“I have always been overweight—even as a child. When you are as overweight as I was, you become almost invisible. I never had a thin moment, and for my whole life I had been belittled because of this. I’ve bought every fad diet book, taken diet pills, and even tried starving myself. Every time I lost a little bit of weight and the gained it right back. I didn’t have any education about calories and fats and my sweet tooth always got me in trouble. There wasn’t enough ice cream in the world to satisfy me. I could eat an entire gallon.

“Before I started on the program I went through all my receipts for a month and discovered that I was spending $800 on groceries and eating out. So I made a choice to spend this on my health.

“HMR is life changing. I feel like I have my life back. People I haven’t seen in some time don’t recognize me—I love it when this happens. People treat me differently. People are friendlier and make more eye contact.

“The positive environment HMR offered in their classes was so important. They were non-judgmental and always supportive. I love coming to my weekly meetings because the shannon_before.jpgaccountability helps me. HMR is the easiest diet I’ve ever done. Between all the entrees and shakes I had plenty of choices, but it was all laid out for me. I still use HMR meal replacements. I eat them everyday for breakfast and lunch and sometimes dinner. All the dishes are quick and easy to make. Today I sleep more soundly and have more energy. I can run now that my body is lighter. I have my self-esteem back.

“I’ll always be HMR’s number one fan!”