I am so inspired by our user success stories that I read – they are always the highlight of my day and I do make sure I read them as often as I can. We often share them around the company – your success fuels our passion to do more with our product. One of our core values as a team is that “we believe in the notion that we have a real impact on our consumers’ lives”. Your stories confirm that. I have seen time and time again the impact of how the product can change someone’s lifestyle through the inspiring success stories. You can view some of the stories online at BodyMedia.com or our Facebook page.

There is one story in particular that hits close to home for me. Less than two years ago, my younger (only in numbers of course) sister, Jenny, made a drastic change in her lifestyle that has enriched her life in many ways and made me, her big sister, REALLY proud of what she accomplished.

In April of 2009 she set out to lose 100 pounds over the course of the year, the old fashioned way no less. No help or program, no surgery, just steady increases in activity and watching what she ate. Of course this approach isn’t right for everyone, but our family really admired her ambition, and Jenny has always been a little strong willed.

Over the course of 12 months she lost an amazing 100 pounds all on her own – walking, exercising, watching what she ate, and tuning into The Biggest Loser each week to stay motivated. She pretended Jillian was on her shoulder all week watching what she did. That is enough to keep anyone focused!

About halfway to her goal she plateaued, as often can happen with any weight loss program or effort. By that point in time, I had started at BodyMedia, so I sent her our Armband. Her first response after a few weeks was “I wish I had this Armband since the beginning to guide me! I had no clue what I was or wasn’t doing, and the power of knowing my numbers was a huge motivator.”

She accomplished her goal on April 15th, 2010 and has been able to maintain her weight loss for almost a year now. Check out these amazing before and after pictures. Since meeting her goal, she puts the Armband on occasionally to get her weight back down a bit or keep herself honest. Her story is really rewarding for me. Although I can’t take credit for her achievement, as she did all of the hard work, it makes me feel great that I was able to be a part of the effort. Equally, all of us here at BodyMedia want to see your success as well!

We have been running a tongue-in-cheek ad that pays tributes to “Losers.” Join our “Losers” club; submit your motivational tips and success. Send us your stories and pictures or post a message on the blog or Facebook page, so we can keep each other motivated.

We are constantly challenging ourselves to objectively demonstrate the value of BodyMedia FIT technology in rigorous clinical studies, too. So we’re extra thrilled to share with you the results of the first 4 months of an on-going clinical trial evaluating the impact of our wearable body-monitoring system.

The detailed results were presented today at the 29th Annual International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Trade Show and Convention in San Diego.

These results show that people who wear our body-monitoring system can lose up to 3 times as much weight as those who don’t use the system. Whether a person is participating in a group weight control program or following a self-directed plan, this wearable technology can boost results.

The clinical trial is still under way, and we look forward to sharing the final results with you in the new few months.

If you’re a BodyMedia FIT user, we’d love to hear how the system helps you reach your health and fitness goals. Send us an email to share your story: testimonials@bodymedia.com.

To find out more about these results, please see the announcement we released today.