"MY CURVES!!"

YOU MAY THINK THAT THE TITLE IS A BIT FUNNY, BUT IT DOES NOT REFER TO MY STATUESQUE FIGURE, JUST THE PLACE WHERE I AM WORKING ON IT.

WHEN I LIVED IN UPSTATE NEW YORK I WAS VERY HEAVY FOR MANY YEARS, AND I JOINED A WEIGHT WORK OUT GYM CALLED "CURVES", WHICH WAS FOR WOMEN ONLY. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY TO JOIN, AND ACTUALLY LASTED 3 WEEKS AT IT! I ONLY ATTENDED ONCE EACH WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS. THE NORM IS 3 TIMES A WEEK! IT WASN'T THAT I DID NOT LIKE TO EXERCISE, BUT THE FACT THAT I HAD SUCH A HARD TIME GETTING ON AND OFF OF THE MACHINES. THEY WERE LOCATED IN A TIGHT CIRCLE, AND WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED (like "musical chairs") YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO QUICKLY JUMP OFF AND GO TO THE NEXT MACHINE! WELL, AS YOU CAN PICTURE, I WAS HOLDING ALL OF THE OTHER LADIES UP BY NOT BEING VERY DEXTERIOUS, AND IT WAS JUST VERY EMBARRASING FOR ME. NOW THAT I HAVE LOST 100 LBS. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AS A "PRE-DIABETIC", IN 2006, I IMMEDIATELY WENT ON A STRENUOUS DIET PLAN CALLED MEDIFAST. WHEN WE MOVED DOWN HERE TO MARYLAND, I HAD LOST 93 LBS. I STILL HAD ALOT TO GO, BUT FELT GOOD WITH THAT LOSS. I NEVER LOST ONE LB. AFTER THAT, FOR 1.5 YEARS. I DISCOVERED A VERY NICE CURVES GYM NOT TOO FAR FROM OUR HOME, AND IT WAS SO NICE AND SPACIOUS, AND THE STAFF WAS SO FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE, I FINALLY LOST THE LAST 7 LBS. I HOPE TO NEVER HAVE TO TAKE INSULIN, AS I CANNOT IMAGINE GIVING MYSELF A SHOT, WHICH TERRY DID 4 TIMES A DAY FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS OF HIS LIFE. SO NOW I WALK 2 MILES EVERY DAY AND GO TO CURVES 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, HOPEFULLY THE 3 TIMES. ALL OF THE MACHINES HAVE WHAT IS CALLED "CURVESMART" SOFTWARE IMBEDDED IN THEM, AND THEY GIVE YOU A LITTLE CHIP WHICH YOU INSERT INTO THE COMPUTER AND GET AN UPDATE ON HOW YOU ARE DOING WITH YOUR WORKOUTS. SINCE I HAVE STARTED ON THE "CURVESMART" PROGRAM, I HAVE BEEN DOING MUCH BETTER. I NEED A GOAL TO REACH FOR, AND THE MACINES TELLS YOU IF YOU ARE GIVING IT YOUR BEST OR NOT. THEY ALSO TELL YOU HOW MANY CALORIES YOU BURN EACH TIME YOU WORK OUT. ALL IN ALL, I FEEL LIKE IT IS ALL WORTH IT, TO WORK TOWARDS A GOAL OF GOOD HEALTH. I HAVE MADE MANY FRIENDS THERE AND WE ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
THANK YOU,LORD, FOR PROVIDING ME WITH THIS PROGRAM, AND ESPECIALLY THE PART WHERE MY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERS THE WHOLE COST! AMEN!!