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Then

Now

For the past five years I’ve maintained a 110 lb. weight loss and live in a normal sized body. But most importantly, I have a healthy mind and spirit that have truly given me a life I love.

You can have this too!

As a child, a burn trauma led me to seek security and comfort in food which began my 25-year battle with obesity.  Despite loving parents, family and friends who desperately wanted to help, I was never able to obtain a healthy body weight.

From childhood into adulthood I was on a perpetual archeological dig, hunting for a treasure map to a thin body.   Seeking out easy solutions, I tried diets that started on Sundays-or again on Mondays.  I ate foods that were low calorie, low carb, no carb, and tasted like cardboard.  I exercised, took diet pills, went to diet doctors, starved myself, went to weight loss camp, and of course had my thyroid examined multiple times.  But still my A+ efforts failed.

It’s no coincidence that the rest of my life was also unmanageable.  Beyond the insanity of my dieting woes was the emotional anguish of being obese.  I was successful yet unhappy in corporate America.  I had no idea what career would suit me and no self esteem to find out.  Instead, I was an overachiever who disguised my pain with a cheery smile and overly friendly personality.  I dressed myself well but avoided my reflection at all costs. I did however use a compact mirror to admire my thin ears and fat-free blue eyes.  The irony…I was so big yet felt so invisible at the same time.

Then in April of 2003 I gave up!  I resigned myself to living at 260 lbs., and that’s when the answer appeared.

I finally realized that I couldn’t lose the weight because food was a symptom, it wasn’t the problem.  It was my mind and spirit that was the issue – my body was the casualty.  Once I was willing to accept that I ate over what was eating me, I found freedom.  How did I do it?  I took action!  I got honest and faced my real demons (the reasons why I ate).  I let go of my failed diets and put together a food plan that was tailored to my wants/needs.  I worked on an exercise plan that was fun and fit into my lifestyle.  Then for the 1st time in my life, I saw real results.  Not just in my weight loss (that was a fringe benefit) but in how I truly felt about myself from the inside-out.

Above all I have found a way to live in harmony with food. 

Does this resonate with you?

I can help.  Together we’ll develop an action plan that is personal and custom to your comfort level.  Then, I’m here to cheer you through the good days but more importantly to support you through the challenging days.  I’m a sounding board for new ideas, and an ally to help make them a reality.

I don’t know you yet but I already believe in you.  And I’ll stand by your side until you believe in yourself.

My Credentials

Throughout most of my life, in one capacity or another, I’ve always been a coach.  Helping others, and truly gaining an understanding of why people do what they do—and don’t do what they don’t do—has always been important to me.

Life Purpose Institute, Certified Life & Career Coach
International Sports Sciences Association, Certified Fitness Trainer