David Johnson

David Lost 205 lbs!

Eyes followed me on the airplane as people silently hoped that the morbidly obese guy wasn't going to sit next to them. Chairs broke under my weight. I split a pair of 62" pants before a business meeting and had to miss it because I couldn't find a store that carried my size.

I was depressed. I attempted to lose weight a dozen different ways. I would lose 25 pounds, at most, before returning to my heaviest weight - or more. I was completely illiterate about food and overwhelmed by contradictory advice and claims.

I had become a bystander in my own life, so I decided to make a commitment to myself. Medifast came into my life when I was ready to take a leap. I took a permanent marker and wrote my weight at the time and my goal weight on a wall in my living room. I committed to losing the weight so that I could go sky diving! I added my daily weigh-ins to track my progress.

With the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan, I knew that I was receiving balanced nutrition. I started to distinguish physical hunger from emotional hunger. A friend supported me as a Health Coach. I lost a total of 205 lbs and have been taught the skills I need to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of my life.

I share my story with others in hope that they will be inspired to take control of their bodies and lives. After losing weight, I was offered a promotion that I had wanted for seven years. I also took the biggest leap - from an airplane! I was able to go sky diving - my ultimate goal.

*Results not typical. Typical weight loss on the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan is up to 2 to 5 lbs per week. The success story represented in this advertisement lost weight through Take Shape For Life, a Medifast support program. The success story represented in this advertisement is a Health Coach for Take Shape For Life, a Medifast support program.