December 7, 2016 | Carolyn Pennington and Ethan Giorgetti

Lifestyle Medicine Patient: Success When So Many Others Fail

Melissa Dzierlatka is beating the odds - after losing more than 160 pounds she's kept the weight off more than a year later and is no longer borderline diabetic.

Melissa Dzierlatka is healthy and feeling great after losing 160 pounds and keeping it off for more than a year.

You’ve probably heard stories about people who’ve lost a dramatic amount of weight, only to gain it back again along with their health problems. Well, we’ve got a different story to tell.  We introduced you to Melissa Dzierlatka more than a year ago.  Melissa had lost more than 160 pounds and was no longer borderline diabetic. She credited her turn-around to the Calhoun Cardiology Center’s Lifestyle Medicine Program at UConn Health.

We recently checked back in with Melissa to see how she was doing and whether she had succeeded in maintaining her weight loss and good health when so many others fail. Here is what she told us.