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Charlie: 131 lbs Lost

Posted: Feb 06 in Success Stories by

With the start of a new year, Charlie Staten decided that 2011 was the year that he would finally do something about his weight. Weight issues were a problem in his family; Charlie even had a brother that died of health problems largely due to weight. Now in his 60’s, Charlie realized that it was time to take control of those things that he did have some control over.

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Tim: 350 lbs Lost

Posted: Jan 06 in Success Stories by

In June of 2010 Tim Barnard was 32 years old and weighed 602 pounds. Surprisingly, his only medical problem at the time was high blood pressure which required medication to control. Because he was still young, more medical problems resulting from his weight had not yet presented themselves. Nothing to this point had scared Tim enough to convince him to address his weight. Then, at a routine check-up, Tim’s doctor asked him if he realized that his body’s systems and organs were doing the work for more than one person. That comment made Tim realize that he was jeopardizing his health with being so heavy. After all, a person’s organs are meant to do what they do for one body, not multiple. Tim realized that additional medical problems were not far off.

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Edalynn: 150 lbs Lost

Posted: Dec 06 in Success Stories by

Edalynn Weiss is a veteran dieter. At the age of 12 she remembers starting her first organized diet club. In the last 36 years she has been on many weight loss journeys, losing 40, 60, and even 80 pounds. She considered gastric bypass, but had her reservations about undergoing surgery. Edalynn knew she needed to do something, but was unsure what that “something” was.

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Jay: 100 lbs Lost

Posted: Nov 04 in Success Stories by

Jay Blazer is a 43 year old teacher and coach. He was called to action when he realized that his weight was affecting his health at an all-too-young age. Jay was dealing with acid reflux and also was given the diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose, which is another term for prediabetes. His blood pressure was on the high side. The father of young children, Jay needed to make the changes necessary to improve his health. Those changes had losing weight at the top of the list.

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Ed and Penny: 154 lbs Lost

Posted: Oct 12 in Success Stories by

Ed and Penny Barnett are looking forward to many more years together thanks to their commitment to each other to lose weight. Here is their story. As is the case with many middle-aged overweight men, Ed was dealing with diabetes and high blood pressure and was taking medication for both. His diabetes has gotten out of control, and Ed was told that he needed to either start insulin or lose weight and change his lifestyle. Although the thought of starting insulin got his attention, his real motivator to lose weight was the fact that his younger brother died at age 47 because of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Frightened by his family history, Ed decided he wanted to have more years to enjoy life and his family. That meant getting serious about losing weight.

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