35, mom · Down 44 lbs
Mary B.
Mary was walking 8 miles a day. She'd tried keto, Weight Watchers, cutting out bread and sugar, and a trainer 7 days a week. Nothing stuck.
Then her son was diagnosed with cancer. For months she stopped caring about herself and put everything into keeping her kid alive. When treatment finally ended, she looked up and didn't recognize herself. She hadn't been able to look in a mirror, or at a photo of herself, in years.
She didn't need another diet. She needed a plan that fit a life that had already been through enough. No banned foods, nights out with friends, a glass of wine when she wanted one. Small steps she could build on.
Today she can look at a picture of herself and say "I look pretty today."
"I'm finally living life instead of just surviving."Mary B.
Heavy since high school · Down 41 lbs
Jim C.
Jim has been heavy since high school. He did the math once: over the years he'd lost more than 400 pounds, and gained back 450.
He'd done it all. Weight Watchers, meal delivery, even the appetite shots years before anyone had heard of the new drugs. He lost 35 pounds on those shots. The day he stopped, it all came back, plus more.
"Food used to talk to me," he says.
This time nothing was off limits. He learned how much to eat, not what to fear. He's taken 4 inches off his chest and 5.5 off his waist, and he's going to his 50th high school reunion planning to weigh less than the day he graduated.
"Food isn't the enemy anymore. This isn't coming back this time."Jim C.
43, dad of 4 · Down 64 lbs
Tom S.
Tom came home from work, ate, slept, and did it again. He'd never lifted a weight or tried a diet in his life. He ate when he was bored, and he'd eat 6 or 8 slices of pizza because it was there.
At 275 pounds, he didn't take his shirt off in front of anyone. Not at the pool, not at the beach, not with his own kids.
One morning he woke up and looked at where he was headed. He has a wife and 4 kids. He wants to walk his daughter down the aisle. He wants to meet his grandkids.
He still has pizza, just 2 or 3 slices. And he says he's never felt better in his whole life.
"If not for you, do it for your family."Tom S.
Down 41 lbs
41, store manager
Adrian S.
For years Adrian lived on "I'll start over Monday." He'd do great for a while, have one bad day, and it would all fall apart. Pills, shakes, programs. "Monday turned into 4 years."
He got to a place where he thought this was just his life now. He almost didn't join, because he didn't want to fail one more time.
What changed was the bad days. Now he can go to Dairy Queen, have the ice cream, log it, and move on. No starting over. His jacket is 2 sizes smaller, and he finally sleeps through the night.
"I broke the cycle. I was at rock bottom. That was me."Adrian S.
Lifelong yo-yo dieter · Down 50 lbs
Bill C.
Bill yo-yo dieted his whole life. Every time he finished a diet, the weight came back, plus a little more. Then came a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
He was scrolling Instagram, about to try the carnivore diet, when he stopped himself. He knew how it would end. It would be keto all over again, and he'd fail again.
He started with baby steps. No extreme rules, just a new way of eating he could keep. His clothes are loose, and the bloating and joint pain he lived with are gone.
"Here was a guy who'd been in my situation and turned it all around."Bill C.
71, retired · Down 30 lbs
Sydney C.
Sydney had already lost 40 pounds on another program. Then she got stuck, and the weight started creeping back. She'd seen that movie before.
"You think, well, you're pretty old, you can't do anything anyway." Late-night eating was always her weak spot.
She learned to handle the nights, started lifting dumbbells at home 3 times a week, and kept walking. She lost 30 more pounds. She's stronger now, and she even stands up straighter.
"This isn't taking a pill and then gaining it all back like I've done several times. This is a lifelong thing."Sydney C.
59 · Down 47 lbs, kept off 18+ months
Richard N.
Richard spends his days taking care of other people. But at 236 pounds he wasn't comfortable in his own skin. Nothing fit right.
He wasn't sure he could fit a plan into a life that busy.
He learned how to eat, how to handle parties where the food isn't great, and how to get back on track at his very next meal instead of days later. He got to 189, and he's stayed there for over a year and a half.
"It's great to just walk into a store, pull something off the rack, try it on, and it fits."Richard N.
Business owner, dad
Cade L.
Cade tried the fad diets, the fasting, the supplements. None of it worked. Then life happened. Kids, work, a construction business to run. Over time he gained a lot of weight and lost every healthy habit he had. He didn't know how to find his way back.
The part that hurt most was theme parks with his kids. He couldn't go on the rides with them because of his weight.
He didn't have to blow up his life. He kept living normally and changed a few eating habits. Now he rides the rollercoasters with his kids, and his endurance on job sites is through the roof.
"This guy could help me become who I used to be. I feel like I'm in my mid-20s again."Cade L.
72, mom
Margie L.
In her 30s, Margie ran 10Ks. Then came 2 kids, her 50s, and menopause. By her 70s the scale scared her. It felt too close to 200.
She was doing everything right. She counted calories in an app, she exercised, she hired a trainer. The scale wouldn't move.
"I was desperate. I was in despair. My body just wouldn't do what I told it to do."
The surprise: she wasn't eating enough protein or enough food. When she ate more, the weight started coming off. She got through the holidays with Christmas cookies and kept going. Today she lifts bags of dog food with ease, and takes her son to the gym with her.
"I can do the work. I just didn't know what to do."Margie L.
