Rebecca is another one of Curves Success Stories. How did you hear about Curves and what made you join? I saw an ad for Curves on TV and Mum talked about it. I liked the idea of it and decided this was going to be my time. What is it you like about Curves? I enjoy the company, the encouragement from staff and other members and I am just enjoying exercising! I never enjoyed it before. My kids now know when I haven’t been to the gym because they say I am “growly”. I realised I need to have my own time. The other good side to it is that my daughter who is 13 notices what I am doing and how my eating has changed. How have you changed while you have been at Curves? I feel stronger and more confident and obviously I have lost weight. I am now willing to give everything a go. Have you used the Curves Weight Management Program? Yes I did. I even managed to lose weight over Easter last year – I lost 3kg. It got me going. To date I have lost 23kgs! How have your eating habits changed? I have downsized my food and my plate is always half full of vegetables. I eat more protein and make sure I eat morning and afternoon teas – I can’t do without my morning and afternoon teas. Do you do other exercise besides working out at Curves 3 – 5 times per week? I walk 2 – 3 times a week for about an hour. I enjoy walking by myself with my MP3 player. What is your next goal? To keep going the way I am and get under 80kgs. What advice would you give others? Keep up the positive thinking and try not to get discouraged. Set yourself little goals. Sometimes the big goals are too big for me. Keep busy. Success builds on success. I am now ready to look for a part-time job! “Rebecca is a member who always has a smile on her face and every time she works out she gives it 110%. Her success has been inspirational to members and staff alike. Since Rebecca has been with Curves she has lost 23kgs, 130cms and 7.6% of body fat. You go gal!” – Curves Staff

Teresa Howell knew it was time to do something about her weight when giving up a trip to Hawaii was less painful than the thought of wearing a swim suit in Hawaii. At 234 pounds, she had been diagnosed with high blood pressure a severe depression. That is when her neighbor convinced her to join Curves. “We agreed to work out together so that we had someone else to be accountable to and a lot less likely to cheat (by “we” I mean “me”), Teresa recounts." She really never liked exercising so she was amazed when she started craving her morning exercise routine at Curves. When she started to see results she enrolled in the Six Week Solution. As the pounds and inches decreased, her self esteem increased. Teresa was making friends and felt more comfortable with herself then ever. In fact, she enjoyed Curves so much that she started working at her club as a fitness coach. Teresa says, “I love sharing my successes and sharing in the successes of our members and my many new friends.”

Lucy Cushman is reminded of the Dionne Warwick song, "Promises, Promises" when she thinks about her success with Curves. Lucy's mother died when she was 29 years old from, as Lucy says, "the complications of obesity and smoking." She promised herself that she would learn from her mother's mistakes but as a wife and mother of two daughters, Lucy slowly let herself go. At the age of 48 she weight 250 pounds. Then Lucy decided it was time change her life. She joined Curves on March 8, 2004 and began following the Curves diet shortly thereafter. "This was the beginning of my metamorphosis of healthy weight loss. Gradually but consistently, the pounds and inches began to melt away as I made many changes in my life style." After one year she had lost a total of 100 pounds, more than 75 inches, and shrunk from a size 22 to a size 6! She continues to work out regularly and has maintained her current weight of approximately 140 pounds (give or take 5) for almost 2 years.
Lucy says, "I can not imagine my life without Curves and wonderful supportive employees and new friends. I have been told numerous times by many members, that I am an inspiration to them and I am always quick to let them know how much of an inspiration it is to me to be inspiring! The energy that I get from my Curves friends is life blood to me now and I love sharing my energy with any woman who needs it! This is my New Promise!"