3/13-2010

My stats.
March 10, 2010

Age: 50
Height 5’ 8”
Weight: 205.6
BMI: 43
Arms: 13.5”
Bust: 47”
Waist at Navel: 43”
Hips: 47.5”
Thighs: 27.5”
Calf 15.5”



My story.

It’s hard to write your own story. How do I summarize, hit the highlights without bogging the reader down in the details? I think I will start with my health concerns.

First, I have severe sleep apnea, and find I cannot use the C-pap machine with any measure of comfort or success. So, as a consequence, I get very little, and very poor quality, sleep. Not only does this result in me spending my nights tossing and turning, but also with me trying to get through my day in a mind-numbing fog. And the real kicker is that this condition puts me at high risk for heart disease and stroke!

Second, I have a dangerously high blood sugar content. This is a precursor for diabetes, which my naturopath assures me is the road I am on if I don’t kick the sweet stuff.

Third, chronic back, hip joint and leg pain. This is a family curse. I don’t think there is anyone in my family who does not suffer from back, joint or leg pain.

Fourth, when my naturopath found out I had been on birth control pills for over two decades, he freaked! He told me to stop taking them immediately. I protested, knowing what the sudden shift in hormones would do to my system. But he assured me that I would not suffer the afflictions associated with menopause because I was following his custom diet at the time. WRONG! I thought I would die before I finally found a doctor who felt comfortable putting me on bio-identical hormone therapy. But even this carries risk, according to recent studies.

There is one common thread that ties these maladies together. One single thing I can do that will improve each of these conditions, and restore the quality of life that I used to enjoy. And that one thing is to lose weight!

So with this in mind, I am setting my initial weight loss goal at 50 lbs. At this time I am leaving the timeline a little open. Certainly within one years time, but I am hoping to accelerate that timeline after I have used the Isagenix system for at least a month and am able to evaluate how well it is working for me. So stay tuned…!