Let me get this started by telling about myself. So a bit about me...
I grew up in Wisconsin in very large family of 10 kids! Married my first husband and moved to Texas. Had two very large children Sarah [8lbs.1oz] and Anthony [10lbs 9ozs]
. {My stomach as never been the same after Anthony!
} That marriage ended in divorce.
My biggest weight challenge began during a failed, abusive 2nd marriage. To deal with the unbelievable stress from the abuse my children & I received I was put on anti-anxiety medications, anti-depressants, migraine medications, sleeping pills, etc. Unbeknownst to me at the time most of these medications caused weight gain. So began an awful cycle of lose some weight gain even more. My highest weight peaked at 212 in May 2005.
Today I am in a very calm, healthy marriage to Graham {Aussiecoach
} who preaches on the Central Coast of CA. I also work as the church's part-time secretary.
I have spent the last few years, with doctors help, weaning myself from all these medications I had been on a since the early 90's. It has been very tough as my body had become very dependant on these medications and they have been a bear to get off.
However weaned off all but one of the medications, I was frustrated by my own attempts/failures to lose weight & get fit. I weighed 187 September 2006 when I discovered Turbo Jam from an infomercial on TV. I was desperate then, knowing I was turning 50 in 6 short months. That was the catalyst that sent me to order Turbo Jam. Tubo Jam looked fun and intriguing. I began to believe there was hope for me. I ordered all the Turbo Jam workouts! Every last one of them!!!
The Turbo Jam workouts provided the variety and challenge I needed to keep my commitment to becoming fit at 50. The first month was the toughest to get through. I know that I would have chosen to stay in bed if I hadn't committed to meet someone in WOWY every morning. Having success buddies has been an essential ingredient for me to keep my commitment.
I released a total of 46 pounds doing Turbo Jam!!! That added to the 25 pounds I released before starting the Turbo Jam program for a total of 71 pounds!!! I went from a size 16w pants to a size 8 pants.
As I finished up my first year of exercising, I felt strong enough to take on the added project of weaning off my last prescription medication. To be truely "fit at 50" I knew I needed to tackle this big dog. It was an anti-anxiety medication. I had tried twice unsuccessfully to get off of it before. The withdrawal side effects were too intense for me.
Now feeling the strongest I ever felt I tackled the drug once again. I still had withdrawals but not at the intensity as before. Exercise was is what made the difference!!
I have been completely medication free since August 2007!! Then in September 2007 I won $1000 in the Million Dollar Body Game! I was having a really hard time back then coming off that last medication and winning was the push I needed at that time to keep on keep on!
My Goal is release the 15 pounds I gained coming off that last medication. I am ready to release those pounds now forever and deal with my stress in healthy ways.
Come Join Me!~Anna
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