Anita D.
lost 65 lbs. in 6 months at MWLC Shelby Township*
Anita’s story…
Anita Downing doesn’t like being told what she can’t do.
When it came to finding the right healthy program to lose weight, she chose Medical Weight Loss Clinic because the team there focused on the opposite. They supported her efforts and guided her by zeroing in on what the Armada resident could do to lose weight.
Anita and her story now appear on posters at all of the Medical Weight Loss Clinic locations.
And months later, Anita was almost 70 pounds lighter and feeling better than ever.
She started going to the Shelby Township Medical Weight Loss Clinic location after seeing that a friend had lost a lot of weight on the program. She always thought it cost a lot of money to sign up with Medical Weight Loss Clinic but once she investigated it for herself, Anita said, “it doesn’t cost a lot of money if it’s important to you.”
And it was. Anita was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis but since she found a healthier way of eating that works for her, she says, “I feel the best I ever felt! When something works for me, I grab on and don’t let go!”
The difference she found at Medical Weight Loss Clinic, compared to other programs she had tried over the years, was the support from the staff at the clinic. She enjoys her visits and says she feels like “part of the family.”
“I want to scream it to everyone who needs it that they should go to Medical Weight Loss Clinic, and the biggest thing is to stick with it!”
Even now that Anita is working on maintaining her weight, not losing weight, she still visits the Shelby Township location regularly and says it always makes her feel better.
“Even if you have a bad day, they don’t make you feel bad for it,” Anita adds. And she liked that her program was customized just for her. She chose to avoid alcohol on the program and she thinks it’s been one of the biggest improvements in her health.
“It was time to take care of me,” Anita says.
“It was time to take care of me,” says Anita, age 55. She is a wife to her supportive husband Terry and mother to her daughter Heather. She says even her grandchildren Bailey, Sophia, Drake and Lily and her stepchildren Rhiannon and Chase and their spouses have all noticed the difference in her health.
Drinking enough water has been a secret weapon on her healthy journey. If a craving strikes, she drinks a glass of water to fill up. And Anita doesn’t worry about the future. She’s committed to eating healthier and caring for herself in a way that she knows works well.
“I don’t want to go back to a size 16 again,” she says. “I never do.”
Anita has been able to remove her medications and her doctor has encouraged her to keep doing what she’s doing because her illness is all-but in remission.
“I want to scream it to everyone who needs it that they should go to Medical Weight Loss Clinic, and the biggest thing is to stick with it,” she says.
An avid bike rider, Anita still clocks 100 miles a week on her bike. But the rides are even more enjoyable now. She’s quick to refer family and friends to Medical Weight Loss Clinic too. “I never had one bad day,” she says.
