I was able to go from 0-50 seconds holding a plank position. My posture is much better. I've had negative experiences in the past and I was jaded coming in. Living with daily pain is hard and it's hard to have a good attitude. All along it was just finding the right people who know enough to teach me properly. I was reluctant because of my disc problems. I was practically disabled when I came in, but I was also disabled mentally, from dealing with pain on a daily basis. Drugs were the only answer. Since the program, I've improved strength and cut my pain medication in half. It's nice to have a clear mind. The pain medication was making my thoughts hazy.

Before I was spending more time in the gym with no results. It wasn't designed for weight loss. Now that I'm doing it right, my workouts are more efficient and I get better results. Now I know how to use the bands. I'm an ex-weightlifter.

The patients support each other. Collectively we achieve more and have gone farther than any one of us may have done alone.

We now have the tools to live a healthy life. There's no excuse. We are educated about healthy eating choices and about fitness. We have to be accountable to ourselves.

It helps to have an outsider looking in. To tell me that my behavior was to take care of everyone else but myself. Now, I wake up at 3:30 to make time to work out. The psychologist helped me make changes in my pattern of life. The program forced me to see that fitness is a priority for me.