Hi! My name is Donn Jassura. I helped Steve put this site together to show people that it's not impossible to lose any amount of the excess pounds that you want! I hope you find this site useful.
I'm married, with 2 boys ages 14 and 12. I was born in Georgia, have lived in Hamburg, NY which is south of Buffalo and today live in Hyde Park near the Catskills. Someday, I hope to move to the western USA or Canada. My hobbies are computers, commodities, cars and well, I guess now, health!
I was getting bigger every year. My scale had hit 234 pounds at age 38. For my height and build, I should have weighed about 175 pounds. That was 59 pounds over where I should have been, clinically obese. My parents were concerned that my sisters and I were all over the charts, and growing larger despite roller coaster diet/weight loss. Every time I lost, I gained even more back. We figured it was a gene problem since my mom and dad each had one side of their family who were mostly overweight.
THEN CAME THE CHALLENGE. They told each of us that if we lost the pounds and got down to our normal levels, they would give us $1,000. No time limits, no race, we all had the same offer. We could each collect the $1,000. BUT, if we did collect the money, we had to keep the it off, or give the money back! My parents were not cheap, just smart and very concerned.
I tried harder than ever to lose the the excess pounds, but COULD NOT DO IT!! I lost about ten pounds, but stumbled. I had lost some before, but this time it was harder than ever, perhaps because of my getting older. I got on that dreaded exercise bike, ate "right," was always hungry, and seemed to "hit a wall". I eventually binged because I was feeling dizzy, tired, and depressed. It seemed my metabolism froze, and I was going to stay at this level forever. I wanted that money, but even more I wanted to look better and be healthy. I was very depressed and disappointed. I tried different programs on and off for 7 months, but got nowhere. The pounds kept returning.
The $1,000 wasn't as important anymore, although I certainly wanted it. It was more the overall challenge and intrigue of overcoming what had become about the hardest thing I ever had to do. I suddenly realized just how difficult this overweight problem had really become. Now I understood why so many people have the same problem, and why I had procrastinated about diet/weight loss over the last few years.
I have researched and tried many diet/weight loss programs during my yo-yo diet/weight loss years. I did Slim Fast, Cybervision, Atkins, soup programs, starvation, "exercise and eat no fat," chromium picolinate, metabolic enhancers, and more. You name it, I tried it. I lost some pounds with every program, then eventually gained it back, usually with a few extra pounds. On every one of those programs, I lost energy, and eventually had to eat a lot to feel better. I used to get dizzy and tired, and the worst feeling was usually at dinner time. I'd get the shakes (blood sugar imbalance?). I was grouchy with a short fuse. This even happened where I exercised and ate less with only low fat foods, the better known "right way" to lose the excess pounds. I'm sure losing that way works OK for many people, but it just didn't work very good for me.
One of the main reasons people eat too much is due to the stress of everyday living, which is getting worse all the time. Life has become so complex for all of us. I would visit the snack machines often at work to take my mind off the job. Lunches were the only good part of the work day, so I ate a lot to "feel better". When I tried to lose pounds, this created additional stress, making the total stress worse. This made me want to eat even more.
I almost gave up. Then, I remembered something I heard about from an acquaintance of mine. He was under a lot of stress, and was using a product (some kind of "juice") to help that was new in the US. It was developed by Russian Scientists for use on Olympic Athletes and Cosmonauts. It had been kept a secret for years, until now. The Russians used it where they wanted to show superiority, but didn't want others to know about it. Because of the breakup of the Soviet Union, an American company finally hooked up with their top scientist and brought the secret here.
Figuring that this might help relieve some stress and curb my eating problem, I called him up to see how the "juice" (called PRIME 1) was working. He said it was working very well for him, as well as for other people using it. It contains ADAPTOGENS, which the Russian scientists found in very rare plants and herbs, which help the body "adapt" to changes and stress. He said there were also scientific reports proving overall stress protection, better ability to cope with stress, better sleep, quicker injury recovery, increased energy, and overall mental clarity and perception. The risks are zero, and existing scientific experiments verify this safety record. Then he said it had also helped some people with shedding pounds, as I had figured it might. It sounded interesting, but all this was becoming hard to believe.
Then he told me that the company had just developed a new diet/weight loss product. It's a nutritionally engineered meal replacement that accelerates loss with the benefits of the adaptogens (called PRIME PERFECT "Topp Fast"). He said it came in packages that you mix into shakes. "OH NO, not shakes!! Not another Slim Fast"! I was ready to tell him that my kid fell off his bike and I had to hang up. Then he said it's unlike any other kind of diet/weight loss program because it's the ONLY one that actually concentrates on retaining your vital lean muscle tissue through the use of the adaptogens. This is critical to losing it and keeping it off. It was supposedly filling, and full of vitamins, nutrients and protein. People were just starting to use it with great success. He said this new product was complimented by the juice and used together was called the CONQUEST PROGRAM. He said people using it were losing 90% fat & water & 10% muscle, instead of 50% & and 50% like other programs. It is a unique product, and no other product has these ingredients.
It sounded too good. I didn't want to get all hyped up about some new program, like I did on all the other ones. I've learned to believe nothing that I hear and only one half of what I see. I was tired of getting sucked in, and I didn't want to add one more program to my failure list. I asked if the stuff is so good, why I haven't heard of it. He said the company was only two years old, and this was their newest product. In addition, they only market through their salesman, the company does not do any advertising. I was still skeptical. I felt like Charlie Brown getting ready to kick the football again.
He sent me some information. What really made decide to try it was an article I read, written by a person outside of the company (Prime Quest International). It was an article written by Dr. Morton Walker for the Townsend Letter for Doctors. One part says that the Russian Olympic Committee contracted with PrimeQuest. They used their products on only FOUR of the Russian's TEN Olympic teams in the Winter Games. THESE SAME FOUR TEAMS WON ALL OF RUSSIA'S ELEVEN GOLD MEDALS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY!!!! Two of an athlete's biggest challenges are stress and muscle retention, so here was quite a testimonial. The rest of the article and other information was outstanding. It was enough to make me a believer. So I ordered a starter pack, and gave it a shot. (You can click here to read a copy of Dr. Walker's article. Or, you can wait and click on this same link near the end of this letter.)
I started off nice and easy. I took the juice every morning, it seemed to help me "wake up" in the morning. You only have to take a capful, mixed with a little water. I was hitting the snooze alarm less. I had more energy during the day, and slept better at night.
I didn't take the shakes right away. They sat in the closet for a few weeks. Funny, even after all the tons of positive reports I had read, the thought of shakes just reminded me of how lousy I felt while on Slim Fast. It never tasted very good to me, and I was always hungry. So it was natural for me to not want to jump right in. In addition, I think we have all experienced difficulty in actually "turning on the switch" and officially starting a program. You're afraid that you will never get to eat good food again. Not a happy picture. However, if I knew then, what I know today, I would have had the first shake down the hatch before the UPS guy left the driveway.
After taking the juice for about a month, I really noticed a difference. The more I took it, the better I felt. I was staying up later, but was more refreshed in the morning. I finally decided to go on the shakes. I usually replaced one or two meals a day with a shake. I was surprised at how good they tasted just mixing with water and ice, and how they filled me up. When I replaced lunch (at work) with the shakes, something happened. Since I drank a shake in about 5 minutes, I had some extra lunch time on my hands, I had more energy, wanted to do "something". So, I stopped by a friend at work (Ray), who wanted to lose the excess pounds as well. I asked him if he wanted to go for a walk. Ray said, "Sure, I wanted to smoke a stinker anyway!"
And off we went. We went for walks at lunch as often as we could, about 1/2 hour. I guess I should have only walked 10 minutes or so the first day and add a minute each day, to build up slowly. But I had the energy, and wanted to move. It felt good. And it didn't feel like I was exercising, I hate exercise. For me it's boring and too strenuous. Speaking of which, it has been written that strenuous exercise is not too good for losing the excess pounds. You wind up burning off sugar instead of fat. If you are going to exercise while trying to lose pounds, exercise moderately.
On those days that I had a shake for lunch, Ray and I would try to hook up and walk. We would go out about 3 days a week, usually 1/2 hour. The walk is great for just unwinding in the middle of the work day. And I'm sure it helped the adaptogens to build my long muscles, which help burn fat. If you work at a job where you don't perform physical work, you really need to move around a little. As we get older and less physical, our muscles start to disappear. The less we move, the faster they go. Then things start tearing and breaking. We have to find ways to keep our body young and limber.
I kept on the shakes. I really like them for breakfast. On the other programs, I would try to skip breakfast. Bad news. I later read that much of the aging process happens between the time you wake up, and the time you get your first nourishment. Plus, when I skipped breakfast and dumped a large coffee on an empty stomach, I got stomach aches. Then I would have to eat something to relieve the ache. I also think that I don't get much nourishment from a bagel, where the shakes give you what your body needs. Each shake gives you 50% of the daily required vitamins, minerals, protein, and the adaptogens that you can't get anywhere else. I drink it before the coffee, and not once have I had that old stomach ache. Also, I drink the coffee slower because it feels like I'm drinking on a full stomach. It's pretty satisfying. Speaking of drinking, you should always drink a lot of water. You've heard that you should drink 6-8 glasses a day, but do you know WHY? The most important reason is that it flushes the metabolized fat out of the body! On any reduction program, if you don't drink a lot of water, it will take you much longer to lose the the excess pounds.
Some people who have a fluid retention problem will refuse to drink any water. The fact is, one reason they are holding water may be that they aren't drinking enough of it. When the body gets less water, it perceives it as a threat to survival and begins to hold on to every drop. So water is then stored in extra-cellular spaces, and shows up as swollen feet, legs and hands. The fix for fluid retention is to drink your 6-8 glasses per day. Your body will adjust back to normal. This is the same problem as not getting enough nutrition on a diet/weight loss program (less calories, skipping meals). Your body puts in it's starvation defenses, lowers your metabolism, and holds on to fat.
Drinking proper amounts of water also relieves constipation, reduces colitis pain, eliminates false appendicitis pain, improves arthritis pain, and eliminates headaches. This is all documented in books written by doctors. When Ray went on the water kick, his headaches went away. He also got rid of a rash. Proper water intake will also reduce low back pain, and neck pain. Did you know that water is held in the discs in your back, and supports the compression of the upper body? Seventy five percent of the upper bodyweight is supported in the water in the disc core. Think about that one for a minute.
As for the shakes, I used to take one or two per day to replace meals. I wasn't starving, either. One interesting thing I noticed is that the more shakes you have in a row, the less you feel like eating regular food. This was a very different experience compared to other diet/weight loss programs. One day, I had a shake for breakfast, and one for lunch. Because my wife wasn't home, there was no planned dinner. I took out another shake for dinner. I was a little hungry when I first walked in for dinner (as usual), but as soon as I started drinking that shake, the urge to eat went away. When I was having 2 shakes a day, (eating only once), I filled up on regular food a lot quicker. I guess my stomach began to shrink, and I wasn't able to eat as much. This was a very positive thing. The only disadvantage is that you won't get your "money's worth" at those buffets.
Which brings me to another interesting point -- on several occasions during the "diet/weight loss" period, I went on a party binge with no guilt. Deliberately. Kind of an experiment, if you will. Look, you have to live. On Memorial day, I went to Buffalo to visit my sister (Tracy) and brother in law (Randy). When we get together, we celebrate. We had a campfire for 4 days, and I ate and drank a lot.
At first, I couldn't eat much. I got full quickly as I mentioned earlier. But as I kept expanding my stomach, I could fit more. I gained "several" pounds in 4 days. Back to the shakes on Tuesday, and it came off in about 3 days. On the 4th of July, we were together again for 6 days, and I gained even more. I almost hit the $1000 target just before the holiday. But I knew I could take the the excess pounds off with no problem, I wasn't rushing anyway. I never try to lose on holidays and vacations, but I did lose those extra pounds in 4 days after returning home.
Understand, on these events, I ate and drank more than I typically would have when I was overweight. That's because I was thinner and had no guilt, and was really testing myself a little bit. Could I stop after the holiday? Yes. I am not recommending this kind of "bingeing", but I did prove that I could take the pounds right off after the "test". It's funny too, I think it drives people nuts when they see how much I can eat when I'm on the "Conquest Program"!! Ha, it's all balance. Now I finally have control. I know I can go back on the shakes to get back to where I want to be.
I was going to restaurants every weekend while on Prime Perfect Topp Fast. Or it seemed there was always a party, picnic, or wedding to go to. On those days, I would only eat the one big meal, along with 2 shakes. Yes folks, you can still eat, and even eat good stuff. If I had to eat just a salad with no dressing for a meal, I'd rather have one of the shakes! It would be more nourishing. Besides, your body needs some fat. I personally believe it kicks in your metabolism while losing the excess pounds. I still eat the same dinners my wife has always cooked. I do, however, eat less at most meals because my stomach has shrunk, and I wanted to lose more! Eat until you are full and satisfied, then stop. Most people don't stop eating even though they're full.
You see, everything in life is balance. The bottom line with diet/weight loss, after factoring in your genetic metabolism, is simple: caloric intake must be equal to caloric "burn" or you will gain pounds. If you have a desk job, and go home at night and watch TV or sit at a computer, you better be eating very little. A construction worker can eat about 3 times as much as a desk job person, because they burn up the calories. I also read that if you are watching TV, your metabolism actually slows down to a slower state than sitting in a chair doing nothing. Add to that a big bag of chips while watching the tube, and you know what happens (My son takes shakes sometimes too).
The problem is those little "hunger" signals that hit all of us, all day long. And if you eat a low calorie program, the hunger signals cry out. That's why most programs don't work. That's also why this food replacement shake worked so well. All the nutrients and adaptogens made me feel full and my body was satisfied, so I wasn't always on the edge of a binge. On the other side of the equation, the energy I got from the juice and shake combination made me want to keep moving. I started being busy when I got home at night. I didn't want to sit around, I wanted to move around more and more, the longer I was on the program. The more I moved, the stronger I became, and the easier it was for me to do things. Pulled muscles are a thing of the past for me.
Maureen has been amazed. She says that I am "finally out of the chair." I used to go to my recliner after my big dinner and hang out doing not much of anything. Oh, I did this and that little job, occasionally a big job, but was never motivated. I was now getting jobs done that were on my "list" for years. And, after I lost about 40 pounds, I cleared brush, built a stone fire pit, and burned tons of brush and trees that I cut down. I put up a stockade fence, ordered a dump truck of dirt and planted grass, built a brick walk, and more. In winter, the inside house jobs will get done. Now, I said I didn't exercise because I don't like it, but this new level of activity was making me much stronger, and at the same time productive. I started on the easier jobs, eventually leading up to the ones just mentioned. What a feeling of accomplishment to see things improving all around you because you WANT to do the work, not because you HAVE to, and don't want to because you're too tired or stressed out.
We have to take care of our bodies. Nobody else well. Just start moving a little more tomorrow than you did today. Before you know it you will be in excellent shape, and won't recognize yourself.
It's kind of embarrassing receiving all of the compliments about how "great I look" now. It's even more embarrassing to mention it. But they keep coming. One compliment I got was from someone who was on her own diet/weight loss program, had lost 8 pounds before a wedding, but gained it back. She kept complimenting me on how great I was looking (and I haven't yet told her how I did it). Recently she told me, "Donn, you really look great, you look like a young boy." I said, "WHAT?" She told me she meant it in a nice way, that I looked younger. She said my face looked especially younger, and never sagged or got lines like others who lose. It finally hit me. The ConQuest brochure that said my face wouldn't sag, because the adaptogens would build my muscle tone, was true after all. Just like everything else I had read from the company, it all came true! That was a first for any diet/weight loss program I had ever tried.
IN 5 MONTHS I LOST 61 POUNDS, AND IT'S STAYING OFF! I got down to 173 pounds.
(Click here to see before/after pics)
It wasn't easy, but it also wasn't hard. Anyone can do it. You just read the whole formula. I could have done it a lot quicker, but this was fine for me. I have heard of people that lost 25-30 pounds in a month, they alternate between 2 and 3 shake days! Oh, and yes, I did collect the $1,000. My parents live 2,000 miles away, so we met for a vacation. They were shocked and delighted, and glad to give me the money. Dad said it was the best investment he ever made. We celebrated at fine restaurants for the week. Yea, I did lose all those party pounds 4 days after I got back. Remember, the key is balance.
The best reward wasn't the money. It was the reward of being healthy, in better shape, and better looking again. My friends, I have changed. I will never be overweight again. Those adaptogens worked incredibly. Now I understand why the Russians perform so well at the Olympic Games every year.
By the way, Ray lost only 10 pounds during the same time period I lost all my pounds. He's still at 200 pounds. We walked the same, and he finished building his house at night. The only difference is he ate "healthy foods" where I was on the shakes and juice, and ate mostly my usual foods, just less. You figure it out. Also, my blood pressure dropped 40 points, and my pulse decreased by 20 beats per minute.
Throughout the program, I only told a couple of people what I was doing. Even then I only said I was taking "muscle shakes", and didn't get into all the company claims. I figured they would think I was nuts (I thought I was myself, at first). I was worried the whole thing would fail like all the others I went on, then they would just laugh. Well, now I'm at the same level I was in college, wearing college denim cutoffs right now. I fit all my 20 year old clothes that I saved like a fool hoping I would fit them again. I still can't believe it happened.
So now, the complimenting continues, and everyone keeps asking "How did you do it?" I figured if I was going to refer people to PrimeQuest, that I should at least get some credit for it. My friend told me that I could become an associate of the company, so I did. The company sells through referrals only. It's interesting, when people ask how I did it, it's a lot to explain. I started making notes, and then I put together this long story. So I figured I would use it to help explain the story to other people, like yourself.
OK, so here comes the big sales pitch, right? Look, if you want to try out these products, they can change your life. If you don't want to, that's OK too. At least find some way to lose that works for you. Your life will change after you lose the the excess pounds. I put together the Diet/Weight Loss & Fitness Home Page to help everyone get healthy and stay fit. You will not see links to commercial products. However, this is the only product that I am personally endorsing that worked for me. Many people won't try it because they wont believe it. Unfortunately with all the BS marketing and scams out there, we all have to be skeptical. If I tried to hand out fifty dollar bills on a city street sidewalk, most people would not take it because they would think it was some kind of trick. This is not a trick. It worked for me.
Whether you need to take off five pounds or five hundred, this will help you do it in healthy way. The company has a 30 day money back guarantee, and I called to check on that. They get practically no returns. That says it all if you ask me. You order directly from the company, and use a credit card. Instructions are at the end of this story. I can assure you that I would not publicly put my credibility on the line unless everything I have told you here was 100% true. Thank you for your patience and interest.
Adaptogens are biological substances found in certain rare plants and herbs that help the body "adapt" to changes and stress. Some of the benefits include overall stress protection, better ability to cope with stress, better sleep, quicker injury recovery, increased energy, and overall mental clarity and perception. The risks are zero, and existing scientific experiments verify this safety record.
Adaptogens were secretly researched and developed over the past 45 years by hundreds of scientists in the former Soviet Union. One to three billion dollars were spent in the Soviet quest for naturally occurring substances that would improve performance without side effects. It was used to improve performance in their Olympic athletes, cosmonauts, key military figures, chess champions and other performing elite. Although adaptogens are still relatively new to Americans, there are thousands of scientific studies documenting the benefits of including adaptogens in Prime Perfect Topp Fast.
The world renowned Russian research pharmacologist and physiologist, Dr. Israel Brekhman MD., is the discoverer of Adaptogens, and holds 40 patents on this discovery. He taught the Soviet scientific community what they had to offer to humans. Dr. Brekhman's research was secret but significant, and applied with great success in the diet/weight loss programs of Soviet cosmonauts and Olympic athletes to show off their superiority to the world.
A few years ago, Dr. Brekhman formed an exclusive collaboration with PrimeQuest International, made possible by the breakup of the USSR. They created programs based on his experience, knowledge and vision. They worked together to further enhance the technology. Dr. Brekhman's lifetime of research culminated with the development of PRIME 1 and the High Performance Program, his greatest contribution to humankind. The Russian Olympic Committee contracted with Prime Quest International.
The PrimeQuest product ingredients are documented by scientists to provide: stress-protective action, immune system support, increased physical work capacity, enhanced mental work capacity, normalized bodily functions, increases the body's non-specific resistance, antioxidant, anti-aging action, cardiovascular system support, improved performance, endurance, and rehabilitation.
Recent PrimeQuest documents explained the phenomenal benefit of losing while retaining muscle and losing fat on the ConQuest Program:
Between the ages of 30 and 60, the average person loses half of their lean muscle and gains twice the body fat. Despite claims from most programs that you will lose fat, the average person loses 50% FAT and 50% MUSCLE. This muscle loss is much higher (up to 70% muscle loss) during the first few weeks. Using the ConQuest Program, the average person is losing 90% excess fat and water, and only 10% muscle!
PRIME PERFECT "Topp Fast" includes the most powerful metabolic enhancers discovered to date. They are not only safe but help reprogram the way your body deals with food. It targets not only your bodyweight but your body composition, by helping the body use calories in the best possible way-to burn fat and protect muscle. And you'll end up with a more desirable metabolism. In addition, 2 packets (meals) provide 100% of the daily required vitamins, minerals, and protein.
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