Weight Loss Motivation Tips by Susan O’Brien, The Hail Merry Founder (4)

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RECAP: Susan O’Brien is a raw food genius whose dream is to “create a national brand that can inspire a paradigm shift in the way America perceives and eats snack foods.”

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My readers are always talking and asking about women who are successful in their business careers and in their healthy weight maintenance tips.

Susan willingly opens up on her weight loss and weight maintenance points of view.

CelebrateWoman (CW) Susan, have you had weight challenges along the way, especially when you started being involved with your business?

Susan O’Brien (Susan) Absolutely. I am 45 and fighting my new metabolism is tricky. I eat well, so that helps.

My greatest challenge is finding time to work out. If I don’t practice yoga at least 2 times per week ,I really begin to break down mentally and physically. I made a commitment to myself over 10 years ago to make working out and yoga a priority in my life. I still continue to do this.

CW What is the #1 way you motivate yourself to control your weight?

Susan My motivation is a combination of vanity and wanting to feel good. Feeling good being number one. Besides, we all like to look good.

CW What would you tell my women readers who go through their own weight management issues in their busy lives?


Susan You will never be happy in the other aspects of your life if you are not healthy.

We all carry weight differently. I have never thought a super skinny woman looks good.

When you get to be my age, being really skinny makes you look older. Some plumpness is sexy in my opinion. My challenge has always to keep plump without getting a big belly. Once the belly starts to protrude, it’s time to run.....I love to run with my dog.

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That’s what Susan thinks and does when it comes down to her weight issues. Each of us is unique. But I think that examples of other women who are successful in their lives really help all of us to get motivated and know that we are beautiful when we are Healthy.

Celebrate Susan O’Brien Today!

Susan’s Way to Happiness and Success, more here:

Hail Merry Hypothesis and Living It Out Loud
What’s Easier: Saying Hail Merry Or Eating Raw?
Hail Merry Never Felt That Sweet!

PS: If you have any questions to Susan O’Brien, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in personally. I am not compensated for my opinions. 

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

What’s Easier: Saying Hail Merry Or Eating Raw?

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(Actually, you can say and have it, too!)

RECAP: Susan O’Brien had it all in her life. Except, she wanted to share her raw cooking abilities with the world. She is the creator of the Hail Merry Hypothesis.

In this part of my interview with Susan, she shares her “aha” and “no-no” moments she encountered on her way of building her own venture of healthy eating by a working mom.

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CelebrateWoman (CW) Is there anything that was a surprise to you that you did not expect on your way creating Hail Merry products?

Susan O’Brien (Susan) OMG yes!  IT is the hardest job ever. Starting your own business is a 24/7 job. I work everyday!  Ignorance is bliss. Had I known this was going to be so hard, it probably would have scared me away. My previous life has definitely been highjacked. It is a good thing I am having a blast.

CW How do you see Hail Merry will effect your life in the future?

Susan Now that I have partners to help me, I can focus on the aspects of the business I love most which is meeting with our customers and retailers. Promoting the brand is really fun. Going to yoga events is actually part of my job description!

CW What is the #1 Thing you would like your customers to know about your Hail Merry products?

Susan That when enjoyed in reasonable amounts and on consistent basis, they will actually begin to heal the body.

CW If we talked to All of your family and friends – imagine them in one room at the same time – what would you tell them about what you do? – What would they tell Me about your involvement with your company?

Susan Well, if you are part of my inner circle of friends and family, you pretty much know what I do since I am all consumed. They would probably tell you I work all the time.

CW What keeps you going day after day?

Susan The opportunity to create a national brand that can inspire a paradigm shift in the way America perceives and eats snack foods.

CW How do you celebrate: your achievements; mistakes and miscalculations; and even failures?

Susan Everyday is a celebration for me! I am grateful to the bone for my husband, kids, business partners, Hail Merry employees, friends and good health.

CW After a long day, when you close your eyes and reflect on the day, just before you go to sleep, what goes through your heart and mind?

Susan I always say a prayer thanking God for my life. I think about each of my children – where they are and if they are sleeping yet. There is always business on my mind. That goes without saying.

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Susan is so busy that she has to schedule her time with her beautiful children, giving them what they need during the busiest times of Hail Merry. She is constantly involved in building something truly amazing, healthy, inspiring. She is always on the go with her headset ringing nonstop.

Never the less, Susan enjoys sharing healthy eating habits and recipes with her girls.

Here’s one for you to make and enjoy. Celebrate healthy eating recipes with us.

Hail Merry Macademia Dip Veggie Sandwich

2 slices toasted Udi’s Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread
1-2 tablespoons Hail Merry Red Pepper Macademia Dip
4-5 thinly sliced cucumbers
Small handful of Microgreens

Preparation:
Spread red pepper macademia dip on your toasted bread slices
Arrange cucumber slices on one side
Top the cucumber with microgreens
Place the second toasted bread slice on your creation

Definition of Microgreens (Thank you, YouGrowGirl.com!)
Microgreens are tender and tangy lettuce and mustard greens that are chopped off young, usually when they are only an inch or so high at the most and barely a few weeks old. They’re smaller and younger than baby greens, which tend to be harvested later when the plants have grown a good three inches tall or more.

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Susan, you’re a moving, genius machine with the heart full of love and care. Not only for yourself and your loved ones, but for anybody who truly seeks alternatives to unhealthy eating and living.

Celebrate Susan O’Brien of Hail Merry Today!

What’s Next: In Susan’s own words what Hail Merry products are all about. Stay tuned.

PS: If you have any questions to Susan O’Brien, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in personally. I am not compensated for my opinions. 

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Hail Merry Hypothesis and Living It Out Loud

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Rejuvenation – for both skin, body, mind – is always at the top of your and my thoughts. The difficulty comes in committing yourself to, and genuinely making a decision to do something positive for ourselves.

Having three kids and approaching the spot in life when self-fulfillment and living healthy inside-out do make a difference, this heroic woman with a bold name Susan O’Brien introduced herself to the Hail Merry hypothesis. And then took action.

Oh, you are not familiar with such a trendy hypothesis? Let me share with you Susan O’Brien’s adventure and her Hail Merry experience.

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What got started Susan on the way of personal rejuvenation is a personal challenge to eat raw. After being a busy mom and having a career in design, one day she had her mind set on green and raw living. That’s where the Hail Merry hypothesis begins.


CelebrateWoman (CW) Susan, what got you started on the path of developing your own raw products?

Susan O’Brien (Susan) For a long time, I wanted to change my life patterns and rejuvenate from inside out. What can I do to stay and feel young in mind and body? Without a delay, I went on a master cleanse for two-and-a-half weeks. Finishing it was a major accomplishment for me.

Raw eating was a natural transition to real tastes in fruit, veggies, grains, herbs. Eating healthy meals daily for eight-nine months in a row showed me true results of living a healthy, energy-ful, and joyful life. Everything inside of me was improving.

It is at that time, when I was experimenting with a zillion of new ingredients and tastes, the hypothesis of Hail Merry was born: What if all of us could eat such delicious foods without spending too much time preparing it?

Hail Merry proved excellent results in health and rejuvenation for me. Hail Merry is a proven hypothesis that raw foods can and do taste great, and can be easily available to anyone who is eager to journey into reality of new fresh tastes.

CW Susan, what was your life before you started Hail Merry ... and after ...?

Susan I had a busy career in medical lab design for hospitals. It was great and was part of my journey where I’m today.

But I always wanted to be in control of my own destiny. Being employed, I was always faced with politics. That is why the name Hail Merry represents so much ‘girl power,’ ‘independence,’ and ‘life with perks.’ That’s where the name of the company comes from.

The whole philosophy behind a concept and products of Hail Merry is the connection of mind and body, and soul. I’m not a religious person, rather I am a very spiritual person.

Experiencing so many wonderful results in my own body and soul by eating raw, I wanted to expand that concept to many more people outside just myself. That’s how Hail Merry materialized from my eating raw and having my whole body healed and starting performing like I was eighteen again. Eating raw does help to bring mind on board for the body to perform, and for a person to live her dream.

CW Who are those remarkable people that influenced your creative, professional, and personal life that lead you to starting and sustaining this company?

Susan My dear husband Steve is an amazing marketing brain. From him, I learned what makes a great Brand work and function like a natural organism. He mentored me on all things “brand.” I am very thankful and fortunate for having him in my live.

CW Susan, has your involvement with Hail Merry products and company changed your self-image, and your relationships with family, friends, romantic involvement?

Susan For sure. Kids respect me for what I do and share with other people. Having my own company taught me to be realistic in what I create and sell.

As for self-image, I always wanted to create something of my own, experiment with a lot of new things. Hail Merry gave me an opportunity of a life-time to embark on a journey of reaching goals and enjoy the process of doing so.

With all public exposure, however, I still am a very private person, protecting my family’s  personal life.

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Hail Merry hypothesis for Susan O’Brien has proved to be her life-time wanted journey into raw living foods. And she does it with joy and dedication that any passion calls for.

What’s Next: How Delicate Success Is? – Susan shares it all

PS: If you have any questions to Susan, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only review products I believe in. I am not compensated for my opinions.

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.