Then one day, 15 pounds into my own "very healthy diet", which consisted of eating a single bowl of cereal, once a day - and nothing else, I was driving to work flipping through the channels on my radio. Now, usually when I hear a commercial, I immediately hit that scan button. This day, I listened. "Lose 2-7 pounds per week, eating your favorite foods." Two days later, I joined. It was like Divine intervention, and I literally thank God everyday. That commercial saved my life.

Topping the scales at 295 - it is still hard for me to even say that - I was a totally different person that I am today, and that was only year ago. It is still hard for me to believe how much my life has changed, and I'm not sure that I am going to able to express it. Obviously my energy level has increased about 150%, I actually move now. I work out six or seven days a week, depending on my schedule. I never realized it before, but I didn't really like myself very much before this program. Sure I thought that I was a pretty decent conversationalist, and I could tell a pretty good joke, but when it came right down to it, I didn't think I was very pretty. I definitely thought I was fat and unattractive, and in a world where we honor the thin, beautiful people I didn't regard myself as very worthy of much esteem. What I didn't realized was this lack of self-regard radiated from me and caused people to treat me the way I expected them to treat me. Becoming a healthier person, and I don't mean just losing the weight - although that is a big part of it - has shown me that I have a lot to offer this world, and that beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder. Thin & Healthy gave me that perspective.

I want to thank everyone who was there for me, and although I know I can never repay you - I owe you more than you will ever know. Thank you Thin & Healthy for my energy, my self-esteem, and for my life.