Member Featured on Today's Joy Fit Club

By , SparkPeople Blogger
If you tuned in to the fourth hour of the Today show on Monday, you might have seen a familiar face on screen next to hosts Hoda and Kathie Lee and resident nutrition expert Joy Bauer. Renay Stafford, aka SPASTIC5466, shared her story and became a member of the "Joy Fit Club"!

Over 3 1/2 years, 4'11" Renay went from 275 pounds to 130 pounds. So how did she do it? She told Joy that "The Biggest Loser" was what originally inspired her and kept her going when times were tough. In addition to kicking her fast-food habit, she started exercising, and she joined SparkPeople, where she found the support she needs to help her maintain her weight.

Joy explained some of the easy swaps that helped Renay:

  • fatty pepper steak with white rice (1,100 calories and 42 g fat) for a homemade version with sauteed peppers and onions, lean steak and a half cup of brown rice (565 calories, 21 g fat)
     
  • veggie burgers and oven-roasted sweet potatoes instead of burgers and fries


Click here to watch Renay's story now! (Check out our interview with the one and only Joy Bauer here.)

Renay thanked her husband--and her "great group of girls on SparkPeople.com"! Congratulations to Renay on losing the weight and keeping it off. To be featured on the "Joy Fit Club" is quite an honor!

Monday was a great day for another SparkPeople member. Dana McKeen (better known as ZIRCADIA) was featured on the Woman's Day website, as part of "Real Weight-Loss Stories: I Kept the Pounds Off." She lost 110 pounds and has kept it off for 2 1/2 years.

Plus, Marie Claire named us one of the 7 Best Websites for Weight Loss.

And member Bridgit Torbett was featured on AOL's Style List. Read her story, Makeover Diaries: From Unhappily Married to Free, Fit and Fine, here.

As SparkGuy would say, "Woo-hoo!"

Did you read (or watch) any of these success stories? Did they inspire you? Did you pick up any tips?