This is my pal Sylvia. -------------------------------->>
She has officially lost 100 lbs! She did it through hard work. Better food choices. And no pills, tricks, shakes, mixtures..... Just exercise and nutrious foods. She tracks her food on myfitnesspal.com. Yes. It took a long time. It took THREE YEARS. So I asked her. Who? What? Where? When? And most important why. Why did you start this fitness journey? Here is her story.....
Sylvia went to her doctor three years ago because she wanted to lose weight and she had tried on her own without success. She wanted 'help' and her doctor (YAY Dr!!) refused to give her any meds without a FULL blood work. And when her results came back she was shocked to find that she was Type II diabetic and high cholesterol. She was shocked and scared! There is a long history of diabetes in her family. There are so many medical complications that can occur with diabetes whether it is Type I or II and Sylvia has three lovely children & great husband!
So she began. First step was changing her food choices. She doesn't follow a specific plan but she learned about what foods were better choices. She figured out how she could keep her blood sugar where it was supposed to be for her body. She lost 20 lbs just from that! Success! She was not allowed to drink Shakeology because it was too sugary for her body. No diets pills, no shakes, no mixes, just good nutrition. Does she fall of the wagon? Of course! But she keeps getting back on it. I see her on MFP logging her foods. Tracking those calories without depriving herself. Is it hard? Of course!! But.... Eating bad makes her feel sick and unhappy.
She exercises. She uses TurboJam, ChaLEAN Extreme, and TurboFire. It helps her handle stress. Sylvia now can get on the treadmill and run three miles! Just like when she was in the Marines. Yes. Sylvia was in the Marines for 12 years. She probably runs better now then when she was in the Marines.
For the first time in 15 years as a soccer mom she can now partipate with her kids rather then sitting on the sidelines. And that makes her kids and her very very happy.
WAY TO GO SYLVIA! Thanks for motivating me! :o)
Ciao
USMCdaffy
