After walking out on an office Christmas dinner because, at 366 pounds, she couldn’t fit behind the table, a determined Debbie Bishop-Lane walked into her local Curves, which she had joined a month before. A year later, she was 179 pounds lighter. And as she dressed for that year’s Christmas party, her youngest daughter put her arms around her mom, told her how much she loved her, and how beautiful she was. “The overwhelming feeling of achievement was astonishing,” Debbie says. “I felt like Cinderella must have felt at her ball.”

Nancy joined Curves after seeing a picture of her with her new Great-Niece. I thought, "Is this what I look like?" "Do I really look like that?" Soon after joining Curves, the manager was leaving for a job closer to her home. I was not ready to go back to work, but thought this would be a great place for me to be. I submitted my resume and was hired. Because of my passion about Curves and helping other women, I bought my own club. I am so proud and fortunate to help women reach their fitness goals. It is very exciting when one of my ladies tells me how she is no longer on Blood Pressure medication, or she has increased her Bone Density, and she has lowered her Cholesterol by 38 points, or even the bride that can wear her wedding dress the size she has always dreamed of. I know I will reach my goal with Curves, not only with their proven systems, but also with the support I get from the Curves Community.

February 11, 2003 is the day that Irene Wanner changed her life. She was overweight at 230 pounds, had bad knees and was using a cane for support. Her doctor told her that she would have to lose some weight and get her blood pressure down before she could perform knee surgery. Her doctor gave her the name of a local diet clinic, but the thought of getting on yet another diet did not appeal to Irene. Then she remembered a friend telling her about Curves. She joined immediately! After three months she was losing weight and her knees began to feel a lot better. She continued to lose weight after she joined the Six Week Solution Class. It has been four years since Irene never did have to have that knee surgery. In fact, she hung up her cane for good!