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Michele Randall
My name is Michele. I am in my Early-forties, a mom to two boys in which is grown now. I have been a person who always struggle with my weight most of my life, about 6 or 7 years ago. I heard about these diet pills and friends telling me to try them they really work and I have try many diets so I decided to try them and they work, I lost 65 pound. “I was so excited” but, I was noticing over the years that I was gaining more and more weight. My close family and friends were always polite and the subject for the most part was avoided. Within myself I knew something had to change. I started changing my eating habit, cutting out fast food and fried food not eating meat every day and keeping my food portion small. So when I received a scholarship for the summer ll semester I jump on the opportunity to start my work routine with yoga, zumba and self-defense classes, But when I found out about the Zumba I knew I hit the jackpot.
The moment I took my first Zumba class, I was hooked! I went from the back row to the front row. At first, I was in J-lo modern dance class in which clash with my work schedule, but I am so glad this class was available and with the same teacher which is “awesome”. This been something I have been wanting to do for a long time. I feel great, I can ride my bike further distances, and my blood pressure is back to normal. lowered my cholesterol, and increased my stamina. Zumba is such a foreign sounding word that many women are afraid to even investigate it. When they do, they say they can’t dance or that they can’t keep up that kind of pace for an hour. I think those are just convenient excuses. It was ok to leave my kids and go exercise. It was ok to take the time for me. I was worth it. Because, I used to be a professional at avoiding the camera and still is a little to this day. I am not where I want to be yet!!! But, Working on it! Since I decided to take these classes has my body been changed, but my mind, life, and entire

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