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This is me at my biggest and heaviest. My grandma had just passed and I was blessed to be her hospice nurse. Needless to say, eating my feelings to grieve got me through sleepless nights. I ate. I ate and I didn’t care about the consequences. I just wanted to feel good.  Baked goods, Doritos, and beer made me feel good. One morning I woke up, looked in the mirror, and had thought my face was swollen. I ignored this and would actively avoid looking at my face in the mirror. Then when COVID happened, I reevaluated my health and realized I didn’t have stamina or reserve to be the best nurse, wife, and mother I needed to be. I had no energy and was anxious all the time. The guilt from eating junk food made me feel bad about myself so I thought, “I might as well eat the Cheetos anyway.” I was a snake eating my own tail. 

I had finally had enough. I reached out to Tyson and was ready to commit and get my life back on track. Not just my life, but a better life. This was one of the hardest, most challenging, rewarding things I’ve ever done. I have completely surprised myself in what I could achieve. Tyson had been encouraging, fair, and firm when I needed it. I feel so amazing. My knees don’t hurt anymore, my anxiety has gone down, and doing three shifts in a row before was unheard of, but now I do them often without defeat. I look good but more importantly I feel good. It was all worth it with his help. 
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