Rosemary Nirschl

Congratulations to Rosemary! She finished her first marathon!  She set out to run the LA marathon and did it!

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Rosemary first came to see me at 224 pounds with a body fat percentage of 52.9%.
She has shed the excess weight, found balance in her life, and now has more energy to keep up with her daughter. She now weighs 198 pounds and a body fat percentage of 38%. She not only feels younger, she looks it!

Dear Angie:
Wow! What a year it has been! One year ago I was contemplating the second phase of my life, as I was on the road to turning 50 years old. I thought to myself I could continue on the path of unhealthiness and fall deep into the abyss of chronic illness and premature old age; or I could wake up and take control of my life. I looked at my 8-year-old daughter and decided that I wanted to take control.
Once I fixed my head on the idea of a self-transformation, I realized that I was very capable of being successful. I began dieting and working out. I quickly lost 25 pounds and was gaining self-confidence by the day. Half way through the program, I hit a plateau. No matter what I did I could not alter my body weight or shape. Then I found you.
As I began working with you, I realized that years of on again off again dieting had taken a heavy mental toll on me. I was a professional "weight watcher" but I needed to be an active "weight lifter" and "clean eater."
In addition, I have learned that body weight is only one number is an all-important 5 number summary. In fact, you have taught me that body fat percentage, caliper measures, hydration levels and muscle mass are far more important in looking at total health. Slowly but surely, I am making the paradigm shift to measuring my success in all of these numbers.
Oh yeah, that dreaded birthday finally arrived and believe it or not I embraced my 50th birthday. I am happier and healthier that I have been in 25 years. I have so much more energy to spend doing fun activities with my family. I have even joined my daughter in Tae Kwan do lessons. We both just won our purple belts and are on track to be black belts by next year's birthday.
Thank you for showing me the way to a healthier life style!

Rosemary Nirschl

Update January 09 : Rosemary is now 183 pounds and 24.7% body fat!!  Wow!