Every year at work we have a health screening and every year my good cholesterol comes back too low and my blood pressure, fasting glucose, triglycerides and bad cholesterol are too high. This year I was actually excited to take my blood work & I was floored when all my numbers came back normal! I started screaming and crying with excitement and relief. For the first time in my life I had normal blood work.
I remember not too long before starting my IDLife journey thinking to myself “If this is how I feel at 33 I don’t want to live to be in my 50’s”. I had given up all hope of watching my son graduate college, seeing him get married, or have grandchildren. I was continually drained both mentally and physically and I was suffering multiple health problems.
The ultimate challenge has helped me to push myself extra hard. Since May first I have lost 44lb and 54.5″! I feel so much better and my confidence is higher, I wore a dress and heels for the 1st time in over 8 years, I am thinking clearly, I actually have energy to keep up with my son, I can now bend over and tie my shoes, I can ride in all the rides at six flags and hurricane harbor with my son, I do yoga 1-3 times a week, and I joined a second gym so I can work out with my personal trainer. I am no longer okay with missing my workouts and I feel it when I make bad eating choices. I am in this for the long haul not only to get my life back but because I have so much life ahead of me & I plan to live it to the fullest.