome.

What I really liked about it was that I was able to go through it at the same time.

Yes. Learning all while experiencing. I feel like it just helps to accelerate the journey so much faster. And I am so glad that you jumped in and committed fully to your health and to your business, which is so awesome. What did you try prior to trying the Living Proof method or the Living Proof approach, whether it be for your health or for your business?

Well, being a vegetarian, I've teetered on vegetarian vegan life to try to improve my diabetes and need for medications and to trying to get off my insulin and weight loss before using anywhere from calorie restriction, increased exercise, some medications, and it seemed to never really get my A1Cs down, but I would lose some weight but it really did make a big difference in my insulin and my numbers.

Yes. And what did you find different about this approach compared to what you have tried in the past?

One thing I found just very exciting was learning how to eat certain foods. And all of this was pre tested and tried and there were results. And so I didn't feel like I was missing anything. I didn't feel like I was hungry. It was all scientific based, which is very important, being a physician. It has to make sense to me before I try it on my patients. In the first three weeks, I came off one of my oral medications for diabetes. Then as I stayed on the program, in the next weeks, I came off everything. And my A1C has now gone down to 5.7. I started with the A1C of 8. And so my. I use my continuous glucose monitor, which helped me to see how I was doing with the foods that are on the program, that. To see how I was tolerating and that my body loved these foods and so it's easy to transition to the maintenance program.

Yeah. Thank you so much for sharing that. And I would love to know how long were you on the medications that you were taking prior to, you know, being able to kick them all to the curb?

So I became a diabetic when I was pregnant. So it was pregnancy induced diabetes and gestational diabetes. And after I had my daughter, who is 24, it never went away, it stayed. And so I progressed over the last 10 years to insulin. So I had been on the insulin and the medicine for about 10 years. Wow.

And how good is it to finally be done with that and never have to pop those pills again?

I am so elated, so excited. It is just phenomenal and it's almost unbelievable, but it is what it is because I continuously check myself. I continuously. And I'm kind of scared to throw the medicines away, but I don't take them. I haven't taken them in three months. And my sugars, I'm still 5.7. My sugars are 90 to 89. And I feel wonderful. I have energy, I'm able to sleep. I don't have my hot flashes like I used to. I'm not as foggy.

Beautiful. Yeah. That is amazing. You are living proof.

Yes. Yes. Yeah. Awesome.

And that kind of segued into. My next question is sharing some of your amazing transformations and results. Was there anything that you noticed that kind of shocked you that came as a benefit from doing this program in terms of your health.

Other than the improvement in my diabetes, What Shocked me was how more in tune I am to the foods I eat and just our environment. I learned about lighting. I learned about how to improve my sleep by wearing my blue blockers, using the red bulbs, cooling the room and all of these things because I was a person who normally I fall asleep okay, but I wake up every morning at 3 o' clock and I'll stay up for two hours and then I go back to sleep, but then it's time to get up for work so my sleep was interrupted. So I continuously use the Oura ring and it helps me and I just did not realize the moving the, all the electronics out of my bedroom, cooling my room down, getting dark shades. I just really didn't realize how much that played a difference in my melatonin, in my, in my circadian rhythm. So it really was, you know, amazing. I'm getting great, beautiful.

And it's so lovely to have a tracker that gives you that objective data so you're not left in the dark and kind of shooting darts in the dark as well. You have exactly the metrics that you want to track. And the first step, I really believe to making change is to know where you're starting from, know where those levels are lying, get that objective data. So, so glad that we were able to improve sleep with the wonderful Oura ring and with Deepa's coaching as well and keep optimizing that health, which is awesome. How have things changed for you since and changed in your life since doing this program?

I have become more alert, I have a lot more energy. I am able to pass the things I've learned onto my patients. So I'm getting more compliant patients because, you know, they see the difference in me. So they're, they're very eager to join or whatever. I have to say I love Satchin's instruction about breathing, which I have started incorporating and morning routines as deeper, you know, allowed us to learn about setting morning routines. And it just helps overall with my practice. It helps me personally, my family, everyone that comes in contact with me because they like, wow, you have changed. You look so good. You look different.

Oh, and that's the best feeling when friends and family can tell because I find that, you know, it takes so long for it to be a noticeable difference for those around you to tell. So to have that immediate and instant feedback that's so, so lovely. And it, you know, just assures you that you're on your way, you're doing, you know, what you need to for your health, which is so awesome. Going to your Practice. How do you feel like this has changed the way that you've gone, that you're going to practice moving forward?

So with me studying functional medicine. So just a little bit how this all came about, the me I've practiced medicine for 24 years. I'm an allopathic doctor. And so we were taught to treat everything with medicines. And after, say about three years ago, I decided I'm not helping. That's not why I went into medicine. So I became exposed to functional medicine and I realized that I want to treat with the root cause and make a difference in people's lives and not just give them medicines for symptoms and not find out how I can correct it. Getting connected to this program only reinforced this and helped me realize how important our lifestyle, what we eat, our gut, sleep, everything breathing has and can cure the body. And the body has all the things we need to cure itself. And this program just reinforces that so that I'm able to pass it on to my patients and make a difference in their lives.

That's so beautiful. I love that you mentioned that. And yeah, your body is such an incredible machine, or a very credible, I should say machine. It deserves all the credit and it knows exactly how to work and how to function and just like a plant does. I know Sachin uses that analogy all the time. You know, we don't, we're not upset with the plant if it's not growing. We check out, you know, what's the environment that it's around, how much sunlight is it receiving, have we watered it? And we have to treat our bodies, you know, just like we would treat those lovely plants. So I love that you mentioned that point and follow up. How has this simplified the way that you approach clients that come to you looking to optimize their health?

Well, I wouldn't say it's simplified because now it's a. I'll say it organized it because patients, it is a change for my normal patients because Americans are used to taking medications. And so I'm having to re educate and tell them how the body works. You know, tell them about parasympathetic and sympathetic and how the body can heal itself if you do these things, if you breathe correctly. And I'm having to teach more. So I wouldn't say simplified, but it is more organized and it allows me to do what I do best. That's educate my patients so that they can live a better life and so they can learn how to live a better life with my help as a guide.

Yep, yep. And have that long term success instead of those acute pockets of transformations.

Yes.

Yeah. Beautiful. How has this, going through this program increased your confidence and your certainty in offering this program and you know, these teachings and this experience to others?

Well, the program really is such a community that everyone is so helpful. Everyone makes sure if, you know, if you get. So with me beginning the program, I had some technological, you know, a little bit. But going through the program and having all the people to actually step in and help us and give us all the answers and help us through things and you could always get in touch or even the other people that were in the program. It's such a community to support you. So it was easier to make the transition. And it really shocked me how advanced I got on, you know, in so few weeks that would have taken me years to get there. And I just couldn't believe it. I was like, wow, I'm creating a website and I'm doing all of this. I'm automating. And it was amazing. Yeah. So there's a lot of support. Such a great program.

Beautiful. Thank you. And you're like, who is she? She's marketing, she's doing website, she's an allopathic doctor. We have so many beautiful skills to attach to that tool set. So that's so awesome. Being able to dive into so many different sectors of a business and having the confidence to be able to add to a webpage or social media or all of that, which is awesome. It's going to create such a huge impact in your community.

Yes. Yeah.

Awesome. What would you say was the best part of working together?

The best part? I say all of it is a good part. I can't say one part over the other because it's, you know, I love the me actually going through the program because, you know, that kind of had me. I know exactly the problems I have and I know how to address them. And when we kind of fell back, you know, Deepa was there looking at our numbers, telling us what to do. So I love that support through the program and then satching off the support technologically and even just mindset of how to move to the next level in my business because I was having a problem with pricing and because there are some people that, oh, the price is too high, the price is too high. And Satchin just really changed the mindset of that, of how to think about what we have to offer is value and is priceless and if a person doesn't see the value in it, then it will be too expensive for them. And Then that's not the person. And so just those little nuggets of just mindset and business and, you know, on the side, even from the technological things and then personal, because those mindsets also stem into, you know, my personal life and my relationships and how I deal with people. It is just phenomenal all the way around.

Amazing. Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. And where do you think your health and your practice would be right now had you not taken action when you did?

Stuck, because I was feeling overwhelmed. I had used the previous mentor who got me a little bit more than where I was when I opened, but it was not the support to this level. It was, you know, we were given templates in this program, and I was not given templates. I was told what to do. But, you know, if you don't know what to do, you don't know the questions to ask and you don't know where to go to find the things that you should be looking for because you don't know they exist. And so that mentorship didn't, you know, looking back, I would have still been stuck, confused, frustrated, where I was when I, you know, found this program. And now I feel so much more confident because there are people I can reach out to, there's a community that we can continue to be in. And if I get stuck, they doing the same things I'm doing. So their support. Awesome. Yeah.

And I love that you touched on that, that, you know, you intuitively, a lot of the time know what to do. It's not a matter of knowing what to do, but it's a matter of just like you said, sometimes there's so much ahead that you're like, I don't even know what questions to ask or even what templates to begin working on or anything like that, which is, you know, so needed to have some sort of blueprint in order map that out visually instead of just being like, you know, off you go, here's what you have to do and make it happen. So I love that you were able to get that out of the VGPA and the metabolic reset as well. I would love to know what would you say to someone, either it be on the health front or the practitioner front, who is sitting on the fence, maybe where you were a couple of months ago, who was thinking about taking the next step? What would you. What piece of wisdom and advice would you like them know if they are sitting on the fence?

I would tell them to one thing. I would refer them to the program. And the reason why I would tell them is because to move to the next level, you need a mentor and people. If you look at the people that are successful in life, they don't do it by themselves. We're environment and we have to depend on someone else. And if you want to get to the next level, you need to be mentored by people that are at the next level. And so I would tell them, you know, the investment you make is worth the investment.

You and your business are always the best investment.

Exactly.

Yeah. Beautiful.

And that's the good thing about this program is not. I know they market it is just, you know, for your business, but it's actually about yourself too.

Yeah. Because your business comes from within you. You know, you birthed this passion project and you put your heart and soul into it. So it needs to be, you know, it all interacts together. It all needs to flow, it all needs to resonate with you and be your unique message. So I love.

Yes.

Yeah. It all starts with you. Thank you so much, Shirley. Thank you for taking the time to share your amazing health journey and your amazing business journey as well. I can't wait to see all the amazing things that are headed in your future and your wonderful community and what an impact you are going to make. Thank you community for tuning in today and listening to Shirley's wonderful, wonderful story. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday. And if you have any questions, please leave. Leave them in the comment section below. We would be more than happy to address either Shirley's story or any questions regarding your health or potential interest in the program. Have a wonderful Thursday, everyone. Take care. Bye, Shirley.