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Would you like to look like the lady on the left?

 

You can with a simple program.  Best of all you will feel amazing!

 

 

 

 

Do you know a grandma like this?

Maureen’s story: So, where do you start in retelling the past 50+ years of your overweight life? I have always (in my memory) been overweight, sometimes more than others, but a good majority of the time MORBIDLY OBESE!! Yes, that is what the Doctor put on my chart. It sure isn’t anything I would brag to anyone about and it was just another one of those feelings I would just push down inside of me, along with all of the rest of the insecurities that go along with MORBIDLY OBESE!! 

Not being able to hold my grandchildren on my lap.  Why?? Because I had no lap! Going with my family to the Zoo and saying “I’ll wait for you here.” Why?? Because my knees were bothering me so bad, and being tired from walking and huffing and puffing up the inclines. 

Having people look at you and imagining what they are thinking. Having people laugh at you. Trying to look ahead when the hostess is seating you in a restaurant to make sure that wherever they are taking you, you will be able to squeeze through. Getting on an airplane and being worried about who is around you when you board and wondering if they will hear you when you try to quietly ask the Flight Attendant for a seat belt extender. 

Then it was all the different weight loss plans. Weight Watchers (how many times did I join??? I can’t even remember), TOPS, Diminishing Dimensions, Low Carb diet, and finally attending a meeting for Bariatric Surgery. Did I lose weight on any of these diets? Definitely. Did I gain the weight back? Absolutely! And, the pounds I lost had a lot of friends that they brought back with them! 

Then, in November of 2011, our son and daughter-in-law Josh & Kate Virkler from IL came to CT for our family Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday. They had started a Shaklee business previously and we had become distributors under them and begun using some of the products. We especially liked Joint Health Complex, NutriFeron and Defend and Resist. 

Josh came to me with a bit of trepidation as a concerned son who, at that time, was the father of three. He had already spoken with the rest of the family, and they had all agreed to start a Shaklee weight loss program together to help me find the motivation and will power to do something with my health problem so I would be around to enjoy my family. 

I agreed to try…with some reservation. Let me just say it was one of the smartest things I have ever done in my life!! 

NEVER have I been on a weight loss program that is as easy as this. NEVER have I been on a weight loss program that I have lost this much weight. NEVER have I been on a weight loss program where I have seen such improvements in my health. NEVER have I been able to stay on a weight loss program for this amount of time. 

I am down 70+ pounds, dropped many sizes in clothing, and been able to go OFF my diabetes medication totally!!! 

I am continuing my weight loss journey as I am about 50-60 lbs. from goal but I know that this is a lifestyle change and I feel that I can live happy and healthy with Shaklee for the rest of my life. 

P.S.  Just so you know, I can now hold my grandchildren on my LAP!! J