Liesel Ignoffo got her weightloss wake up call at a family ski trip
When Liesl Ignoffo went skiing with her family at Wilmot Mountain recently, she found she had to quit after a few runs.
“That was a real wake-up call,” she said.
Liesl was lucky to get in the Fittest Loser Challenge. The last slot opened up after one young contestant couldn’t get his doctor’s approval to participate, and then the alternate found out she’s pregnant.
Liesl wants to look more like she did the day her husband married her.
“He just doesn’t look at me the way he used to,” she wrote in her application. “It really kills me. I know long ago he used to look at me as if her were so proud to have me and now that look is gone. I long for that look from him again!”
At age 41, 5-foot-5 and 185 pounds, Liesl also hopes to get more energy for her two young children and her job as vice president of human resources for a financial company.
She’s tried Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and LA Weight Loss, and lost some weight, but with a diagnosis of hypothyroid, never reached her goal of 130.
Named for Liesl from “The Sound of Music,” Liesl retains a young outlook, breaking into song to prove it.
“I am 16, going on 17…”
Like all the contestants, over the next three months, she’ll need all the youthful energy she can muster.