Anne C – Age 58 – Lost 37 Pounds
My name is Anne. I am a hairstylist. In June 2008, I underwent arm and hand surgery and had to take 6 weeks off work. A week after surgery my husband and I decided to go out to dinner with another couple. When I went to get dressed, my pants were so tight that I couldn’t zip them up with one arm. OH MY GOD I had to ask my husband to help me zip my jeans up. I wanted to die. I grabbed my jacket, which was also getting too tight and off we went to dinner.
The next morning I called Jumpstart Medicine and made an appointment. June 27, 2008 was my first visit. We did the routine question and answers and then came the blood pressure check. I have always suffered from low blood pressure but not on that day. My thoughts were that I am nervous, overweight by a good 30 pounds and with a retired husband underfoot. My take was therefore that the high blood pressure numbers were just temporary. Well the doctor was very concerned and suggested I go on blood pressure medication and see my primary doctor. Therefore, I did and started my Jumpstart Medicine program.
It was a week later, yes 7 days, and my pants were fitting a little differently. As each week would pass, I continued to see and feel results. By the end of the 3rd week, my husband wanted to know what I was doing because he really noticed that I was losing weight. I then told him about the Jumpstart program and his take was, “Go for it. It is great. Keep up the good work.”
My 6 weeks were up, my arm was doing well and it was time to get back to work. The moment I set foot in my salon was probably the best I have ever felt in my life. People that I knew, my customers, and the other hairstylists’ customers were all telling me how GREAT I LOOKED. They were all wondering if I had gotten liposuction on my time off. At that given time, I had lost 20 pounds. I continued to lose a total of 37 pounds in 4 months.
It is now the end of January 2009 and the weight is still off. I went from a TIGHT size 10 to a loose size 4. NEVER IN MY LIFE would I have thought this feat possible! I NEVER EVER was smaller than a size 8 before. Even that I achieved only after months and months of dieting and working out with a personal trainer. My Jumpstart experience was completely different.
Jumpstart Medicine is a GREAT PROGRAM. The only way to succeed at losing the weight and keeping it off is to educate yourself about food groups and to understand what to eat, when to eat, and what food groups go together to make this all happen. HARDLY EATING is NOT HEALTHY! For me it was cutting out the SUGARS and CARBS, WALKING one hour at least 5 days a week, and eating every 3 hours.
I am so HAPPY that with the help of the Jumpstart Medicine Program, the staff and doctors, I was able to achieve what I thought was impossible. Most important of all my success has provided incentive for many, many other people, both men and women, to succeed and achieve their goals. It took me almost 59 years but I LOOK and FEEL GREAT!
