My name is Jeremiah Jackson and this my full 8 Week Thrive Experience! Im a retired Staff Sergeant from the US Army. I just want to tell you guys a little bit about myself to hopefully provide some context, before I tell you about what Thrive has done for me. I was Airborne Infantry and deployed to Afghanistan twice and Iraq once with the 82nd Airborne Division and later I was stationed in Hawaii and with the 101st Airborne. During my team in the Army, I accumulated a lot of bumps and bruises and after 10 years I was medically retired for my feet, ankles, knees, back, hand, concussions, and various mental issues in 2011. For the last few years, I have done all of the things you are supposed to do after you get out of the military to try and take care of yourself, but sadly I increasingly felt like, I would probably never be the same person that I was before I had acquired all of those bumps and bruises. I had a lot of general aches and discomfort, so everyday I had to deal with it and just flat out fake the smile on my face. I was gaining a bunch of weight and just sitting around feeling sorry for myself and convincing myself that this sadness and discomfort was all I really had to look forward to in life now. I tried so many different things to try and improve myself, some good things some bad things, but nothing ever gave me the results that I wanted. My friend, Chris Collins, started telling all of us about Thrive a little over a year ago. He started telling us all about how he had found an all-natural supplement program and it was designed to fill in my nutritional gaps, and that not only would it improve our health and the health of those around us, but if we really wanted to work hard, it could also set us on the path to financial freedom. Let me tell you, being a cynic and a skeptic has protected me from a lot of bullshit in my 30some years on this Earth. And this definitely had my bullshit meter ringing. Even after his little brother, and one of my best friends, Jonny got on board, I still wasnt buying it. For around 9 months, I would write smartass, skeptical remarks or jokes on every single one of their posts about Thrive or Le-Vel on Facebook. Every time they would bring it up in conversation I would tell them that I wasnt going to be a sucker in some pyramid scheme and that I had no interest in taking another placebo from another fake supplement company. Finally in July of this year, Jonny came up to visit me and my family. He said to me, I know your opinion on Thrive and I totally get your skepticism, but if you love me, you will at least do a 3 day trial before you talk anymore trash. I am 100% positive that this will help you and I wont ever stop bugging you about it, until you try it. So I agreed and I started Thrive the very next day. I figured that if nothing else, at least he will finally shut up about it. About halfway through the first day I noticed that things werent aching the way that they usually did and I noticed that I had an extra step or two in my giddy-up. Over the next 2 days I noticed that my thought processes were becoming more clear and I wasnt as spacey and forgetful. So I humbled myself and admitted to Jonny that it wasnt a placebo and that MAYBE, Thrive could help me. So I bought my first monthly supply and decided to give it a real shot. Then, because Im a stubborn ass, I drug my feet with it. Id take a couple days here, skip a couple of days, then take it another day. And then finally my wife told me that she could tell a huge difference in me on the days that I took Thrive verses the days that I skipped it. On the days that I took Thrive, I was getting more things done around the house. Knocking out my honey-do list, cooking great meals, playing with my kids more, starting less silly arguments, and not watching hours and hours of tv. She convinced me, that if I didnt buckle down and give it an honest chance, then I would just end up saying that it didnt work for me instead of really knowing whether or not that it could. So I bit the bullet once again and I committed myself to finishing out the month and taking Thrive the way it is intended. Honestly, every single day got better and better. I stopped noticing all those little aches and twinges. All of a sudden I was planning fun things for us to do every day instead of planning around my ESPN and tv show schedule. My clothes were all starting to fit right again. I wasnt sitting around craving junk food all day. I didnt need my morning coffee or afternoon sodas or naps anymore. I have had sleep troubles since 2004 and I was now falling asleep within 10-15 minutes of laying down and then waking up rested and ready to attack the day. And then around the 2 week mark of actually taking Thrive the right way, I sent Chris and Jonny this text, I ran a mile today non-stop for the first time since 2007. About halfway through, Dont Stop Believing came on my Pandora. Thats been my favorite song for as long as I can remember (laugh it up), but I have never felt it more than I did in that moment. I honestly cried all through my cool down stretches. Not because I was in discomfort, there was NO discomfort, only healing. I had believed that I would never run like that again. Thank you for never giving up on me. Thank you for Thrive. Most importantly, thank you for this morning! I love you guys! Thrive had given me my life back. Now Im a better Husband and Father and I was starting to feel like myself. I call it my Pinocchio moment because I was becoming a real live boy again. That day, I decided that I wanted to commit myself to helping as many people as I could to feel the way I felt in that moment. Thats why I have written so passionately on my Facebook posts. I know there are way too many of us that feel like I felt. You feel like you become a slave to your general aches, discomforts, bad attitude, and weight gain. Im here today to tell you all that there may be a light at the end of that tunnel for you. Thrive isnt a cure for anything, but it has helped me in so many different ways. Two months as a customer and just a little over a month as a promoter and I just hit my 4K and thanks to the amazing leadership from Jonny and Chris, along with the unbelievable support that I receive from my wife Tiffany and my great Thrive team, I believe I will hit my luxury car bonus in no time! My first 8 weeks helped me tackle my gut. Im very excited to start my second 8 Week Thrive Experience next week. Love handles, IM COMING FOR YOU!!!
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:25:03 +0000