start healthy eating and lose the first (or last) few pounds. I had yet to do this program, for many reasons, one being that I had never lost weight. From age 18 to 30, I had weighed between 145 - 152 lb. I was about 150 lb when I came home from Switzerland. Now, I didn't believe that I could actually be any smaller, since I had completed two full Ironman distance triathlons and never lost a pound. Training 12-15 hours per week in the months leading up to the race, you would think I would have lost a few pounds -but I never did. Ok, I did work at Hershey's when I did Ironman Canada - so that probably didn't help! This is photo of Lee-Anne and I after Ironman Canada in August 2003. I was fit - but certainly not thin. 
At the request of a few friends, I ordered the RESET kit to do it together - never believing I would lose any weight. It was challenging, but I got through it, and lost about 4 lb. I assumed I would gain it back, since I had never lost any weight before. The amazing thing was that my carb cravings were gone!
I continued on my journey of learning to eat in a healthy, low glycemic way and followed the maintenance program with USANA. This involves a Nutrimeal Shake for breakfast, my supplements and healthy, low glycemic lunch and dinner. I have several healthy snacks two or three times a day. And the amazing thing is that I kept losing weight. As did my whole family! Here's a great photo of the 4 of us at Christmas in 2006.
