I grew up

I grew up a chubby girl.  I grew up being made fun of.  I grew up being handed 5th Avenue candy bars.  I grew up having unlimited access to McDonald's, to Dairy Queen.  I grew up. 

When I was growing up, I'm not for sure anyone realized what was happening or what I was dealing with emotionally and physically.  It seemed as though giving me food would solve it all.  In fact, it made it worse. It was not a reward, it was dooming my life.  I don't blame anyone in my life for how I grew up. I grew up.

I remember vividly one day getting off the bus and a few boys on the bus leaned towards the windows and said .. mooooove over here comes the cow.  I'll never forget that as long as I live.  As a child it is hurtful.  Kids are hurtful even more so in 2013. I grew up.

In 9th grade I made the decision to want to change.  By that age you realize you can be self destructive or self helping.  I rode my bike all summer, walked and started to attend weight lifting in the early mornings.  I grew up that summer.

I remained athletic my high school years.  I graduated from Mercer High School and attended college.  Somewhere in the mix of things I forgot how great it felt to feel good about yourself.  I then met my husband a year into college and COMPLETELY forgot about how it felt to feel so darn good.  I grew up into an adult.

I settled into my marriage.  My husband and I continuously gained weight.. We find something new to try for weight loss .. we'd lose 10 lbs and gain back 50.  It was a vicious cycle.  Always felt good, but it didn't last long. 

I found AdvoCare through a friend of mine and my husbands words were.. it's another 'program' we are going to follow.  I have lost 35 lbs and 5 inches alone from my belly area.  This for me is huge because being asked when I was due with my baby was so very hurtful when you can't carry a child.  My husband has lost 50 lbs.  Do we still have a long ways to go, yes... Will we give up no... Why?? because it is a lifestyle change.  We still live life.. we still are human.. AdvoCare is not a diet.. it is truly a life style change.  We grew up.

When I write this I think about how many other women have been in my shoes or are currently.  I know it's tough to face reality of weight issues.. I do know it's possible.. I have found through AdvoCare that not only are my husband and I able to get healthy, but we are able to pay it forward to others.  We had tried it all... I probably would have drank gasoline if you had told me I'd lose weight.  With AdvoCare it is a life style change.  We fit it into our lives and it works along side our daily life.  Slow and steady.. we will win the race.  We both grew up.

It feels like no other to help other women and men achieve the feeling of greatness and keep it up.  Paying it forward has changed my life and I truly believe that I was put here on Earth to help others change and pay it forward.

I now remember how I felt in 9th grade.. feeling healthy.. feeling good about yourself.. feeling like YOU.

I grew up and now I'm paying it forward.

Have a beautiful day
Kara

AdvoCare Independent Distributor
Providing Hope 
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