30-day RESET Challenge WINNER

My USANA team and I held a 30-day RESET Challenge from May 1 - 30th. The results are in and the 30-day Summer Slim Down Challenge WINNER is... Mike from SLC, Utah. Mike lost a whopping 37 lbs in just 30 DAYS and takes home the Grand Prize of $500!!!!! Stay tuned for our next 30-day Challenge or contact me on how to order RESET.

Bad vs. Good side of the Supplement Industry

The Bad:

I saw this video yesterday and I had to share it with you as a warning. This is why I choose USANA Health Sciences as my supplement company of choice. I toured their facility and saw first hand the way they manufacture their supplements. It's a good feeling to know that they voluntarily take so many precautions during the process. Check out the following video to see why I trust my health to USANA.
The Good:

There's only one small difference - a smart one!

I recently came across a posting by Tim Sales where he describes what MLM is in a 30 second conversation with a friend of his while on the golf course. I couldn't help but admire the illustration that was provided and wanted to share it with you all. Here's a short excerpt from his post.

"Knowing his background and knowing that he owns a few companies I said to him the following while sketching it: “In a traditional company you have a building – same with a network marketing company.” I did this while sketching a building. “You also have a president, vice presidents, middle managers and staff to run the company – same with network marketing.” I did this while sketching an organizational chart. “But here’s where it’s different, in a traditional company if you have 50 million dollars to advertise and promote your product – who do you give that money to? You spend it on TV, radio, and print ads, often with celebrity endorsements.” Then I wrote a couple of celebrity endorsement fees.
Then I explained, “In Network marketing we spend that same 50 million dollars but on ordinary people who master the product and master how to sell it. A celebrity never masters the product – they just shoot a couple of ads.”
His reply was, “Wow – I never knew that… but it makes perfect sense. That is not the way I understood MLM. Maybe I should use Network Marketing in some of my companies.”

I've learned from this that my explanation was too long and too in depth before. This really breaks it down to simple terms and gives the true definition of MLM. It's not what a lot of people think it is and this helps clarify.

Robert Allen and USANA - Changing Lives

I have read his books and heard him speak a few times and if there is anyone out there that knows about multiple streams of income, it's Robert Allen. Watch this short video and learn about which stream of income is his favorite. USANA has changed his life as it has mine! http://tvidal.usana.com

The Story Behind USANA - Dr. Myron Wentz

Dr. Myron Wentz is a man of true vision and the founder of USANA Health Sciences. I have a deep respect for him and his life's mission to rid the world of pain and suffering. I'm excited to part of the USANA family and share Dr. Wentz's vision with everyone I meet. Contact me if you have any questions or want to know more. tvidal@usana.com

The only Supplement Company I Trust - USANA Health Sciences

I decided to take USANA supplements for many reasons and this video tells why. I've personally toured the facility and can tell you that USANA stands behind their products quality and potency. USANA supplements are the only supplements I recommend to my clients because of the difference they've made in my health. Contact me for samples. tvidal@usana.com

6 Ways to Earn with USANA!

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Network Marketing vs. Pyramid Scheme - Know the Difference

Different states define pyramid schemes in different ways. However, in general:

* A marketing network (The GOOD) is an organization that uses direct selling as a way to market products. The people in a network earn their compensation, or commission, from selling products and services. An exchange of goods/product or services for money.

* A pyramid or pyramid scheme (The BAD) refers to an illegal network operation where participants are rewarded substantially for the recruitment or enrollment of other participants rather than for selling products or services. There are no goods/product or service, only a promise of a return on the investment.

Know the difference when looking into a potential business opportunity. I did my research on USANA and it has been a life changing experience so far. Contact me if you want to know more about it.

International Growth

I've got my eyes set on building my USANA business internationally and with the list of countries that USANA ships to, there are no limits to my teams success. It's only a matter of when. See the list below for full details.


USANA is open in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Caribbean Islands*.

*The Caribbean Islands consist of the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Bermuda, the Federated States of Micronesia (also known as Carolina Island), Marshall Islands, North Mariana Islands**, Palau, Guam, and America Samoa.

**USANA is not open for business in the following islands of the North Mariana Islands: Farallon de Pajaros, Moug Island, Asuncion Island, Agrihan, Pagan, Guguan, Sarigan, Anatahan, and Farallom de Medinilla.

Shipping Info
All markets have their own labeled products and warehouses. Each market has certain regulations, and the products shipped from their warehouses are labeled in accordance with those regulations.

Products labeled for the United States are shipped to the United States, Caribbean Islands (NFR only), the Netherlands (NFR only), and Puerto Rico.

NFR stands for Not For Resale. Associates may only purchase U.S. labeled products for their personal use in these markets. Associates in these markets may participate in the compensation plan, but all sales requirements must be met through the Preferred Customer program.

Some markets may purchase select U.S. labeled products on an NFR basis in addition to those labeled for resale in that market, including Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan.

RESET day 5 (Final)

Here's my final weigh in from Saturday night. I wasn't able to post the photo until now due to that fact I had family over for the weekend and it was non-stop fun. So in the end I lost a total of 5 lbs in 5 days with the USANA RESET. My stomach feel flatter, my skin feels and looks great and my metabolism is on track. I recommend the RESET cleanse to anyone that wants to lose weight or just get their digestive system back on track after years of bad eating habits.

I will be continuing with the transform phase of the RESET program. My goal is to get down to 170 lbs.

RESET day 4

Things got a little busy last night with family coming into town to visit, but I did take my daily photo. I'm down to 179.8 lbs and feeling great. I don't feel bloated, my stomach is flatter, my skin feels and looks better than before. I love it. I plan on doing this ever 3 to 4 months for regular maintenance.

Today is my last day and I'll be taking one last photo tonight and posting it.

RESET day 3

Another successful day of my RESET. I did walk through the food court at the mall today and didn't even flinch. I had eaten my nutribar just before going in and there was no temptation at all. As you can see, I've dropped another pound. Woot!
2 more days to go.

RESET day 2

At the end of day 2 I have lost another 1.2 lbs which takes me down to 181.2 lbs. The weight loss is great, but as I wrote before, I am more excited about the detox that is happening along with it. I am still feeling good with no cravings or hunger pains. The 12oz. nutrimeal shakes are holding me over (3 hours) until it's time for a snack. I could get used to eating all these fruits and veggies.
Today my exercise routine consisted of an upper body plate workout and 45 minutes in the pool doing laps. I feel AWESOME!
I will be back tomorrow evening for another post.

Just a little Wednesday morning motivation from some professional athletes about the USANA products and business.

RESET day 1

I started my RESET this morning and I am feeling pretty good. The nutrimeal shakes, nutribars, fresh fruits & veggies have taken good care of me today. I also drank plenty of water to keep myself hydrated. I haven't felt hungry at all today. The only difficult thing at this point has been breaking the habit of grabbing whatever snack are nearby and eating them.

I just ate my vegetable dinner before jumping on the scale and have lost 1.2 lbs weighing in at 182.4 lbs

I'll have another post for tomorrow night at 9.

Let the RESET begin!

Since I'll be starting my 5-day RESET tomorrow, I wanted to jump on the scale tonight to show you all my before weight. As you can see in the image to the left, ignore the hobbit looking feet, my starting weight is 183.6 lbs. I hope to lose a few pounds, but I will also be letting you all know how I feel.

I will keep you all posted every evening at 9 pm PST.

USANA 5-day RESET

I just ordered a RESET pack from USANA Health Sciences for myself and will be starting it once I get it. I will be keeping you all updated with photos and letting you all know how I feel during the process. For those of you that don't know what the RESET is, it's a 5-day cleanse system. It comes with everything you need for the 5 days which includes - meal replacement shakes, nutrition bars, daily supplementation, literature and a DVD with instructions and tips.

Some of you may be wondering why I am doing a cleanse. For me, it's not so much a "losing weight" thing. I view the human body as the most important machine/vehicle we have. Just like a vehicle that needs an oil change at certain intervals to keep it running smoothly, we need to flush our system or change our oil every so often to keep our body running clean and at optimal levels.

All my training clients that have done a RESET have lost anywhere from 5lbs to 12lbs during the 5-days and the weight loss wasn't the only benefit. It helped them to get rid of cravings and gave them a much needed energy boost.

Check back to see my RESET experience and see my USANA blog or website for more information.

The Apple Test - Final Results

I am only going to post one photo for the final results. This is the side of the apple slice that was submerged in the "nutrient rich" water. Each apple slice is next to the container they came from - USANA wins!. There's an old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words."
Click the image for larger view.

Thanks for following. I had to put up with the smell for a few day - my daughter better get an A+ for this.

The Apple Test continued - day 4

We're almost done. 1 more day and we'll be taking the apple slices out of the water to show them side by side. I honestly can't wait, because the smell of the mold is getting to be too much. Here are the photos from 96 hours into the experiment.

There is now mold on the surface of all the apple slices. It took the mold almost 96 hours to finally affect the USANA apple slice.  Nonetheless, the USANA apple slice is by far the healthiest - especially the portion of the apple that is in the vitamin rich water. If you click on the images below, you'll see that the immersed portion of the other two apple slices are black in color. Not quite sure why, but surely it can't be healthy for you. Makes me wonder what happens to the inside of your body when you take them. Here are the close up shots:

Tomorrow's final photos will be taken with the apple slices out of the water and next to each other. Just be glad that smell isn't transferred through the computer screen. LOL

The Apple Test continued - day 3

Here's the photos at 72 hours into the experiment. You tell me which one you think is holding up the best.

Without a doubt, the USANA Healthpak apple slice is still looking the best. It has started to grow little spots of mold on the part that is exposed to the air, but nothing like the Kirkland and prenatal vitamin apple slices. They have really started to deteriorate all over. The part of the apple slice in the water was the first part to turn black...and that was the part exposed to the dissolved vitamins. Makes me wonder what's really in those vitamins. Here's the close up shots:

Stay tuned for two more rounds of photos.