Suddenly, my body stopped responding as it used to. The "normal" meals that didn’t affect my weight before were now impossible to ignore. I spent hours trying to lose weight with no success, and the energy I had seemed to disappear day by day.

By the time I hit 45, reality hit hard. I found myself lacking energy, feeling heavier, and my health started to decline. Sleeping more hours wasn’t working anymore, and worse, I woke up feeling even more tired than before!

Then, an unexpected situation changed my life.

An Unexpected Encounter Made Me Face the Reality
One day, I ran into my daughter’s childhood friend. She didn’t recognize me at first, and when she did, she said something that hit me hard: “Wow, Mariana! You were so much slimmer back then…”

That was a real wake-up call.

I had never been obsessed with the scale, but I decided it was time to face the truth. I bought a scale for the first time in years. And when I stepped on… the number was 230lbs!

The impact was huge. I looked in the mirror and really saw what I had become. I was tired, bloated, and clearly not the person I used to be.

The Moment I Decided to Change It was then that I realized I wasn’t just doing this for myself anymore. I needed to be healthy for my kids, to be present in their lives. I knew something had to change.