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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Before the 90 Day Challenge, Theresa More described herself as depressed, extremely overweight, and exhausted. At 210 pounds, Theresa avoided social interaction and spent the past two years hoping for a solution. She has active children who play hockey and have school functions, in which she attended, and dressed herself in whatever fit. Finally, one of her friends stepped in and recommended that she go talk to a physical, mental and health trainer, Trish.
Theresa went to her appointment where Trish consulted her on her health and told her about the Body by Vi 90 day Challenge. Theresa’s first impression was very skeptical, having tried to lose weight in the past without success. She decided, however, that she had nothing else to lose except weight and joined the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge, which challenges people seeking healthier lives to reach their goal with the support of the ViSalus family and use of our product. ViSalus also offers amazing rewards for the most transformed individuals after the challenge such as; cruises, paid trips to Hollywood and more. Theresa started on our Transformation Kit, which includes 60 shakes, appetite control, essential oils, metabolism boosters and energy products. In two weeks she had lost 10 pounds and in four weeks lost two inches off her neck. She says “I could actually start looking in the mirror at myself and watched the inches fall off, I felt empowered to keep going.” 
After the challenge Theresa continued her use of the Transformation Kit and has lost a total of 80 pounds. Upon completion of the challenge and her weight loss goal Theresa said, “I couldn’t stop crying happy tears, my kids are happy, I’m happy, and I feel good about myself.” Her friends and family were so wowed by her results that they decided to join the challenge as well. Her mom, sister in law, sister, brother in law and several other friends signed up for the challenge and promote the Body by Vi 90 day Challenge. Using her favorite products, shakes, neuro, and vi-trim, Theresa says “Body by Vi has changed my life and made me feel like I’m in my early 20’s again and I’m back to my outgoing self.”
Theresa’s message: “Just do it and believe in yourself. Get on your way to living better and being happier”
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Between owning two businesses and having active children, Scott and Shanda kept very busy and had little time to get their health on track. Shanda says “I gain weight easily and have a hard time losing it since we are so busy.” Before the Body by Vi 90 day Challenge Shanda weighed 164 pounds and is only 5 feet tall. Both she and her husband were overweight and were seeking a change. Shanda’s sister, a ViSalus distributor, introduced them to the Body by Vi 90 day challenge. When introduced to the product Scott really wanted to take the challenge to lose weight and get healthy. Shanda, on the other hand, just wanted to help out her sister, since her sister is growing in the ViSalus business. To kick start their challenge, Scott and Shanda both ordered the Transformation Kit which included, 60 shakes, appetite and metabolism support, Neuro, essential oils and more. During the challenge Scott experienced healthy and rapid weight loss which motivated him even more to continue. After losing 12 pounds and one pant size in the first three weeks, Shanda realized that the product is what she was looking for and had never tried anything like it. In comparison to gyms, trainers, and diets, Shanda says “The shakes are easy to fit into my day. They’re on the go like me.”
With the challenge bringing Scott and Shanda such success, their friends and family joined the challenge as well. Shanda’s mother lost 30 pounds and was taken off of four of her medications. Also, Scott’s sister has lost 40 pounds. By the end of the challenge Scott decided to keep going and has lost a total of 67 pounds. Shanda has lost 34 pounds and three feet around her whole body! Yes three feet! For their radical transformation, ViSalus flew them to Hollywood, California to meet the ViSalus team and receive the ultimate Hollywood experience. The couple went to an elite spa for head to toe pampering, had a photo shoot, attended a Laker game and much more.
Since the challenge, Scott and Shanda say that even if you are not using ViSalus products for weight loss, use it for your health. Their children drink the shakes all the time. “My four-year-old drinks the peanut butter shakes, my ten-year-old likes all of them, and my fourteen-year-old drinks the shakes every other day,” says Shanda. The couple is so impressed with the results ViSalus has given them and their loved ones that they promote the product and are proof of the products success. “I’m not going to be old when I’m young!” says Shanda. The couple has become healthier, happier, and have a positive outlook on life.
Scott and Shanda’s message: “Don’t get discouraged and don’t give up. If you take the challenge, you will be healthier and lose weight. Just drink the 2 shakes a day and don’t compare your weight loss to others”
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Fast food three times a day, stops for Mt. Dew, Red Bull and Cheetos, coupled with sitting up to 13 hours a day was Lonnie’s daily routine as a truck driver. Lonnie felt trapped by his weight and wanted to do something about it, but he didn’t know where to start. His friends, Tony and Rhonda, called him and told him that they have been a part of Visalus for four years and that Lonnie should take the Body by Vi 90 day challenge. Lonnie checked out www.bodybyvi.com and was shocked by the testimonies and the product. He immediately jumped on board, got a plane ticket and went to Florida to participate in Fusion Academy, a ViSalus national event.
“I’m ready, let’s do it!” was Lonnie’s attitude when beginning the Body by Vi Challenge. He describes himself at the time as extremely overweight and on the road to diabetes. Ready for a lifestyle change, he ordered the Transformation Kit which comes with 60 shakes, energy booster, appetite and metabolism support, and essential oils. Once he began the program he couldn’t believe how well it worked with his truck driver way of life. Lonnie said “The program was easy to follow and with my schedule the shakes were exactly what I needed, on the go and they taste great. I didn’t even have to exercise.”
By the end of the 90 day challenge, Lonnie lost 44 pounds, 2 inches off his neck and 19 inches off his waist. For his awesome transformation, Visalus named him one of the challenge winners and flew him to Hollywood, California to enjoy the ultimate Hollywood experience. Upon returning to Wisconsin, his friends and family saw his results and couldn’t believe that he was the same person. Lonnie’s personal experience and testimony made believers out of many friends and family, and many of them joined the challenge. Since Lonnie promoted the challenge and healthier living, ViSalus rewarded him, again, with a new BMW! ViSalus has helped Lonnie achieve many of his dreams, from weight loss and trips to BMW’s. “I have a dream wall and ViSalus has helped me pick off a bunch of things that were on it. I had no idea that I would be a challenge winner, but even if I didn’t win the challenge, I still won since I lost 44 pounds.”
Lonnie’s Message: “GET ON IT! Start changing your life today. There’s nothing to complain about, get healthy.”
Monday, March 8th, 2010
St. Patrick’s Day Party will benefit Colorado’s Food Bank of the Rockies and feature a performance by U2 tribute band “Under a Blood Red Sky”
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 8th, 2010 – March is already shaping up to be a month that will go down in history for health transformation company ViSalus Sciences, which took time on its 5th birthday to celebrate the spirit of giving in grand fashion.
The company’s Body by Vi Community Challenge launched in November of 2009 with a goal of providing 100,000 shake meals to children within a year. ViSalus achieved the milestone in just under 4 months on March 3rd, five years to the day since the company was founded.
The Body by Vi™ Community Challenge continues to donate a nutritious shake meal through a network of local Distributors working with charitable organizations in their communities. For as little as 50 cents per meal, ViSalus Distributors and Customers can make a donation to be matched meal for meal by ViSalus. The recipients of the first 100,000 meals were organizations from all over the United States and Jamaica, as well as those suffering from the recent earthquake in Haiti who received 10,000 meals from the Body by Vi Community Challenge thanks to a partnership with World Emergency Relief.
ViSalus crossed the 100,000 mark at an event in Columbus, Ohio, where one of the company’s fastest-growing local communities rallied together in raising 14,880 meals in one night, with the largest donation coming from Dr. Paul Wehrum, a physician serving the Ohio area.
ViSalus CEO Ryan Blair was there for the event and expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the community in Ohio and around the country that made this moment possible. “We are just getting started,” said Blair. “We’ve developed a solution to children’s hunger in our local communities. One day in the near future we will solve the problem of children’s hunger in all of our ViSalus communities.”
Clearly not one to stop after achieving a first goal, Blair and ViSalus are throwing a party Friday March 12th to celebrate the first 100,000 meals and set a new goal at the company’s ViSalus Academy event in Denver, Colorado.
“Feed the Kids!”, a St. Patrick’s Day Party and Benefit Concert that will help raise shake meal donations for Food Bank of the Rockies, a local organization that helps children and families who are facing the reality of food insecurity. With over 192,000 children in the Denver area living in poverty and at the risk of hunger, the event hopes to further the state of Colorado’s campaign to end childhood hunger.
“We are grateful for ViSalus’s donation to our children’s programs and the kids love the shakes,” said Jeanne Downes, Nutrition Network Director for Food Bank of the Rockies. “Protein is so important for children to grow and it’s one of the most difficult nutrients to get donated.”
The evening will begin with an overview of the Body by Vi Challenge, the centerpiece of the ViSalus product line and opportunity, followed by a cocktail reception and performance by “Under a Blood Red Sky,” a renowned U2 tribute band that passionately recreates the bands most legendary songs.
The event is free to attend, with a $24 suggested donation for those wishing to support Food Bank of the Rockies and have a chance to win thousands of dollars worth of raffle prizes.
Event Details:
Friday, March 12th
Crowne Plaza Denver Int’l Airport
15500 East 40th Ave.
Denver, CO 80239
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Bringing nearly 30 years of global leadership in executive roles with companies such as Herbalife and Amway, John Purdy Now Leads ViSalus and the Body By Vi 90 Day Health Challenge
LOS ANGELES, CA – February 16th, 2010 – ViSalus Sciences has added a direct selling industry veteran to its executive management team with the hiring of John B. Purdy as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer.
Purdy most recently held leadership roles in a variety of capacities over a 13 year career at Herbalife, including Director of North American Operations, Senior Vice President of International Operations and Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific. He led Herbalife’s efforts in Japan, increasing sales of this leading market during a dramatic growth period from 1995-1999. As Senior Vice President of International Operations, he was responsible for the International Expansion Group which successfully opened markets in Europe and Asia.
In Purdy, ViSalus adds a seasoned executive who has risen through the ranks of two multi-billion-dollar companies. Purdy was instrumental in both maintaining the stability of mature markets as well as launching and growing new emerging markets.
Prior to his executive roles with Herbalife, Purdy was with Amway Corporation for more than 15 years, holding various management positions as he rose to senior manager of Amway’s California operations center.
Purdy will work primarily from the company’s Beverly Hills office, where his focus will be enhancing the Customer and Distributor experience and improving operational efficiency in not only ViSalus’ flagship health initiative, the Body By Vi Challenge, but in all aspects of the company.
“The ViSalus mission is to impact millions of people around the world through our Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge,” said ViSalus CEO Ryan Blair. “Adding John Purdy to the executive team is a monumental step in our global ambitions”
The ViSalus Community will have its first opportunity to meet its new President and COO when Purdy is introduced at ViSalus Academy, the company’s national training event taking place March 12th-14th in Denver, Colorado.
In addition to valuable entrepreneurial education, ViSalus Academy will feature:
- The crowning of new Body by Vi Champions from over 997 contestants.
- The promotion of several Distributors to the company’s top earning position of Ambassador.
- Significant cash awards on stage as part of the company’s Rising Star Search promotion.
- The celebration of raising over 100,000 meal replacements for children in need through the Body by Vi Community Challenge, and the launch of a million meal challenge.
“I am very excited about the ViSalus opportunity, and having met some of our leaders in the field already, I know that their passion for this company and our products is true of their teams as well,” said Purdy. “I can’t wait to experience the fun and excitement of a ViSalus national event first hand.”
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About ViSalus Sciences
ViSalus Sciences, with headquarters in Troy, Michigan and Los Angeles, CA, is a leading Health Transformation Company utilizing the direct selling channel to distribute its Weight Management and Nutritional Supplement products. Backed by a partnership with NYSE traded Blyth, Inc., ViSalus is the company behind the Body by Vi Challenge, a 90-day health challenge that helps people achieve their weight loss and fitness goals for a chance to win over $100,000 per year in total prizes. Their Body by Vi Community Challenge is closing in on a goal set in November of 2009 to donate 100,000 meals to children in need.
ViSalus may be found on the Internet at www.visalus.com and www.bodybyvi.com
Before the 90 Day Challenge, Theresa More described herself as depressed, extremely overweight, and exhausted. At 210 pounds, Theresa avoided social interaction and spent the past two years hoping for a solution. She has active children who play hockey and have school functions, in which she attended, and dressed herself in whatever fit. Finally, one of her friends stepped in and recommended that she go talk to a physical, mental and health trainer, Trish. 
