A 30-Year Success
Story
After receiving our print newsletter celebrating our
30-year anniversary, SB wrote us with her story of success,
achieved in living the healthy lifestyle she learned almost
30 years ago at Green Mountain!
Dear Friends at Green Mountain,
Congratulations on your 30th Birthday! I cannot believe 29
years has gone by since I attended your "life-changing"
3-week summer program in 1975. Thank you from the bottom of
my heart for instilling healthy lifestyle attitudes, principles,
and behaviors for staying fit for a lifetime!
I am now 49 years old and look/feel 10 years younger! I have
maintained my 120 weight/ 5'6'' without dieting over all these
years. Like so many young college girls, I put on the "Freshman
20" pounds going from 120 to 140. By my junior year I
had blossomed to 152 pounds until I read about your program
in a magazine.
The Green Mountain summer experience in 1975 altered my life
in so many positive ways. I have traveled many parts of the
country as a business strategy consultant and quality facilitator.
I'm humbled to say that much of what I learned from Green
Mountain has contributed to my confidence, energy, and zest
for life! I continue to play golf, walk daily, and do yoga
in my spare time...and have never desired a "super-size"
food portion!
No one in my adult life would ever believe I ever had a
weight or self-image problem. As a matter a fact, I am always
kidded for being able to eat anything and not gain weight!
The truth is I adhere to well-balanced meals, healthy snacks,
and daily walks. It has been ingrained since my Green Mountain
days. I can't imagine skipping breakfast/lunch, eating a 10
ounce steak, or lying on a couch without some daily physical
activity. I have been asked to model at many shows and even
appeared on the cover of the Pennsylvania Health and Fitness
Magazine in 1997 representing women in Golf.
When I think back on my life at 20 years old and 30 pounds
overweight...I can only imagine adult years of struggling
with yo-yo weight gains/losses, fad diets and exercises, and
weekly therapy sessions! Green Mountain saved me from the
all too consuming "self-image struggles" or "quick
fixes" that so many women waste time on. Your program
in 1975 gave me the tools to live a healthy adult life so
I could spend my precious time on my life's work and enjoying
all that life has to offer. How sad to have spent the last
29 years focusing on me and how I don't measure up!
Thank you Green Mountain for setting me free from myself
and allowing me to love and live a truly wonderful life! My
best wishes for continuing to do what you do best...helping
women feel good again!
Kind regards,
SB
Pittsburgh, PA |
