Tony and Brenda Ball

Shortly before our 25th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii, I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen in about 2 years. Dale had lost 40 pounds in 2 months and had kept it off for 20 months. I made him sit down and tell me how he did it. We had been struggling with our weight for most of our lives and were not at all excited about trying to fit into our bathing suits for our upcoming trip. We had been trying to lose weight, but it seemed like once we got past 40, nothing would work. We were very frustrated.

Dale explained the Medifast 5 & 1 plan to us and gave us a short video to watch about the program. I was a little skeptical, but couldn’t deny what I saw in Dale. I asked him if there was any reason it wouldn’t work for us and he assured us it really does work for everyone who follows the program. We decided that night that we wanted to start right away. The next day, Dale (who would be our Coach) helped us place our first order. By the time we left for Hawaii (about 7 weeks), we had lost over 60 pounds between us. We kept going to the thrift store because we were changing clothes sizes so rapidly. While in Hawaii, Brenda chose to stick to the 5 & 1 plan and lost an additional 5 pounds during our 8 day stay. I chose to stray from the program and gained 2.5 pounds, but got right back on the day after we got back and took off those pounds quickly! Talk about a secret weapon for life!! Our children have also had success on the program. *Our 22 year old son lost 10 pounds in just 14 days and our 19 and 15 year old boys both lost about 15 pounds in 3 weeks.

Brenda and I ended up losing over 80 pounds between us and have now kept it off for about a year. We never would have dreamed this was possible. The tools we learned by doing our assignments that came with the program have taught us how to live a LIFE of Optimal Health. We are absolutely thriving.

We just went to Brenda’s 30th Class Reunion. She is smaller now than when she graduated from High School, which was quite a rarity at the Reunion. We are so blessed that we found this program and know that we will live a longer, healthier life because of it.

I had resigned myself to being overweight for the rest of my life! Since my struggle with weight had been a part of my whole life, and nothing that had worked in the past to lose worked anymore – I was just tired of trying.

Since I am fully aware that my value is based on what’s inside – not outside, I was able to just accept that being overweight was something I’d just have to live with.

This belief, however, didn’t make getting dressed every morning any easier, or give me energy to keep up with my family.

A glimmer of hope came through Dale & LaVine’s story, because we were heading for a dream trip to Hawaii with all of our kids, I was willing to try once again!  We had 8 weeks before our trip & I knew I had to find a way to comfortably wear shorts & a swim suit!!

The TSFL video was enough to give me the belief to try the program. When I lost 5 pounds my first week, I was so excited & hope was back!!!! The pounds & inches continued to come off every week for a total of 50 pounds, 55 inches & 5 pant sizes. Before long, I fit into my store of “skinny” clothes & not too long later, they were too big!!

The simple thrills are the sweetest for me – wearing shorts, having a bath towel fit around me, feeling light & peppy, trying on clothes & buying what’s cute instead of settling for what will fit.

I’ve never felt better & am so thankful for health & a new body. I now know how to care for myself on the inside & the outside.

*Results not typical. You should not expect to experience these results. Typical weight loss on the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan is up to 2 to 5 lbs per week.