Alisa's Story

I was an obese child and have always had weight problems,” says Alisa. “I tried more diets than I could count, but I’d lose the weight and gain it back. I felt like I was twice my age and I was exhausted.” Alisa was told by her physician that if she continued her unhealthy habits, she would be a candidate for a heart attack within the next five to ten years. “If I kept going at the rate I was,” she says, “I would have physically done some irreversible things to my body. My weight was not creeping up—it was galloping.” Alisa chose HMR® and lost 112 pounds, dropping eight dress sizes to a size 6! “With HMR, I changed my entire life. I have new friends, I go to the gym, everything has changed. I bought an entire wardrobe. I couldn’t stop shopping—I was so thrilled not to go into the plus-size section of the department stores.” For Alisa, HMR’s structured plan was a major benefit. It eliminated the need for her to make food decisions. As a result, she stuck with her diet, lost the weight, and learned to make sensible behaviors a part of daily life. “Now, the world is my oyster. I’m living my life as a healthy person now, and nothing is more important than that!” Results not representative of all patients in the HMR Program at McKinney Diabetes and Weight Management. For many dieters, weight loss is temporary when behaviors taught are not practiced regularly.