A full body/mind/spirit transformation
Cindy's Success Story
It's been 16 months since we met and I attended the first Boot Camp in Mpls. I was truly dreading my son's wedding that August because I was so out of shape and overweight....I didn't want to face the guests, deal with the photos, or walk down the aisle at the church. I just reminisced with my daughter this past week about that period of my life. I was ashamed of myself and of who I'd become. I was such a mess, both physically and mentally. And I guess that makes sense, because if I weren't a mess mentally, I wouldn't have gotten that fat in the first place.
And so the wedding was my motivation for deciding to make some changes in my life, and for some reason I found your website and we talked, and we agreed to see if we were a good fit for each other.
Boy, were we ever a good fit. I am so thankful for the universe conspiring to bring us together so that I might begin to live my life again.
I have told you countless times how much I value all that you have helped me achieve, so this note of thanks should come as no surprise. When I have tried to thank you along this journey of OURS (that has as of today yielded a 60 pound weight loss) you always say, "You're the one who's doing the work, making the choices." And, sure, I do recognize my own efforts and know that I am the one who's passed up on the dozens of DQ Blizards that I would have otherwise eaten over the past year, but I need you to know that this is not my first rodeo, sister!!! This is not my first attempt at weight loss and fitness. I've tried before and have enjoyed limited or transient success. What's different this time is your mind/body approach to wellness, the use of positive affirmations, the food journal, and your contstant support, encouragement and prodding.
Yes, you can be one helluva task-master too. Who would have EVER thought I'd climb the equivalent of the Empire State building 1½ times in under 2 hours, or finish a 37 mile bike tour in the rain? And who, my dear friend Lisa, was at my side for each of those enormous milestones???? You, of course. Every step I climbed in that building and every rotation of my bike pedal.....you were there in lockstep.
Will I ever forget you and Matt cheering me up that first super steep hill on the Mpls Bike Tour? "You can do it! Keep pedaling! Don't stop!" And I made it. Yes, dammit, I made it. But, had you not been there, I cannot say that I would have TRIED to make it. You believe in me, and so I have dared to believe in myself as well.
You are a gift to me. And I am thankful for all that you have brought to my life. For all that you have given me. For all that you have come to mean to me.
I have emerged from the cave I was hiding in (remember last Thanksgiving when you said that's what I was doing?)......and it's due in large measure to your voice calling me out, assuring me that I would be loved and accepted as my authentic self. And so here I am.
Thank you. I am eternally grateful...
Cindy
