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Leighanna Cooper, 43, had always been an active person. As a high-school athlete and avid runner, she lived an active lifestyle—completed a half marathon in 2013—but maintaining her weight felt like a struggle, and her repeated weight-loss efforts gnawed at her confidence.  

"I tried fad weight-loss programs and lost 50 pounds, but then life happened, and I gained it all back," she says.  

Patricia Brogoto always loved camping with her kids, but her limited mobility made it feel like a challenge to stand for more than a few minutes.

“My knees used to be bad when I was heavier,” she says. “I tried to lose the weight by myself, but I just wasn’t as successful as I wanted to be.”