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In 2009 my old life and old lifestyle changed. I am not only a new person but have a whole new life that is better than I ever imagined. I have lost 133 lbs with 10 more to go utilizing P90X, proper nutrition, Shakeology and the key factor BEING READY and determined to do it. I do not look at past attempts as failure, I just wasn't ready.

I was the cliche' diet fad, exercise fad, diet

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In 2009 my old life and old lifestyle changed. I am not only a new person but have a whole new life that is better than I ever imagined. I have lost 133 lbs with 10 more to go utilizing P90X, proper nutrition, Shakeology and the key factor BEING READY and determined to do it. I do not look at past attempts as failure, I just wasn't ready.

I was the cliche' diet fad, exercise fad, diet drug junkie! I tried everything, cabbage soup diet, exercise dvds that did nothing but jump around and taught nothing about proper lifestyle change. I even went to the extreme of going on Phen/fen, a diet drug that damaged my heart permanently.

It wasn't until late 2009 that I was ready. I also learned that I can be motivated by others but it's up to me to want it and be ready to accept the change and challenges ahead.

My 3 beautiful boys deserved more of me. They deserved a Mom who wasn't embarrassed to take them places. They deserved a Mom who could actually do activities with them instead of sitting down all the time. They deserved a Mom that THEY weren't embarrassed of. They admitted to me in 2009 that they were in fact embarrassed by my size but mainly because they couldn't bare to hear their friends make fun of me. My weight was now affecting them emotionally.

We took our family to an amusement park and I got in line with my oldest to ride a roller coaster! Something we were both excited about. When I got into the coaster, I had problems fastening the seat belt. The worker came over and tried to help me but eventually asked me and my son to exit the ride because I was too big for the seatbelt. My son and I took the walk of shame as I had to get up in front of all those people with my son's disappointment written all over his face.

I was humiliated, sad and fed up. I had a good cry and decided enough was enough. I knew that my life was ending. My blood pressure was through the roof and that I NEEDED to be here to raise my children and the course I was going was either leading me to a heart attack or death.

I started slow, walking. Setting goals that I knew I could achieve. P90x was intimidating UNTIL I really watched the first video. I was relieved that the basis seemed to be MODIFICATION! It was ok if I couldn't do every move perfectly for the specified time. It was OK if I tried! I kept doing it over and over. I even do the routine at the gym and see others doing the same moves! It got easier and easier to be able to successfully complete the workout which was the greatest feeling of accomplishment!

Thanks to this program and the nutritional guidelines that I now follow...my cholesterol is near perfect, my blood pressure went from 202/118 to 118/68, my aortic insufficiency and mitra valve prolapse has remained the same with no changes and I only need stress tests every 5 years now!!! I have maintained my now 133lbs weight loss for over 1 year now and am continuing to lose weight and gaining muscle and getting tone.

I now feel like a 20 year old and have more energy than I know what to do with! I have a new life that I'm eager to share with the world because everyone deserves to feel this good! Everyone deserves a good healthy life with their family. I was the classic depressed, couch potato that had given up. If I can honestly do this, anyone can! I BROUGHT IT and will continue to BRING IT and hope to help anyone and everyone to do so as well! Lovin' this new life....

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