Nichol used to spend every waking moment at home, confined to a room or her bed. At nearly 500 pounds, she could hardly walk without losing her breath, she couldn’t fit into her car to drive herself anywhere and everyday tasks like laundry were impossible. Reliant on friends, family and her husband to help her with everything, Nichol hadn’t left her house in four years and had lost all hope of being part of the outside world or living a normal life.
Name: Nichol G.After a health scare, Nichol hit her breaking point and reality set in. Fortunately, a good friend told her mother about Isagenix® and after learning about it from her, Nichol decided to give it a try.
“Isagenix was a miracle to me,” says 31-year-old Nichol of Massachusetts. “My energy went through the roof and I decided to try to walk to the kitchen and do dishes, then eventually, everything by myself.”
Her daily IsaLean® Shakes and other Isagenix supplements kept fueling her energy levels and she noticed that she was losing weight. Her Isagenix team members began to encourage her to attend Top Achievers in San Francisco; a feat that at first was intimidating and too overwhelming for her to think about.
“I told them that I couldn’t do it. How could I fit on the plane? What about the heat and how it would affect my body?” says Nichol.
But they wouldn’t give up on her. Her cleansing coach pressed on and told her to believe that she was going to go, even though it was only days away and transportation had not yet been determined.
“Twenty-four hours later she called me and told me to pack my bags,” shares Nichol. “I couldn’t believe it was actually happening.”
Nichol’s first steps out of the house in four years happened just days later as she traveled by plane to San Francisco where she enjoyed Top Achievers and seeing the sights of the Golden Gate Bridge with her team members. Incredibly, the cost of her two seats on the plane, accommodations and other necessities were covered by her cleanse coach.
Since then, Nichol has lost 162 pounds,* become a member of the 100-Pound Club, is exercising regularly, delivering newspapers each night and accomplishing more than she ever thought was possible. She and her husband now spend time together with regular “date nights” and she feels self-sufficient again.
One of the biggest milestones was when her sister called her to see if she could pick her up. Nichol nearly turned down the request, but decided to set her fears aside, walk to the driveway and try it. Amazingly, she easily fit into her compact car.
“I was just overwhelmed with joy,” says Nichol. “It was a really emotional time and I also realized that I’m not the same person I was when I was bigger. I’m a different person and more positive than I used to be.”
While Nichol is still setting goals and wants to get down to a healthy weight of 160 pounds, she’s not focusing solely on losing weight. She’s found the mission and motivation she has always wanted and is now striving to build her Isagenix business by simply sharing her story with others.
“My goal is to share Isagenix with as many people as possible over my lifetime so they can be physically and financially free,” says Nichol. “I don’t want people to think that I’m just selling Isagenix—I want them to know that Isagenix is the most amazing product out there and that they should put it in their bodies and experience the results themselves.”