It is not every day that you are in a book. 🙂 A few years ago, I had the pleasure to correspond with Nancy Kennedy for her upcoming weight loss book she was writing. My weight loss journey began when I was just finished with my track career at USC and realized that I needed to make some changes. The days of having steak every night and considering a lap to be long distance were over. One day in October 2006, I decided that the best thing to do was to join Jenny Craig, and set up my first appointment where I weighed in at 285 lbs. This was by far not my heaviest ever in my life (I was around 350-360 lbs in 1999-2000 in high school), but I knew that I needed a lifestyle change.
So, I went all out on the JC program and the rest is history! I have been successful in losing my weight and this November, it will be five years since I have been on the program. Mom, Dad, Kristin, and I are all on JC and have seen a great I have never felt better or had as much energy as I do know. I am taking exercise classes regularly and feel more active, which is what I was looking for. My diet has drastically changed, but for the better. I am able to wear clothes and shoes that I had only dreamed about before. My journey with Jenny Craig continues and I have my weight loss goals in mind and how I want to live a healthy lifestyle – it all comes down to taking one day at a time and keeping your eyes on the prize. 🙂 My family and I still continue to like to make special meals and desserts (what can I say, we are a family of foodies!).
Getting back to Nancy, I had a chance to talk with her and she wrote a very nice blog post about my story on her website. Now, she has translated these stories in a book that is currently available on Amazon. I am every excited to read Nancy’s book and I wish her all the very best! Congratulations again, Nancy! 🙂
Hope you all are having a great day!
Best Wishes,
Karen
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