Kevin

I was 22 years old and my life was going through a tail spin of health problems. I weighed 305 pounds and was suffering from slow breath, bad knees, and had began to start having chest pains. Seeing where my life was heading I knew I had to make a change. I saw my family and my Fiance and thought if I wanted to grow old with my wife to be that I had to make this change. (continued)

Terri

My name is Terri and I am a registered nurse and massage therapist. Six months shy of my 50 birthday and with the help of my friend Dallas Page, who helped me understand that only I had the power to take control of my life by accepting responsibility for the physical shape in which I unhappily found myself, I changed my attitude and my lifestyle and lost 64lbs. (continued)

Arthur

My name is Arthur Boorman. I am a disabled veteran of the first (1990-91) Persian Gulf War. I am a special education teacher, and I work as an assistant administrator (vice principal) in an alternative education (summer school/night school) program.

It all started with that first step in February. On February 9, 2007, I weighed almost 300 pounds.  (continued)

Stacey

“I found Diamond Dallas Page and DDP Yoga at the perfect time in my life:  Worn out from the physical and emotional baggage of carrying 300+ pounds for 20 years, I was finally ready to make some changes.  There’s nothing magical about me or my story.  I’m a typical American hardcore overeater who found her way out of the woods.  And there was no one magic answer. (continued)

Chad

I turned 35 this past May. It was a sobering day, to say the least. I was heavier than I’d ever been, but it wasn’t just about my weight. I was always tired, my joints stiff and my moods seemed to swing under the slightest duress. (continued)

Stacy

I am a 38 year young, single Mommy of three daughters. I have had weight issues since having my youngest daughter and she is now eight. When I think of taking time out to focus on myself it seems overwhelming… in addition to the time factor, the costs of gym memberships, clothes, gas, childcare, etc. make it nearly impossible  to achieve. (continued)

Dylan

My name is Dylan and I am 16 years old. Many months ago I was known as “Pudin”. Guess the name really went with my appearance at that time. I never really showed it but it hurt inside to think that is what people thought of me. I believed that I was over weight and that is just how it was going to be. I was always active in sports. I played football, wrestled and lifted weight but always remained heavy. I figured that it was meant to be that way. Late in my Sophomore year of high school I stepped on the scales and realized that I weighed 292 lbs. I was a heart attack waiting to happen. (continued)

Linda

At 47 yr old I am what you might call a typical single mom with two children… two jobs and not enough hours in the day to accomplish the daily list of commitments and chores.. Until I ended up in the hospital with a life threatening lung & heart disease which made me realize some serious changes needed to be made in my lifestyle or I was going to leave my two beautiful girls without a mom… (continued)

Smokey

That picture was what 270 pounds looked like, and although my  goals for weight loss were very conservative, I was able to shed weight quickly. My transformation wasn’t about scales and inches, although it was wonderful to hear that people were noticing the hysical changes that were taking place. It was the confidence that DDP Yoga gave me and the feeling that I was continuing to change and improve in so many varied ways…every day that made the difference. (continued)

Diane

I’ve pretty much struggled with my weight all my life. It was like a Yo-Yo going up and down, up and down. I was never able to lose more than 10 pounds. I had no strength, no flexibilty, no concentration, and I had what you would call thunder thighs. I have always been very self-conscious about my thighs I had given up. My motto was “you’re a big girl, it’s genetic, you are always gonna have big thighs so get use to it”. (continued)