Steven Lost 118 Pounds
Another O.N.E. Weigh success story! When I joined O.N.E. Weigh I was topping the scale at 314 pounds. That’s a whole lot of weight for someone only 5’8″ tall!
Like so many others, I had tried many weight programs and tried dieting on my own with only limited success, always bouncing back with more weight than when I started. Being overweight robs a person of self-respect, and in my case, I became withdrawn and depressed. As large as I had gotten, I knew I had to do something to get the weight off and to feel better about myself.
Everyone around me was telling me I had to lose weight, even my ENT doctor. He said I had about 10 years to live with the weight I was carrying around. With so much weight and my sinus problems, he said I could look forward to suffocating myself in my sleep if I didn’t do something to get the weight off. He told me he was going to make me get on the scale every time I came in for an appointment!
My mother had been telling me about the O.N.E. Weigh program and I finally agreed to make an appointment and see what it was all about. I was very impressed with the program and with the staff. I was surprised to find that I could lose 50 pounds in 18 weeks. Fifty pounds was about half of what I needed to lose. I decided right then that this was something I was going to do. I knew I would have to take out a loan to cover the cost of the program. Losing weight, going to the classes, support from my family and making those monthly payments all helped me stay with the program.
I lost quicker and easier than I thought I would! When starting PATHWeigh 1, my parents helped by not having any snacks around the house. We went shopping and picked up flavorings for the drinks as well as seasonings for the soup. After losing 50 pounds, my self-esteem rose and applied for a job that I really wanted. I know if I had applied when I was over 300 pounds I would not have been hired.
In 18 weeks I had lost 100.4 pounds and extended the program for four more weeks, which brought my total weight loss to 118 pounds. I am dedicated to staying on the maintenance program. I have never missed a meeting and I know that is why I have not put the weight back on like I have in the past.
People that I have not seen in a long time have really been shocked to see me! That is a great feeling! Some don’t even recognize me! In fact, one lady where I work now had not seen me since I had lost the additional 68 pounds. She honestly thought that I was a new person, that the other overweight person she had met (the old me) had quit and I (the new me) took his place!
I strongly recommend O.N.E. Weigh for anyone needing to lose weight and I would like to thank all that helped me with my weight loss, my family, my doctors, and of course all of the staff at O.N.E. Weigh.
The weekly classes are a big help and I encourage everyone to take advantage of what O.N.E. Weigh has to offer. My goal this year with O.N.E. Weigh is to continue my maintenance meetings and to continue to maintain my weight and work out more often.