Nancy's Success Story

Name: Nancy F. Starting Weight: 170.2 Current Weight: 122.4 Weight Loss: 47.8 lbs

1. How long did it take you to lose the weight?: About 5 months

2. Light bulb Moment (what made you decide to make a change)? My health was affected by my weight gain. I had developed sleep issues and I suffered with arthritis and low energy.

3. How did you do it?: The Bella Nutra Program, with the support and guidance of my mentor allowed me to change the way I looked at food. I shifted from living to eat, to eating to live. My food choices have been medicine to my body.

4. What was the biggest challenge you faced? How did you overcome it? I had to stop using food as my celebration and a way to provide comfort when I was discouraged. I have grandchildren and I really want to share with them some of the sports I enjoy, such as snow skiing and horseback riding and canoeing. Due to my weight gain skiing has not been an option the past several years. This winter I plan on giving skiing another try again! Being able to participate in activities that I thought I would never do again is amazing!!! My brother paid for me to be on the program, I didn't want to let him down so this also was a big motivator.

5. What was the single thing that helped you most along the way, especially when things got tough? Knowing that my mentor was a phone call away was a major support. She was encouraging and really had a positive way of providing the information needed to be successful. My weight loss was slow but steady and she never made me feel bad about the fact I was not loosing as quickly as others did on the program.

6. How has your life changed since losing the weight? More energy, better sleep, less pain!!! It truly is amazing what clean eating has done for my overall health. I have a job that is mentally draining and I don't know how many years I could have continue due to the lack of energy.

Advice for someone just starting? Work the program the way it is recommended. Communicate concerns to your mentor and always keep a sense of humor!!! I know this is not a faith based program, but for me I feel like God gave me this body to enjoy and take care of and along the way I lost my motivation to take care of myself, I really did give up.