Walk at Home

Walk Star: Vicki Lewis
Start Weight: 164 lbs.
End Weight: 125 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: 39 lbs.

Walk at Home helped give me back my health!

I have been walking with Leslie since 2004.  I started this quest after seeing photos from my daughter’s college graduation.  I realized that going from 130 lbs. to 164 lbs. was a ‘big’ deal.  I had to do something!  I have a strong will to feel good and be in shape, so exercise has never been too much of a challenge.  I used the tapes faithfully for that first year, and dropped back down to 125 lbs.  Never felt better in my entire life.

Then the phone call, that none of us wants to get, arrived on my birthday in 2007.  I had breast cancer.  After my bi-lateral mastectomy surgery I suffered from blood clots and landed in ICU for several long days.  For someone who thought she was really healthy, this was a rude awakening.  When I got home, I was determined to get back in shape as quickly as possible.  Even though I could not use my arms right away, I started moving again.  I used Walk the Walk and made myself get off the sofa and do 2 minutes of walking that first day.  I kept increasing it each day and within the month I was back to thirty minutes.  Using my arms was a challenge, and I had to take it easy until the doctor gave permission, but the workouts have helped me to continue to improve and I now do 2-3 miles a day.  I really have to give credit to this low impact aerobic exercise for giving me back my health.

-Vicki Lewis