A/2/5/6
Body Type:
A
Start Weight:
246
Current Weight:
160
Goal Weight:
146
Posts: 15
Joined: 9/5/2006
Status:
offline
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Throughout high school, I was always about 180 lbs. I could never get below 180 lbs, and when I was a senior (when I met my husband) I was 186 lbs, and wore size 16. I was always active - in middle school I participated in sports and dance classes, and in high school was active in dance classes, choir, and theater arts, but always stayed above 180 lbs. The year after I graduated from high school, I became pregnant with my now husband, and gained 80-85 lbs during that first pregnancy, and could not loose the majority of the weight. I had tried "starvation" diets, diet pills, and exercise - nothing seemed to work. My husband would tell me, "You need to lose weight," and I would respond with "Yeah, I know," and go to another room. I kept telling myself that I looked good, that I was proud to be a "big girl." I didn't want to admit what was in the back of my mind - I was obese. I'd seen firsthand the social, physical, and health problems that someone obese - even morbidly obese - can endure, but I really didn't know how to change. I was always tired, had little energy, and after just a few minutes of play with my two boys I would tell them I needed a break - and I could see the disappointment in their eyes. Something HAD to change - but how?
So when Michael Thurmond and BMOS Dolores came to my call center in August of 2006, I was just glad to see a presentation about one of the products we sell. They talked to us about the history of the program and Dolores gave a wonderful testimonial presentation. What both of them said got me excited and also inspired me, and I was lucky enough to get one of the kits. At this point I was very excited to have the kit, and told my family about it. Nobody believed it would work, but I was like, "What the heck - I've tried everything else." The following Monday (August 7) I started the plan, following what the book said. We took pictures, but didn't develop them until a few months later, around the time of my birthday - and I was in for a surprise! The change from the first week to the second week was a big difference! You could see where the weight was coming off! Before looking at the pictures, I had NO idea how dramatic the changes were.
Before I started the program, I had decided to return to school to finish my associate's degree. My oldest son was also starting Kindergarten. I set up my fitness routine and planned my meals several weeks before school began - I quickly learned the best things for me and what to avoid. Throughout the semester, my classmates saw the changes happening, and I gave a presentation in my speech class about the program and also a speech on obesity (my interest was peaked by my weight loss). I saw one of my classmates recently, and she was amazed that I had continued to loose the weight and also by how great I look.
It is SO easy to follow the plan! When I say easy, that's an understatement - it tells you what to eat and what to avoid, variations of foods and meals (I never get bored and enjoy cooking), what to do if you have questions or a problem - I've never seen anything like it! In fact, when I did hit a plateau when I was following the plan to the letter, the program shows you how to get past that hurdle - and it worked for me! And it fits in with my life - I go to school, I work, have a family, volunteer at church from time to time - I can't imagine going back to my old habits. And nothing I've tried has worked this well. I've also done a "demo day" at work - talking with other representatives about the program and answering questions about it, all from personal experience - and have also been in a short presentational video about the program, featured at work on our online resource center. When I get a call for this program, I tell my customers about my personal experience with it, and other representatives use me as an example in their calls.
I look younger - my husband says I look like I did when I met him years ago in high school, and some old friends and acquaintances don't realize who I am at first because they remember me from before I began losing weight, and then they ask how I did it, and I tell them about this program. My sister, who moved to another state sometime back, says that I don't even look the same! She hadn't seen me since I first started loosing weight, and she recently saw one my newer pictures online - what a wonderful thing to hear from her! Soon after Christmas I had to buy new clothes as none of my other clothes looked good on me - not because I was too big for them, but because they were too big for me! The t-shirts that I did keep look like bags on me! My wedding dress is LOOSE on me! I can comfortably wear high heels for the first time in as long as I can remember. I'll be doing laundry and pick up a pair of my jeans and ask myself: "Are these really mine? Do I really fit into these?" I now have to wear my wedding rings on a necklace because I'm afraid they'll fall off. I remember walking to the front of my Geology class last semester to get a mineral sample for an assignment, and my jeans started to fall off - I'm sure I looked awkward trying to carry several boxes of samples back to my desk and hold my jeans up at the same time.
I'll be the first to admit, I fell off the plan a couple of times, but I never gained any of the weight back - and that's was amazes me the most to this day, nothing else works like this. And then I got right back on where I fell off, and kept going.
I used to dislike looking at myself in the mirror before. I must admit, vanity has gotten the best of me - I LOVE looking at my new figure in the mirror now! I also love showing off what I've worked for - and why not? I've achieved so much more than I had ever imagined! My size goal was eight - I nearly cried in the dressing room at Target when I recently fit into a pair of size six Capri's! I'm less than 10 lbs away from my initial weight loss goal of 100 lbs as of today, and I couldn't be happier! It took me about eight months to loose almost 100 lbs - I STILL can't believe it! Before I started this program, I was two lbs away from being considered morbidly obese - down to being in a healthy weight range. Everyone tells me that if I keep loosing weight I'll disappear - that's something I NEVER thought I would hear! A nickname I've picked up from people I know is "Skinny" - people are calling ME skinny? WOW! My family and friends are proud of me - I, myself, the most because I NEVER thought I would be where I am today. I'm more active: we go to the park, for walks, I play more with my boys, and I'm not tired like I used to be. I always told myself that I don't want to be the mom who just sits and watches my kids play - that's what I used to be; I want to be the mom who plays with my kids - and I am and will be!
I'm almost there, and I know I'll do it! It's foolproof! I can't say enough about this program, and my husband and I say that Michael Thurmond is our hero!
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