Naturally Thin, or Discipline? Submit your story for this NEW book here!

[Suzy Stauffer]

I am excited I have met Sally Shields who is the author of "The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Make Friends with Your Mother-in-Law"--Amazon #1 bestseller list. She is a mother of 2 children and is on a mission to discover if thin women are naturally thin or disciplined. After her lifelong quest to manage her own weight--she set out to interview thin women and find out the keys to their success!

I had the chance to share with her my success with---P90x and the freedom I now have with my body for the first time in my life. I have felt this new body confidence with discipline--I wish it was natural! Thanks to these workouts I found what works for me. I am excited to coach Sally to finding the same great feeling and results.

Her new book, "Naturally Thin, or Discipline?", is going to feature over 100 stories from women all over the country. I want to help her meet her goal of getting 33 more stories so she can go to publication and make this dream come true. If you would like to be part of Sally Shield's book---send her a note ASAP! Share your secrets to your success for the book.

Free Giveaway: We will select one BTBS member to receive a copy of her book after all submissions are collected and reviewed. , The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Make Friends with Your Mother-in-Law"-- just for sending your friends to join our community of H.O.T. moms!

Include in your story submission: Send a Message to Sally's BTBS Inbox

Age:
Height:
Weight:
Dress Size:
# of Children:
Your Story: (between 300-500 words)

[Please include things like, how often do you eat, what do you eat, what don't you eat, exercise, what is your exercise program, portion control, water in-take, that kind of thing, do you use supplementation of any kind, were you always this thin, or did you use a program to lose weight, if so which one, thoughts on sugar and carbs, and do you think about your weight constantly, etc. that sort of stuff]

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[Sally Shields]

Dear Mirdza,

Thank you so very much! This is absolutely wonderful! I so appreciate you joining my project - a group of
fantastic women!

I will be in touch again when I am ready to put together phase 2 (the photographs).

Have a most beautiful day, Mirdza, and thank you again for your participation!
I know this is going to help a lot of women out there!

I very much look forward to our continuing correspondence.
With much gratitude and appreciation,
Sally :-)

[Mirdza Hayden]

I just realized that I didn't enter my age, height, etc. So, here it is:

Age: 40
Height: 5.3
Weight: 119 pounds
Dress size: small (8 P)
# of children: 2 of my own and 2 stepkids

[Mirdza Hayden]

I am not sure how long my story needs to be, but here is my story:


I am definitley not naturally thin, though many think I am; I work hard everyday to stay fit and healthy, but I also have lots of fun doing it. I used to be fairly thin when I was a kid, but I started getting overweight when I became a teenager and I continued gaining weight through highschool and college. Finally one day I realized I was heading down the wrong path, the obesity path that my family members were going down, and I sure didn't want all the health problems that they had. You see, my mom was constantly on a yo-yo diet, ever since I can remember. She was always on some type of diet to lose weight. Her sisters were even heavier, and still are to this day; my mom has started living a healthy lifestyle, though, and is much healthier and fitter now.

Well, I continued to gain weight in college with all the "wonderful" cafeteria food, and I ended up getting gall bladder problems, and that was my wake-up call. I decided to do something once I finished college. I researched books and started a program called "Chris Imbo's Peak 10 Fitness". I followed their nutrition plan and I started jogging and doing their weight-lifting program. I started losing weight and got fitter and fitter every day. I stopped the program after my first husband left me, though, and later joined a gym. But, life got in the way, and I stopped going to the gym after about 3-4 months. Then I got pregnant. I knew I needed to be fit and healthy for my baby, so I got a program that I did all through my pregnancy, and had a fit, healthy and energetic pregnancy. I kept on walking after I had my little boy and I lost the weight quickly. I maintained my weight, but noticed I was losing muscle mass since I wasn't doing any strenght training, so I decided to look into programs that would help me with that. I found some fun workout programs through a company called BeachBody and have been doing these programs ever since 2007. I've been following the health and fitness road ever since then and never plan to go back. You see, I am not naturally thin, but I am now committed to live a fit and healthy lifestyle so that I can be energetic and healthy everyday. I need that as a mom! ;)