I started Curves December 9, 2004. I saw the commercials on Tv about Curves and it looked fun and energetic. When I started the machines, my weight started going down so I decided to change my eating habits. I reduced the amount of calories I was eating everyday. I was only getting between 800 and 1000 calories a day. Then my weight loss stopped and started going back up. I thought it was because I started going through the "changes of life". I started just eating a good breakfast and then nothing until dinner. My weight went back up.

I saw a sign at Curves for a Weight Management class. I went to the class and started the plan the next day. I just could not believe how much food I could eat. That was 16 weeks ago and so far I have lost 14 pounds. All I have to do is EAT! Now I have between 1500 and 2000 calories a day, plus I go to Curves 3 times a week and walk 30 minutes as many days a week as I can. My 1000th workout is coming up and I feel so good and have a lot more energy.

It was almost two years now that I got very sick and very scared. I was having chest pain most days along with numerous other health conditions. My father died at the age of 51, my youngest brother at the age of 54 of heart conditions and both had a major stroke. At the time I was 52. I realized I could be next or I could start changing my life style. I changed my eating habits and lost 55 lbs before joining Curves but was not losing any inches. My first month at Curves I lost 30 lbs. and 14 inches and I have been losing ever since. When people see the results they can't believe it. I tell them I couldn't have done it without the support of the Curves staff. Not just in Lewistown, but Reedsville, State College and Huntingdon Curves also. They are helping me to change my life!

Cecile Biais is a young woman who lives in Berkshire, a county in southern England. Cecilia approached her thirties, an age considered by many women as the "ideal age", but she bought her clothes in shops reserved for large sizes. She wanted to lose weight at any price, but did not know how to get started. "The more I swelled, the more I was depressed ... I totally lost my confidence, both at work with my friends. " In just one year, Cecile literally melted. With a size 50-52, she now has a recognizable figure with a waist of 38. She lost over 30 kilos and 167 cm distributed throughout the body! She says she spent a challenging year, but "without Curves, I could not have done!" In addition to her phenomenal weight loss and greatly improved fitness, Cecile also sees life in a much more positive way. Today she has more confidence in herself and feels more "balanced". Her health has also greatly improved, her attitude is positive and style of living has improved, elements that have brought her closer to her family. According to Cecile, this Curves adventure has changed her life. "It's the best decision I ever made."