Two years ago, March, 2011 to be exact, I incurred my first bald spot. 5 months later I was completely bald. I had never heard of Alopecia…now Alopecia was controlling my emotions, actions and my entire life. I did not want to venture out in public with my condition and taking pictures was a no-no. And when I did leave my home, I did so in complete fear of people staring at me and whispering under their breath about me. I tried to smile but I didn’t mean it… I was too heartbroken. I was tormented by this disease and I felt helpless with no recovery in sight. Worse yet, I suffered with two ills…being bald and obese; I was over 200lbs and stood 5’4 inches. I thought, “What’s the point of living?” To look like this wasn’t worth living. I identified the areas of stress in my life and I eliminated the biggest one by resigning from my teaching position May 2012. It was a hard decision but I believed my life depended on it. Then I heard a voice say, “Lose the weight.” I believed it was the Lord ministering to me in my weak place. December 3, 2012 I began exercising and I adopted a clean eating regiment. I trained twice a day for an hour and boy did I sweat. I entered a weight loss challenge in January 2013 which lasted for 12 weeks. I was determined more than ever. I stopped worrying about my disease and learned all I could about weight training, and eating G-d made food vs. man made foods. I put the potatoes chips, processed foods and sweets away and picked up apples, peanut butter, spinach, fresh fish and broccoli. On April 8th after only 4 months of eating clean and drinking a gallon of water a day I lost 51lbs! I went from a size 12/14 to size 4/5. Out of 40 people who entered the challenge… I won! Yes, I won a trip for me and my husband to the Bahamas this October.
The most beautiful thing about this was I did not notice what was happening to my hair. I had completely stopped worrying about it and lamenting over it during the time I began training. My thoughts of despair and depressions were replaced my sheer determination and purpose. Once I paid attention to my hair I noticed it stopped falling out and I had 4 months of new growth! As of today, August 8, 2013 I have a full head of hair…and growing still…thicker and stronger than ever. As I focused on my needs to become a healthier person I gained me back. I continue to exercise and eat clean daily with only Sundays off. I am teaching myself how to swim as I plan to enter a triathlon sometime next year. Currently, I am training for my 1st bodybuilding competition March of 2014. I allow myself one cheat meal a week where I eat whatever I’m craving. When I took my life back my body and my hair came back to me. I praise G-d!
Very Humbly submitted,
Theresa Spiller of Pearland, Tx