I, started with, Dr. Fidino in 2020 right after she opened her clinic. And I was going to just my GP, and they were trying to take me off of my estrogen and hormones. And I had started a new job as a principal, and I knew that wasn’t probably good timing and, but I just didn’t feel heard. And so I’d heard about new U and Rachel. And so I made an appointment and went in. And from the second I walked in that office, I felt seen, I felt heard, I didn’t feel judged. Um, it just was like, we’re a team and we’re gonna figure this out. And so we started that journey just with hormones and within six to eight months. And, and it was really just so deep, you know, it was just she delved so deep, she’s like, we did gene testing, we did, you know, all the things to make sure that everything I was on was gonna help me and that, um, I was gonna feel better. That was, that’s what I feel like when you walk into new U, they, they’re invested in you feeling better. So, um, we started with my hormones and, and Rachel, Dr. Fidino was like, not only are we gonna not take you off them, we’re gonna get you on more of them because we need you to feel better. And so we started down that path, and within six months or a year, I did feel so much more balanced and everything. I had started this principal job when COVID hit. And um, so there was a lot of stress involved with that. And as the next few years went by, my health had just kind of deteriorated from that. Um, stresses can be really detrimental. I talked to her about it a lot. Again, she always listens. She just, she was always like, okay, let’s see if we can, let’s do blood work and make sure you’re doing okay, but you gotta think about, you know, how to take care of yourself. And she was really just invested in, in me as a person, not just walking into a doctor’s office and getting hormones. You know, it, she was really invested in me. And so, um, the last little bit I, my, I went in for my yearly and she was like, your meds aren’t holding your blood pressure’s up. Like, she goes, we got it. You need to think about doing something. And, and she’s very kindly basically said, you either put yourself and your family first, or you keep working. And it was really scary. And, but I, I took a leave and walked away and, in the same time, I needed some surgery, some repair surgery. And she sent me to these amazing doctors in Seattle. And so I had that done and I, and I decided to resign from my job, which is a really hard decision. But since then, I have lost 60 pounds on the weight loss program. I started about almost a year ago, so February I started. And, I just feel so thankful in, in other ways people say saved my life, but I feel like, you know, she saved my life before I got too sick and I had to recover from something bigger, right? I had things I could recover from. I could sleep and I could eat right, and I could do things. And I just took everything they said. The whole team said to heart. Like, I did the intermittent fasting and I really watched my carbs and I drank a lot of water and I, I just exercised more. And yeah. And I, here I am, like feeling so much better. And yes, it’s wonderful to be thinner. Yes. You know, that’s, that’s the goal, but it’s like inside out for me. Like, I just feel, I just feel like again, they saved, they saved me by saying, we see you, we hear you, and we’re a team and we’re gonna take care of you. And I just, I’ll tell anyone that wants to hear it. Like, if you need, if you need something, this is the team that you want.
So I started the weight loss program in August of 23. Uh, lost 25 pounds, took six months off because I wanted to make sure that I could keep it off and decided, yes, this is the program for me. So I started back last summer. I’ve now lost a total of 75 pounds. I’ve got 10 to go. So I’m very excited. And between that and the cell sound treatment, uh, that’s helping get rid of visceral fat, which is down about 30% now for me, which is huge. Um, I’ve just made vast improvement my, to my health, my longevity, and I’m really excited about it. I’m actually, um, on Monday, um, we’re actually gonna do some threading in my face and my neck because I’ve lost my cheeks if you can’t tell. Um, and there’s more wrinkles than I used to have from the weight loss. And so we’re gonna do some things to improve that.
When I first walked in, it’s absolutely beautiful there. Uh, all the, the women who work there are beautiful. They’re happy, they’re smiling. They, they know my name now. Yeah. When I walk in, make sure, hi, how you doing? You know, come on in. And they have water and coffee and they’re always just very, very welcoming, which is very nice.
Weight loss has always been a struggle for me. I’m always yo-yoing up and down. Coming here, uh, for the weight loss, um, has been life-changing for me, um, with the incredible help of the staff who I feel like have become my friends. Um, the support and the program itself, it’s encouraging, supporting, I’ve seen great results, and I don’t feel like I have to yo-yo anymore. That’s been wonderful. Um, also, I’ve done the Evolve, and that has given me great results as well. Um, made my confidence levels. Both programs have, my confidence levels have just boosted dramatically, and I’m, um, feeling healthier and really good about myself.