Eric Duesenberry jumped up and cheered when Health Right nurse practitioner Michele Selanik said his blood sugar and cholesterol had dropped again. "I want to live to be 90," the Cross Lanes man said. "I'm starting to think maybe I have a shot."

After constant childhood illness, Duesenberry's weight ballooned to more than 400 pounds.

"I kept some pants from high school so I'd remember where I started," Eric Duesenberry said.

Eric Duesenberry watches a cooking demonstration at Health Right by extension agent Robert Burton.

Duesenberry cooks a healthful dish for his family. "If you cook, fresh food can cost less than junk food," he said.