Becky Knipp remembers the day she joined Curves - December 28, 2002. During this time in her life she was clinically depressed and was undergoing treatment. One day she even became suicidal and told her doctor that she had planned to decide after her workout at Curves that afternoon if she wanted to end her life. Fortunately, she decided that she wanted to live. Over the next two years Becky focused on getting mentally healthy, but started to become physically unhealthy. She had since stopped working out at Curves and at 5'7", was weighing 332 pounds. At this point, Becky decided it was time to turn the page on a new chapter in her life. She began the Curves Six Week Solution in January of 2004 and few short months later, she also began doing the Curves workout again. She has successfully lost 146.5 pounds and 108.5 inches. Becky says that the biggest benefit she experienced from losing weight and exercising is the improvement in her mood and depression. "Since exercise increases endorphin levels, my depression is now under control. People tell me that I am smiling all the time. I am a much happier person now than I was before!"

Angela Roser had struggled with her weight her entire adolescence. However, it wasn't until after she made the decision to quit smoking that she hit her all-time high weight of 352 pounds. Her self esteem was shot, she hated shopping for clothes and she became uncomfortable in most public situations. Her weight was also causing her to get migraines that were so unbearable she would frequently have to miss work. Then a turning point came when Angela’s mother gave her a one month trial membership to Curves. She joined Curves in Delmar, Maryland in June 2004. According to Angela, this was the best thing that ever happened to her. She successfully lost 130 pounds and about 94 inches hasn't had a migraine in months. Angela says, "I’m in better shape today than I have been in years.” I have added years to my life with the weight that I have lost and I don’t plan on stopping there."