Meet Wade

"My name is Wade Richards. I'm about 5'9" and will be turning 28 years old on January 13.  I recently moved to the Phoenix area six months ago from my home state of Wisconsin. (we LOVE CHEESE and BEER in Wisconsin.)  I work as a stylist and makeup artist at Stephanie's Day spa in Peoria, AZ.  I have been working behind the chair as a hair stylist for over five years.  If I know anything about the beauty business it is that image is everything.  I have struggled with my weight and have been yo-yo dieting since I was 18 years old.  In 2005 I weighed in at my heaviest weight at 230 pounds. Ashamed and disgusted with my apathetic attitude, I decided that I needed to drop some weight. Although it wasn't healthy, I lost 40 pounds through diet supplements, small portions, and exercise. And because I had not changed my lifestyle I gained the weight back and then some. I now weigh 245 pounds.

I want to be a role model for my clients, co-workers, and community. I want to show them that successful and healthy weight loss can be achieved. I desire to have a nice body to complement the person I know I am inside. It is my job to help my clients look at themselves in the mirror with a different light.  I would be honored to get the help I need to change the way I look at myself." ~Wade

The information presented and the opinions expressed are those of the content provider. KTVK-TV and KASW-TV do not endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information by the content provider. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, or information shall be at your sole risk.