Wayne Z's Story

“I’ve lost 60 pounds, but for me, it’s about more than the number on the scale—it’s about being there to watch my granddaughter grow up.”

I found Metabolic about ten years ago when Shane was the manager here, and I lost 30 pounds at that time. I kept it off for about two years, and then I slowly got out of the change-life-change mode, back to bad habits, and I put it back on. Then I had gotten up to 225 pounds. I had a new granddaughter, and I decided I’d like to see her grow up. And so I thought I needed to get a little healthy. A 55-year class reunion was in the back of my mind as well, and I decided I was going to shoot for 50 pounds. About a year and a half ago, I came back and started with Santana, and I ended up losing 60 pounds. When I hit 50, I decided if I hit ten more, I would get back to my high school weight for the high school reunion. That’s kind of my history with Metabolic.

Before losing the weight, I was dealing with high blood pressure. I’ve always been active—I’m a P.E. major, football coach and high school principal—but what I found was the difference in endurance. The exercise is a lot easier. I was walking three miles a day, bicycling, and playing a lot of pickleball. Now that I’ve lost weight, I’m able to get to some shots that I wasn’t able to before. I have a little more movement. I was wearing a size 40 pants, and now I’m down to a size 32. I’ve lost about 60 pounds. But for me, it’s about more than the number on the scale. It’s about being healthy, having the endurance to do the things I enjoy, and being there to watch my granddaughter grow up. She’ll be two in February, and I want to be there for all the moments ahead.