Before joining Curves I topped the scales at over 200 pounds. I was desperate to get the weight off. I had started to lose a little weight but knew that I needed to exercise too. I didn’t quite know how I was going to do it because I work one full time job and two part time jobs. I noticed a co-worker was going out at lunch in workout clothes so I asked her where she was going because she was getting back within our allotted hour lunch break. She told me she was going to Curves and where it was so we made an appointment for me to go. Let me tell you my success so far: Since joining in January 2008 I have lost 17.25 inches, 24 lbs, and 16.45 percent of body fat. I have hit my goal and gotten down to a size 10 in clothes and now anything that happens will be icing on the cake. I still continue to go because Curves has turned in to more than just a place to workout. Going to Curves is not like going to workout, it’s like getting together with the girls and having fun. We just carry on like we haven’t seen each other in years, even though we just met through Curves. We talk about work, we sing, we dance, we laugh and tease each other, we just have an all around good time. The competitions that Curves has to bring people together are so much fun. I have never belonged to a gym that tried to bring people together like this. The team members really motivate each other and make it fun to come in each day just to see what they might have done new for the team. Curves is a great avenue to make new friendships and exercise all in the same place. When I go to workout, I have so much fun that I don’t even realize that I have worked out. I am just so thankful to have found Curves and feel that I will finally be able to keep the weight off because going to Curves is like going to visit with friends.

February 11, 2003 is the day that Irene Wanner changed her life. She was overweight at 230 pounds, had bad knees and was using a cane for support. Her doctor told her that she would have to lose some weight and get her blood pressure down before she could perform knee surgery. Her doctor gave her the name of a local diet clinic, but the thought of getting on yet another diet did not appeal to Irene. Then she remembered a friend telling her about Curves. She joined immediately! After three months she was losing weight and her knees began to feel a lot better. She continued to lose weight after she joined the Six Week Solution Class. It has been four years since Irene never did have to have that knee surgery. In fact, she hung up her cane for good!

Tracey Toltl didn’t like the woman who stared back at her from the mirror each day, so much so that she eventually stopped looking. Her mother struggled with diabetes, high blood pressure, and more, and Tracey knew she was headed in the same direction unless she took control of her health. That, and Curves’ TV commercial, motivated her to join. Before long, she was happy to see herself not only reflected in the mirror but also in the eyes of others.