It's our favorite time at IdealShape, time to announce the winner of this month's Ship Shape Challenge! Our fourth competitor for the 7 day cruise for two is Reanna Nix.
She has lost an incredible 60 lbs on the program, so without further delay, here's her story in her own words:
As a child my mother always taught me to finish all of my dinner. What ever I was given I knew I had to eat. That was the rule and I always obeyed. As I grew older it was set in my brain that I must finish my food. It didn't matter if I was already full. This very quickly lead me to gain weight and a lot of it. Before i knew it I weighed 270 pounds. I knew I had to do something about my weight but I didnt know how to do it. I tried several different things to lose the weight but all of my attempts failed. I was close to giving up and just accepting the fact that I would always be overweight. I needed to lose a total of 100 pounds and that seemed impossible. I couldn't bare to look at photos of myself. I didn't want to go to parties or any social events in fear that everyone was judging me and laughing at me. I was miserable and my health was suffering. My cholesterol was high and my self esteem low.
Then while I was at work telling one of my clients about my situation she informed me that anything is possible with motivation and the right meal replacement shake. She had just lost 70 pounds herself and she was my new inspiration. I went online and found reviews of meal replacement shakes.
Ideal Shape had the best reviews and the reviews all had one thing in common, people liked the taste of the shakes from Ideal Shape. I ordered the chocolate shake mix and patiently waited for it to arrive. I was so excited and I knew my mind set had changed. I was really ready to get my weight under control. The day it arrived at my door I ripped the box open and made my first shake. The reviews didn't mislead me. It really did taste good! I knew right then I had found the tool that was going to help me. I went onto the Ideal Shape website and Facebook page and read everything I could. I was inspired by other Ideal Shape lovers. I read up on how to change my eating habits. I learned that it's ok to stop eating when you are full. I didn't have to eat everything on my plate anymore. My mind was set on losing weight. I ate smaller meals and drank two shakes a day. One at breakfast and one at lunch. I would mix in fruit and peanut butter when i felt like a change. I was amazed at how I didn't feel hungry after my shakes. I started to exercise in small amounts and the weight just started falling off. I felt better in so many ways. My feet used to hurt and some mornings I couldn't stand the thought off getting out of bed because my feet hurt so badly. As the weight came off my foot pain disappeared. I found myself wanting to go out. My self confidence was coming back and no words can describe how great I felt. I didn't fear going in public anymore.
I am now 65 pounds lighter and I have 35 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight. I know it will happen for me. I am so thankful to the Ideal Shape team for bringing the world a product that actually works. They may have just saved my life. I tell everyone I know about Ideal Shape and I pray that my success can motivate others.
