| Three years ago at the ripe old age of 47, I quit | | | | due to being overweight. My family doctor wanted to |
| smoking and started through menopause. Wow, | | | | put me on blood pressure pills and cholesterol |
| quitting smoking and menopause, what I combination | | | | medication. Well I was determined to find another |
| that was! I had been thin all my life up until that point | | | | way. |
| and all of a sudden I packed on 30 pounds. Gosh I | | | | What I did was find a good and healthy diet, started |
| did not gain that much weight through both my | | | | doing some cardio along with a few sit ups here and |
| pregnancies, I was practically back to a size 6 by the | | | | there--okay so the sit ups were not alot of fun, but |
| time I left the hospital! | | | | sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get |
| After doing some major research I realized that | | | | healthy! It truly changed my life! After quitting |
| between quitting smoking and menopause I really did | | | | smoking and menopause I was truly getting |
| not stand a chance as far as the weight gain but | | | | despondent that I would ever lose the weight and |
| that did not mean I had to live with it. After some | | | | now that I have I am physically and emotionally |
| soul searching I decided to do something about it. | | | | healthier than ever! |
| For three years I tried every diet you could imagine ... | | | | Losing weight is never easy but if you set goals for |
| we won't name names but believe me you would | | | | yourself it will help. Figure out which diet plan works |
| recognize them...and none of them worked! Meanwhile | | | | best for you and stick with it! And do not forget to |
| my blood pressure and cholesterol was out the roof | | | | exercise! |