Cheryl Curtis Transformation Now Challenge Testimony

Cheryl Curtis:

    Occupation: Project Accountant

Location: Upper Marlboro, MD (DC Metropolitan Area)

Age: 40

Motivation: My children, sister and my brothers were all instrumental in pushing me and helping me reach my short term goal. I would look at my daughters and say to myself that one day they were going to be mothers, and although I'm not ready for that just yet, I do want to be around to see that day when it does come. I'd also look at my sister who is 16 years my senior and say that I want to be just as healthy as she is in another 16 years. I knew that in order to be around to see all of these things that I had to start making some life changes now.

I was turning 40-yrs. old this month (April) and I'd started admitting to myself that I was pretty ashamed of the way I looked. I would avoid taking pictures, especially full body shots, because I did not like the way I looked. So, when I stepped on the scale back in January and realized I was 300 lbs, I made the decision that enough was enough and I had to start making changes immediately. I set a short term goal of "40 by 40" (40 lbs. by my 40th birthday) and a long term goal of 100 lbs. by the end of the year. Then, the work began...

I thank God for giving me the strength to get this far, my family for all of their help and motivation and Lee Haney and his team for this opportunity!  

Start Weight: 297 lbs

End Weight: 261 lbs