TRANSFORMATIONS™ Patient Stories

	Transformations Experience Life Changing for Dan Aguiar Dan Aguiar says the Transformations program has given him all the tools he needs to drop weight in a healthy way-- and keep it off. “I have thrown out my old clothes. My neck and arms are different. My wedding ring falls off. I’ve even reduced my shoe size,” he says enthusiastically. “I am now at rock bottom for cholesterol. I am off Lipitor. And I’m also no longer checking my blood sugar for diabetes.”
	Making Life-Changing Progress for Her Health I smoked for 37 years and never tried to quit before now, says May Mary Cummings, a resident of Garden City, Kansas. "I always thought I could quit myself, but then I realized I really couldn't."
	Since her two-week experience she has lost 80 pounds. Pam O’Brien, a single, 44-year-old, professional, had reached a low point in her life on January 1, 2005, when she climbed on a bathroom scale and realized she weighed 330 pounds. “I have been on a diet since the age of six,” she said. “And I realized that my whole life consisted of work, sleep, eat, work. I wasn’t living the life I wanted.”
	Her Experience Opened Her Eyes to Better Health Anna Ghandour smoked for 45 years until the birth of her granddaughter. One day when she was playing on the floor with her grandchild, she realized that she was out of breath. She had tried on her own to quit smoking many times, but never managed to last more than three weeks. This time she felt it was important to quit for her granddaughter's sake. Her progress was remarkable. After she quit smoking in the Center for a Smoke-free Life, she spent another 11 days in the Transformations weight and lifestyle management program learning how to prepare and eat nutritious food and how to integrate exercise into her life. She felt that both programs gave her control over her health and her life.