Laurie Combs realized that after each one of her four children were born she had put on a little more weight than the time before, but it was not until she was sitting in her doctors office for a yearly check up that she realized just how much. After reading on the chart “morbidly obese” it was clear that it was time for a change. But life often does not provide the perfect environment for focus, and after the death of her father Laurie started to lose focus on her health. Curves helped get Laurie back on track and now she is visiting the Fort Washington Curves three to five time per week. Laurie says, “Curves has helped me to continue my life’s journey to a better, healthier, new me!”

Gertrude Harvey’s obesity was beginning to take over her life. As with so many others yo yo dieting only added more weight and increased her frustration with failing weight loss programs. Then in 2004, half thinking this would be just another failure, she joined Curves. This time something was different, the exercise and weight management plan together with the help and encouragement was working! Not just loosing weight but being more healthy…body fat from 50.6% to 36%, cholesterol from 229 to 201 and by 2005 Gertrude was able to walk five miles to Curves five days a week!. For Gertrude, being a member of Curves of Fort Washington is a lifestyle change, not just another weight loss program. Gertrude is healthier and feels great!

Donna Addison’s health was poor and she simply wanted to feel better. She decided to try Curves and started loosing weight and feeling better each week. Like so many ladies today life’s demands, including her son’s wedding, contributed to her loosing focus on why she came to Curves in the first place and started to falter in her plan…but Donna is a determined women who recommitted to herself starting with a very difficult decision to have weight loss surgery. Now with the support of the staff at Fort Washington Curves she is back on track, looks forward to her time at Curves and feels fantastic!