Patti is a retired NYC Police Officer, and a fitness and wellness professional.  She resides in NYC with her husband of 20+ years.

 In 2008, at the age of 48, three months after she retired from the police department, she was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer – stage IIB. 

After her cancer battle she went into a level of depression.  Using food as an agent of comfort she tipped the scale at 238 pounds and wore a size 22 due to overeating, not exercising, and using food as an agent of comfort.  Being morbidly obese led Patti to be diagnosed with diabetes type 2, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and taking 5 diferrent type of medication.  It was then that she made the determination to make a U-turn to health. 

In September of 2012, 14 months later from the start of her journey, she reached her weight loss goal – she had lost 113 pounds & had reversed  all her illnesses.  She did this by portion control & exercise –  plain old hard work.