"I'm a mother of four very active sons, ages 14, 12, 7, and 3½. Prior to joining Global Health and Fitness, I weighed 153 pounds and I was so embarrassed of how much I weighed that I knew I had to do something. My body had so many aches and pains. I slept fitfully, my ankles would swell up, and I would get headaches daily.

At one point, I "bit the bullet" and joined a local fitness center. I soon lost several pounds, but I was doing the same thing every other day and not seeing any real results in terms of my muscle tone. I was at a loss about what to do to change my body composition. I felt I had reached a plateau.

Then I decided to surf the web for information on exercise and weight management and I came across Global Health and Fitness. At first I was very skeptical about the whole thing and decided to try out the Beginner, Phase I workout. I was hooked! I continued for 2 months and was so excited about seeing results that I signed up with Global Health and Fitness. I soon received my newsletter with all the Fit Tips and I downloaded the Protrack software, which has kept my eating in line. I was interested in knowing more about weightlifting and I just loved all the compliments I was getting. I decided to enter the fitness challenge.

Before I started the Global Health and Fitness program, I would yo-yo diet and just regain the weight I had lost plus extra pounds. Lack of exercise and extra pounds were depressing me and that made my family life uncomfortable. Global Health and Fitness has helped me see that exercise and healthier eating habits are a permanent lifestyle change.

I hadn't really challenged myself since I was in high school and I was determined to follow through with this. I was always active in sports when I was a teen and felt that I could find that person somewhere inside of me again. When I didn't understand how to do an exercise correctly, I would just log in to GHF and snap! I could look at the video demonstration of how the exercise should be executed. If I had a problem with a lagging muscle, I would simply email for help and I would quickly get a response to my question. GHF has provided me with updated workout plans when I reach a plateau.

This was better than I ever hoped for! Global Health and Fitness was making it easy for me to stick to my routine and change it when I needed to. I received information on how to lose my body fat without losing the muscle I had worked so hard for. This was a boon and a wonderful supplement to all the other information that I was receiving from GHF.

I could never have guessed at all the good information I have received about nutrition and how it all works in order to lose body fat. I found I had no idea how to prepare "healthy" meals for my family. I now use the recipes from Global Health and Fitness for my family - my husband and sons can't believe that it can be so good! GHF has become my one-stop source for eating right and healthful tips.

I love it that I now have the energy to play soccer with my sons and not beg off that I'm too tired. I can actually cross my legs now, and bending over to give my small sons a bath doesn't hurt my lower back anymore. I'm proud to say that I don't get those depressing comments anymore, "So when are you expecting?" and my knowing all the time that I was just overweight. I'm an actual participant in my family's outings to go camping and trail blazing, something I couldn't do before joining GH F. I'm 5'1" and 118 pounds and all muscle. I feel like the real me is living now.

Thank you, Chad, Dani, and all the Global Health and Fitness staff for your quick responses and helpful information to all my questions. I love my new physique and I now have a positive self-image of myself and feel more confident when I walk into a room full of people. I couldn't have done it without all the extra effort of Global Health and Fitness."

Eve Shay weshay@telocity.com