Before I started Herbalife my top weight was 375pounds with lots of struggle and poor diet choices I whittled down to 357 pounds. I was over whelmed and just gave up, I was living a very sedentary life and had a lot of life struggles going on (The death of both parents within two years). While fretting and worrying about their health I was ignoring my own health. I had so many signs of poor health coming on, but just kept blaming it on stress. My blood pressure kept creeping up one point every year, I had so much pain throughout my whole body I was on 3000 mg of Advil, Motrin, a day. With little to no relief. I truly stopped living my life I was surviving but not living, I was at the point that I did not want to go to concerts or movies or fly on planes, I was the fat lady that no one wanted to get stuck sitting by, sad but true, I also cut my longtime friends out of my life. I was too embarrassed to let them know how much I had let myself go.

    My wakeup call, I had a close friend of mine Francy come for a visit, and had such a nice time catching up with her, it reminded me of the person I was before my weight gain, driving home in the back of my mind was "I have to get a hold of myself". My sister-in-law and brother-in-law were both in a Herbalife weight loss challenge, so I asked her for some guidance and she started me on the quick start program. I also joined curves, I started feeling better and losing weight. But it was not until I called my dear friend Francy that the light bulb in my head finally turned on all the way. I was telling her that I had started Herbalife and just got done working out, her response was my Ahaa moment. She told me that was the most wonderful news because she was afraid that I was going to have a heart attack and maybe the next time she seen me it would be at my funeral.

   That sentence spoke volumes to me and it kept me going! I got it and I have never looked back since. I joined a weight loss challenge to learn proper nutrition, to keep me accountable and also to be around positive loving people.

   Now I’m down 150pounds, I have gone from size 30 pants to a size 12 and still counting, and zero pain meds. I started living life again, on my journey with the love and support of my family and friends I have done some amazing things. I have hiked Beacon rock, hiked to the top of Multnomah falls, I started riding horses again, I have even Kayaked. I now fly everywhere without a care in the world. I love going to movies and concerts again   and most recently with the love and support of my sister-in-law and  friends who happen to be my up line, I zipped lined in Las Vegas. That was so freeing not only to throw caution to the wind but to be able to stand on a scale in front of everyone with my jacket and purse and know the weight limit was not an issue. I have also met with old friends and to hear them tell me how great I look is so rewarding.

   I now am able to give back. I myself have now become a Herbalife distributor and have been teaching weight loss challenge classes. I truly have been given a gift and the gift was Herbalife. With Herbalife I lost a person and found a person and I love the person I found . I have reclaimed my life with Herbalife.