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Stacy decided it was time to lose the weight when her husband pointed out that she wasn’t in any of the pictures they took of her son’s first Christmas and that someday he’d ask about that. “That broke my heart… I don’t want to be the mom who can’t do things with her kids or the mom who says no because she is too tired.” Stacy also wants to teach her son how to eat healthy and live a healthy life.”

Wyndi is a mother of 3 young boys who she said she’s been using as excuses for her weight gain, but now she’s tired of making excuses. Wyndi feels much older than she is and suffers from chronic back pain and other health issues due to the extra weight. She says, “My boys and husband need a mother/wife that can physically keep up with them and be more in shape.”

Lisa is a cashier and mother of 4 children, ages 9-21. One of her kids has special needs and will always live at home. Among other things, Lisa worries that if she doesn’t lose weight and strengthen her core and back she may have trouble helping her daughter in the future. “I know our bodies are to be a temple, and I have not been caring for my body as if it’s my temple to worship.”

Brian has “six kids and a wife whom I love very much and all of them want me around long-term.” But there’s another reason Brian is ready to lose the weight: “I have an important promise to keep to my wife… to take her to the Marine Corps Ball in uniform. It’s been a dream of mine to go since I was discharged and it’s become her dream too.”

Michael is a professional therapist whose turning point happened when a family member confronted him about his weight during the holidays out of concern for his health. Michael said, “I am truly ready to right the wrongs that past laziness and foolish choices have wrought in my life.” He wants to lead his family by setting a good example and is ready to make permanent life changes.