Vicky Cuddy
“Asking Crystal to train me was a big step because it meant I needed help to get the body I wanted. I’d tried a lot of different routines but it wasn’t until Crystal that I saw amazing results –30 lbs and six dress sizes lighter, I feel great about my decision. It’s not just because I have the energy of a teenager or the pre-mommy waistline that I’ve always wanted. It is also because Crystal always believed in making my goals a reality, and her great attitude and encouragement kept me from giving up. Listen up ladies — no facial will ever give you the satisfaction of an hour with Crystal. She finds a way to bring your inner beauty to the surface. I had already begun my weight loss/training program before I met Crystal. I had reached a...
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Bill Fisher
Last year at my annual physical exam, the doctors told me I was overweight and my cholesterol was slightly above normal. So, on December 27th, I decided to start a wellness program and contracted Crystal (also bilingual) to help me improve my overall health and appearance. The plan she advocated needed to be holistic if I wanted to lose body fat, strengthen my muscles and skeletal system, which inevitably would make me feel stronger, more energetic and appear much younger. We developed an eating plan because as she told me it is senseles to exercise and at the same time put poor quality food and drink into my body. She also told me that dieting (reducing my food intake) and not exercising at all would lower my metabolism which would cause my body to go into “starvation mode” and...
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Margah Lips
In early 2010, my husband and I arrived in San Miguel for our usual three-month sojourn in sunny Mexico. We own a house here and have been happy part-time residents of this beautiful city for several years. I mention the three-month time period because it is an important part of the story of my “Crystalization”. Unbeknownst to my family and friends, I had resolved to make my three months in San Miguel into a truly transformative experience. In the preceding ten years, I had gained weight and was seriously out of shape. Both my cholesterol and blood pressure numbers were too high. My dress size had gone from a 6 petite to a 12 petite. I wouldn’t think of putting on a bathing suit and I avoided full length mirrors altogether. At five foot three inches with a light...
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