I would like to lose about 25 to 30 lbs and tighten up all over

by April
(Golconda, NV, USA)

Hi Rumi, I am a 45 year old woman who has gotten completely out of shape. I live way out on a ranch which is 18 miles on a dirt road out of a little town called Golconda, NV. This is the kind of town that if you were passing through and blinked, you would miss it entirely.

So, needless to say, finding your website was really a blessing as the nearest gym is many miles away. I probably weigh close to 160 (I don't have a scale), and at 5' 5 1/2" tall that is way too heavy.

My belly sticks way out from my jeans and I have rolls where I never had them before. This has had a negative effect on my love life and consequently has affected my relationship with my husband as well.

He says it doesn't bother him but I know he is just trying to be kind. The problem is that I just don't feel sexy anymore. So I have become determined to do something about it. I would like to lose about 25 to 30 lbs and tighten up all over.

In order to accomplish this goal I have completely given up alcoholic beverages (I used to have one or two drinks a night), soda pop, and sweets. I am also cutting back on my portions and, if I snack at all, I chose healthy snacks (carrot sticks, apples, etc).

I already eat a fairly healthy diet as I am a vegetarian and do not drink regular milk (I prefer soy milk instead). I just started working out with your videos about 4 days ago and I love them.

The only problem, and it's a big one, is that when I try to play them on my computer, they play about 30 seconds, then the video stops and I must wait while it is buffering for about 2 minutes.

As you can imagine this is extremely frustrating! I spent about two hours yesterday trying to get through a 20 minute video! Please help if you can.

P.S. I would upload a picture but I am horribly embarrassed by the way I look.