Alisa's Story

Alisa's Story "I was an obese child and have always had weight problems," says Alisa. "I tried more diets than I could count, but I'd lose the weight and gain it back. I felt like I was twice my age and I was exhausted."

Alisa was told by her physician that if she continued her unhealthy habits, she would be a candidate for a heart attack within the next five to ten years.

Alisa chose HMR® and lost 112 pounds, dropping eight dress sizes to a size 6!

"With HMR, I changed my entire life. I have new friends, I go to the gym, everything has changed. I bought an entire wardrobe. I couldn't stop shopping-I was so thrilled not to go into the plus-size section of the department stores."

For Alisa, HMR's structured plan was a major benefit. It eliminated the need for her to make food decisions. As a result, she stuck with her diet, lost the weight, and learned to make sensible behaviors a part of daily life.

Becky's Story

Goal: To achieve a healthier long-term lifestyle.

Challenge: Becky's challenge was staying on program food during her weight loss phase. She tackled this challenge by creating innovative recipes out of the HMR meal replacements, including a butterscotch pie!

Success: After Becky walked the San Diego Rock n' Roll marathon with the support and cheers of family and friends, she realized that she is now living a different lifestyle - a healthy lifestyle.

Frances' Story

Goal: To manage high blood pressure with less medication.

Challenge: Frances was initially apprehensive about using only meal replacements in the weight loss phase of the program.

Success: Frances has dramatically reduced the amount of blood pressure medicine she has to take. Her increase in physical activity has allowed her to participate in physical endeavors she could never have considered prior to the program, including activities with her grandson.

Heidi's Story

Goal: To lower blood pressure to healthy levels and to prepare for a "once in a lifetime" trip to Italy.

Challenge: Heidi was hesitant to tell friends and colleagues that she was on the program and was subjected to countless temptations.

Success: Heidi is now quite open about how and why she made such significant lifestyle changes to lose weight. She has lowered her blood pressure to healthy levels and her physician concluded she had the heart of "Secretariat" only a year after referring her to IHM.

Read Heidi's newsletter article...

Tom's Story

Goal: To improve his health and live a longer and more productive life.

Challenge: Recognizing the need for a long-term maintenance program with structure, accountability and personal coaching.

Success: Seeing old friends who tell him how great he's looking!

Larilyn's Story

Goal: Improve her health to prevent impending detrimental health issues.

Challenge: Starting maintenance after reaching her goal weight. Larilyn faced her fears of returning to her old habits.

Success: One of the most precious moments for Larilyn occurred when she was able to lie down on the floor and color with her granddaughter. Such a simple thing - but something she could not do before her weight loss