MEET VERA, ALOE VERA

First I was afraid, I was petrified, when Laura Chiarino, my friend Pili's mother (and well known entrepreneur in my neighborhood), asked me if I was into joining her direct marketing company and grasping the opportunity to sell aloe vera based products.

I thought YEAH, RIGHT, like I am willing to "marry" a company that also makes cosmetics and never ever again see the dawning of the next modeling contract. See, exclusivity (either by contract or by this sort of situations where one, as a model, automatically becomes the face of the brand) is a very dangerous tool to handle since it mutilates any chance that the given model might have of signing anything with any other cosmetics company. Hence my immediate NO.

The idea wasn't bad, though. At the time I was starting a project where second hand designer bags, my own house and my social skills -combined- were crucial. Laura had received my invitation via WhatsApp and had done her maths; mum of four, willing to work from home, with lots of pounds to shed = FUTURE MANAGER!!!🤑🤑🤑

Long story short: she was right. In one year and 15 days, indeed, I WAS A MANAGER at Forever Living Products.

What happened? Was I brainwashed? Nope, she did most certainly not do that to me, but THE PRODUCT did. The magnificent product or shall I say PRODUCTS became the inspiration to a new, thinner, richer me. Oh, I'm not BRAINWASHING YOU this time around, and as much as it may sound like a cliché, this DID happen.

I lost 5.5kg (about 11 pounds) in NINE DAYS and NEVER suffered from REBOUND EFFECT... Magic? I don't think so... 

This is what actually happened; (to be continued haha)

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THE SWITCH

The thing is, I used to write in Spanish. Until I got this new machine and, so far, there is no way I get enlightened enough to figure out how it is people switch their keyboards from ABC to Spanish. (Thanks for any clue because as much as I try and think it's already ok, it won't work!)

When I first started writing I was on my first diet. Ever. Before that, I had been thin as a stick as well as a fashion model at Elite worldwide, especially Paris. So you can only imagine how it felt when, after giving birth (time and time again, I must admit I didn't help my body there since I delivered 4 mini humans over time) I climbed on the bathroom scale and thought my life was over. Or, at least, my modeling days.

After the first two babies I started this blog (the Spanish version, UNA DIETA A REGANADIENTES) and then, what nobody thought would happen, happened. Yes, I got pregnant once again. And then, again. Oh yes. By the time I was done reproducing (don't judge me, it's South America), not only was my bank account dry and almost empty; but my metabolism... My metabolism was just DEAD. Irresurrectably (?) and hopelessly dead. It was right then, by the time my 4th child had turned 9 months old and my energy level lower than ever before, when I stated I AM FAT. I WILL ALWAYS BE AND THAT IS IT.  Luckily for my health -and my bank account- it was at the same moment in my life when I ran into THE substance that got my whole world running again. ALOE VERA JUICE. Amen.

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