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LYNISHA from Florida

Let me introduce you to Lynisha, a former obese African American female. My starting weight on May 6, 2007 was 253 pounds. As of today my weight is down to 186 pounds! I am no longer Obese, but now considered Overweight. I am so happy; of course I am working to get in the healthy range, but to be in the Overweight instead of Obese...

Mary Frances Houlihan from Kentucky

On 4/11/07 I was struck by a truck while walking across the parking lot at work. The events that followed changed my life. I now had to deal with things I was not used to dealing with. As I dealt with these changes my attitude changed. In June I had a total meltdown at my doctor's appointment. It felt as though my world was crashing...

Tia Crawford from Virginia

I started smoking when I was 20; I am now 36 (about to be 37). With the recent raise in the price of almost everything, things have been getting harder for me financially. I sat and thought about the amount of money I was spending on cigarettes and became very upset with myself. From all the stress of not having money, I realized that...

Alice D'Agostino from Michigan

I am a 61 year old widow. I have lost both my daughters to cancer and my husband to suicide. I am overweight because I am not motivated to care about myself. I need to exercise and learn that I matter. I have one granddaughter from my oldest daughter whom I have raised since she was 9. She is now 19 and also overweight. I know if I...

Cheryl Renee Williams from Maryland

"Go back to school? You're kidding," I said to my doctor. I was terrified of the idea. First of all, I suffer from bipolar disorder, panic attacks and had been on disability for 20 years. I considered the idea and prayerfully went back to school. It had always been my dream to have children and since I could not, I decided...

Jennell from Michigan

This story begins in 2005. Being a very active girl I joined track & field and ran cross country, did journalism as the coeditor, staff writer and photojournalist, I was in the drama club, choir as a soprano, a compact ambassador,...

LYNISHA SMITH from Florida

It took 26 years, but I finally get it. I have been dealing with my weight for quite some time now. It has gotten worst over the past 4 years; my heaviest was 270. I had just given up on "being skinny." I would tell myself God wants me fat because if he did not, I wouldn't be. I just had grown to accept that I was fat,...

loretta robinson from Mississippi

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I'm Loretta and I am 37. I have major synergy which caused me to be diagnosed with diabetes. I am taking shots which I believe makes everything good. I can't say I'm eating right and I try to excercise, but probably not doing as well as I could.

William Boggs from North Carolina

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“I heard about Mission Motivate the last time I was at my doctors. What a great way to share my story…..and...