My name is Rosemarie Jeanpierre and living in Los Angeles, CA. I'm a licensed vocational nurse. I'm 43 years old. I've always been overweight most of my life, My height is 5'2" and weighing 220 lbs in 2003. Then one day a trip to my doctor made me stop and think about my health. So I wanted to do something worthy. I started following the guidelines from fitnees and health informations of how to stay healthy and be fit. I began to exercise and watched my diet, working out and hour and half in the gym and running 6 miles per day. I changed my whole life style. It way really hard at first but I was motivated and determined. I started to shed off pounds and in only 6 months I lost 60 lbs and able to keep my weight of 110 lbs for 4 years now.

My co-workers started noticing me, how I was able to overcome my weight problem. I told them having a lot of discipline, determination, motivation, will power, knowledge and strong faith in God that kept me going in fulfilling my dreams. I was also blessed with family and friends who were there to support me, and encourage me that I can "Do It" in achieving goals in life. Having this attitude prompted me even more to lose weight to stay healthy.

I fell in love in running, I lost another 50 lbs in the next 6 months. My nephew in law introduced me to running in a marathon. I ran my first marathon in L.A. 2005 and I did well. I did not stop there, I started running from one marathon to another. I started running 10K's and 5K's just this year. I did not realize how good I was getting, my running time improved and before I knew it, I was being recognized as one of the top 3 runners in my age division in L.A. country. And able to be a part of a fund raising running event and to contribute something meaningful for a good cause. I never dreamed in my entire life that I would be known as an athlete and as a runner. But there I was getting medals and trophies for something I absolutely love doing. I did not run to compete but just for the sake of joy of running brings me.

Caringly,

Rosemarie Jeanpierre