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Knoxville
Member Since February 2009
My Story
I am a 42 year old who has been overweight for most of my life. My heaviest weight was 385 pounds. I have been on every diet there is out there and had success several times, only to gain the weight back plus some. I had high blood and my hips and knees hurt me everyday. My doctor told me that I was going to have to get the weight off or my life span would be short. I have an 18 year old daughter and I want to see her graduate college,get married and have my grandchildren. I hated myself for the way I looked and my self esteem was nothing.I felt bad emotionally and physically. I am a nurse by profession and my weight was a challenge for me to care for patients. My doctor felt that gastric bypass was the option I needed and I agreed to do it. My insurance denied the surgery and I was devastated by this. I felt more depressed than ever and hated myself. I decided one day to start a new eating habit(although I really didn't think it would work since I had failed before.) I started on March 1st 2008. The excercise was a challenge due to how overweight I was. I had always seen curves advertised and thought to myself, one day I will join. Several months passed and my weight was coming down. My friend recieved a free month pass to a local curves and a week pass for a friend. She gave me the pass and I went for a consult. My weight was still an issue but the staff made me feel likr I could do it. I did have a problem though, I worked a long distance from the location and had a hard time making it to work out. I did find a location near my work a couple of months later and went for another consult. I have been going faithfully since February 2009 and absolutely love it. The staff is so supportive and the members are great. I tell everyone I know about my experience with curves and encourage them to join. The program is the best thing I could have done for myself. I have lost a total of 184 pounds since March 2008.My blood pressure is normal and my hips and knees are so much better. Now I feel like getting out of the bed in the morning and looking forward to a great day. I hope to lose another 50 pounds with the help of curves. Thank you for allowing me to tell my story and I hope it inspires someone else to join the curves program.
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