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Success Stories

Some Success Stories are simply amazing. All are motivating and testament to the strength of your fellow Veterans.

The challenges are numerous and varied. We have selected the most common challenges to allow you to narrow the list of Veteran stories that may be similar to yours. Use the options below to filter the Success Stories based on common issues.

If you have a success story you’d like to share, contact a member of your local MOVE! team to help you share it with us. We look forward to seeing your story here!

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# Success Stories

Recent Success Stories

Thomas
Burnham

Age: N/A

Lost: 70 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity
Pat
Groce

Age: N/A

Lost: 40 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Leonard
Hester

Age: N/A

Lost: 35 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ralph
Gochenour

Age: 70

Lost: 148 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Walter
Hood

Age: 64

Lost: 181 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Joseph
Worley

Age: N/A

Lost: 40+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, medications
Caryn
Cash

Age: N/A

Lost: 45+ lbs

Challenges: obesity
Nathaniel
Friedman

Age: N/A

Lost: 26 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Robert
Hart

Age: N/A

Lost: 137 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Mark
Lang

Age: N/A

Lost: 103 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Hilry
Smith

Age: N/A

Lost: 60 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, cholesterol
James
Tallman

Age: N/A

Lost: 43 lbs

Challenges: obesity

Tony
Adams

Age: N/A

Lost: 40+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, pain, diabetes
Rodney
Allen

Age: N/A

Lost: 78 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Bill
Ashworth

Age: N/A

Lost: 70 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
LaVerne
Ayers

Age: N/A

Lost: 35 lbs

Challenges: obesity
John
Bacher

Age: N/A

Lost: 213 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, sleep problems, joint pain
William
Benedict

Age: N/A

Lost: 108 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes
Lewis
Benko

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: diabetes, obesity, medications
Robert
Black

Age: N/A

Lost: 107 lbs

Challenges: heart, diabetes
Steven
Boigon

Age: N/A

Lost: 150 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Danny
Brewster

Age: N/A

Lost: 100+ lbs

Challenges: diabetes, obesity
Richard
Brown

Age: N/A

Lost: 80 lbs

Challenges: obesity, heart, blood pressure
Al
Bruton

Age: N/A

Lost: 20 lbs

Challenges: cholesterol
Robert
Burbridge

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, pain
Don and Nancy
Burke

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 / 75 lbs

Challenges: diabetes, cholesterol, asthma
Michael
Campbell

Age: N/A

Lost: 62 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol
William
Carpenter

Age: N/A

Lost: 28 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Lee
Cashin

Age: N/A

Lost: 32 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Henry
Charles

Age: N/A

Lost: 74 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
John
Chiccino

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Peggy
Cleveland

Age: N/A

Lost: 165 lbs

Challenges: obesity
John
Coffman

Age: N/A

Lost: 63 lbs

Challenges: arthritus, obesity
William
Collins

Age: N/A

Lost: 47 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Donald
Contois

Age: N/A

Lost: 29 lbs

Challenges: diabetes
John
Crago

Age: N/A

Lost: 142 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol
Terry
Cranford

Age: N/A

Lost: 60 lbs

Challenges: obesity, heart
Bill
Creager

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, cholesterol
Brenda
Daniels

Age: N/A

Lost: 48 lbs

Challenges: heart
Murray
Darby

Age: N/A

Lost: 55 lbs

Challenges: cholesterol, blood pressure
Richard
Davidson

Age: N/A

Lost: 42 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol
Tony
DeNoi

Age: N/A

Lost: 101 lbs

Challenges: obesity, pain
Ronald
Despain

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: diabetes
Eileen
Dever

Age: N/A

Lost: 58 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Phillip
Durno

Age: N/A

Lost: 52 lbs

Challenges: heart, cancer, diabetes, cholesterol, breathing
Ronny
Epps

Age: N/A

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Darryle
Endfinger

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 lbs

Challenges: cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes
Larry
Farrell

Age: 69

Lost: 127 lbs

Tools: TeleMOVE!

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, diabetes
Michaeal
Favreau

Age: N/A

Lost: 87 lbs

Tools: TeleMOVE!

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, gastric bypass
Felix-Fitzpatrick

Age: N/A

Lost: 115 lbs

Tools: TeleMOVE!

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, blood pressure
David
Flory

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ray
Follum

Age: N/A

Lost: 65 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Michael
Fox

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Lora
Gervais

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: joint pain, cholesterol, blood pressure, plantar fasciitis
Michael
Gilbert

Age: N/A

Lost: 90 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, cholesterol, joint pain
Roy
Gochenour

Age: N/A

Lost: 37 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, joint pain
Stephen
Greig

Age: N/A

Lost: 36 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, blood pressure
Wm. (Bubba)
Grothe

Age: 67

Lost: 135 lbs

Challenges: obesity
JC
Grover

Age: N/A

Lost: 125 lbs

Challenges: obesity, joint pain
Peter
Haislip

Age: N/A

Lost: 115 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Gilbert
Hall

Age: 66

Lost: 44 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Arthur
Hannon

Age: N/A

Lost: 64 lbs

Challenges: obesity, liver
Lori
Haram

Age: N/A

Lost: 44 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol
Bradley
Harris

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Tina
Hayes

Age: N/A

Lost: 129 lbs

Challenges: obesity, gastric bypass, blood pressure, cholesterol
Don
Hedlund

Age: N/A

Lost: 173 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure, diabetes
Dallas
Hembree

Age: N/A

Lost: 63 lbs

Challenges: cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes
Robert
Henderson

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, medications, heart
James
Heather

Age: N/A

Lost: 37 lbs

Challenges: pain, PTSD, heart, diabetes
Michael
Hollemon

Age: N/A

Lost: 107 lbs

Tools: MOVE! Coach

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Monty
Hunter

Age: 64

Lost: 92 lbs

Challenges: obesity
John
Hutchison

Age: N/A

Lost: 64 lbs

Challenges: obesity, cholesterol, diabetes
Jim
Iseman

Age: N/A

Lost: 49 lbs

Challenges: heart, diabetes, blood pressure, surgery
Almer
Jackson

Age: N/A

Lost: 40+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, depression, sleep problems, medications
Lavalle
Jackson

Age: N/A

Lost: 54 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Donald
Jensen

Age: N/A

Lost: 65 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ken
Jordan

Age: N/A

Lost: 35 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Lana
King

Age: N/A

Lost: 208 lbs

Challenges: medications
John
Kinjerski

Age: N/A

Lost: 75 lbs

Challenges: diabetes, neuropathy
Steve
Kraslen

Age: N/A

Lost: 10 lbs

Tools: MOVE! Coach

Challenges: diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol
Alan
Krayniak

Age: N/A

Lost: 132 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, medications
Stewart
Krevolin

Age: N/A

Lost: 100+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Dorothy
Latson

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Walter
Lind

Age: N/A

Lost: 105 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ernie
Lohmann

Age: ##

Lost: 225 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Derek
Longo

Age: N/A

Lost: 65 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Edwin
Lopez

Age: N/A

Lost: 66 lbs

Challenges: obesity, depression, pain
Anthony
McArter

Age: N/A

Lost: 20+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, pain, medications
Rae
McAvoy

Age: N/A

Lost: 96 lbs

Challenges: obesity, bariatric surgery
Roger
McGill

Age: N/A

Lost: 46 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure
Jesse
McMurtry

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ed
McPherson

Age: N/A

Lost: 70 lbs

Challenges: obesity, cholesterol, blood pressure
Dennis
Meehan

Age: N/A

Lost: 40 lbs

Challenges: cholesterol
Lourene
Meyer

Age: 41

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: MST, PTSD, depression
David
Miller

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity, cholesterol, sleep problems, joint pain
Ed
Mikulski

Age: N/A

Lost: 40 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Donald
Morrison

Age: N/A

Lost: 110 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Olivia
Movsky

Age: N/A

Lost: 103.8 lbs

Challenges: obesity, thyroid
Joseph
Nepi

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: heart, diabetes, achilles
Clyde
Nicholson

Age: 73

Lost: 135 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Michael
Ofstein

Age: N/A

Lost: 125 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Eric
Ollenborger

Age: 48

Lost: 50+ lbs

Challenges: obesity
Diana
Owens

Age: N/A

Lost: 188 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, blood pressure
Macey
Paynter

Age: N/A

Lost: 53 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Miles
Pearson

Age: N/A

Lost: 94 lbs

Challenges: obesity, breathing
Warren
Pennington

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 lbs

Tools: MOVE! Coach

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, joint pain
Jerry
Phelps

Age: N/A

Lost: 68 lbs

Tools: MOVE! Coach

Challenges: obesity
Walter
Pietruk

Age: N/A

Lost: 80+ lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Robert
Puleo

Age: N/A

Lost: 46 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes, blood pressure
Jodi
Rich

Age: N/A

Lost: 278 lbs

Challenges: diabetes, gastric bypass, obesity
Michael
Ringenberg

Age: 63

Lost: 35 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Mike
Rovin

Age: N/A

Lost: 70 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Raymond
Rys

Age: N/A

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Weldon
Sadler

Age: N/A

Lost: 45 lbs

Challenges: diabetes
George
Sarkesian

Age: N/A

Lost: 41 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, diabetes
Kathleen
Sasfy

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity, joint pain, pain
John
Scalph

Age: N/A

Lost: 169 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
T.J.
Schaff

Age: N/A

Lost: 110 lbs

Challenges: injuries, osteoarthritis, diabetes, cholesterol
Chris
Schriedel

Age: N/A

Lost: 46 lbs

Challenges: heart, obesity, joint pain
Robert
Schrock

Age: N/A

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Roger
Scott

Age: N/A

Lost: 33 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Andrew
Seed

Age: N/A

Lost: 108 lbs

Challenges: obesity, breathing, medications
David
Sias

Age: N/A

Lost: 63 lbs

Challenges: blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, asthma
George
Sims

Age: N/A

Lost: 53 lbs

Challenges: diabetes, hyperlipidemia
Frank
Sinclair

Age: N/A

Lost: 50 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
John
Skinner

Age: N/A

Lost: 72 lbs

Challenges: obesity, heart
Stephen
Spitzberg

Age: N/A

Lost: 70+ lbs

Challenges: obesity
Larry
Summers

Age: N/A

Lost: 56 lbs

Challenges: obesity, alcohol
Monty
Sutton

Age: N/A

Lost: 30 lbs

Challenges: obesity
John
Thomas

Age: N/A

Lost: 81 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Michael
Tobin

Age: N/A

Lost: 10%

Challenges: pain, paralyzed diaphragm
Clifford
Tubbs

Age: N/A

Lost: 59 lbs

Challenges: obesity, surgery
The
Tunisons

Age: N/A

Lost: N/A lbs

Challenges: obesity, mental health
Fernie
Velez

Age: N/A

Lost: 48 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Dennis
Vernazzaro

Age: N/A

Lost: 101 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Gary
Voelker

Age: N/A

Lost: 70+ lbs

Challenges: obesity
William
Wade

Age: N/A

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: obesity, blood pressure
John
Wagner

Age: N/A

Lost: 100 lbs

Challenges: obesity, diabetes
Charles
Whitlock

Age: N/A

Lost: 93 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Ronald
Williams

Age: 67

Lost: 101 lbs

Challenges: heart, arthritis, diabetes, artificial knee
Billy
Williams

Age: N/A

Lost: 90 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Jamie
Williams

Age: N/A

Lost: 12 lbs

Challenges: obesity
Kalo
Willis

Age: N/A

Lost: 68 lbs

Challenges: obesity, heart, diabetes
Terry
Woodard

Age: N/A

Lost: 58 lbs

Challenges: diabetes, blood pressure