Kaiser Permanente’s Care Stories blog is featuring interviews with young people who struggled with obesity and made the changes necessary to get to a healthy weight — adopting behaviors that promote nutritious eating and active lifestyles. One of these stories, highlighted below, is of Josie Clayton, who was diagnosed as pre-diabetic at the age of 15. Clayton joined a pediatric healthy lifestyle program and went on to lose 60 pounds.
For more inspiration, check out all the other personal stories highlighted at the Care Stories blog.