Who is ready for the 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge? I will tell you right now that I am skeptical. My hypothesis is quite simple: without changing any other food or lifestyle choices, I will see significant weight loss simply by using 3 Young Living essential oils. I will use the highly objective method called, “how are my pants fitting?” to measure my progress through the month. I hope you are as excited about this as I am. The challenge begins today, August 1st. To make things even more challenging, I will not be super strict with the Paleo Diet or start going to the gym every day. On the contrary, I am going to be fairly liberal with my food choices. There’s nothing like some good time away in a different culture to put life into perspective. In my case, I just got back from a 10 day choir tour in England. I came back feeling a little disgusted at my unrealistic concerns about diet and weight. So I am eating a little more bread these days. I also spent a lot of time outside on the go; whereas at home, I tend to spend a lot of sedentary time indoors. That would be a positive change I am attempting to make. Less TV, more outside, more time with others, more beer, etc. So I think all in all this is going to be a fairly accurate result (super objective and scientific, I know) of what happens when three specific essential oils are used for the purpose of weight loss. And why am I doing it? Curiosity, mainly. I ordered the oils and told my team I would do it, so I’m following through. I’m comfortable with my current weight, but I also wouldn’t mind a little belly flattening. I revamped my wardrobe a year ago, and it would be nice to fit into everything again. I have seen the oils work in amazing ways. I love sharing those experiences with others. Here’s hoping!
Drum roll, please. The oils I am using are peppermint, lemon, and grapefruit. I chose these oils because of the testimony of others. I will also tell you what the Essential Oils Desk Reference, fifth edition, says about them. My plan is to take the oils once a day in a clear capsule, 4 drops of each. I’m afraid I might forget to take them twice. If you don’t have the capsules, the taste is refreshing directly added to your glass of water. If you do it that way, you would have to split it up, because 4 drops of each in one glass would be way too strong. At this point, we need to pause for a very important safety reminder. Please do not ingest any other brand of essential oil! You could be ingesting something very harmful and certainly not beneficial if you do not stick with Young Living. You can see right on the label that these oils are actual dietary supplements.
Lemon improves microcirculation and relaxation. It helps combat obesity, parasites, and digestive problems. It also stimulates the immune system and combats anxiety.
Peppermint combats fungus, parasites, stimulates the gallbladder and digestive system, and curbs the appetite.
Grapefruit stimulates metabolism, dissolves fat, detoxifies, cleanses the kidneys, and is a diuretic.
I mostly listed the weight related uses listed in EODR, but there are many more amazing things these oils do. All three have been clinically proven to supress tumor growth. Other benefits are pain relief, antidepressant action, and concentration. It will be exciting to see these oils in action. I’ll keep you posted.
The Peppermint Party 