Inspiring Stories

See yourself in their stories

Our community is full of health leaders—ordinary people who discovered that they were capable of extraordinary change and now use their experiences to support and encourage others. Read their stories or share your own.

This program helped me transform my health long-term

This program was not only going to help me lose weight, but also help me transform my health long-term....

Shirley Mast

I’ve maintained my weight through choice

I've maintained my weight by choice, not by chance.

Marcus Caillet

I started to recognize that I wasn’t on a diet

I started to really engage in the program and recognize that I wasn't on a diet.

JC Doornick

This was my opportunity to become my own chain breaker

I felt like this was my opportunity to become a chain breaker of what I had created in my own life.

Jared Smithson

I learned how to hydrate and why it was important

I learned what healthy eating looked like. I learned how to hydrate my body and why that was important....

Patti Glick

I could exercise again without it putting me in bed for days

I could start to exercise again without it causing a flare and putting me in bed for days.

Lisa Castro

I have a tool or method to get the best out of myself

Now I feel like every day I have a system. I have a tool or method to get the best out of myself.

Greg Rex

I’ve learned how to tweak my cooking pattern

I have learned how to tweak recipes, our eating pattern, and my cooking pattern.

Mary Bell

I don't have to eat everything in front of me – I eat to fuel my body

I don't have to eat everything that's in front of me, but I have to eat to fuel my body.

Jean Jeffreys