Search - Weight Watchers Start Living, Start Losing: Inspirational Stories That Will Motivate You Now

What Makes a Great Weight-Loss Success Story?

Over 70 real women and men

(including a few celebrities!) share their stories and strategies for finding a healthier life

If you've ever admired a friend, colleague, or relative who has lost weight and wondered, "How did they do it?", this is the book you've been waiting for. In Start Living, Start Losing, Weight Watchers brings you some of its best-ever and most inspiring stories of women and men who have lost weight and kept it off. In their own voices, these people share their personal experiences of slimming down and reveal their practical tips and secrets for success. Read about what worked for them and hear what they had to say:

About Food

"I've learned that you can eat everything—but just not in one day. The best weight-loss advice I ever heard was 'one bite tastes like the rest.' For my son's graduation, he wanted me to taste the cake so I took one forkful. He said, 'That's all you're going to have?' and I said, 'Now I know what it tastes like. I don't need any more.' It has to be looked at one bite at a time, one portion at a time, one day at a time."

Susan, 43, New York, receptionist

About Exercise

"Now I think of exercise as if it's a relationship—you have to keep it alive, varied, and vibrant, or it will stagnate. I cross-train, which keeps me from getting bored and tones different muscles."

Nazalee, 37, Ohio, fund-raiser

About Maintaining Weight Loss

"I'm now in the maintenance phase of my weight loss and will always track my POINTS® values because that's how I maintain my weight. The sooner you see that you're losing control, the sooner you can pull yourself together."

Sarah, Duchess of York, author, philanthropist

See inside for a shot of pure inspiration and more great ideas!