Local Woman Reveals Secrets To Losing Weight, Improving Life

Fifteen years ago, things were good for Susan Mikolic. She was happy and healthy. But seemingly overnight, her life started to collapse.
Mikolic said, "We lost our home to medical debt. My husband and I separated. My kids were very ill. I was very ill, I was on disability."
Susan had also gained almost 50 pounds and was taking 16 medications.
"(I was) miserable and I felt despondent, helpless and hopeless," Mikolic explained.
But one day, the nurse realized she was seeing herself only as a victim.
"I think I finally got it that there was so much I could do and how I termed that is I took my power back and I said I can make differences in my life. I can change my life," Mikolic said.
Mikolic started eating whole foods instead of processed. And the extra weight melted off of her. She also got more sunlight, a cost-free way to pump up her positive energy. And she stopped dwelling on those negative thoughts we all have.
Mikolic said, "Oh my gosh, my kids are going to hang around with the wrong people. Oh my gosh, how am I going to pay the mortgage? Oh my gosh am I going to lose my job? And all those ‘oh my gosh’ thoughts start depleting your energy stores all day long."
Her transformation got people's attention.
"People kept saying what did you do? How did you do it? Can you teach me?" Mikolic said.
So Mikolic got to work and formulated a structure for what she had done. She composed worksheets to identify stress triggers, she created an interactive web site, and started offering seminars.
Leslie Carruthers of Sagamore Hills, and the owner of an internet marketing company, was intrigued. Carruthers wanted to improve on an already good life.
"Sue's program gives me structure to keep balance so that I'm really happy with how everything is going instead of okay, this one thing's going well and everything else is a train wreck," Carruthers explained.
Mikolic suggested Carruthers move more, so she built a computer desk over her treadmill. This is also where she could tackle those negative thoughts.
"What really works for me is to write down that chit chat because when I see it on paper, I see how stupid and not the truth it is," said Carruthers. "But if I don't get it out of my head, it sounds like the truth."
The subtle changes have worked.
"I'm much more fun to be with, for clients, for employees, for my husband, for my family," said Carruthers.
Susan still fills out her own worksheets every day, makes sure she's using her energy wisely, and finds the good in everything.
Mikolic said, "So if I'm in a car accident, I say, what's the blessing in this? What's the lesson in this? What the gift in this? It takes all the stress out of it and then I don't use up any energy being stressed."

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