José Alejandro Díaz
Worked three jobs and neglected his health
I'm José Alejandro Díaz, I am from Mexico and I live in Georgia. My dad passed away when I was young and my mom had to take care of seven kids, which was very hard. Like many people, I came to the United States looking for a better life for myself and my family. Although music has always been my passion and I played in the band La Colonial from Tuzantla, in this country you have to have two to three jobs. I barely slept and ate horribly. I’ve been chubby since I was a little kid, but every day it got worse. I no longer had any energy, my back hurt and instead of going out with my family, I always wanted to stay sleeping. One time I was with my daughter at the pharmacy, and I weighed myself and it said I was obese. My daughter scared shouted: “You’re fat!” I felt embarrassed, but above all, I thought that I had to be there for my family, so they weren’t fatherless like how I grew up. So I bought my Yes You Can! kit and started to see the amazing results. I lost 72 pounds and from a size XXL, I am now a medium. Thank you Alejandro Chabán for being a great inspiration.