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As a walked through the streets of Singapore City this past week, I was overwhelmed with the feeling of gratitude, amazement and pride! Yes, Singapore is a beautiful place, warm and tropical with gentle breezes, it is my home for the next 3 years, but this is not why I was overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed because I was walking down the street without the heat bothering me, without my feet hurting, without feeling obese and out of place in this thriving cosmopolitan city.
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In the past 11 months, I have lost 60 lbs. (actually 100 lbs since 2003) and loads of inches; I have gone from a size 20 to a size 12. I am stronger and more toned. Mostly, I am more confident in myself and willing to take on more challenges. 11 months ago, I did not know that my husband would be transferred to Singapore and that our comfy little life would be turned upside down, but I believe that God did and he is using my weight loss as a foundation for change. Through encouragement of my church friends, I committed last April to begin and complete a journey of weigh loss, health and self control.
I want to thank Curves for being a critical part of this journey. I am grateful to the Curves staff. Sandy, Pat and Patty are certainly positive motivators and friends. They have given a voice of encouragement when I have felt discouraged. They have given me personal space also when it was needed it. Working as a team, along with the great Curves circuit has been a life changing experience. Curves motto, “the power to amaze” is factual, because I am truly amazed. I am amazed because I have lost this weight by eating right and working out an average of 3 times a week. I have not had to spend hours at the gym or buy an expensive food plan. I have just followed the guidelines and the weight has melted away. If you do it every day, it works.
The pride I felt came from realizing that I have accomplished what I set out to do. I now have the confidence to keeping working to drop another 20 lbs, and maintain the loss. With strength from God, encouragement from my Curves family and my reflecting on my past accomplishment, I am confident I will reach my goal.
Ladies, just know if I can have success, anyone can have success, you just have to choose it for yourself.
Laurie Swaleh
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