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Hampshire
Member Since October 2006
My Story
I eyed the stirrup hanging on the saddle and thought to myself, "Am I going to be able to get my foot up that high?" With some effort I placed my foot in the stirrup, only to find that I didn't have the strength in my other leg to boost myself into the saddle. The stable owner had to push me up until I could swing my leg over the horse. How humiliating for someone who had been a horse owner most of her life! It had been two years since my last horse died and since I had ridden any horse. I was 65 years old, but I sure wasn't expecting to be unable to mount a horse on my own.
A couple of months later, I heard about Curves and decided to give it a try. At the same time I met with a dietician at a local hospital and learned how to eat in a more healthy manner. Eight months later I had lost 25 pounds and 25 inches and felt so much better and yes-stronger. I went back to that riding stable at age 66, put my foot in the stirrup and pushed so hard I almost went off the other side of the horse!
My doctor is delighted with my much improved blood test numbers, and I am delighted every time I look in the mirror and see less of myself than three years ago.
I'll soon be 68 years old, but thanks to Curves I feel 20 years younger.
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