How many of us have spent a large majority of our
lives yo-yoing up and down in the weight department? I am SO guilty,
especially after have 2 children. I’ve always wanted to NOT have
a weight problem, but the weight always found me, and that’s a
problem.
I have lost weight on Weight Watchers countless times, but exercising
didn’t come easy. After the birth of my second daughter, I joined
a 30-minute circuit training facility with no babysitting. You can imagine
how often I made it there, having 2 kids. When that yearlong membership
expired, I joined another circuit type, with babysitting. I went to
that one more often, but that is not saying much. Then in the end of
2004, I really had had it with yo-yoing. I joined Weight Watchers yet
again, and stepped it up a notch at the circuit training gym. I wasn’t
seeing the results I wanted, and knew it was time to take my exercise
to a more serious level. I ended up on the doorsteps of ABSolutely Fit
in Feb 2005. Just sitting with Wendy while she explained what their
gym (and babysitting!) was all about was exciting in and of itself.
I found the classes almost addicting. I enjoyed them so much, that I
kept coming back for more. I felt good about myself for once, because
this was the ‘real stuff’. It felt good to be known by name,
and encouraged by the entire staff to be the best exerciser I could
be. I was told when I was doing a good job, and corrected when I wasn’t
lifting a weight or doing an exercise properly.
I saw results almost immediately. So did Susan and Wendy, and they made
me feel good about myself. Before joining Abs Fit, I lost about 13 pounds.
Then, within the first 4 months of my membership, I lost 17 pounds and
17 inches putting me at a weight that was 3 pounds less than my wedding
day!!! MY friends say to me, “I’ve never seen you look like
this”. I always respond, “I’ve never seen me look
like this either”. I use to hate my arms, and now, they are my
favorite part of my body!
I had to get rid of all of my clothes, and, much to my husband’s
dismay, I had to buy a whole new wardrobe. I told him if he wanted me
to stop buying new clothes, I could keep my old clothes and gain my
weight back. That really wasn’t an option!
Not only am I happier with the way I look, but I feel much healthier
than I ever have before. I am now 34 years old, the same age my mother
was when she had her first heart angioplasty due to blocked arteries.
She died at the age of 38 from pancreatic cancer. It is my job as the
mother of 2 beautiful little girls to work hard to not let that happen
to me. I am the exact opposite of my mom: I am not overweight like she
was, I do not smoke like she did, I eat healthy (she didn’t) and
I am a serious exerciser, something she NEVER did. I owe it to myself
and my family to take care of myself, and ABS Fit is an integral part
of this healthy lifestyle.
The last thing I would like to say in this long testimonial is that
I truly hope that by eating healthy and enjoying my exercise, I am acting
as a role model for my daughters who will hopefully take care of themselves,
eat healthy, and enjoy their exercise, too.
Aileen Abramowitz
