Suzann C

This has been a wonderful experience for me. My only regret is that I didn't enroll sooner. My results include developing a life long habit and desire to exercise, eating healthier than I ever have, and losing the first 25 pounds toward my ideal weight.

In some ways I am not surprised this accountability system worked for me because I have a "people pleaser" type of personality. While many mornings, early on, I was tempted to skip my walk I went anyway because I had to ask myself, "what will I tell Emily when she calls"?!

Perhaps just wanting to please my health counselor caused me to start healthful habits, but I also leaned many things that should serve me the rest of my life with or without that type of accountability. Perhaps the most important is that I can change bad habits and begin and maintain positive healthful habits- even at my age! Additionally, I learned that to set goals I am going to achieve, I must put them in the positive. In the past I believe I was always telling myself what "not" to do. Setting positive goals like eating 4 servings of vegetables and 4 servings of fruit a day, gave me something to work toward instead of just something to work against or avoid.

Concentrating intently on the diet and exercise changes I needed to make, I have not considered, until recently, how I might apply my new goal setting and habit changing skills to other areas of my life like spiritual disciplines. Using these new skills, I am excited to continue my healthful routines and develop new spiritual disciplines too.

The real test of my success with this program has not been the last 6 months but will be the next 6 months as I continue to progress, but under my own accountability. I hope to have continued good results to report then too.