Red Carpet Ready - What it Takes

I started the Red Carpet Ready program and joined the Red Carpet Ready club in April or May of 2009.  Since then, I've encouraged many friends and family to join the Red Carpet Ready program.  I know that it works and am so motivated and inspired to help others.  When I see someone I know can benefit from something, I tell them.  I don't just blindly go out and spam people who aren't interested. I really try to focus on the people that I think would fit perfectly with what the program has to offer.

So, the question is...who is right for the Red Carpet Ready program and what does it take to become a success story?

Here are 5 things that made ME right for the RCR program:

1. I immediately connected with Val. Her videos spoke to me because she is like people I know and am friends with already. No attitude. No negativity. Plain, simple, support.  If you connect with Val or like what you see of her in the videos, you will like the program. You will allow her to be your teacher.  I know it seems pretty surface level stuff, but you will be more open to listening to her strategies if you first like her. Simple. Not to say that you won't like the program even if she doesn't resonate with you, but it will help if you like her style.
2. Simple Nutrition Guidelines - There was no specific meal plan to follow, but guidelines that were specific and simple enough for me to follow without feeling like I was on a diet.
3. Straight-forward Challenging Workouts that bring you through 2 different phases and help you build a base of strength. 
   
4. I was ready to make a specific change in my life and my body.  I had already made the decision and was merely looking for the path.
5. Mindset Support - I knew that she provided a way to get your brain in the game of getting in shape.  I knew this was a big hurdle for me and liked that she focused on this aspect of fitness.
   

Now...about that success story...

Here are the 5 Things that Made (and make me a RCR Success Story):

1. Mindset Exercises and Goal Setting - I did all of the exercises she provides and follow up on them regularly. I readjust when I need to and add new goals as the first ones are reached.
2. Diet & Nutrition - I took the guidelines she gave me and I stuck to them. Simple.  The food was a huge part of my success.  If I hadn't taken her guidelines and also went further into learning about clean eating, there would have been very little change to my body.
3. Workouts - I did them as she requested and also took her advice to increase weight when the workouts needed to be more challenging.
4. Pilates - I combined RCR workouts with only a few pilates workouts per week. These pilates workouts reminded me how to stabilize my body first before moving. I think that increased the effectiveness of Val's exercises.
5. Consistency - There is no maintenance. I am still doing Val's workouts. Now, I'm into the Action Hero Babe Training System, but might return to RCR in the beginning of the year for a change of pace.

My results have been amazing, but honestly not even as dramatic as some women who had more inches to lose and were able to lose even more fat then me!

3 1/2 inches off my waist
2 inches off my hips
2 inches off my muffin top (just below my belly button)
1 inch off each thigh

Weight Lost = 13 lbs.