"I would be the first to say I was out of control physically and spinning emotionally. I made up my mind that there was no more time to waste of my life. I had to do something. I heard of a hospital program that you could drink shakes and loose tons of weight. I thought that would be great. I went, joined and went home with a sack of shakes. I drank the first one and said I can’t do this the rest of my life. There had to be another option. A good colleague and friend of mine had done Paul Lacoste Sports and I had watched his physical shape change. Maybe this was the program I needed.
So it was PLS, this was the program I was going to do. Everyone that I mentioned it to, said you can’t do that, it is too hard, Paul Lacoste yells a lot, and you can’t work out with all those young people. All the more reason, I was determined to do this program.
The first day, I cried, before the workout event started. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Immediately, a group of people started encouraging me. This is one thing this program is about. You become supportive of each other. You don’t do this program alone. Yes, this has been the most challenging workout I have ever done(actually I could never have imagined a workout like this, I am not an athelete). I had never walked around a basketball court let alone run around….I thought that would kill me. Run around the football field, Paul Lacoste must be kidding…no, not kidding. I can now run a mile around the field, and no I am not in the first group to finish, I am with the last couple of people that finish. But that is ok. I finish running. I have now run two 5 k’s. I have dropped one medicine and not added a new one that was on my record to start my next checkup. I have lost 30 something pounds at this point. I can see my toes when I look down and feel great about where I am headed with my health. Dropping 4 sizes in my clothes and being able to wear things that I haven’t been able to put on in years is not so bad either.
Yes, it is blood (cut my arm on the bleachers one day), sweat (do this every day, even when it was 30 degrees outside) and tears (I am so sore sometimes I can hardly move). But it has been the best decision I have ever made about my well being. It is so sad to be out and see the choices people make about eating and not doing anything physically. It reminds me of me six months ago. This program certainly encourages better habits in every area of your life. I am better because of Paul Locoste Sports.
Thank you Paul and thank you, trainers!"
Kay Atwood Van Skiver