|
|
Article: WHO'S WHO 2002: Millie Snyder, President/CEO, Weight Watchers of West Virginia
- Article from:
- The State Journal
- Article date:
- November 22, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright State Journal Corporation Nov 22, 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
CHARLESTON - Mildred Snyder, Weight Watchers of West Virginia president and CEO, says she has had an incredible month, the highlight of which was a staff meeting honoring 13 participants who have lost 100 pounds or more.
Each honoree walked down a lit isle in a spotlight following and a 9-by- 12 picture of how they used to look behind them.
"There was screaming, crying, waving of glow sticks," Snyder says. "No one has recovered. We're basking in the excitement of that."
For example, one woman lost 195.5 pounds and other man lost 110.5 pounds.
"No one has any idea what it takes to do that," Snyder says. "It's kind of exciting. One guy had watched as they buried a morbidly obese friend, and ...