7,000+lbs.lost!

Cori's "after" shot...these used to be her capris...serious!

I just conducted my first official "forever fitter" phone interview for post publication. (Beware: you may be next...). Cori and her husband just pulled away from San Diego 7,000 plus pounds lighter! Truly inspirational, right? Her husband is beginning a new career adventure which is taking them across the country and in so doing, they have purged themselves of over 7,000 lbs of furniture, clothing, books etc. How do they know this? When you hire movers, they weigh stuff like that. Before packing up their essentials, they reduced their "moving weight" by 50%. While this is completely impressive (and keep in mind they completed this in less than 30 days)...even more impressive and interesting to me is Cori's personal journey to reduce her own "moving weight" nearly 30% through her association with Forever Fit of San Diego.

Cori was quite active in her early years. Even after having three children, she ran (and completed) a marathon. She enjoyed the association of a group of friends who became a therapeutic running group. [I highly recommend such association]. In her early 30's she moved with her family away from her friends and from running. For over 20 years she stayed active in chasing her three children into young adulthood but did not do much as far as structured exercise for herself. (sounding familiar??) 

At age 52, Cori decided to give herself the gift of fitness for Christmas and she signed up to work with Deanne. She gave herself one year to complete her fitness goals. Cori was diligent from the onset and stuck to Deanne's menus and work outs like none other. Her results speak for themselves. Within 4 months, she was 30 pounds down. Within the next four she lost 20 more. Her total weight loss was even more than she had hoped for in the beginning but her improved fitness and new small-sized clothes were just part of the benefits she experienced.

In Cori's words: "Along the way, my new lifestyle has given me the added bonus of improving my health - by changing my eating habits to healthier options and through regular exercise, I have been able to go off my cholesterol and thyroid medications that I have needed to be on for 20 plus years!  Needless to say, my Dr. is thrilled with my new healthy and fit lifestyle!  I am now where I need and want to be with my weight and physical ability."

Cori has worked with Deanne for over two and a half years and is committed to continuing her new lifestyle.  Another one of the benefits she discussed with me is how the changes she has made have infiltrated into her family members' lives. An example being that at a recent family reunion she conducted a boot camp for all of her kids and their spouses and was able to "wow" them with her strength and endurance. Family activities that used to focus on sitting by a pool, have been traded in for camping, hiking and basically moving more. Don't get me wrong, Cori still knows how to "chill", but  will find a way to make her experience more instep with her new activity level and nutritional goals. 

We will all miss Cori at boot camp workouts, fitness runs and cooking classes but while she may not grace us with her physical presence, the inspiration of her story will continue to inspire all of us determined to become and remain Forever Fit [in San Diego]!
Kathleen Allen, 2010