The HMR program has given me the template to succeed with weight loss and with my work/life balance as well. For the first time in my life I have the tools that have unlocked the barriers to losing weight and keeping it off for my lifetime. Though it will always be a challenge, I now understand the proper balance between exercising and eating healthy food. I have the new perspective to start every day knowing I have the tools to take on any food challenge that comes my way. I now understand that exercise doesn’t have to be time you work out in a gym, but it can be the extra steps you take when you park your car farther from your destination. I know that exercise is a body in motion, and I work each day to keep my body moving throughout the day. I look for higher intensity opportunities, and I carry a pedometer with me almost every day to track the steps I take so I can quantify my movements and balance my calories in with the amount of steps I take in a day. Before being on the HMR program I found it difficult to walk short distances without being exhausted. Since starting the program, I have walked in two 13 mile charity walks, and I am already training to walk 26.2 miles before the end of this year. For the first time in my life I am able to go into any store and find clothes that fit easily. As nice as this is, I feel comfortable with my physical self like never before, and this gift allows me to succeed in so many areas of my life. My friends and family have easily noticed my physical transformation over the past few years, and I feel fortunate to have so many HMR supporters around me who have helped cheer me on to achieve my weight and health goals. I feel that HMR has allowed me to give myself the greatest gift of all…the gift of health!