I tried everything. I was fat enough, long enough. I decided that I could not weigh 300 pounds. After the fourth day it was like a light bulb came on. It was like euphoria set in for me.

I lost 73 pounds. I also lost six inches off my waist. The hunger was not even an issue after the fourth day.

The food is great, and I love the bars. I look forward to eating it. I tried everything and I like everything.

The visiting nurses association came by to give me a complete physical. They couldn't believe that my blood pressure and cholesterol were perfect.

Jack Alt
Lost more than 60 pounds

One afternoon, while getting dressed to take my wife on a date, I found that all the clothes I owned had shrunk. I could no longer fit into anything in my closet. A family member had "in error" given me a gift pair of 42 inch waist blue jeans and that's all I could fit into. I was devastated and instantly made my mind up to loose the weight I had packed on over the years.

I lost 47 pounds in 7 1/2 weeks and have now lost more than 60 pounds. I have more energy than I've had in years and am proud of who I have become. At 60 years of age I can look forward and see a healthy future.

Myra Sarli
Lost 25 pounds
My self esteem and energy levels are through the roof!

I lost 25 pounds and have been successfully maintaining for almost 2 years. I found the program to be fast, easy and fool proof. I didn't have to think about balancing my meals and watching portion sizes. It was all done for me.

After years of yo-yo dieting, I finally found a miracle. I am now finally living and enjoying my life again, the way it was meant to be with unlimited passion, energy and fulfillment. My self-esteem and energy.

Mark Flayler
Lost: 63 pounds in 10 weeks
I felt like I was 20 again and it sure felt great!

After I turned 30, my health seemed to start slipping away. After being married a year, I became more complacent and started to gain weight. One medication led to another and as I was prescribed more, my weight quickly escalated.

Two weeks into the program I lost 27 lbs. and was very excited. After 4 weeks I lost 34 lbs. and my doctor took me off 7 of the 8 medications that I was on. By week 10 my weight loss was over 60 lbs.

My blood pressure came down to normal, cholesterol returned to a normal range and I now have lots of energy. I no longer felt like I was a 60-year-old in a 38-year-old body. I felt like I was 20 again and it sure felt great! I no longer have problems with sleep apnea, acid reflux and so much more. Now, my whole family has lost weight. I lost 63 lbs., my father 50 lbs., my mother 45+ lbs., my sister 75+lbs. and my wife 10 lbs. for a total family weight loss of over 240 lbs.

Kathy Stull
Lost 37 pounds
My healthy meals go with me!

I was always the girl that was 5'6" and wore a size 7/8. So weight and general unhealthiness didn't occur until middle age.

When I reached my mid-30's I started running and also participated in sprint triathlons; Matter of fact, one summer I competed in 18 events, but after an ankle injury my competition days ended abruptly. However, my eating habits of carb loading and eating big meals did not. Then, without those feel-good endorphins, my life seemed bleak with a gray wash all over it. So I ate even more. It became vicious; no work outs and the same eating habits, I became a couch potato. Reminiscing how it use to be, while devouring a pint of ice cream; and I wouldn't even bother putting the ice cream in a bowl first!

My girly size 7/8 was bursting out of the seams and was now a size 16 and some 18's! I doubled my dress size and was soon to go beyond that!

I was freaking out about my upcoming trip to Hawaii, which was just 6 weeks away….if I could just lose 20 lbs. before my trip that I would commit to trying it, I was so desperate. I watched her great success and she assured me that it works for everybody! Let me tell you it did! I lost 17 lbs. in 20 days, 35 lbs. in 2 months and easily reached my target goal before heading to Hawaii. I looked and felt great! I was very satisfied. Everythig tasted fantastic, it was easy, safe and was so QUICK, something I could live with.

Now, it's been over 2 years that I've been maintaining a total weight loss of 37 pounds. I have boundless energy and the indentation on my couch has even gone away……My borderline cholesterol is now a thing of the past, my doctor is delighted with my weight loss. My cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure readings are in the normal range, which was not always the case.

Leo Thatcher
Lost 94 pounds in 7 months
Off Diabetic and High Blood Pressure Meds

I started on November 10, 2002 because the new suit that my wife bought for my youngest daughter's wedding started to get too tight. At that time I weighed 287 lbs. I wanted her wedding pictures to have a little less of me in them. Six days after I began the program, I lost 14 pounds.

Even after enjoying three wedding dinners, two receptions for our daughter, attending two other weddings, and eating Thanksgiving dinner, I lost 18 pounds by December 10th.

By March, I could fit into my army dress uniform that hasn't fit since 1970. On March 15th the doctor cut my oral diabetes medication in half, discontinued the use of my high blood pressure medicine and reduced my thyroid medication. My blood tests were normal for the first time in years. By April I was completely off my diabetes medication.

As of June 21, I weighed 193 pounds, and now I am down to 179. I no longer have the pins and needles in my legs. When I walk my feet don't hurt. I can tie my shoes without having to prop up my feet on a chair or pull on my pant leg. My pants have dropped from a size 44 waist to a 36 and my shirts have gone from a 3XL to a Medium.

I feel confident that with the Take Shape maintenance plan and exercise, I will be able to keep my weight where I want it.