Hello, my name is Mark and I would like to share a little about Mark’s Story. Hopefully, this explains why I love these products and Pruvit!
recovering from addiction
I’m a recovering alcoholic, and in June of 2020, I will be celebrating 32 years of sobriety. During my 30’s, I was very active, playing softball and bowling. I had a very physical job and although I had always struggled with a sugar addiction I never had to worry about my weight. However, in 2003 I had a second knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus, which put an end to my athletic career – both bowling and softball.
I was quite fortunate that my company found me another job in an office. I couldn’t do the physical job that I had done for over 20 years any longer. Working in an office was quite challenging. It was a lot less physical and I was constantly surrounded by food temptation. Unfortunately, I also couldn’t get the exercise that I needed to control my weight. My sugar cravings got a bit out of control. And before I knew what was happening, I weighed in at 250 lbs.
My body ached. Had pains in my knees, my back, everywhere. knew I needed to control my weight. Did the HCG diet three different times which worked fine until I stopped. I was not able to maintain the weight loss and usually gained back more than I had lost. Between 2009 and 2018, I managed to stay around 240 lbs. Which was far from a comfortable or healthy weight for me. I often was short of breath, felt tense, and got exhausted quickly which caused stress eating. I knew I needed to do something but was very frustrated, all the diets I tried had failed. Then in July of 2018, I went to the doctor and he told me it was time to get serious about my health. My blood work was not favorable. He warned me medications were in my future.
Mark’s Story recovery.
At that time we had a friend who was losing weight and Rene’ asked her what she was doing. She had started these drinks (PTK’s) and was losing weight consistently. When Rene told me about it, I wasn’t that motivated at first, given my experiences with different diets I had earlier used. Rene’s tooth infection that caused some problems led her to start using the drinks.
I joined her not only to support her but to see if it would help my weight issues. It’s been a fantastic experience and turnaround for us both. Within the first six months of drinking the PTK’s, my weight came under control, and my cholesterol was at a level where I never had to take medication. Pure therapeutic ketones will be a part of our lives forever.
Read more on Rene’s story.
