I lost 89 pounds!

"I was tired of being tired, avoiding social events and cameras, injecting myself with insulin numerous times a day, taking medications and having to wear a CPAP mask every night to counter my sleep apnea. Now, I've dropped all but a little medication! "

challenge

What I learned during the weight-loss phase at the San Diego Center was how much effort the maintenance phase would require. Happily, long range principles were taught each week in class and that made the transition so much easier.

success

It was the look of joy on all my East Coast friends faces, almost ALL of whom passed me by at our regular meeting place! Another memorable moment was after my first 10 pound loss, when I exerted my usual energy effort to step up on the sidewalk and ended up doing a bit of a leap due to the lighter load!