Two decades after her first Marie France journey, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo embraces a new chapter with her teenage daughter by her side.
When Dawn Zulueta-Lagadameo began her slimming journey with Marie France at the age of 36, shortly after giving birth, she didn’t anticipate the widespread inspiration it would spark among women. This experience wasn’t just a personal milestone—it became a moment that resonated far beyond her own transformation. Twenty years later, Dawn embarks on a new health and wellness journey with Marie France, and this time, she’s sharing it with her daughter Ayisha Lagdameo, marking a new chapter and shift in perspective.
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Dawn’s Journey With Marie France
For Dawn, the change feels natural, almost inevitable. What began as a quest to restore her pre-pregnancy figure has evolved into something more grounded, more mindful, and deeply personal: caring for her health and honoring her body through the changes of menopause.
Dawn openly recalls the unfamiliarity she felt in her body after childbirth. “I’ve always been really thin, but motherhood changed my body,” she shares. “I couldn’t do the things I loved, like running or dancing. I wasn’t used to it, and that’s why I really felt like I needed to lose weight to feel good again.”
Marie France became her partner during that season of rediscovery, helping her regain not just her figure, but also her confidence. “Marie France has really been a game changer for me. […] I was able to go back to work and feel confident again about the way I looked.”
At 56, Dawn’s priorities are different. Menopause has reshaped her needs, shifting her focus from aesthetics to comfort, energy, and longevity. “I’m really looking more for blood circulation, helping to ease the muscle pain, the joint pain… things that are brought on by menopause,” she explains.
She recently looked at her old Marie France billboard, taken when she was pregnant with Ayisha, and the sight brought back a wave of emotion. “It’s emotional, actually. It’s surreal,” she says. In the newly released billboard, Ayisha now stands beside her mother, turning the moment into a quiet yet powerful full-circle story.
Health and Wellness Is For Everyone
Marie France reflects the evolution of Dawn’s journey with its Trifecta for Wellness: a program designed to support her as she listens more closely to what her body needs at this stage of life. Wonder Axon helps strengthen her muscles while improving mobility and bone density—crucial for someone who wants to stay active and move with ease. Endospheres steps in to melt away the everyday aches she feels in her shoulders, back, and knees, leaving her body lighter and more relaxed. And Celluform works on smoothing and tightening the skin, giving her that extra boost of confidence that radiates from the inside out.
What makes this chapter even more special is that she’s not doing it alone. Ayisha, now in her teens, is beginning her own relationship with health and wellness. A major growth spurt in just two years—and the constant movement required by her dance training—has made her more aware of her body’s needs. For her, Marie France is less about transformation and more about learning how to care for herself early on, building habits she can bring into adulthood.
Together, Dawn and Ayisha represent two different seasons of womanhood, yet they’re connected by the same desire to feel good, strong, and supported in their bodies. And as Marie France celebrates 40 years, their story becomes a reminder of a simple, enduring truth: health and wellness really are for everyone, at any age and at every stage of life.
Photos courtesy of Marie France
