Shannon

My name is Shannon Todarello and I am the owner of Curves – Downtown Central. I have owned this location since September 1, 2006. I first came to Curves as a member in need of losing weight. I had tried everything and nothing was working. This is when I realized I needed something different. I had heard about Curves a couple of times, through friends and on the TV. One day when driving down the street I had caught the Curves sign from the corner of my eye. That is when I decided I needed to stop and find out what kind of program they had available. When entering the staff member welcomed me with a smile and sat me down and explained Curves’ program to me. I thought to myself “There is no way it can be this easy.” So I took the free week and decided to find out for myself.

The next day I came back to try out the machines and see if the workout was something that would work for me. The fitness instructor showed me the machines and helped me get through the workout. I was breathing hard but made it through. I went a couple of more times that week and knew this was for me.

Not only did I begin losing weight but I met a bunch of great women to workout with. About the third month I joined the 6 Week Solution and began losing more weight. It was amazing and I couldn’t explain what was happening. I was just doing as the book was telling me and eating more than I had ever eaten in one day and the weight was coming off. After the 6 weeks was over I had lost a total of 11 pounds and 9 ½ inches. And it didn’t end there. I continued to lose even after I had gotten off the diet and went back to eating normally. I lost a total of 27 pounds and 17 inches.

I was so happy and couldn’t believe myself that all I did was talk about Curves. The owner of the Curves I was going to took me aside one day and offered me a job, a couple nights a week for a couple hours a day. So that night I went home and told my husband, who in return thought I was out of my mind. I had a full time job that I was working long hours with. But I was in love with Curves and what it had done for me.

About a month later my husband and I were talking and he asked me what I thought about looking into buying a Curves. I thought he was kidding, for the fact I was driving him crazy talking about Curves all the time. But he was serious. For the next couple of months we looked at every Curves that went on the market. Until walking into the Curves on Downtown Central. I was amazed. It was beautiful! And exactly what I wanted. With the large buildings and the atmosphere to go with them, I was very pleased. So here I am to share with you what I’ve learned and help you get what was given to me. Freedom from being over weight and the ability to control my weight from day to day. Not a diet but a life style. Something I look forward to everyday.