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I am a 32-year-old lady living in beautiful Los Gatos, California. I have been active for as long as I can remember... I started playing soccer "officially" when I was five and was active in sports all through high school. I was always "muscular" with some "squishiness" on top. Never have I been quite satisfied with my physique.


College life began the cycle of drinking and poor nutrition,

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I am a 32-year-old lady living in beautiful Los Gatos, California. I have been active for as long as I can remember... I started playing soccer "officially" when I was five and was active in sports all through high school. I was always "muscular" with some "squishiness" on top. Never have I been quite satisfied with my physique.


College life began the cycle of drinking and poor nutrition, followed by whatever fad diet seemed cool at the time. My body was not a fan of this change and I continued to cycle this way until I graduated. Once I was in the work force, I began to go to the gym more but again, never really achieved the "look" I was going for. I then began to train for a marathon and a physique competition simultaneously (NOT a good idea) and ruptured my L5/S1 disc in my lower back. I ran the marathon anyway!!! (I had severe back pain while in my "stall" the morning of the marathon, but did it anyway because I'd invested so much time in my training.)


This began the real pain and weight gain. I was out of commission completely after that marathon, and put on about 20 lbs. A series of abusive relationships and addictive behavior with food and alcohol put me at 201 lbs. I got my wake up call when I ruptured the disc again and had to go into rehabilitative therapy. I had a choice: to drop some weight and get active or live a life in miserable pain.


I began to train but I could not get my diet under control. I'd been on so many diets that my body was very "resistant" to anything I did and I never had the patience to stick with anything. I would drop weight and then "reward" myself by eating. I managed to lose about 20 lbs but could never get lower than that. I had extensive experience and training in nutrition and physical fitness, but I could not for the life of me actually apply it properly.


About a year ago I was advised to cut white flour and sugar from my diet completely. After making this change I felt better but it was really hard to make this type of diet "livable". At the time of that dietary change, I had purchased all of the Turbo Jam DVD's, P90X & ChaLEAN Extreme to get my body into shape. I did P90X for a while and then my life momentarily took a turn for worse when my fiance admitted to cheating on me. I gave up all of my health efforts and got lost in a sea of sadness. I threw myself into a heavy work schedule (70 hours per week) and I gained what I had lost and more, putting me at my top weight of 227 lbs.

I am riding this wave of weight fluctuation and I am very aware that my health is at great risk until I do something about it permanently. I have come back to Beach Body to receive the support and guidance that I need to be able to attain my goal of good health and the confidence that will come with having a physique I can be proud of.

I plan to start ChaLEAN Extreme on New Year's Day 2010. I am finally ready to lose the weight that is keeping me down physically and mentally. I am ready to start living again and looking forward to sharing this journey with you!

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