Weight Loss

Thomas Bulla, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, lost 69 pounds in 6 months while participating in the Salisbury VA’s TeleMOVE! home telehealth program.

Air Force Veteran Kevin Chagnon lost 85 pounds and put his black belt back on to help other Veterans lose weight, learn karate and get healthy with VA’s MOVE! program.

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After giving up cigarettes and alcohol, Army Veteran Mark Weingarth decided it was time to take his health to the next level and lose weight. He was looking for a program to help him make lifestyle changes, not just lose weight. With his faith in God as the driving force behind his motivation to lose weight, he joined the MOVE program at Truman VA.

This 62-year-old U.S. Army Veteran struggled with his weight for more than five years, was prediabetic and suffered from a host of preventable health-care illnesses, to include elevated blood pressure and depression before joining the MOVE! Program.

The program is designed for Veterans who are currently overweight or obese, with a BMI of 25 or greater. The meetings are a time for nutrition and physical activity education along with a weekly weigh-in.

If you are serious about weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle, the VA MOVE Program is the way to go. For me it was, and is, a quality of life choice.

​U.S. Navy Veteran Richard Dalton readily admits one of his biggest limitations while trying to lose weight was himself.

VA North Texas Health Care System recently performed the first patient implant of vBloc, a technology-based, scientifically advanced weight loss therapy.