The driving force behind my motivation to help other’s improve their health stems from a childhood surrounded by family members who struggled with obesity. As a very young child I watched my family try every fad diet and workout program that hit the market, only to fail miserably. I could see the pain in their eyes and sense the anxiety they felt when they were placed in social circumstances. Some members of my family were so overwhelmed by self-consciousness, that they avoided certain people and places because they felt inferior for being unhealthy…