"New You" Contest Winners

Be inspired — meet our 2011 “New You” Contest Winners!

Brenda from Palmdale, CA
Weight Lost as of 3/2011: 140lbs^*
After the unexpected and untimely passing of her mother in 2009, Brenda reached a peak weight of 467 pounds and developed health problems including Type 2 diabetes and decreased mobility.
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James from Fletcher, NC
Weight Lost as of 2/2011: 119lbs^*
It wasn’t until James saw a photo of himself in the church directory that he realized how big he had become. So big that he decided in that moment that he had to make a change.
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Johanna from Seattle, WA
Weight Lost as of 3/2011: 93lbs^*
Johanna came to understand that she was using food to shield herself from facing difficult life experiences. This revelation, combined with mounting weight-related health problems such as high cholesterol and blood glucose levels, became the catalyst for her transformation.
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*The typical OPTIFAST patient loses 52 pounds in 22 weeks. For many dieters, weight loss is only temporary.