The FormYouLa Story
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Do you have what it takes to "Form You?"
This is my story. I was just like so many others that just couldn't stick to dieting and exercise. I would begin to lose a little weight and every time I started to get compliments, I would basically sabotage myself and abandon my own personal goals.
What happened to me? In May 1997 my life changed when I was driving a friend back to the base from the club while on active duty in the US Navy. We were in an accident with an 18-wheeler while in a Nissan Sentra. Severe whiplash occurred and I was thrust into a life of physical therapy and to be honest, depression. To drown out the feelings of depression, I drank, ate, worked, churched, had failed relationships and even found myself contemplating suicide. I was in a dark place, but I had become good at wearing a mask in public! But internally I was a total wreck!
In 2005 I began to really take my walk of faith seriously and enrolled in seminary. I graduated in 2007 and became a licensed minister. During the period between 2007 and 2012, while engaged in deeper studies I began to realize that I needed to live a life closer to Word of God in all aspects of my life.
In March 2013, at the age of 41, I decided to take my life back! I took a picture of myself and really examined what I saw. My realization was that I hated what I had done to myself! I hated getting up to take a nebulizer just to breathe every day! I hated having to carry a rescue inhaler! I hated having to take an asthma steroid every day! I hated taking medication for acid reflux every day! I hated having to take medication every day to assist my respiratory system! I hated snoring (which eventually led me to a CPAP machine at night)! I hated having to take a statin every day because I had extremely high cholesterol! I hated hearing the doctor say that I would have to take all of this for the rest of my life! And most of all, I absolutely hated looking at myself naked in the mirror! I hated what I became!
So, how did I do it? I chose to finally love myself enough to change my lifestyle and to do it according to the Word of God. I began by going back into the scriptures to find out what I should eat and what I shouldnât eat. I went precept by precept, line by line, here a little and there a little. Then I invested in learning how to read my blood work, to see how my diet affected the blood. It has been a long time, a lot of discipline and hard work, but I can finally say that I love me! I love what I see when I stand in the mirror! I love how I feel! I love the look on the doctorâs face when he gives me a clean bill of health! I loved putting the CPAP machine in the closet! I love being off medications! I love keeping my co-pays! I love having more money than month! I love the energy and quality of life that comes with good health! And I would absolutely love to see my family, friends and clients experiencing the same quality of life that I am experiencing!
To all of those affected by chronic disease or unresolved health issues, who were told by medical professionals that you needed âdiet and exerciseâ without explaining what that looks like, and who are looking for real answers in a world of confusing medical options. This program is dedicated to you!
To your success, Alonzo & LaShun!