Bath, ON (near Kingston)

Member Since December 2008

My Story
In December 2008, I was 164 lb. I was wearing size 10 clothes and starting to buy size 12's. Instead of using clothes to show off my figure, I was looking for ways to hide it. At 45 years old, I was developing a second chin, and my arms were growing bat wings.

I thought, "This isn't the way I want to grow old." I was depressed about my weight and looking for answers. That's when I saw an ad for CurvesSmart in my local newspaper. As a Christmas present to myself, I signed up immediately, joining the Gardiner Rd, Kingston Curves.

I started working out three times a week, eagerly anticipating January and the start of the new weight management program. By January 19th when the program began, I'd lost three pounds, but I'd also moved into size 8 clothes. I couldn't believe how quickly the Curves program was reshaping my body - even without significant weight loss.

By April, I had to buy an entirely new wardrobe of size 4 clothing.

It's now June and I finished with the weight management program a month ago. I'm holding steady at 138 lb. (sometimes a bit less) and I've become a mature model, strutting my stuff at fashion shows and photoshoots.

I tell anyone who will listen how amazing Curves is. I've tried other diet programs and other forms of exercise, from weightlifting to karate to yoga. Curves is singularly the most efficient diet and exercise program I have ever used. Getting from size 12 to 4 was utterly painless and thoroughly enjoyable.

I love CurvesSmart and average over 500 calories burned per workout. I enjoy quantifying my experience and "Going for Green". The meal plan is satisfying and varied enough that I can stick with it and not lose interest. Incidentally, I'm a vegetarian, and I averaged a 9 lb. loss per cycle on the weight management program.

Thank you, Curves. I now pass for younger than my 46 years, and I feel like a 20-year-old!

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