Sara
Zanotto
“My clothes fit better, I have more muscle tone, more energy and I am comfortable in my skin for once in my life. I feel great!”
Age: 26
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 165
Current Weight: 133
My Journey:
Dear Tosca,
It all started with a picture taken on my 19th birthday. The picture made me realize I needed to do something about my weight.
I was always a chubby kid, but after high school I started to put on more weight and exercise less because there were no more gym classes and no more walking to and from school everyday.
A year after that photo was taken, I decided to finally do something. I tried a 12-week weight-loss program and followed the instructions very closely. I wrote my goals on a whiteboard hung next to my bed and even took the typical “before” pictures. After 12 weeks I had lost about 20 pounds but for the next couple of years I didn’t remain focused and my weight fluctuated.
In 2006, finally, I joined a gym and went at 5:30 a.m. before my college classes started for the day. This is also about the time when I bought my first Oxygen magazine and learned about Eating Clean. I subscribed to Oxygen and asked for a copy of The Eat-Clean Diet® Cookbook for Christmas and haven’t looked back.
With the help of a personal trainer and your Eat-Clean Diet books, I have a lifestyle that I can maintain – even my husband likes my Clean meals! Sometimes I feel like my friends want to sabotage me by enticing me to indulge a little, but I just envision my “before” picture and tell myself that I want to live a very long and very healthy life so I can pass on my knowledge of Eating Clean and fitness to my children.
My husband and I got married on the beach in Riviera Maya, Mexico on December 11, 2009. I felt beautiful in my form-fitting wedding gown ... and sexy in my bikinis on the beach!
Sara Zanotto
Pitt Meadows, BC