Major Life Changes
"Hindsight is 20/20, and looking back, I can see how certain things in my past contributed to me having a poor self-image whether or not I realized how much it affected me at the time."
Life went on for Hilah and it seemed with every major life change she gained weight. Marriage, moves, and children. She used food for celebration, coping with stress, or sadness and didn't realize how much she unconsciously snacked."
"I specifically struggled after having my 3rd child due to a traumatic delivery and I ended up very depressed and suffering from posttraumatic stress and anxiety."
After seeing a counselor and gaining victory, Hilah found out she was expecting another baby. The month after having her 4th child, she gained 10 more pounds, which sent her to rock bottom, thinking weight loss was impossible. She decided she had no option other than stomach surgery and she went to the doctor and was referred to the bariatric clinic.
"The clinic couldn't get me in for a month, but I did not want to wait that long. I had a friend who had lost a lot of weight and I talked to her and got in touch with her OPTAVIA Coach."
Hilah decided to commit 100% to doing the OPTAVIA Program. She had done so many diets but always with the mindset that she would lose the weight and then go back to eating whatever way she wanted.
"I realized I had to truly change my life, surgery would change my life, why not change my health habits and mindset for the rest of my life."
Hilah's journey with OPTAVIA has really been an inside out transformation. She realized that she needed to take care of herself so she could better take care of her family and be an example of health for her children.
"Some of the changes I have experienced in the physical are losing 105* pounds (and counting). My clothes were 6 sizes smaller, my rings were too big and had to be sized down 2-2.5 sizes. I enjoy life now, I take part of life now."
Hilah also jumped on the trampoline for the first time ever with her children and she went skydiving!
"Now I am paying it forward, as an OPTAVIA Coach! I help people achieve their health goals and hope to inspire others and be an example for others to look up to."
*Average weight loss for Clients on the Optimal Weight 5 & 1 Plan® with support is 20 pounds. Clients are in weight loss, on average, for 12 weeks.
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