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Success Story : Georgi Rand

My story is like so many others. I had always taken care of others before taking care of myself. I had been about 40 pounds overweight most of my married life. During that time, when I did decide to lose weight, I would try a plan for a while, not be successful at it, get frustrated, and quit. This routine went on for years. I have tried most every diet plan. I exercised and walked a lot. Still, I was not losing weight and keeping it off. I couldn't figure out why.

As I was growing older, I knew I had to do something. My blood work indicated that I was in the borderline stage of Diabetes. My cholesterol was over 200.

I saw an ad for K-Star and cut it out. I kept it for almost a year before making the phone call that has changed how I view exercise and eating.

I started at K-Star in the Personal Training program. Initially, when I was doing the Personal Training, I was committed to the program, but my husband was not. That made it very difficult for me to have continued success. It probably sounds like an excuse, but I was working so hard and then I felt like I was being sabotaged at home because my husband was still eating foods that were not helpful while trying to lose weight. I'm not saying I couldn't do it alone, but I am saying that it is so much more helpful to have support at home.

So, I convinced my husband, who also had some weight to lose and health issues to address, to consider coming to K-Star with me. So, I switched over to the Group Training classes and, together with my husband, attend 3 to 4 classes per week. It has made it so much more enjoyable for me. We are each other's support. I find the classes motivational and rewarding. I show up for class knowing that all I have to do is the training. Ron and Mary have done the hard part for me----they have created an hour of cardio and weight resistance training that I know will work every muscle group in my body during that week.

I had my blood drawn again recently and Diabetes is no longer a concern for me. My cholesterol dropped 20 points. I have lost 23 pounds of fat. I am healthier both inside and out! I will keep off the weight because I have now adopted a more meaningful and manageable approach to eating and exercising. K-Star's approach has worked for me!