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Success Story: Curnis Upkins Jr.

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Upkins, after losing 219 pounds.

Curnis Upkins Jr. attributes his sizeable weight loss to the Healthy Weight Advantage program at St. Dominic.

“I lost 219 pounds,” he said. “At my lowest number, it was 180.”

The human resources director at St. Dominic first became interested in the Healthy Weight Advantage program after joining the wellness committee.

Success story: Kristie Armstrong

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Armstrong, before and after losing nearly 45 pounds.

Amount lost: 44 pounds

How: Diet and exercise

Kristie Carter Armstrong was diagnosed in 2006 as insulin resistant — or, pre-diabetic. She weighed more than 230 pounds, and her doctor advised her to lose weight in addition to the Fortamet he prescribed her.

Mississippians answer weight-loss call

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Rob Dyess, before and after losing 80 pounds.

Ten months ago, Rob Dyess had trouble running on a treadmill for more than a few minutes.

Now, he's preparing to compete in a 10K race next year.

Success story: Lakely Smith-Ryals

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Lakely Smith-Ryals has lost more than 100 pounds, and is still losing.

Lakely Smith-Ryals
• Amount lost: 104 pounds, so far
• How: Weight Watchers, exercise

Lakely Smith-Ryals is about halfway to her goal weight. After months of regular exercise and staying true to Weight Watchers, she's dropped more than 100 pounds.

Success story: Ann Freeman

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Ann Freeman, before and after losing 50 pounds through diet and exercise.

Ann Freeman realized that she was overweight and unhealthy about three years ago.
She started watching her diet, and joined the YMCA to begin her fitness routine. She had an orientation with one of the trainers, and the Y that put her on a program combining cardio and strength training.

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Forum posts

  • You All Amaze Me!

    Never give up the faith ---- never stop believing in the Lord and in yourself!

  • I lost over 300 pounds!

    On Memorial Day 2006 I weighed over 530 pounds. My waist was 53 inches. My neck was 24 inches. My shirt size was 5XLT and I had to order everything online. My blood pressure was 140/98 and my resting heart rate was 95. My wife and I had to replace the side rails on my side of the bed three times in two years and despite frequent matress flipping, we had a get a new mattress every year.

  • Weight Loss and More with Kung Fu

    When I went for my first Kung Fu class I had a fairly vague notion that
    as out of shape as I was, almost any exercise was going to have some
    effect on my fitness and that this would be something I would enjoy
    doing and find easy to commit to. This said, while I expected to be a
    better man even within the first four months, I am honestly surprised

Blog posts

  • Continuing to succeed

    I am now down a total of 14 lbs. That is in the past 5 weeks. I'm really, really proud of myself for being able to control my habits this way. Being able to tell myself NO is a victory in itself.

  • PROGRESS!

    I'm down 9 lbs!!!!

    My BMI has gone down by 2!!! Woohoo!

    I have been trying to weigh once a week, but when you start Phase 2 on South Beach you are encouraged to weigh a little more often to make sure your not backtracking as you add more carbs back in to your diet.

  • Sneaking a peek

    While I SWORE that I wouldn't weigh myself again until the two weeks of South Beach, Phase One were behind me, I couldn't help it. I wanted to post my success on this site before the weekend. I was thinking maybe 3 lbs?

    SIX POUNDS!! 6 lbs are gone!

    I am so excited! What a boost to my motivation!

    I started July 14th with a new vitamin plan.