Jean U., Madison
lost 65 pounds
"I lost about 35 pounds before getting married. Then, after two children, I was overweight. I had unsuccessfully attempted to lose weight myself. When I did lose weight, I would always gain the weight back. My doctor told me to lose weight about three years ago and my weight only increased. I reached 200 pounds before finally deciding to lose some of my excess weight once and for all."
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Sharisse H., Madison
lost 274 pounds
"At 464 pounds, I was morbidly obese and had never been as big as I was in December, 2003. It was so difficult for me to do simple things like leaving the house or visiting my friends. How did I let myself get this big? I had to make a choice. Did I want to continue living this way, or live a healthier, more energetic life? I finally made the choice, “Sharisse, if you want to feel better and look better, you have to live a healthier lifestyle”. I had seen Healthy Inspirations on many occasions, and my grandmother offered to pay for my program. The day I walked into Healthy Inspirations, little did I know that it would help me change my life forever."
"When I first came to Healthy Inspirations, I knew something good was going to come my way. Dennis and the Healthy Inspirations staff really motivated me and helped me realize I could lose the weight. At the time it seemed unattainable, but now I’m a living testimony they were right and boy, am I thankful. The reason why I feel Healthy Inspirations is such a great program is because of the eating plan. It was not hard to follow, and for the first time on a “diet”, I felt satisfied. At first, I was too overweight to even use the exercise equipment, but they had me doing other exercises to like walking in place and lifting small weights. The relaxation treatments I found helpful to relieve some tense feelings in the body. After just a month or so, I stopped coming in because I was too embarrassed to leave the house. But I took my eating plan and followed it from that point forward, getting my exercise in by walking around my block daily.
Dropping the weight really inspired me! I lost over 270 pounds and I feel wonderful!"
"In addition to losing weight, I stopped smoking, which also made me feel so much better. I’m not quite where I want to be yet, but I’m a lot closer than I was a year ago. I’m very proud of myself and feel as though I may have saved my life. People that know me and don’t know me are always telling me how good I look. And now, when people give me compliments and say kind things to me, I actually believe them!"
Shelley E., Stoughton
lost 90 pounds
"Oh my God, this journey was phenomenal. There are all these things you don’t do when you’re heavy. You don’t go to an amusement park because you might not fit in the seat. You don’t go shopping because you have to go to plus-size stores that have very few choices.Now I’m a size 10. I’m wearing sleeveless things for the first time in 20 years. This opens so many doors. You just feel so free!"
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