Being over fifty years old and 40(+) pounds overweight, I was truly frustrated with myself.  I gained weight due to being inactive and eating on the go with years of raising boys in sports.  Problem was I was eating and sitting watching them play, but they were active.  I wasn’t.  There’s “no excuse”.  But, now I am an “empty-nester” with no after school plans to fall back on.  It was time to get the weight off once and for all.

“My weight loss goals were coming true, but I still would not wear shorts in public because I was so distressed with the dimpling on the backs of my thighs (not to mention the derriere) which would not go away.

“In 2011 I was diagnosed with what I was told was Grave’s Disease or hyperthyroid. I was having problems with erratic heart palpitations and swelling in my ankles and knees...