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--- Update 4/22/2009 --- Down 75 pounds and 35 inches!
--- Update 1/30/2009 --- Had my first doctor's appointment since the
weight loss. I can now throw away the blood pressure medicine!!

--- Update 10/25/2008 --- Pounds lost: 65! Inches lost: 30.5 inches!

--- Update 9/20/2008 --- Pounds lost: 60! Inches lost: 24.5 inches! ---
Holy cow!

I began my weight loss journey at 275 pounds! Yes that's obese. At 5'8.5"
I'm a little above average height and think of myself as "big boned." But still
275 is MORBIDLY obese! I have struggled with my weight ever since
elementary school. Back then, my clothes were sized "pretty plus." Trust me,
there's nothing pretty about floral polyester stretch pants!

I played sports in high school, but haven't been active since. My job involves
my plus-sized butt in a chair nearly all day, and leisure time used to mean
my plus-sized butt on the couch with a snack!


At 275 pounds, I was at my heaviest ever, and was suffering from knee and
lower back pain. I especially had lower back pain at night. In fact it was a
relief to get out of bed because no matter how I slept, my back hurt. And yet
it hurt less when I was upright. I'd also been taking medication for high
blood pressure for years.

So I found myself in the worst health/fitness condition of my life. And my
husband began talking about Team Beach Body (TBB). After some persuasion,
my husband and I began the TBB P90 workout series. I also began taking an
aerobics class through my employer. I began taking the TBB vitamins, using
the TBB recovery drinks, and replacing 2 meals a day with the TBB meal
replacement.

With the great support of my husband (see his transformation story at
www.teambeachbody.com/dwine), I finished one round of P90 and now we’ve
started another round. I’ve lost 60 pounds and 24.5 inches. My knee and
lower back pain are GONE! I sleep well! Our family is more active. I have
more energy, I feel strong, I feel great! I’ve gone from a women’s size 22, to
a regular size 16! Shopping for clothes is actually FUN now! My wedding
ring is so big, I had to have a spacer put in. People compliment me (and my
husband) on our transformation almost daily (just today someone called us
“the amazing shrinking couple!). I just can’t get used to the new me. (And
I’m not done yet!). I look in the mirror, and sometimes I’m honestly
surprised at what I see. Who IS she??? If this is a dream, please, please
don’t wake me!