Oak Park

Member Since October 2004

My Story
I am honored to share my story with you.

In October 2004, I had lost a considerable amount of weight through a doctor's prescribed program, and joined Curves to tighten up a little. Six weeks later, I found out I was pregnant, which was a big surprise not only to us, but to our 7 and 10 year old daughters! I continued my Curves workouts as long as I could, and finally delivered a beautiful baby girl in July of 2005. But I had gained all of my weight back and was right back to where I started from!

I didn't return to Curves right away. I had a newborn, school aged children, and a full-time job. By the time the baby's second birthday rolled around (August 2007), I had had enough. It was time to get back on track. Berkley, MI Curves owner Beth Anne and trainer Sue welcomed me back with open arms and all the support I needed. It was nice to be back. I saw many friends that I remembered from before, and met many more new ones, too.

I started back at Curves with a vengeance. I didn't like the way I looked and wanted to wear all those new clothes I had bought before the pregnancy. I went back to my three workouts a week, and I joined Weight Watchers. With the support of all of the trainers and friendly faces at Curves, as well as my family and friends, the weight started to come off. My monthly Weigh and Measure reports were glowing; I looked better and I felt better, too. The more I lost, the more motivated I was to keep going.

Curves Smart was installed in October of 2008. The new workouts increased my intensity and improved my efforts immensely. It almost seemed as if I was shrinking!

And here I am, 23 months later. Ive lost 126 lbs. Ive lost 14.40% body fat and 83.45 pounds of body fat. My BMI has been decreased by 20.38.

I feel terrific. I can wear all of the clothes I had been saving in my closet - and some of them are now too big on me! My body is firmer and more toned than it was four years ago. My family is so proud of me - and so is my Curves family. In fact, I've become sort of a 'celebrity' at Curves! Other members ask about me - they want to meet me or know my 'secret' to how I lost all my weight. It's a little embarrassing, but it's a very good feeling to know that I can now be a role model to help inspire others to reach their goals, too.

Im not at goal weight yet, but I can now see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'll get there eventually; and until then, I will continue working out three days a week and sticking to my Weight Watchers healthy eating plan.

Being a Curves member has helped me do wonderful things for my health and well-being. I plan on being a member for a very long time!

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