All my life I was overweight. I went from a chubby kid to a morbidly obese adult – from a 6’2″ 235lbs senior in high school, to a 6’2″ 400lbs college graduate. I ate an average of 10,000 calories a day, and it seemed like there was no light at the […]
Like many, I have had issues with my weight as far back as I can remember. I come from an immigrant family, and moving to a new country as a child I became very shy and had trouble making friends. As a result I was an easy target in […]
Hello, my name is Joshua Morton. I’m 22 years old and I conquered the one thing that I never thought I could… obesity. My weight controlled me from the time I was very young. I was always overweight – not once do I remember being a normal size. As I grew […]
Hi everyone – my name is Julie Zigari and I’m from Galloway, NJ. I’m a 21 years old college student, I work full time, and I have the craziest new found love for health, nutrition and working out. I started my weight loss journey in January 2013. At this point […]
Have you ever felt the tug at your heart that you knew your life was destined to be something more? That where you were in your present moment was just a lie? That was me prior to March 2012. 389 pounds. 29 years old and ready to just move […]
One of the hardest things in life these days is to be unique. Is for the purpose of standing out among others? To not be trapped in the everyday average life? Seems strange to a lot of people. Why would one want that? I simply have no reply other than […]
My weight loss journey began in the shoe aisle at Target. Yes, you read that correctly, the shoe aisle. It was a Saturday and my wife, Victoria, and I were doing our weekly grocery shopping. Looking back, I never imagined a routine grocery shopping experience would so vastly change the […]
For nearly 20 years, I’ve struggled with food. I tried many different times to lose the weight. Diet pills, shots, weight loss programs, excessive exercising, and Overeaters Anonymous. “Hi. My name is Tiffany and I overeat.”I lost weight only to regain it and then some. I’m an emotional eater. While […]
“You have to want it more than anyone else…” I was always the fat kid, the last kid picked, the funny kid that made everyone laugh, the one that did anything for attention. I mean, let’s face it, nobody really wanted to be friends with the fat kid so you […]
