It's Never Too Late!

It is my 2-year anniversary with Natalie at NorCal Strength & Conditioning! My journey actually started the previous summer (2008) when my weight was at an all-time high--194 lbs. the last time I had the courage to step on the scale--and my happiness was at an all-time low. In this photo, I am wearing the Mother-of-the-Bride ensemble, size 1x, that I bought at COSTCO for my youngest daughter's wedding.

Many things in my life then had been going awry and immediately after the wedding, I lost 10 lbs. (even though I'd tried so hard to lose weight BEFORE the wedding)--that's another story--then I made two significant changes in my life: I stopped drinking diet soda and I quit going to drive-throughs! I lost another 10 lbs. with those changes... 

Then in April of 2009, I was approached by Natalie, offering a deal on 12 one-on-one training sessions at the Crossfit gym. I had been laid off for the second year in a row and busy with end of the school year activities, but I had to do SOMETHING! I signed up to get started as soon as school was out and have been going ever since! 

By the way, as I write this, I am 58 years old and wear a size 2. Much more importantly, I feel GREAT: I'm getting stronger all the time and able to do things I haven't done since my 20s and 30s. I eat Paleo, take no medications, and at a recent annual exam, my doctor almost seemed disappointed that he couldn't find something to do or suggest for my health! ha ha