Jeannie 62lbs ~ Successful Weight Loss Story

Losing weight was never as easy as gaining was. I gained weight a half a pound here and a quarter pound there. On CWW, I lost 8 1/2 lbs the first week and never stopped. When weight that has taken years for you to gain disappears in 6 months you can't help but know you have finally found the right path for your body. Counselors share your victories and give you the extra information you need after years of diet after diet that didn't work for you.

Six years ago I had a bad fall. My knees and back kept getting worse, exercise was nearly impossible, and my weight kept climbing. The more weight I added, the worse my knees and back were, but I could not seem to make the cycle end. I have found when you weigh over 200 lbs walking to the corner on bad knees is the same as running a marathon. Then the doctors gave me the news...the more weight I carried, the more likely I was to have to have double knee replacements. Logically, the more I weighed they said, the more difficult the recovery and walking later would be. In the meantime I tried Weight Watchers, and diet meals everyday. Then I was only eating one meal a day. I felt hungry all the time, but I didn't lose weight. My body was in emergency mode...."Keep everything, you never know when she will give us another meal." After eight months, I lost ten pounds. Only another 60 to go. At that rate, my knees would be gone long before my body could be ready. That's when I joined CWW.

I followed the program, saw the counselors every week and by the end of the next eight months I had lost 62 pounds and gone from a size 18W to size 8 and sometimes 6. From XXL to Small/Medium. From being a large, invisible woman living inside the aching body, to the vibrant woman that actually catches an eye. I became the person I knew was hiding inside my "before" picture. The body may ache, but not as much as before. The knees will be replaced soon, but I know that when the surgery is done, I am going to be up and running quickly. And still feeling good about myself!

To all that consider joining...Do it! Take your life back.

To all that helped me achieve my goal, thank you very much for my success.

Sincerely,
Jeannie Pappas