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DeAnn - THM Success Story
Until my THM plunge, I had always considered myself heavy. Mostly, I thought of myself that way because over the years, I believed the comments people made about me. My self worth totaled the sum of those words. On the outside, I lived my life with vigor and happiness. There have been many happy times in my life. Yet, nearly everything was overshadowed in my mind by my weight.
In 1988 I fell in love and got married. Eighteen months later and 9 weeks into my first pregnancy, my husband was killed in an automobile accident. As a widow and mother at age 26, it was up to me to raise my little guy in a happy, healthy environment. I lost weight, got in shape and 2 years later, was blessed again and remarried. Over the next 6 years, 3 more boys came along. Happy on the outside and content with my life, my body image/weight issue still internally plagued me.
While nursing boy #4 in the middle of the night, I was watching a rerun of the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Little did I know how one guest would change my life forever. That guest was Marilu Henner. She gave Rosie some Rice Dream and healthy cookies. I was hooked. The green book became my health bible. After completing the book, I attempted the THM lifestyle on my own. Living in the Midwest and going it alone it lasted 8 days. On the 8th night, I ate a barbecue sandwich and Blizzard from Dairy Queen. The resulting shock to my system will always remain in my memory. I was so sick and my whole body made noises I have never heard. I knew I was on to something big! Still I struggled with how to incorporate THM into my lifestyle.
In September of 2001 I told my husband that no matter how good life was on the outside, if it did not feel good on the inside those inner feelings would continue to surface in some way. After that conversation, with his support, I signed up for my first Marilu.com online class and have never looked back. What a support group I found! Everyone was so incredibly nice and wiling to help me. The 30 lbs are gone and I have never felt better. Marilu unlocked the secret for me. Eating healthy and exercising seems so basic and is just part of who I am. I take each day as it comes. Being prepared does make such a difference but I do slip up once in a while. If I make an unhealthy choice, I no longer beat myself up mentally for it. I just try to make the situation better and move on.
Nothing unhealthy tastes as good as being healthy and fit feels! I feel better, look better and live better. Marilu and the THM community are in my thoughts every day. With every once of healthy sincerity, I thank you Marilu!
DeAnn Wehner
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