Embarrassing as it is to have you see these shots, I want you to see how bad it can be to start with, and how, within 6 months (or even less!), it can be so good!

Yep. I started out on September 27th, 2010 at 205 pounds. I had been told by my docs to "take it easy" because of recent surgeries I'd had. I could walk a little, but come on, doing that wasn't doing me much more good than whistling Dixie into a hurricane.

So I started a very intense weight-loss program a good friend told me about and that she'd had great success with - with no exercise!

In the far left shots, you can see how fat and lumpy I was on September 27th, 2010. Boy did I feel like crap, too (pardon me, but it's real)! Whew - look out for those arms!

Now, I've dropped 44 pounds and shrunk over 30 inches from top to toe, holding steady at 161 on June 27th, 2011, in the shots to the right.

Here's what I love about having done this program:

1. I have way more energy - no more mid-afternoon naps!

2. I don't crave chocolates or bread at all - my 2 big downfalls. Er, EX-downfalls. 

3. My brain fog has completely lifted - I can think clearly! I really thought there for a while that I was heading on a fast track for Alzheimer's - I couldn't remember a thing, and it took me until noon to get human.

4. My clothes fit me again! No more fudging around, feeling embarrassed and trying to cover up the rolls! See those black pants? When I first bought them ages ago, they were tight - you can't really tell from the picture, but now they're lose and I keep having to pull them up! I'm going to have to get some new ones...oh darn....

5. And the very best - I feel great! I can walk down the street without feeling like every inch of me is jiggling. My posture has improved, my knees no longer hurt, and I sleep much better at night.

I have one more round to go, and that's it! Awesome. I never, ever thought I'd have my body back again, and now I do.

If you must, you can contact me at Lyon (at) AngelaTreatLyon.com, but it would be better for you to talk to the people who run the weight-loss program if you have questions about it.

Each one of them has done the program and knows what you can and cannot do on it, and how to make it work the best for your particular body.

I'll tell you right off that the program is not a walk in the park - it takes commitment and discipline - but it's a lot easier than being your age and having a heart attack because you were too fat and too lazy to do what it takes to get slim and healthy again.