How a military retiree and a second-time mom changed their lives with Medifast

*Results vary. Typical weight loss on Medifast is 2-5 lbs the first two weeks, 1-2 lbs each week thereafter.

Fatigue, lack of motivation, stress, sleeplessness, loss of interest in social activities; while these symptoms sound like they can belong to any illness, they’re common in people suffering from excess weight, like Kathy Booher, of Fort Worth, Texas, and her husband Jay.

After Jay’s retirement from the military and Kathy had her second baby, the couple felt tired and miserable from all the weight they’d gained. “Getting things done around the house took longer and took more out of me,” Kathy says. “Every chore seemed overwhelming…I’m ashamed to say that my family hadn’t gotten the best of me for a number of years.”

She and her husband decided they wanted to get healthy and have the energy to really live their lives. They started eating less and exercising more, but that didn’t help. They tried a few other plans and found short-lived success, but they couldn’t stick with the programs.

A friend who had lost weight did so with Medifast. So, at Jay’s urging, they joined a Medifast Weight Control Center. They enjoyed the weekly accountability and the maintenance support after losing weight.

Kathy saw results immediately, and though there were modest losses each week, these were enough to keep her motivated. After she’d made it to 20 pounds, the compliments and questions came rolling in. “Everyone is amazed that I lost this much this quickly and this (seemingly, LOL!) easily.” Over time, Kathy lost 88 pounds and her husband lost almost 65.*

Now, Kathy and her husband’s lives have completely changed because their relationship with food has changed. “Food is not medication,” she says. “I can drive past McDonald’s, rather than through McDonald’s.” Now, when they eat at restaurants, she and her husband choose smaller, healthier meals that they’d never have considered before.

And then there are the health benefits: walking to the end of the driveway without huffing and puffing was next to impossible; now, Kathy gets up to run a quick two miles while it’s still dark, and Jay runs at night after work, but they race together. She and her husband have just completed a half-marathon, and Kathy placed second in her age group at a local 5K. Working out is a joy, rather than a pain, because her body feels good.

“I look in the mirror, and I no longer see an old, fat, ugly woman staring back at me,” Kathy says, “I smile a whole lot more! I could go on and on and on!”

*Results vary. Typical weight loss on Medifast is 2-5 lbs the first two weeks, 1-2 lbs each week thereafter.