Category: Member Spotlight

First name: Scott Age (optional): 53 Where do you live? Delaware Profession? Professor of Interpersonal Communication at University of Delaware Diet/weight history? Max weight 300+, been dieting since I was in elementary school. Up and down yo-yo pattern. Successes achieved on low carb? Reversed prediabetes (no longer prediabetic). Currently down to 220lbs, about 50 lbs since I… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Scott

First name: Bryan   Age: 43   Where do you live? Long Island, NY   Profession? School bus supervisor/trainer   Diet/weight history? Weight has fluctuated but I hit my highest in 2017 at 450 + pounds. I don’t know how much higher because my scale didn’t go up that high and read error until I… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Bryan

First name: Aubrey   Age: 46   Where do you live? Royal Palm Beach, Florida   Profession: Stay at home mom and homeschooler. (I was a teacher/Christian educator before I had my children)   Diet/weight history: I have always had a problem with my weight. My family has as well..so I came by it naturally??… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Aubrey

First name:  Carrie   Age:  47 in August, but feel like I am half that   Where do you live? Fairbanks, Alaska   Profession: Wife, stay-at-home-mother, and money saver   Diet/weight history?  Highest weight I logged in Fitbit was 245, but I know it was higher.     Successes achieved on low carb?  Blood pressure under… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Carrie

Name: Joan Bjornsgaard Age: 69 Live: Tulsa, OK Profession: psychotherapist for 28 years, still in practice   Diet/weight history: I’ve tried them all. I was first put on diet pills by my mom at 16 because I weighed 150 pounds, and I’ve yo-yo’d my entire life. Tried Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig. I lost 100… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Joan B

Name: Gregg Schenck Age: 56 Where do you live?  Ponchatoula, LA – home of the Louisiana Strawberry Festival. Approximately 50 miles northwest of New Orleans. Profession? Oracle ERP Analyst / Developer Diet/weight history: My weight history can somewhat be described as a series of plateaus and failures.  When I was a child, my parents were… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Gregg S.

First name: Beth Age: 49 Where do you live? Charlotte, North Carolina Profession: Was in dentistry 16 years and now have gone into commercial banking as of July 11th. Diet/weight history: My entire life I considered myself fat, even at 150 pounds I considered myself heavy. My dad’s family are all morbidly obese. My grandmother… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Beth

Join our community to interact with Shannon and others who are pursuing their weight loss journey’s First name: Shannon Age: 51 Where do you live? New Orleans area Profession? Customer Service Diet/weight history? I’ve done it all, and have gained, lost and gained back 75+ pounds three times in my life. In my early 20s… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Shannon

First name: Sue Age: 50 Where do you live? Cedar Falls Profession? Finance / Operations for a tech company Diet/weight history? I grew a foot between 4th and 5th grade, to my current height of 5’10”. I wasn’t fat but my height made me feel so much bigger than everyone else and I wanted to… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Sue

Name? Dee H Age? 52 years old Where do you live?  St. Joseph, MI (a little town on Lake Michigan) Profession?  Fundraiser for local Boys & Girls Clubs Diet/weight history?  First diet – age 8. I was a low fat devotee. Through high school and college I was always either dieting or eating junk. (Did… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Dee H

First name: Julie Age: 49 Where do you live? Bellingham, Washington Profession? Special Education Teacher (middle school for students with learning and behavioral disabilities) Diet/weight history? High fat carnivore (current); grew up in a unstable home environment; parents fed us vegetarian diet and restricted how much we were allowed to eat; competitive swimmer until age… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Julie

First name:  It begins with a K! Age: Old enough to know better, but young enough to still go dancing! I was born in the 1970s – I will leave it up to you to do the math; but it might not match my picture because fat don’t crack! Where do you live? Lower Lower… Continue reading Member Spotlight: “Save yourself or remain unsaved”

First name: Lauren Age: 35 Where do you live? Niskayuna, NY Profession? CPA Diet/weight history? I’ve always loved food and have had an appetite. I was never skinny, but was always very active, played sports, and would not have been considered fat. I wore a size 8/ 12 in high school. In college despite being… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Lauren

First name: Carrie Age (optional): 50 Where do you live? Albany NY area Profession? Global sales Diet/weight history? As a child I was average. By high school I was a little curvier than my friends, after college I gained weight and went on a yo-yo with my weight until I had children at age 38.  From… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Carrie and Angelo

Name: Bob Age: 55 Where do you live? Ellicott City, Maryland Profession: I worked as a writer early on after college. In graduate school, I had some severe medical problems that ended my academic career and actually prevented me from reading or writing anything for a year. This helped lead me in the direction of a… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Bob H

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Doug Gwinn will be the featured member at the Group Coaching Zoom meeting, Tuesday, February 9 at 5:30 pm EST. If you’re interested in learning more about the Group Coaching program or signing up, you can do so here. For the month of February, the Group Coaching calls will… Continue reading Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Dr. Doug

Name: Karen Oaks Age: 55 Where do you live? Danville, VA Profession? Nurse Professor and Nurse Practitioner Diet/Weight history? I never dieted until I was about 22 years old, never saw myself as “fat” until my mom mentioned I was gaining weight. Interestingly, I weighed 150 lbs. – I would give anything to be that… Continue reading Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Karen O

First name: Bob Age: 58 Where do you live? Westchester County, NY Profession? Corporate Security (current); retired Law Enforcement professional (~25yrs) Diet/weight history? Pre-teen I was “chubby,” the term used in the 1970’s, especially at stores when they had clothes on display while shopping was “husky”; as a teenager I grew taller and thinned out,… Continue reading Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Bob Collins

We are thrilled to announce Suzy Demeester will be the featured member at the Group Coaching Zoom meeting, Tuesday, February 23 at 5:30 pm EST. If you’re interested in learning more about the Group Coaching program or signing up, you can do so here. For the month of February, the Group Coaching calls will talk… Continue reading Spotlight on Group Coaching Member: Suzy D