Jan

22

I lost 40 pounds almost exclusively through dieting

January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Three years ago I weighed 215 pounds. I gained weight throughout college as a result of extremely poor eating habits and no exercise.
One day I finally decided to turn my life around and joined Weight Watchers. I learned how to read labels, watch my portion sizes, and exercise in moderation.
The meetings were extremely [...]

Jan

20

I began hearing about a weight loss surgery Lap Band

January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In January 2006 I was at my heaviest weight ever. I was a 5′8″, 235 lb, 46 year old female, who had tried every diet known to man.
I had been married for 18 years at that time, and had gradually put on 8-10 lbs a year. I had tried gyms, personal trainers, nutritionist, walking, [...]

Jan

18

My goal has always been to get down to a size 12 again

January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I am a 43 year old female, 5′5, 190 lbs. I have tried numerous diets to lose weight and have been unsuccessful until now.
To give you some background on myself, I have no medical conditions, I don’t smoke, drink socially. I had a baby late in my life which contributed to the weight loss [...]

Jan

16

I wanted to lose around 60 or so pounds

January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I am a male that is 45, 5 feet 10 1/2 inches tall, 235 pounds.
I wanted to lose around 60 or so pounds, so I started the Atkins diet. In the first two weeks of the diet I had lost about 6 pounds.
To be successful on this diet I had to cut out [...]

Jan

14

I lost about 50 pounds with this plan before getting pregnant

January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I am a 27 year old woman. I am 5″5′ and currently weigh 230 pounds. I would like to lose 90-100 pounds.
I have had success losing weight in the past with the Weight Watchers Core plan.
I lost about 50 pounds with this plan before getting pregnant. On Core, there is a list of [...]