Joe's Story

Eleven months after starting my weight loss journey, I found myself 101 pounds lighter - all thanks to Metabolic Research Center. My weight (and weight loss) has been a constant struggle my entire adult life. I had tried many programs, and nothing has ever seemed to work for me until now. My coach, Nancy, provided consistent encouragement and guidance throughout this whole process. God has been good to lead me to find Nancy and all her staff at Metabolic Research Center, I truly believe that.

This plan worked so well for my lifestyle as a truck driver, providing me with two meals a day. All I needed to do was eat sensibly each evening. Listen, if you've ever eaten in a truck stop, then you'll understand how hard that can be! Being consistent with your diet and making proper choices have paved the way for my weight loss success. Controlling the urge to snack was key. Getting my water intake was hard as a truck driver since I'm always on the road. But if you're motivated to make it work like I was, then you'll find a way. If I'm being honest, the 11 months of my journey weren't alway golden. While I had many, many good times, there were also plateaus and set backs that I experienced along the way. I had to remind myself many times that I didn't come this far to throw it all away. And I'm so glad I did, because look at me now! I look forward to maintaining this weight loss for good. And I know that I'll be abel to do that with the help of my team at MRC.

I had so many great experiences throughout my weight loss journey. People start noticing your weight loss and inquiring. I am quick to tell them all about the help I have received from Metabolic Research Center. It's fun when you start finding new clothes that fit and have friends that notice your loss. In addition to the changes externally, internally I also experienced some major wins. I am now blood pressure and cholesterol medication-free! The best story I have, though, is from my truck driving route. There's a shipper that I regularly visited on my route, and we often spoke about my truck because he really liked it - so you get to know people when you make regular visits and have things in common. Well, there was about a 9 month stint where I wasn't stopping in at that shipper anymore. When I returned, I walked right up to him give him my load orders. He didn't say much to me at the time; so I just figured it had been a while and maybe he had forgotten me. Later on, when he came to my truck with my paperwork, he had a puzzled look on his face and asked me "what happened to the other guy who was driving this truck?" I told him I got tired of carrying that other guy around, so I got rid of him. He was speechless to find out that it was still me! To this day, this story remains a motivator for me. I am so thankful to have found the team at MRC and count them among my many blessings. Thank you Nancy and MRC!