IMPACT Magazine | Fall 2017

Walking the Walk
Finding a weight-loss regimen that worked for her lifestyle was harder than she imagined. In
between raising four kids and working full time, Cynthia Buentello had gained a little unwanted
weight. Instead of the size five she was used to wearing, she was struggling to get into a size
seven, and didn’t have enough energy to get through the day.
“I was tired of being tired and assumed, with four kids, this is how it was going to be,” she says.
So in August of 2012, Cynthia asked her best friend about her results with AdvoCare. After
learning about the products, she ordered two 24-Day Challenges® for herself and her husband,
Ronnie. Together, they focused on eating more whole grains, reducing their sodium intake and
only drinking water throughout the day.
“I no longer hear my kids saying, ‘Mommy is on a diet.’ Now I teach my kids how to live a healthy
life,” Cynthia explains.
P R O D U C T S
BEFORE
AFTER
July 2012
March 2017
TOTAL
WEIGHT LOST
HOW
LONG
HOW SHE
DID IT
35 pounds 1 year and
6 months
August 2012 –
January 2014
- Resisted pizza and ice cream, focusing on fresh
veggies and fruits instead
- Joined a boot camp to become more active while
consistently taking AdvoCare products
- Increased her water intake and began meal
prepping
Once the Buentellos completed their first Challenge, they loved how they felt so they continued
following the Daily Guide and making meals at home six days a week, using Sunday as a day to
eat out. Cynthia also continued taking MNS® 3 and added Catalyst to support her new workout
plan, which included a weekly boot camp.
Six months later, Cynthia had gone from 155 pounds to 130 pounds. That was all she needed to
stop weighing herself — now it was more about how she felt rather than what the scale said.
Throughout the next four years, she consistently showed up to her boot camp class, gradually
increasing her visits each year and was able to lose 10 more pounds. For 2017, she set a goal to
go five days a week.
“I went from barely being able to run a mile or do a regular pushup to running my first half
marathon and completing 20 pushups,” she says.
But for Cynthia, her results mean more than just what she sees in the mirror. “The ability to say,
‘That pizza or ice cream is not worth it right now,’ has been life changing for me.”
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