Friends of Jared 

"Jared Inspired Me"

A father of two, Ken says that his biggest weight-loss challenge was changing his eating habits and sticking to it. He would typically have three or four bowls of cereal, a bagel with cream cheese and soda for breakfast. Lunch was a burger and fries, and dinner would consist of pizza at least twice a week. Besides the greasy fast food, Ken feasted on many between-meal snacks, too: candy bars, chips and lots and lots of non-diet soda. He was embarrassed by the way he looked and the food that he ate always left him with a heavy, greasy feeling that would stay with him all day. Plagued by constant fatigue and difficulty sleeping, his problems affected his health and his job. Since losing the weight, Ken no longer has trouble sleeping and has the energy to do things with his children that he thought he would never be able to do, such as playing basketball, bike riding and going for walks. He is fan of Subway’s 6-inch ham sub on wheat with mustard, pickles, tomatoes and banana peppers, a bag of baked chips and a diet beverage for his lunchtime meal. Ken would alternate between that and turkey on the three or four evenings that he would have Subway sandwiches for dinner. Ken says that he didn’t change what he ate at home, just the type of food and the amounts, opting for lower-fat meat and dairy products, eliminating cheese and choosing vegetables over fries. He uses low-fat and low-sugar spaghetti sauces, bakes or grills chicken, chooses smaller portions. and favors diet beverages. Ken writes, "One thing I did was to get myself totally off of regular soda. I have either diet soda or water with my meals now." Upbeat about his success, Ken adds, "Two years ago, I thought it was impossible for me to ever lose weight. No, not me. No can do. I don’t think that I would have lost all this weight without Subway. I tell anyone who thinks they can’t do it, that if I can do it, anyone can."