Celebrating King County Health Heroes

Detective Jessica Cline
Sheriff's Office,
Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center, Kent

"We're all on the same path with the same goal"

After years of see-saw dieting, Jessica Cline, a detective with the Sheriff’s Office in Kent, stopped “waiting for Monday” to start improving her health and instead began “living for today.” Her wake up call was when she rushed her daughter to the hospital with abdominal pain.

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But change is never easy and when Jessica’s enthusiasm flagged in the midst of her weight loss journey she again turned to family for inspiration.

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So Jessica re-dedicated herself to a healthy lifestyle. Today she’s 68 pounds lighter. “But, I am not doing this for a dress size or a reunion. It was something I had to change and never look back. I also want to be fit for duty. I don’t want to just be average I want to be better than that.”

Jessica has not only changed what she eats, but how she relates to food.  “I look at food as a way to fuel my body for my next workout.  Not for comfort or to escape.”

Of her ongoing commitment to staying healthy, Jessica says, “If not for me, then for my family."