Starting to make a difference

Are you surprised how fast time goes. Just think back when Y2K was going to shut down the world. 91/2 years ago. I am excited to tell you you can do something just a little something everyday and over time it will make a big difference. We have started Optimal Health Groups and the results are great. These are just a few of the actual post from members.


Are you interested in Optimal Health? Would you like to loose weight and feel great? All you have to do is buy the Trim Body System and commit to doing what it teaches. We have a Florida and a Midwest Team that you can be part of. Here are some results from people on our Trim Team.

I lost a total of 6 inches with most of them being in my waist, thighs, and hips.

Well, I am down 15 lbs and 4% body fat after 6 weeks to 172 lbs and 19%.

Hey peeps, my 4 week loss was 19 lbs down to 185... exactly what I targeted for my 12 week mark

Hearing our total weight loss and inches will be fun. GO TEAM!!!!! These are a few of the many success stories and a example of the team encouragement. Tina and are doing great also but we are even more excited for the success of the team members.

Winning is the same in everything you do. Just decide what you want to do, write it down and read it everyday, totally commit to doing something everyday that moves you in the direction of your goal and don't stop. If you stumble and we all do recommit and go after the life you dream of.

Starting to pay it forward

We started 2 Trim Teams this month and we are excited about the success they will have. This is the first thing that I believe will work for everyone. If you ever been over weight to the point you had to buy new clothes every 6 months and nothing fit again you know the feeling. Well if you ever found a way to loose enough where you see the difference big time you know how I am feeling. I found a bag of jeans that I wore 10 years ago and they now fit. The most important thing is we feel great. In the times we live it will be more important to have energy and feel like a winner. People are looking for winners to follow in business. It is a beautiful day in Michigan a great day to be alive!!

Success is only success if it contuniues!

Hi Everyone,

Tina and I started the first Trim Team in Toledo last week. It was great to have people committed to getting in better health. I have heard from most of the Toledo Team and they feel better already. Dr. Sam told me he wants us to build this just like they built Nutrilite. So Saturday 5-16 we will be in Jacksonville Fl. to start teaching and coaching more dedicated people. It is great because it keeps me in the game 100% of the time. The food is now a way of life and I love it. I did have a hot dog at the baseball game Friday night. It was our Dad's 92 birthday and my brother Jeff set up a great night. He is on a advisory board for the Toledo Mud Hens and set up a Suite for his party. Even better My Father Roland Walter Denker threw out the first pitch. Well back to A New Way to a New You. Tina and I are fitting into clothes we haven't been able to wear in a long time. I personally feel better than I can ever remember. I have lost 48 lbs in about 14 weeks. The greatest thing is all I have to do is live the healthy lifestyle I was taught and it will only get better. This is not one of the things you gain everything plus 10lbs when the diet is over because this is a lifestyle change. You have the best supplements, menu plan and excersize. This is slight edge stuff. In your life and in your business just do a little more to succeed everyday and the future will be bright! Talk to you soon.

The Weigh In

Well I am a few days late but here is the last few days. We were very busy Monday to Wednesday. Monday we left at 6:00AM to go to The Center For Optimal Health and our testing. Blood work,blood pressure and then off to the physical testing. It was fun Tina was getting everything done for the first time and I was excited for her. She had great results and it shows. In 12 weeks she lost 3 inches in her hips and 2 in her waist. I do not have the results with me and will give you more information on the numbers soon. When I weighed in and found I went from 274 to 236 in 12 weeks I was excited. that's 38 lbs. My flexibility and strength was much improved. We all did great. It was so great to see all the people on the team and they all looked so much better. I am excited to see the photos and video in the next few weeks. We went on a tour of the factory and had more training. It was a great day and about 6:00 we headed to the Marriott Newport Beach. Our dinner was great and we talked about the journey and our commitments. Then off to bed for a early morning work out. Diane showed us we could work harder trust me. After about a hour of hard work we had breakfast. Then we sat down with Dr. Duke and went over our numbers. The only thing I remember 100% is my insulin went from 22.8 to 4.9. That is from close to diabetic to no worries. I was relieved and I could tell he was moved. He said it was wonderful and Tina's were great too. I will share more when I have them with me. We did about 6 hours of shooting still and video shots for the story. Back to the hotel and off to dinner. We had a great dinner and were given gifts and rewards. I will give more details but need to wrap. We flew to Detroit I took Tina home and back to the airport to head to Dallas. I will be home tomorrow and am excited to spend a few days at home. I will include a link to the story but want to remind you order your Trim Body System in April. You will get a great price and a free box of XX. Click on the pictures of each person on the team and read about all 7 people on the team. Get your team together and lets get healthy! https://www.quixtar.com/products/content.aspx?pid=647&cid=12897

Hi Everyone,
We are at Marriott Newport Beach Hotel and Spa getting ready for our first dinner. It has been 12 weeks already. I remember sitting at the table writing my first installment and it seems like yesterday. Believe me I was concerned about making it happen but I did it! This a great program and I am so excited to have Tina here with me. Tomorrow morning at 6:00 we head over to The Center for Optimal Health. From 6:30 to 9:30 we get blood work done and the health assessments and from 9:30 to 12:30 we have presentations and tour the Nutrilite. After lunch we will have presentations from 1:15 to 5:00 then back to the hotel to get ready for a 6:45 dinner. So I will give you a update tomorrow and let you all know how much weight I lost. We will also tell you how Tina did. We are starting teams who want to loose weight and become more healthy. If you want to form one or join one let me know. We need about 5 people at the least in each area. They need to be willing to order the Trim Body System for each month and follow the meal and work out plan. Remember if we can do it you can do it! Read about the promotional pricing and click on each persons story and that can be you in July. http://www.quixtar.com/products/content.aspx?pid=647&ctg=860

Live from Leadership

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to touch base and assure you all we are winning in every way! I had a chance to talk to John Maxwell for a while over the last few days. What a treat that is. Tina made some of her famous cookies for her friends here and I am proud to let you know she didn't have her favorite tester available. This is the second time she made them since I started the optimal health way of life. You have to understand my Mother taught Tina how make them and they have been my favorite food my whole life. She even found a way to improve them. I know Tina thinks about Mom every time she makes them and they remind me of her too. But did I taste them? Not now I am 100% committed to the success of the team. I did enjoy watching others enjoy them. It feels so great for people to notice I am different. I am better in every way. I look and feel better. I am wearing a size 46 suit and 5 weeks ago was in a 50. I am excited to get back to the Center for Optimal Health and weigh in. How exciting it will be. My trainer ask me if I don't step on a scale until then what if I didn't drop as much as I wanted. It was on the phone but I smiled and said I will. I want to encourage you all. If you want to be in better shape physically you can do it with Trim Body. Matter of fact this can be your year to win in every way! I thought I would let you know we will be doing some training in Nutrilite as soon as we get back from California. We will do some online and also live around the country. Several people have hit 300 PV every month this year and we are going to take them out for dinner and fun. If it works in that town we will do a business meeting and training when we are in town. If that's you pick out your favorite place to eat and we are excited to laugh and share a great time. I will talk to you soon.

5 weeks to go a life time to live the results

Wow time flies. It seems like yesterday Tina was helping me get ready to head to California to start a New Way to a New You. We are doing this together and both feel and look better. When you learn about the risk factors for chronic disease and find out you have a way to reduce them, it's life changing. I will go back to The Center for Optimal Health in April and take Tina with me. It will be a recap on what I was taught and more. When I get back I will start teaching in groups the Trim Body System. I can tell you I feel like this business saved my life twice. The first time in August of 1981 at a F.E.D. in Portland Oregon then again when I was chosen for a NW to a NY. Just like in 81 we knew we had to tell about the business today we have to tell everyone who wants to listen about Optimal Health. For all you Irish and in memory on my Mother Florence Gaynor her maiden name, Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

Starting week 7

Hi Everybody,
We are finishing up week 6 today. Time flies it seems like a few days ago I was heading to Nutrilite to start New Way to a New You. It is exciting to see results and man I noticed it yesterday. We had a meeting with Ryder Ericson in Toledo and Tina and I hosted. I put on the suit that I had to buy a few months ago and the pants were so big they would fall off. I had to gather the wast on the sides and tighten my belt to keep them up. The coat looked like a tent. The coat is a size 50. I gave away my 48's so had to wear it. For the fun of it I tried on a suite that I bought 5 or so years ago when we did a rally in Orlando and it almost fit. I only wore it a couple times and it is one of the nicest I have. Size 46 and I will be able to wear it in 1 to 2 weeks for sure. That motivates me big time. Tina looks so good man what a deal. Many people told me how great we both look. The seminar was the absolute best. Ryder is a leader rising at the perfect time. He will touch thousands and help them win.
As most of you know our group is on the front page of the Amway Global web site. Talk about the world watching! My nephew Clay in Jacksonville called and ask me if he got 6 or more people together that would buy the Trim Body System would I come teach about the program. So the Jax group is getting the people together to kick it off. I will go in do a business overview/grand opening and the next day a Trim Body Training. When I sat down with Dr. Sam Renbourg he told me this was the most important program Nutrilite was doing. Then he told me I had to go succeed and tell others the program. That is why they invested so much in us. He said I am qualified to teach. Dr Sam said we have to invest in others, help them succeed and then they will do the same. Just like the plan. His dream is to spread Optimal Health to the people in North America. I am excited to help. Dr Sam said when he speaks in Asia the people take action. Health is important to them and they spread the word. We need do get that going here. To end I think I will tell a story. Tina and I were laying on the beach in Mexico. A young man walked up to a person sitting on the beach and said want to play beach volleyball? He was tossing the ball up and catching it with a big smile on his face, the other person looked puzzled and said no one was playing, it would just be us. The leader tossed him the ball and enthusiastically said this is how it starts! They started hitting the ball back and forth. Almost immediately others started asking if they could play. In a few minutes they had 2 full teams having a blast enjoying life on the beach. Well its me and Tina asking do you want to play on the beach? Do you want to have a great life with friends ? Do you want to be a person who makes a difference? Catch the ball and find one person who wants to win. That's how it all starts!

March and on Amway Global Web Site

Well the day is here. You can go to Quixtar.com or AmwayGlobal.com and see my team. Go to Shop Categories>Health>Diet & Nutrition and under Seen and Heard A new Way to. It is great to read the success stories of everybody. I am the only one who has no idea on weight loss. Dr. Duke suggested I not even step on a scale until I am back at The Center for Optimal Health. That will be the third week of April. He said I need to focus on my total health not just weight. I am committed to loosing weight and feel we are doing great. It feels pretty good to make a commitment to a team and fight to do everything it takes. I know we need to work hard in this time because people need to see a example that will give them hope. People need hope today more than ever. We have the best products and the best business so let's tell people about it. We need to make a difference today. Who else is going to do it? It is your time to shine. I am excited to have the answer to anyone who is willing to work.

Finishing the 1st Month

Wow time passes quickly. It seems like a few days ago Tina and I were talking and getting ready to go to Achievers. I remember saying this year I will be picked for a New Year to a New You. That is a good lesson for us all because I've said that every year since Nutrilite and Amway started it. I could tell you about how we went Platinum by speaking it. I could tell about how we found and bought our house by speaking what we wanted. It makes me wonder why I can't live by that faith every time? I see so many people believing they are going to build this business and every time I see them they talk about it. Then I see them and they don't talk about it as much anymore. Then they fade away from the business. I somehow will find a way to inspire people to keep believing, talking about and fighting for their dreams and goals. I am not sure when or how but I will. I see this journey Tina and I are on as the same. We had to first believe, then we had to talk about it a lot.
After the talking comes commitment. That is where is gets a little scary. You told people you were going to make it and now they are watching. Guess what tell everyone and then never quit doing what it takes! Just think in the next few days my pictures will be on the Amway Global website. That may get peoples attention. Ya think! Guess what I am not afraid. I am totally committed! I have to do this. I made a commitment to all the great people at Amway and Nutrilite. The same 6 or so people who picked me are still working with me. All but Chip Wall were at the Nutrilite Experience with us. The people that work at our companies are just like the people who build it. They truly care about our success. They want me to have a better life not just loose weight. They want me to be healthy and live a exciting long prosperous life. Just like building the business. I am on a team. I will not let them down. The 6 other people in the program are my team also. We stay in touch by email and a blog. Every week we have a conference call. Last week I hurt my back and was hurting. I had people praying and believing I would get better. It touched me. I read the emails and couldn't even answer them. Too few people have a chance to be involved with people who truly care. Sadly some who have the chance for some reason turn their backs. I know some time we will need those relationships and I try to appreciate them everyday. I have the best wife on earth, great kids and true friends. Reasons to get healthy, I think so. I still have not weighed myself but my clothes fit better and I look and feel better. I believe I am better in every way. A great deal this thing called life. I will try to write more often. Please share any thoughts. See Ya.

Good morning,
Sunday on a warm weekend for Michigan. It has been a busy week. I know that is pretty much true for everyone. We had a great meeting Thursday night with Hal Golden. Just think he has been free for something like 18 years. If you are willing to make a commitment to your future now is the time. It was fun watching Ice Skating yesterday and seeing Amway Global everywhere. I loved seeing the Nutrilite commercial and all the great people talking about your business. We have the best story in business when every one is going backwards we grow by a 1.1 Billion from 7.1 to 8.2 billion. This is a great victory. Tell the story to everyone you see. People want good news.
Some of the photos and stories from New Year to a New You team will be on the Amway Global web page this week. Julie Smith is the writer and she called me Thursday for a update. It is hard to believe that in only three weeks from the day I left for Nutrilite I feel so much better. We have only been eating from the Trim Body System Book for 2 weeks. The food is really good. Tina makes the dinners and we are both excited about changing the way we eat. You will be satisfied with the taste and quantity of food. We are never hungry. It seems like we are eating too much sometimes. Friends all it takes to change your life is a decision. I will write more later. I don't want to be late for church. Remember it's about living a victorious life in every way. Go win in everything you care about.

Week 2

I now can start to see some difference in myself. Not just physical but totally. I feel better! I have more energy, I sleep better and I can eat green peppers and not get heartburn. Heat burn has been a part of my life for years and what a relief, it's gone. It was about the first day at The Center for Optimal Health that I realized this was a life change program not a weight loss program. I hope you buy your tickets online for the Nutrilite Clinic and get Dr. Duke's book. $25 and you get the book and the clinic. We need to get serious about Nutrilite. Have you studied the web site? Please do you will learn about the finest part of our great company. Well I am going to the work out room for a while. I am in Chicago for my job. Hey I have more energy to work so let's finish what we started. Optimal health, emotional health, financial health, spiritual strength and great relationships are you all in?

Working the Plan

Good Morning, Tina and I are having a blast on the Trim Body System. It is interesting we feel like we have more energy. We are trying to sleep at least 7 hours and that is the hardest part.Yesterday was a very busy day. I worked from early to well into the evening just like most people. I know many of you are doing the work that 3 or 4 people did a year or two ago. Well we had a great web cast meeting at 9:00 and I was very excited about the guest attending. Another international event. Martha Cooper had a guest in Europe that stayed up until 3:00AM her time and is joining her business. I love success stories. When we went to bed I set the alarm and thought we would sleep 8 hours but we woke up at 4:30AM. We will have to work on that. One of the greatest things is we both feel better. This morning Tina said she feels much better,she is sleeping sounder and has less sinus challenges. The food is very good on the plan. Last night we had salad, chili and strawberries it seemed like a lot of food. Remember eat 7 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. This is just like anything else in life to succeed you have to follow the plan. If you mess up one day just start over the next day with a stronger commitment. Someone ask me how much weight I have lost but I have no idea. Dr Duke suggested the first time I weigh my self is in April at the end of the 12 weeks. This is not a diet it is building a healthy body, optimal health. When my body is fed and I exercise properly everything else will take care of it's self. I will touch base in a few days.

Day 5

I am home and happy to be back with Tina. I wanted to tell you about day 5. It was Friday and we got up and did our work out just like everyday but x3. Three times of 4-3-2-1 wow. It was cool getting it done. I was the most out of shape person in the group. I remember really struggling to keep up then hearing one of the girls yelling Donnie you OK? We were on the floor so we couldn't see each other and all the sudden Donnie, come on buddy you can do it! That's what makes us special. People in this business pull for each other. You know when someone gives up and just quits there's nothing you can do. It's one of the hardest things I deal with in the business. When I know they can do it but they give up. Some how we are lacking the perseverance and determination to fight for our convictions. It's not just building the business I see it everywhere. Please decide what you are going to accomplish and what you stand for and live your life so it is obvious to everyone who knows you. I love when you go into a project for one reason and learn life lessons that transform your life. I hope to share some of the wisdom and passion imparted in me from the people who I was blessed to learn so much from. I think the best thing you could do now is get Dr. Duke's book. If you are in World Wide just buy your ticket online for the Nutrilite Clinic and you get one. They will be available at the function and you will get one just for going. The book is $17.95 and the training session is $25.00. So for $25 you get the seminar and the book. It is a great deal!
I do want to tell you more about our last day. We had photos and video interviews. You will be able to see it all on Amway Global web site. The people who work on this project are awesome. I will take time and tell you about each one. The thing I do want you to know now is the people who serve you in this business are different. They care about you as a person and have the spirit of true givers.
Now it's time for the test results. We all sat with Dr. Duke and Diane our personal trainer for consultations. Julieann had to go home early but she is my nutritionist and I will talk to her every week as well. Guess what I was not healthy! Months away from diabetes. But thank God I have time to change and if you are reading this you do too. I feel if it wasn't for Nutrilite being a big part of my live the news would have been very bad if I was here to hear it at all.
Our last dinner was special. We all received a Certificate Of Achievement for completing the Nutrilite Experience. It has a great photo of our team on the left and the certificate is signed by Sam Rehnborg and Bill Dombrowski. Then we all received a box of XX with a engraved name plate with our names on it. One by one we were ask to share the most impactfull thing we experienced. That is not possible. How do you take a week filled with so many lessons from so many people and pick one. You see every person that we were blessed to be near touched us. EVERY ONE OF THEM. I will keep this going. This is the life I will live and because of this I will live. I need to get going but am excited to tell you the story of a great team I am blessed to be on. I will always be available to you if you need us. Tina and I care about each one of you very much and are here for you.

Day 4

Day 4 Today was Buena Park day. We had a great time. Oh first things first stretch and work out. I'll tell you one thing I learned we need to eat 7 to 9 servings a day of fruits ans vegetables. When you get Dr Duke's book and learn about processed food i promise you will change what you eat. After a healthy breakfast off to Nutrilite. We had a couple talks from scientist explaining the process from seed to product. Then more training from Dr. Duke, Diane, Sean Foy and others. The people on our team are very cool we will work closely for the next 12 weeks and be friends forever. We had a blast walking on the tour wow it in a impressive facility. When you understand the science and reasoning behind our product you really understand the goal of Carl when he started Nutrilite. Please go to Nutrilite.com and do your research. Learn about this company built on a dream of optimal health for all people. We had a great surprise lunch with Dr. Sam Rehinborg. He told of memories learning from his Dad. We just listened for the most part. I ask him when he first met Rich and Jay. It was at a meeting in California they came out often to visit. Sam was about 12 around 1948. He said he remembers them asking about him. Hi school, likes and life. It made a impact he said he never forgot how they cared about him. Could be a tip here. The day was incredible. We came back had a great dinner and wonderful conversation. I loved spending time with all the people on the team. This night it was just us time to commit to each other. We all have to do this and we will. One thing Dr. Sam said rings in my ear. Donnie this is the most important thing we are doing. You have to take 12 weeks learn this program and then teach it to others. It has to be just like the business we have to spread the information. He has a dream for optimal health for people all over the world. I great day. I will update soon.

Day 3

I have been busy! We get up every morning and work out at 7:00 AM. We stretch and do Sean Foy's 4 3 2 1 with Diane. She is incredible. I called her Sargent Slaughter today. Wow I feel my muscles.You can do exactly the same work out. The work out and my first months meal plan is in the Trim Body System Book. After our work out we eat breakfast then a quick shower and off for training. Yesterday we went to Nutrilite Farm in Hemmett Ca. It was about 1.5 hr ride. Dr Duke, Tim and Tom road with us. We talked about wellness all the way. We also have Julie with us all the time. She will write our story and post it on Amway Global site. She is a very sharp young lady. Amanda is the person who sets everything up and is with us all the time. She is total class as well. Well when we got to the farm we has 2 scientist teach us all about the products. We take such good care of the soil, local area and people near our four farms. They have the old building where Carl Renbourg did his research and it is a museum. It was great he had a small kitchen, Bathroom and a fold out to sleep on. All his research and the tools he used is told. Then we toured the farm. They use all natural products of course. They even use sheep and goats to eat the weeds. It was a long day but I will never forget it. If you ever get out here please check it out. You will be happy you did. When we got back we all went out for a great dinner. I need to get some sleep I have to work out early. I will tell you about our day at Buena Park tomorrow. Go to nutrilite.com and read the history. 75 years of it. See ya

Day 2

Just back from a great group dinner. We have a great team that will encourage each other. You may hear from others as I will invite them to check out the blog. Today we went through all the test in the morning. Then we did our first 4-3-2-1 work out. What a difference that will make. Sean Foy taught us about the importance of a cardio work out and Diane made sure we understood as she worked us out. It is great getting to ask so many questions from the experts. Dr. Duke has been with us a lot of the time. He is the kind of person you would want to be friends with forever. Matter of fact all the people that work here are wonderful. We learned a lot about reading food labels and understanding what to buy and the portions we need. The most important thing is getting healthy. Optimal health is the goal. The 4 pillars of Optimal Health are.
#1 Nutrition #2 Supplementation #3 Body #4 Mind. I will explain what we learned about these later as now I need to get some rest. Have a great night/day and I will talk to you tomorrow. Thanks for being here but even more thanks for being great friends.

Day One

Wow I am here in Newport Beach CA. It was 86 when we landed and it felt great to feel sunshine. The first day we learned about the science behind Nutrilite. Dr Duke talked about the RDA requirements. Did you know they came from WWII and were used to make sure the food we supplied had enough minerals in them so people wouldn't get sick? The requirements today given are the absolute minimum you need. Here is something I learned. You should take Slimmerty 30-40 minutes before eating. I knew that but didn't know it's best to take Carb Blocker 2 30 minutes before as well. I always took it with the first bite.
Tomorrow I leave to go to the Center for Optimal Health at 7:00 AM. We will have 12 different test. Blood work, flex ability, bone density, fat%, respiratory and artery health. It will be interesting to see how far I have to go for total health. I will do my best to keep you informed. Please post your comments here so others can see. I will talk to you tomorrow.

Ready to Succeed in every way

Well I am getting ready to start one of the most exciting challenges of my life. Tomorrow I am off to the Nutrilite Center for Optimal Health in Buena Park, CA. I have been chosen by Amway Global to take part in the 2009 New Year to a New You! As I go through this program I intend to share every step of the process with you. Like many people I am tired of being over weight, lacking energy and not looking the way I desire. This year 2009 I will change all of that. I invite you to take the journey with me. I will share the steps I am taught and we will lose together. If you just want to follow along and encourage me thanks. This is the year I have decided to focus like never before. I plan on finishing 2009 miles down the road to true success. Ever want to win in everything all at once? That's how I feel. Well if this is your year to leave behind what you don't want and go after what you do want lets do it! I will talk to you tomorrow.

Donnie