I feel as if I am "hard-wired" to be a junk food junkie. I know what I am supposed to eat... ...my challenge is to actually eat that way.
Let’s face it, weight loss is not rocket science; eat less, and exercise more. I just could never seem to do that for long.
I would start out with whatever new fad, exercise program or diet that seemed to be popular at that point in time, and I would do well -- for a while. Then eventually, my old eating habits and lack of energy would catch up with me, and I would get discouraged and quit. I thought I was just destined to be that way for the rest of my life.
At that time, I worked in the medical field. I wore scrubs to work, and comfy clothes at home. It was easy to be in denial about exactly how fat I really was. Then my husband earned a fabulous award trip through his job. We were to go with a group of the top people in his company to a five-star resort in California. GREAT! But, I didn’t have any “normal” clothes that fit, so we went shopping. Brent and I spent an entire weekend in Omaha, Nebraska looking for new clothes for me to wear on the trip. We came home with Nothing. Not ONE item. I was obese, and I am tall. I could find “tall” clothes, and I could find “fat” clothes, but I couldn’t find anything that was both “tall AND fat.” I was so humiliated.
That was a turning point in my career as a "fat chick".
When we returned from the trip, I went on an all-out attack on my weight. I started obsessively exercising and starving myself. I was hungry all the time, and I worked out almost constantly. If I had five spare minutes in my day, I would do exercises. Guess what? I had success! Sort of. I lost 70 pounds -- but I was exhausted, felt terrible and was getting sick quite often. Not exactly ideal, but hey, at least I wasn’t fat, right?
Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep on like that for long. I needed something to help me. I thought I had found the answer -- supplements -- and that worked well for a while. I started filling in the nutritional “gaps” in my diet, and it actually helped with my cravings. Perfect! But then the company changed the products, and they didn’t work as well for me any more. And even worse, I started gaining weight back. I was so afraid I was on the road to becoming that “fat chick” again.
Then one day in the Fall of 2007, my prayers were answered. A friend told me about Ascential Bioscience. I got some products to try, but I admit, I was definitely not getting my hopes up. The box arrived on my doorstep, and I had decided to try these products for one week. I felt the difference in one day. I could not believe the incredible energy I had again! And junk food? I did not give it a second look.
I have been on the products for several months now, and I feel great. I’ve lost the weight that I had put back on. More importantly, I know I am doing something that is healthy for me. When I had a checkup recently, my doctor was astounded by just how great my numbers were. He asked me what I was doing and I told him about Ascential. His reply was, “Keep doing what you are doing, because it is definitely working well for you!”
We all find ourselves in situations, at times, that seem hopeless. We have the choice to do nothing, or to take action. If you are like me -- or should I say -- like I used to be, and have trouble with your energy level and/or your junk food cravings, I urge you to try Ascential. Take action. You will be so glad that you did.
Lori
www.Ascentialbioscience.com/choose2lose
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