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Name: Michelle M.
Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 50
Height: 5’4”
Was: 272 pounds
Lost: 103 pounds*
As Of: August 2009

Michelle Reclaims Life and Moves Mountains

For Michelle, annual family vacations to the picturesque outdoors of Montana consisted of driving to a scenic point, taking a picture, then driving to the next destination. As project manager for a financial company, Michelle’s life was consumed by a grueling work schedule of 14-hour days and traveling for weeks at a time.

To keep up, she slept just a few hours a night and lived off of chocolate and diet soda. Her health had deteriorated to the point where she could barely walk, let alone hike. It took a divorce and brief meeting with her doctor to deliver the straw that broke the camel’s back. The doctor informed Michelle that she was morbidly obese and risking her life with her toxic job and lifestyle.

“Everything was falling apart,” says 49-year-old Michelle of Nevada. “Then I found Isagenix®.”

Introduced by a portable massage therapist, Michelle was intrigued by her story and went to the Isagenix Web site to find out more. There, she discovered the story of 100-Pound Club Member, Kim O. Moved by Kim’s weight-loss journey, Michelle posted the 100-Pound Club Member’s story in her house so she could look to it for daily inspiration. Little did she know that one day Kim would become a personal friend and one of her biggest supporters.

The mother of two decided to try the Cleansing and Fat Burning System: 9-day supply and then also a 30-Day. She was excited when she began to see changes in her body. Encouraged by her weight loss of more than 20 pounds*, she committed to Isagenix and signed up for Autoship to make sure she never missed out on her monthly order.

“I was belting and using safety pins and literally walking out of my shoes because they had gotten too big,” says Michelle. “I was feeling more energetic and people noticed I was smiling more.”

Out of shape from years of being stuck behind a computer, Michelle started with walking just 10 minutes a day. Gradually, she began adding on more time and miles to her routine. She now does a 40-minute “gratitude walk” every day to reflect on the positive things happening in her life and also includes gym workouts. Soon, she was down 73 pounds* and close to reaching one of her ultimate milestone goals: drop below 200 pounds before the New Year. She even she took a picture when her scale read the joyous figure of 199.

“It was my first major milestone that I celebrated and I told everyone,” recalls Michelle.

That was it. She knew she could take back her life and reclaim it for good. She quit her killer job and began sharing Isagenix with others to start covering her product costs. She’s even conquering another goal — climbing mountains.

Her favorite memory was trekking up five-percent grades in Glacier National Park in Montana. Looking out over the park’s Avalanche Lake, Michelle says she reflected on her new life and nearly wept as she realized that she’s now living with absolute freedom. She now maintains her size 10* figure by drinking two IsaLean® Shakes a day, taking Cleanse for Life® each day while also having regular Cleanse Days each week, and going on daily walks with her two dogs.

“I wouldn’t have had the strength to do everything that I have in the past year if I hadn’t had Isagenix,” shares Michelle. “It’s taught me about balance and that I can have exercise, health, family and work all at once.”