Virginia Beach

Member Since January 2004

My Story
When I joined Curves in 2004, I had just moved to Virginia Beach from California...At that time, I weighed 233 pounds and was horrified! Well, not horrified enough because even though I was exercing, I wasn't eating properly and gained another 26 pounds by April. That's when I joined the my first Curves 6-Week Challenge- my start weight was 249.5! I'm proud to say I was the classes' biggest loser, losing a total of 15 pounds.

I continued following the Curves eating plan and added walking into my exercise regimen. I reached 207 pounds and plateaued. Eventually, I gained 21 pounds back and in December of 2007, my doctor bluntly told me I had to lose weight and how I was going to do it. So my New Year's Resolution was made for me, only the goal he set for me was to lose 20 pounds by my next visit.

I made sure everyone I knew was aware of my goal. Birget, Lee, Heather, Theresa and Karla at Curves were instumental in motivating me. I began working out at my lunch hour three days a week and walking 2-4 days a week. Now I walk, bike ride, and kayak in addition to my Curves workouts. Of course, I am so lucky to have the support of my husband who has cheered me on the whole way!

Since I started at Curves in 2004, I've lost more than 80 pounds. It's come off slowly and for that I'm glad. When someone asks how I lost all my weight, I tell them it's a combination of will power, support and wanting to work hard to achieve my goal. If you're not ready to make change, you won't- you'll have every excuse not to. But if you truly want to change, you'd be surprise how easy it is to motivate yourself.

I have 20 pounds to go to get to my goal. I've gone from a size 22 to a size 12. I am happy, healthy and willing to motivate anyone who wants to join me!

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