I weighed 176 pounds!  At 5’2” I was obese.  I had gained weight and then put it back on over and over.  My company had some good programs to help you get and stay healthy.  I met with a nutritionist and I listened to her but said to myself…you already know all this stuff.  So I did it my way… I starved myself and didn’t exercise.  Sure enough, a few pounds came off but it was so hard to lose and I was tired all the time.

 

A year passed and I was still not exercising but had lost a few more pounds.  I slipped on some ice and fell and the fact I had no core strength managed to make for major back problems.  My doctor said, “You have 3 crummy discs”.  I went to physical therapy and had some medical treatment.  Yet, I still did not exercise.

 

That year in the fall we moved back to Katy Texas from the Midwest.  As time went on, I still was not being successful on my own!  Then, when I saw that a gym was being built just down the road I said I would join it as soon as it opened and I did.  By what I call a miracle Gabriel J. Lara called and offered to conduct a fitness assessment in order to create a program that would help with my goals.  I actually showed up and was convinced that I could benefit from using a personal trainer.  I signed up for a month of training and have been working with Gabe for the last 10 years.  I have never regretted that decision.  Through Gabe’s training and careful guidance, I have totally changed the way I look and feel.  I have a lot more energy and confidence.  I am stronger than I have ever been in my life and I have muscles too!  Now I look forward to working out.  I am eating a lot healthier but I am not on a restrictive diet!

 

I am happy to report that I have dropped down to a healthy size 6 and lost over 50 pounds.  I am looking forward now and not backward. I am 58 years old, so If I can do it, you can do it too!