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Hi, my name is Natalie.I am a 44 years old and happily married, with two sons, 22 and 18.

Growing up in an Italian house hold was ALOT of fun, but food was the
center of every gathering! At 9 months old I was 35 LBS.

The drs. told my parents they needed to put me on a diet or I would end up
with knee and leg problems as an adult. They didn't put their baby on a diet,
in their eyes, chubby was cute.

As a kid, it was very hard to pass up all the tasty food; to be honest, not
eating hurt someones feelings. I was always the cute "chubby" sister! How
embarrasing to be introduced as the cute chubby sister, that is not what a
child or teenager wants to be known as.

As a teenager,I was a bit chubby. As with all Anorexic people, there is something that starts this behavior.

My issue was a boyfriend that wanted a "thin" girlfriend. So must be in his mind if he told me I was fat or getting fat, or Not to eat alot, I would become thin.

Instead, I became anorexic. So not only did i stop eating, but started taking diet pills.

By the time I was married and had our first child, (Not the same man) I was anorexic, and a very unhealthy 85 lbs. It was very
sad to hear my new born baby cry for his mommy as I lay with no energy
from lack of nutrition.

I felt horrible, it wasn't fair to my baby, to have a Mommy that was to weak to
sit up and hold him, play with him or feed him. I did not want him to grow up
without a Mommy, that is where I was headed!

I knew in my heart that I needed to eat, but my mind and body at this point
wouldn't let me. I would try to eat, and I just couldn't. After months of
drinking milk shakes and countless visits to the Dr. I was able to eat solid
foods.

What a horrible way to live, so unhealthy and a huge roller coaster ride of
unhealthy living for not just me, but also my children. I was not setting a
good example at all.

I fought this battle for almost 16 years. I would go from looking to skinny and
unhealthy, to gaining unwanted weight, then stop eating to lose it again! I
thought the only way to lose weight and get fit was by not eating!

How do you tell an anorexic that she NEEDS to put calories into her body in
order to live, she thinks she is fat!! This was a huge struggle for me!

At age 38, I had major surgery which made me put weight on. No matter what
I did I couldn't get the weight off. At this point skipping meals were just
simply hurting my insides, and my family! I did not want to go through the
roller coaster of anorexia all over again!

One night as I watched an infomercial for slim in 6, I
decided to order the program and try it out. I needed to learn how to eat healthy, exercise to stay fit, and
stay alive!

Although I didn't see anyone with my problem, I felt, why not give this a try,
everything else I tried failed...maybe this would be what I needed and have
waited for my whole life!

After doing just 1 round of SI6, I could see a difference in my body! Yes, I lost
some weight, at this point I weighed 112, I lost some inches, and went down in pant size, I was fitting into a comfortable 1. I also went up
in shirt size, that's ok, I built muscle. I could see the muscle in my arms for
the first time. I was so excited! I went from not wanting to eat 3 meals a day,
to eating 5 sm meals a day.

I looked in the mirror and saw that I was not a skinny unhealthy anorexic
anymore, I am strong, fit and healthy.

Food is fuel our bodies need. I learned that eating healthy food along with
pushing play was the only way I was going to get fit, and most of all be
HEALTHY!

I decided to try some of the other programs TeamBeachBody has to offer. SI6
worked so well, I thought I would give P90 a try, I had great results. I was
even stronger. I have also used Slim Series, Slim Express, PHH, GBG,Fat Burn
Express!

While doing P90X, I gained 7lbs...121 lbs,I had turned fat into muscle. At first I was
very nervous, a little upset, not sure if I wanted to continue.

I overcame the hurdle...I stuck with it, kept eating healthy and working out
and am happy to say; again I won the battle!!

I am so Happy and THANKFUL to TeamBeachBody! If not for BB, I would still
be fighting the battle of anorexia, I would still be skipping meals, taking diet
pills, and putting my family and my body through a horrible rollar coaster
ride of unhealthey living!

TeamBeachBody has given me the tools to learn how to take care of my
body,and eat healthy.
Thank you so much TeamBeachBody, for life, happiness and now, the
knowlege of healthy living!

I am now able to help other people eat healthy and stay fit by being a coach!

With all of the support and guidence that the BB club offers, what a fun and
exciting way to live and help people.

Thank you TeamBeachBody!!
Natalie :o)







Natalie :o)