GH couple are big losers in Start New program

Thu, Mar 27, 2008    to del.icio.us

Dan Garrow of Grand Haven lost 13 pounds and was able to eliminate his cholesterol medications in eight weeks during a recent Start New Basic Training program.

His wife, Mary Garrow, lost 16 pounds and her cholesterol dropped 106 points. She has also cut her medications by almost 75 percent after the eight-week program, which was held at the Maranatha Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Grand Rapids in January and February.

The Garrows were among 79 people who participated in the inaugural Start New Basic Training program.

Ken Moon of Muskegon lost 55 pounds and 16 total inches from his chest, waist and hips; and his cholesterol dropped 32 percent in eight weeks. Jane VanderToorn of Hudsonville lost 30 pounds in eight weeks.

A new program will kick off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Wyoming SDA Church, 2580 44th St. SW in Wyoming. Another program in Muskegon will begin Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at the Muskegon SDA Church, 3040 Evanston Ave.

There is no cost to attend the orientation and no reservations are needed, but they are encouraged as space is limited. The cost of the eight-week program is $65 per person.

For more information or reservations for the Wyoming program, call Joan at (616) 453-3009. For the Muskegon program, call Dawn at (231) 755-9977.

On the Net:

www.start-new.net