Jennifer Dillon

I have struggled with being overweight since high school and I continued to gradually put on more weight as time went on. I have tried to lose weight more than 20 times in my life, doing almost every plan and fad diet I heard of. I tried pills and prescriptions that were advertised on TV, but I was never able to lose more than 25 pounds and worse, was never able to keep off what I had lost. My weight and lack of energy was really affecting my life. I weighed 270 pounds. I only had 1 pair of Jeans and stretchy pants that fit and that contributed to a lack of self-confidence. I rarely went out and dreaded going to work as a medical bill collector everyday. It is amazing how fast your life can go by when you are always wishing it away. April of 2006 was a turning point in my life. I saw a commercial for Medifast and started doing research on the internet and found gohealth.org. What I discovered was more than I had ever hoped for. I placed my first order and started the Medifast program 2 days after my birthday, April 23, 2006.

As I progressed on the program with the help of goHealth support, everyone I knew noticed me losing weight quickly and it was the most incredible feeling to be called “skinny”. Several people started asking about how I did it and some of them started on the program themselves because they saw my success. I loved that I had made an impression on people enough to encourage them to start losing weight too. What really made the difference in my weight loss was the support I received from goHealth. They were there for me every step of the way. After I lost about 80 pounds, I decided that I wanted to be a health coach. goHealth set the example for me and I wanted help other people just as they helped me. Two months after becoming a health coach I left my job and became a full time health coach. It had only been a little over 6 months after I started on the program, and I had already lost 110 pounds and had reached my goal weight. I felt great, looked great and had a great new career! I did it. But it doesn't end there. Maintaining your ideal weight is very important. The Maintenance Phase is the next step. I continued on into a regular exercise routine and lost another 2 pounds and was down to a size 6 in January of 2007! In October of 2007 I wanted to celebrate my First Year of maintaing my weight by running a 5K Event on Thanksgiving morning. SUCCESS! Not only did I finish it, but I did it in under 30 minutes. This has greatly inspired me to do more, I have since ran 2 more 5K’s the following December. If anyone would have told me at any point in my life that I would be a size 6, running 5K’s and that my job would be to help others lose weight and regain their health…I would never have believed them. But look at me now… I look better, feel better and am more confident than I ever thought I could be. I can’t believe how Medifast, goHealth and Take Shape For Life has changed my life. I am a new person inside and out.