When Nancy Sylvestre turned 40, she noticed her body starting to change. Little by little, she gained weight each year until this past January. Despite having stable energy levels, she found herself losing stamina and lacking the motivation to address her weight gain.
Aches and pains began to surface, making it even harder for Nancy to get involved in activities she once enjoyed. She felt embarrassed to join a gym or movement classes, so she stayed home, unable to participate in fun activities with her young adult children.
Nancy’s mindset at the time was that this was just a normal part of the “middle age crisis” and hormonal imbalances that come with pre and during menopause. She tried to accept her changing body and even worked on self-love, confidence, and acceptance. But deep down, she was still unhappy, and even intimacy with her husband became an issue.
In 2020, Nancy joined the company doTERRA, feeling a connection with natural health and wellness. As a doTERRA business advocate, she wanted to improve her overall health but couldn’t seem to get into the right mindset to start moving and doing the things that could help her. She felt stuck.
Late fall 2023, Nancy saw a friend who had done the program with Nicole at Innerstrong Fitness, and she was impressed by her friend’s glowing transformation. That’s when Nancy decided to opt out of joining a gym (her January resolution) and sign up for the 4-month program with Innerstrong Fitness instead.
At her consultation with Nicole, Nancy felt an immediate connection and got really excited to get started, even though she had little faith in her ability to reach any goals. She struggled with the exercises at first, feeling ashamed of her weakness, but she pushed through each workout, every day. Within just one week, Nancy felt stronger, and it didn’t take long for her to notice the changes.
Nancy had never committed to a program the way she did with Innerstrong Fitness. It gave her incredible determination, motivation, and hope. Her mindset was changing, along with her state of mind and faith in her capabilities. The weekly check-ins fueled her to continue and reach for more.
As Nancy ate the right foods, she felt the benefits, and her cravings for fast food slowly changed to cravings for healthy, colorful meals. She wasn’t just losing weight; her skin, hair, digestion, emotional state, and confidence were all changing for the better.
Nancy’s 4-month commitment exceeded her expectations, and she surpassed her goals. She extended her program for another month to get to where she thought she would never get in her older years. But this time, she knew she could do it.
“Age is just a number,” Nancy realized. “All that I learned on this journey, I know is necessary for me to live a life full of vitality, happiness, and contentment. I now know that anything I set my mind to, I can achieve it!”
Nancy never thought she was capable of such a transformation. “It was not easy, but then it was,” she says. “Only took me 5 months to reverse 10 years, maybe even more, of bad habits and decline. Thank you, Nicole, for your guidance, encouragement, and faith in me. I’ll be forever grateful our paths crossed at this time in my life.”
