Like everyone in her family, paralegal Andrea Evans has long battled weight. But as an avid soccer player and skier, she fought back gamely until recently, when sports injuries took a devastating toll on her knees, leading to severe arthritis. Sidelined, Andrea became increasingly overweight and depressed. Her boss kindly insisted that Andrea check out Curves, where she was a member. How do you say no to your boss? Apparently, you don’t, if you know what’s good for you. For Andrea, it doesn’t get much better than Curves.

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!"