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 Healthy
Family Adolescent
Weight Management Program
The Healthy Family Program was created by long-time
friends Gretchen Hoyle, MD, a General Pediatrician,
and Kirsten Davis, MAEd, a School Counselor. Each
have personal experience with obesity and the lifestyle
changes that result in maintainable weight loss.
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 Gretchen
Hoyle, MD
Hi – my name is Gretchen Hoyle and I am one
of the creators of the Healthy Family Program. I
have a personal interest in helping overweight patients
because I know first-hand about being overweight.
During my eight years of medical training, I lived
a very unhealthy lifestyle. I ate high calorie, high
fat foods in large quantities and got very little
exercise. At the end of my training, I had 2 children.
After the birth of my second child, I realized I
was 100lbs overweight. At the same time, I was working
as a Pediatrician and I was seeing a lot of patients
and families who were struggling with obesity as
well. I found it difficult to give advice about good
nutrition and exercise, when I wasn’t following
my own advice. I decided to change my lifestyle so
that I could feel better and lose weight. I wanted
to be able to keep up with my children and set a
good example for them. It took one year, but I lost
100 lbs. I realized that the small changes I made
over a long period of time had resulted in a new
healthy lifestyle. I wanted to share what I had learned
with my patients. I wanted to start a program that
would help adolescents make healthy choices, but
I knew that pure information was not enough. Overweight
teens needed a group where they could share their
feelings and realize that they are not alone. I knew
the perfect person to help make that a reality…
 Kirsten
Davis, MAEd
Hi – my name is Kirsten Davis
and I am one of the creators of the Healthy
Family Program. I have a Masters Degree in counseling
and I have worked with young people throughout
my career. During my years in graduate school
and working as a school counselor, I had some
unhealthy habits. I have always been a physically
active person, but I made some unhealthy food
choices and ate large portion sizes. I was 50
lbs overweight when I decided to change my lifestyle.
It took one year, but I was able to lose 50
lbs by making better food choices and increasing
my level of exercise. When my friend, Gretchen,
asked me about helping adolescents and their
families, I was so excited! We have had a wonderful
experience working on the Healthy Family Program.
A healthy lifestyle requires daily effort. We
strive to make good choices for ourselves and
our children, just like the families in our
program
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