Chat – 25 July 2019

Nowwe

can’tkeep

ourhands

offeach

other!

WithAvalee– the

onlyweightwe

carry these days!

Everything

aboutour

lives is better

Thenewme.

Lookinggood,

feeling great

Continuedfrompreviouspage

,

,

F

orthenextmonth,
I mentallyprepared
forthegargantuan
challengeahead.
Thiswasgoingto be
a hugelifestylechange.
ButCoreycheeredmeon.
‘Goforit,’hesaid.
First,I searched for a health
coachonline,
someonewho
couldholdme
accountable,
spurmeon.
Chattingto her
aboutmygoals
wasthefirststep.
‘Itwon’tbeeasy,’
shecautioned.
‘I know,’
I replied.
ButI feltmore
readythanever.
Shesetmeup
witha healthy
weeklydiet
plan.Lots
of vegand
protein,
verylowcarb.
I waseating
sixsmallmealsa day–
but,foronce,I waseating
therightthings.
And,slowly,the weight
droppedoff.
Yes,it was
challengingattimes.
EspeciallyasCorey
wasstilleatingwhat
hewanted,ordering
junkfood,snackingon
ourusualfaves.
I triedto encouragehim
to joinme,buthehadn’t
reachedrock-bottomyet.
Anddecidingto dietwas
a decision that he needed

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tomakeforhimself.

Withina year,I’dreached

mytargetweight.I’d

halvedmybodyweight

to just9st9lbandwas

wearingsize-6/8clothes.

I feltfantastic.Looked

it,aswell.

Gone weremyold,baggy

outfits,and

I indulged

myself,

buyingnew

clothesfor

thenewme.

Myconfidence

soared,andmy

healthwasno

longerindanger.

I evenfeltsexy!

Seeingthehuge

changeinme

finallystirred

somethingin

Corey,andin

September

2015,a

month

afterI hit

mytarget,he

askedmeforadvice.

‘I thinkI’mreadyto

loseweight,’hesaid.

‘I’msoproud

of you,’I smiled.

I promisedto help

him,banished

takeawaymenus.

Bannedanything

thatwasn’thealthy

fromthehouse.

I startedupping

myexercise,walking

more andevenhitting

thegym.

Corey

focused

on healthy

eating,asI hadwhenI started.

Westillhaddatenights–

but,ratherthanindulging

inburgers,wemadesurewe

chosehealthieroptions.

Weenjoyedeachothers’

companyratherthanthegiant

portionswe’dbeenusedto.

ByMarch2016,Coreyhad

shrunkto 12st12lb– a huge

6stweightloss.

‘Yousmashedit!’I beamed.

Andwevowednever

to letourselves

gobackwards.

Everything

aboutourlives

is nowbetter.

Wewelcomed

ourbabygirl

Avaleein

November

2016,andquit

ourjobsas

teachers,too.

Nowwe

workfrom

ourhome

inRaleigh,

California,as

healthcoaches,

inspiringother

peopleto doaswedid.

Even our sex life is

better.I’vealways

fanciedCoreyandhefancied

me– butnowwecan’tkeepour

handsoffeachother!

I’mnolongerawkwardor

tuggingattheduvetto cover

up.Quitetheopposite.

Infact,I reckonwelost

a fairfewinhibitions along

with all that flab!

GORGING TO GORGEOUS