This has to be destiny! I took my first serving of Alphmine just this very morning!
I stumbled on to AM a few weeks ago and after reading a bunch of the great forum threads, I finally got a message telling me I had to join to read further so of course I did.
The reason I stumbled onto AM was through researching supplements that would help me burn fat. I'm 46 now but had a moment-of-truth a couple of years ago. I was sluggish, fat, and plain ol' in-a-funk. I used to play baseball (even in "Old Man" leagues until 2011) and was in decent shape. But two years ago I was at 220 (my playing weight was 185) and had let myself go. I decided to go jogging - I ran many 10Ks and 1 Half Marathon many years ago so I thought I'd start getting back in shape by running...my first day out was in Feb of 2012 and I could only run a quarter of a mile before I needed to stop. What a flippin' embarassment! I waited a few days then made it a half mile. Waited a few more then ran three-quarters....and so on. I was able to run a 10K in June that year and then a Half-Marathon in August. Then I ran a full marathon in Novemeber followed by the Goofy Challenge at Disney in January (a Half Marathon on Saturday and Full Marathon on Sunday). So, in less than a year I was able to go from barely a 1/4 mile to 26 miles. In addition, I made it back down to 185 pounds and I'm very happy with that.
All through last year, I kept up with the running and the weight flucuated between 180 and 185 but in January of this year I just really felt as if I had no strength. I had no muscle tone. I couldn't even do one pull-up. All that running had eaten away any muscle I used to have. So, just like with the running two years ago, I'm hitting the weights. It's going slow but it's fun and I'm making incremental progress. I look and feel pretty lean except all of my fat is around my mid-section. I heard that is the last place one sees reduction. That's why I was looking for help with supplements for fat burning.
The reviews I read regarding Alphamine were amazing! And the pix that the other users posted on the forums here were incredibly helpful - so much so that I ordered some and it arrived yesterday afternoon. This very morning I took my serving of Alphamine!
See? Destiny!
I ordered the Rasberry Lemonade. It tastes terrific (and smells great, too - smells like summer!). I'm keeping up with the running so I don't think calorie deficiency will be a problem....just as long as I stay disciplined with my diet (Pringles are my weakness) I look forward to what Alphamine and my strength-training coupled with my running will do for my overall fitness and health.
Because 50 is right around the corner, my long-term goal is to progress on the weights and keep up with the running and put myself in position to win my age group in the Arnold Pump-n-Run (I live in Columbus, OH) in 4 years. Yeah, that might be a stretch but that's what goals are supposed to be, right?
From what I read, this first jar will take me about halfway through my first cycle so I would love to try the Cherry Limeade for the second half!
Thanks!
* (edit) Guys, sorry to write a book...I'm just really excited to find this site...or maybe it's the Alphamine running through my bloodstream. I promise to be more succinct in the future.