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NutriSystem Success Stories - Amy
Learning
Lifelong Lessons
When I was dating my husband in high school, I was a thin, fit 120 pounds. Later, after we got married and had two children, I put on a lot of weight. I was able to shed the pounds once, but only by nearly starving myself and working out at least two hours a day. As soon as I tried eating "normally" again, I just packed the weight back on. I was shattered. I thought that I would never be able to be thin and healthy again. When I went to a doctor's appointment at the end of 2004 and weighed in at 186 pounds, I was mortified. I couldn't believe I had let my weight problem get so out of control. I always tried to hide my weight from friends and family with baggy shirts and sweatshirts, but there was no hiding from that number on the scale, and the look on that nurse's face (or at least what I imagined she was thinking). Hi. I'm Amy, a 27 year-old stay-at-home mom, and this is my weight loss story. I consider myself very lucky to be a stay-at-home mom. I worked through both of my pregnancies, and until my second child was a year old. Then my husband got a job that required him to work longer hours, so I needed to be at home with the children. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. My family IS my hobby and career, and I wouldn't have it any other way! However, I had become a bit of a couch potato at home during the day. I had no energy or desire to get up and play with my kids, and that made me so unhappy and deeply depressed. I was very saddened by my weight, and took it out on my family (which they didn't deserve). Often, I would just break down in tears to my husband that I was so fat, and would never be able to do anything about it. He was always supportive and loving, but I know he felt very frustrated and helpless that he couldn't help me. I'm sure he also missed his young, vibrant and sexy wife, though he would never say so. So I decided to lose weight for me—but also for my family so I could be a better wife and mother. I wanted to have the thin and happy "me" back, and I just had to find a way.
I tried many "miracle pills" and diets, but to no avail. Then one day I saw a NutriSystem commercial, which had a beautiful woman in a bikini walking through a grocery store. The commercial said that she'd had 3 kids. I wanted to look like that! I thought, if she had 3 kids, and I only had 2, why couldn't that be me? I had this tiny spark of hope inside me that maybe, just maybe, this would be "the one": the one that would give me back my life. It was! When I went online and checked out NutriSystem, I saw that it was not a "fad" diet, or a miracle in a bottle, but a sensible, well-balanced plan. I knew that this was a healthy way to lose weight—not cutting out entire food groups (like carbs), or drinking a bunch of shakes, but a well-rounded and healthy approach to eating with a good balance of all the food groups, and eating "good carbs." It made sense on paper, and I just had to try it out to see if it was for real or too good to be true. I'm glad that I did—losing weight through this system has been so easy! My most challenging time was during my first week on NutriSystem, when I lost 2 pounds.* I remember crying to my husband that I had "only" lost 2 pounds, and I still had 48 to go! The thought was so daunting. I thought I would never make it. But here I am, five months later, after losing over 50 pounds, thinking "Heck, why not 5 more?" Still, weight loss is an everyday challenge, and some days are harder than others. But the NutriSystem support system helps a lot. The encouragement I've gotten on the online bulletin board has been overwhelming. And that includes Amanda, the woman in the commercial I was talking about, who has been a true friend to me during my weight loss journey. Now that I've lost my weight, I am so much happier on a day-to-day basis. Today, I can go through a pretty boring day, or even a bad one, but still end the day with a smile on my face because I am so much happier about life now. I also love when my husband comes home from work and looks at me the way he did when we were in high school—it just makes me so proud of how far I've come!
I am definitely more active now, too. I enjoy rollerblading, hiking and picnicking with my husband and kids—all things we never did when I was larger. I now see life as being full of endless possibilities and opportunities that weren't available to me before. I now look forward to getting out and about on weekends, and I anticipate things such as my 10-year high-school reunion next year. I sometimes HOPE to run into people I haven't seen in a few years! I now have no doubt that I have the knowledge and power to maintain my weight for the rest of my life. NutriSystem has taught me the correct portions to eat, how often I need to eat to keep my metabolism up, the correct types of foods (low GI) that I should be consuming, and why it's so important to drink all of my water. And I enjoyed reading the NutriSystem Nourish book; it was very enlightening and gave me really useful information on how to cook my own healthy dinners when I want to! Exercise has played a huge part in my weight loss, too, and it will definitely be a part of my daily routine for the rest of my life as I strive to maintain my ideal weight. I have worked myself up to running 5 miles a day and can do 5 miles in 42 minutes. That's pretty good for someone who used to have exercise-induced asthma! If you are really determined to lose weight, NutriSystem is the only program I have ever found that truly works, and it's healthy. I would also say that I thought I could never lose my extra weight, but that I was able to do it, and so can you! In fact, I read questions on the bulletin boards all the time, posted by new members who want to know if NutriSystem REALLY works. I have to laugh inside, because I know that was me 5 months ago. I want to scream from the top of my lungs, so everyone can hear, that NutriSystem is the answer to all of our weight problems. It is the best thing that has ever happened to me regarding my weight! NutriSystem has changed my life, and I want the whole world to know that there IS a solution to being overweight. It is NutriSystem. It has given me the tools I need to be the thin and fit woman that I want to be for the rest of my life. — Amy Click here to start your program today! * Results not typical For more Nutrisystem success stories, click here
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