SUCCESS STORY /John Attaway, 58: From 305 pounds to 200 pounds Former weight: 305 poundsCurrent weight: 200 poundsPounds lost: 105Height: 5 feet 11 inchesAge: 58 How long he’s kept it off: “I started in 2005 and was losing about 20 pounds per year basically on mall walking and milkshakes,” says Attaway. “Losing weight at 300 [...]

Previous weight: 380 pounds La Dawn H. Hearns weighed 380 pounds when this photo was taken in December 2002. La Dawn H. Hearns weighed 169 pounds when this photo was taken in August 2010. Current weight: 169 pounds Pounds lost: 211 pounds Age: 45 years Height: 5 feet 7 inches How long she’s kept it [...]

Former weight: 288 pounds Current weight: 198 pounds Pounds lost: 90 pounds Height: 5 feet 9 inches Age: 57 years How long he’s kept it off: He started in August 2009 and reached his current weight in July. Personal life: “My wife, Ann, and I live in Gainesville, next door to our son, daughter-in-law and [...]