Lost 79 lbs! She feels much lighter and now enjoys playing with her two little boys.

 

I had always been overweight ever since my pre-teen years. As I grew older, I started eating a lot more and at the same time picked up bad eating habits. Because of this, my weight just constantly went up. Even so, because I enjoyed eating so much, I was not bothered at all nor did I care about what others thought or said about my weight.

I was never really overweight while growing up. I was always just on the upper limit of my weight range, which I felt wasn’t so bad, as long as I was healthy.

I love to exercise, so I never thought I’d ever be obese. My obesity problem started when I underwent fertility treatments. One of the side effects of my medication was weight gain. To counter this, I would go to the gym regularly, swim on every opportunity, run on the track, and do any activity that I thought could help. I never really ate much, so I thought I had that covered. I’ve tried some diets. The problem with diets: the moment your diet ends, your weight comes back with a vengeance.

I gained the first 30 pounds during the fertility treatments, while the next 10 pounds just kept on piling up despite all the efforts I did just to get back to my original weight. By this time, my cholesterol level was high, I had a fatty liver, and my doctor has warned me about diabetes. Never mind the looks I got whenever I put food on my plate. I started to get very depressed, and hated looking at myself in the mirror. I felt so bad that I kept on gaining weight despite following all the “rules”.

With my attitude towards diets, I didn’t buy into the idea of “The Cohen Program” at first. What attracted me and eventually convinced me to try was seeing someone I knew who went on the program lose the weight fast yet still looked healthy with glowing skin.

While on the program, I actually looked forward to weighing myself. I was constantly motivated by seeing the inches lost every week that I would measure.

I have happily lost 40 pounds in 6 months. My cholesterol, liver, and blood sugar are now normal. I still exercise for fun. And sales ladies can always find a size for me!