Abby: 60lb. Weight Loss | Midwest Weight Control

I stepped on the scale and saw that not only had I gone over the dreaded 200 mark…I was only 3 pounds away from 230. How did it happen so fast? All of a sudden it him me that I was heavier than I ever believed I could be and that I was completely out of control. I had been struggling with food my whole life, but it had caught up with me. I felt addicted to food and hopeless, like nothing I could possibly do would ever help.

Being overweight throughout my life has caused me to avoid many opportunities because of the way I felt about myself. I have spent my life saying to myself “I will do that when I lose weight” or “I will have love and happiness when I lose weight” and “I will go to school and become a photographer and sing, and travel…when I lose weight.” I was afraid to put myself out there. I was afraid of life.

One day I saw pictures of a friend I hadn’t seen in months. I knew she had been on a weight loss program but when I saw pictures of her in Hawaii in a bikini I almost died! I looked up MWC online and went through every success story. I was so excited! The before and after pictures looked legitimate (and fantastic!), they didn’t preach beauty and quick fixes. It was about health. I had real hope for the first time in my life. I set up an appointment right away and little did I know I would be 60 pounds less and 100% happier by the end of it.

The weight loss was easy. The Fast Track program allowed me to “quit” food, so to speak, and start over. I lost 8 lbs the first week and continued losing 3 to 4 after that. The best thing about the program was that I didn’t have to plan what I was going to eat. I had shakes and bars to get me through my day. It felt so effortless to me and as I lost weight, I got to change mentally and emotionally too.

The weight loss triggered a lot of realizations about the way I eat and why I do it. With that knowledge, I finally feel like I am in control of my body. The program got me through the hopelessness. It gave me the confidence to succeed and now that I have completed it, I know that I can focus on my health and not just my weight. My dreams and goals no longer have a “when I lose weight” tailing them! I have never felt better than I do now. The program changed my life and it can change yours!