Background
At 38, Edmond attorney Scott T. was overweight but figured he had plenty of time to do something about it. He was on medication to regulate his blood pressure and to treat high cholesterol. He felt these issues were under control and not a concern for him. He was not having any obvious health issues due to his weight – 365 pounds.

Challenge
“How much I needed to lose and wanted to lose are two different things,” he laughed. “When I first went in to the Steelman Clinic, I weighed 365 pounds. I was thinking if I could get 100 pounds off that would be incredible. I would still be overweight but not nearly as much and I thought that would be a good goal.”

Solution
Scott's father said he was planning to go to the Steelman Clinic in north Oklahoma City for medically supervised weight loss and asked him to go along as a partner. That is how he started down the path that helped him shed 175 pounds.

Outcome
A year later, Scott reached 190 pounds and is now on a maintenance program. He no longer needs medication, runs four miles a day and practices Tai kwon do

“You have two choices when you start with this program,” he said. “One, follow the program and it works. Two, don’t follow the program and it does not work. It’s pretty simple. “