>>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR "TAKE
IT OFF TODAY" SERIES.
HUSBAND AND WIFE, ETHAN AND
BECKY, STRUGGLED WITH WEIGHT
THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.
AT THEIR HEAVIEST, THEY WEIGHED
MORE THAN 700 POUNDS COMBINED.
THAT’S UNTIL A FAMILY VACATION
MOTIVATED THEM TO MAKE A CHANGE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> I’M ETHAN.
>> I’M BECKY.
>> WE’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST
11 YEARS AND HAVE TWO WONDERFUL
BOYS.
>> GROWING UP, WE BOTH STRUGGLED
WITH WEIGHT.
>> AT MY HEAVIEST, I WEIGHED 430
POUNDS.
>> AND I WEIGHED 310 POUNDS.
>> IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, WE
WERE SO EXCITED TO TAKE A FAMILY
TRIP TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, BUT
IT GOT OFF TO A ROUGH START WHEN
I COULDN’T FIT INTO THE AIRPLANE
SEAT.
EVEN WITH THE SEAT BELT
EXTENSION.
>> THEN AT THE PARK, WE FOUND
OUT WE WERE TOO BIG FOR THE
RIDES.
ONCE WE GOT HOME, WE BOTH KNEW
WE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE.
>> I STARTED EATING BETTER AND
EXERCISING AND SAW THE WEIGHT
SHEDDING AWAY.
>> I TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE,
TRYING EVERY DIET PROGRAM OUT
THERE BUT SEEING LITTLE RESULTS.
SO SIX MONTHS IN, I CHANGED
THINGS UP.
I STARTED WALKING AND DECIDED TO
FOLLOW MY HUSBAND’S MEAL PLANS
INSTEAD.
>> IN JUST OVER TWO YEARS, WE’VE
LOST A COMBINED 315 POUNDS.
MOTIVATING EACH OTHER EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY.
>> OKAY, SO THIS IS WHAT ETHAN
AND BECKY LOOKED LIKE BEFORE.
HERE THEY ARE NOW.
>> OH, WOW.
>> YOU GUYS, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
>> IT IS SO NICE TO TALK WITH
YOU GUYS, TO INSPIRE SO MANY
OTHERS.
YOU GUYS LOOK AMAZING.
SO TWO YEARS AGO, YOU GUYS HAD
THIS TRIP.
WHEN WAS THAT MOMENT, WHEN YOU
KNEW YOU HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE?
>> FOR ME, IT WAS THE HARRY
POTTER RIDE.
LOVE HARRY POTTER.
WE HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO GOING
TO UNIVERSAL AS A FAMILY.
THEY HAVE, LIKE, THESE LITTLE
SAMPLE SEATS OUTSIDE THE RIDES
TO SEE IF YOU FIT.
WE THOUGHT IT’D BE A GOOD IDEA.
IT ENDED UP BEING HORRIBLY
DEPRESSING.
IT JUST WAS A REAL EYE-OPENER.
IT AFFECTS EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR
LIFE X
LIFE, WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL GOOD
AND CAN’T PARTICIPATE.
>> I KNOW YOU’LL INSPIRE SO MANY
PEOPLE THIS MORNING.
ETHAN, HOW DID YOU START LOSING
WEIGHT?
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU BOTH
DIDN’T SEE RESULTS AT THE SAME
TIME, RIGHT?
>> YES.
SO, INITIALLY, WHAT I DID, I GOT
REALLY INTERESTED IN A KETO
DIET.
I LIMITED CARBS AND COUNTED
CALORIES.
IT WAS TACKLING ONE DAY AT A
TIME.
I FELT I HAD THIS, YOU KNOW,
HUMONGOUS TASK AHEAD OF ME.
I HAVE TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT, AND
I’D LIKE TO BUILD MUSCLE AT THE
SAME TIME.
WHAT I DID, I JUST STARTED EVERY
DAY OFF THINKING, OKAY, IF I CAN
JUST DO TODAY, I CAN JUST DO
TODAY.
THE NEXT DAY, REPEAT.
SO, REALLY, JUST THE OLD ADD
DAMAGEADDAGE
OF ONE DAY AT A TIME AND
FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE.
IT YIELDED THESE RESULTS.
>> BECKY, MEN AND WOMEN LOSE
WEIGHT AT DIFFERENT RATES, AND I
KNOW THAT HAD TO BE FRUSTRATING.
THEN YOU’VE GOT THE PANDEMIC ON
TOP OF THAT AND QUARANTINING.
HOW DID THAT AFFECT YOUR WEIGHT
LOSS YOUR MEJOURNEY?
>> IT MADE ME REALLY REALIZE
THAT YOU CAN START OVER EVERY
DAY.
YOU CAN START OVER EVERY SIX
HOURS IF IT IS A BAD DAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T CLOSE
YOURSELF INTO WIN OR FAIL.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER
PICTURE.
YOU’VE GOT TO STAY POSITIVE, YOU
KNOW?
IT GOT TO A POINT FOR US WHERE I
THOUGHT, WE CAN’T PANDEMIC IN
THE MIDWEST ANYMORE.
I CAN’T SPEND INDOOR TIME ALL
THE TIME.
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET
SOMEWHERE WHERE WE COULD BE
OUTSIDE AND BE ACTIVE AND TAKE
OUR FAMILY OUTDOORS AND DO
THINGS.
>> SO YOU MOVED?
>> WE DID.
>> YEAH.
>> WOW.
>> WE CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE ON
MONDAY, HERE IN LAS VEGAS.
>> WOW.
MOVING TO VEGAS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.
FOR PEOPLE WATCHING WHO MAY BE
BETTERING THEIR HEALTH IN 2021,
GETTING A JUMP START, WHAT’S
YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM?
>> YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON THE
ATTAINABLE
ATTAINABLE.
MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR
YOU.
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ME, ONE THING
THAT WAS REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN
I STARTED, I DIDN’T HAVE THE
TYPES OF FOODS THAT I LOVED.
SO I JUST CREATED THEM.
I HAVE RIGHT HERE, A KETO PIZZA.
THERE ARE KETO PIZZAS THAT TASTE
LIKE CARDBOARD.
I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A
YEAR CREATED A KETO PIZZA RECIPE
THAT HELPED US LOSE WEIGHT.
IT IS FINDING WHAT WORKS FOR
YOU.
MAYBE IT IS GOING TO FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS AND COUNTING YOUR
CALORIES OR LIMITING THE BUNS ON
YOUR BURGERS.
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU, FIND
THAT, AND RUN WITH IT.
>> WOW.
>> AND I LOVE THAT, JUST TAKE
ONE DAY AT A TIME.
EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY.
>> YUP.
>> YOU GUYS ARE AN INSPIRATION.
ETHAN AND BECKY, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR TALKING WITH US.
CONGRATS ON THE NEW HOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> BEFORE YOU START ANY DIET
PROGRAM, IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR
FIRST.
WE SHOULD ALSO MENTION, OF
COURSE, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IS
PART OF OUR PARENT COMPANY, NBC
UNIVERSAL.
>> MAYBE WE’LL GET ETHAN TO GIVE