Rob Reid of Texas, a Navy veteran, shared with Fox News Digital his successful weight loss journey — and how his wife's own battle to lose weight helped him as well.
Reid was struggling to maintain the"very rigorous fitness standards" of the Navy.
Reid said he was also"controlled by food" at the time — and eventually reached a weight of 228 pounds.Reid's desire to improve his health was the driving factor in his weight loss."My health was already declining, and my wife was in fear that her health would decline," said Reid. "My health was my driving factor. My health was already declining, and my wife was in fear that her health would decline."
"Having my wife join the program with me has made it significantly more executable for me," Reid said."It’s an amazing support structure.""We’re each other’s cheerleader," he added."[It’s been] very special with her being in the program with me."Reid reached his target weight of 158 pounds by December of last year, just five months into their health journey.
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