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Six Pack In Just 12 Weeks: The Secret Of Men's Fitness Writer

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:20:00 +0000

If your New Year’s resolutions include losing weight, adding muscle and looking and feeling fitter, happier and healthier then you don’t need to spend hours pounding the pavements or even give up your favourite foods.

Joe Warner, the deputy editor of Men’s Fitness, the UK’s best-selling fitness lifestyle magazine, went from flabby, out-of-shape man to a cover model star – complete with rock-hard six-pack – in just 12 weeks, and reveals the secrets to how you can build a brand new physique with only four hours of exercise per week.

So what's his secret?

'I spent most of my 20s doing a lot of running but no matter for how far or how long I ran I would always have a bit of a belly and never any muscles on my chest, shoulders or arms,' he says.

'After turning 30 I decided to see whether I could get into the best shape I have ever been in.

'I deal with a lot of fitness models for my job but always thought I would never be able to get a physique like theirs.

'I believed I just didn’t have the right genetics or enough time to make it happen. But it turns out that there is no legitimate reason for not making huge changes to the way you look without a t-shirt on.

'If I can do it, anyone can. I’m an average guy with a busy, deadline-driven desk job so finding the time to train is always difficult, but the regime I followed proves that you don’t need to spend hour after hour exercising to dramatically transform the way you look, even in a relatively short period of time.'

Nick Mitchell, the founder of Ultimate Performance, which has two personal training gyms in London, who designed and oversaw Joe’s training programme says:

‘When Joe came to me he had a 'skinny fat' physique, which is when you have very little muscle mass on your torso but a large amount of fat stored around the stomach.
'It’s a body shape I’m seeing increasingly among UK men and one that can lead to a lot of long-term health issues, especially diabetes.

'But Joe and I have proved that an effective training regime, which doesn’t require hours of boring exercise, coupled with smart eating can radically reduce body-fat levels while also packing on significant amounts of lean muscle for a better, and ultimately healthier, body.'

Nick’s training programme revolved around just one hour-long gym session four times per week, and in 12 weeks Joe shed 8kg of fat – the equivalent to 16 large packets of butter - while building 10kg of lean muscle mass to completely transform his body into one worthy of gracing the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine.

Joe’s four sessions were carried out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday lunch times, and first thing Saturday morning, so it had minimal impact on his work or social life.
'Instead of working through lunch with a sandwich at my desk I got out of the office, trained, worked off some steam them came back to my job more energised and focused,' he says.

'I found my productivity soared once I started training. Even if you have a very busy, very stressful job finding just four hours per week to train will not only have huge benefits to your physique, it will also help you combat stress levels and allow you to work more effectively and efficiently.

'I booked my training sessions into my diary just like I would any other meeting. It sounds silly but it makes them feel more important so you’re less likely to cancel them.'

'I started seeing major changes after the first week and after a fortnight by body-fat percentage had tumbled from nearly 17 per cent to 12.8 per cent, with nearly all of the fat falling off my stomach,' says Joe.

'I was also adding lean muscle mass to my chest, shoulders and arms, so being wider on my torso but narrower at my waist made me look radically different relatively quicker.'

'The key to getting rapid results is to work out intensively for a short amount of time, then give your body time to recover fully before training again,' says Nick.

'Training for too long in one go is counter-productive to getting a better body: it places too much stress on your body, which actually eats away at your muscles and encourages the storage of fat.

'It’s also important to frequently change the exercises you do, and how many sets and reps of each you do so that your body is always out of its comfort zone so must keeping burning fat and building muscle so it’s ready for anything.'

Joe’s diet revolved around plenty of lean red meat and white meat, fish, fresh vegetables, eggs and slow-release carbs, such as sweet potatoes.

'The diet I followed was simple but effective so I was never hungry,' he says.

'You do need to be organised so that you are never tempted by a quick sandwich and crisps at lunch, but I found that I was actually enjoying my food more on the diet than before, mainly because steak, vegetables and sweet potato mash is far more delicious than a pre-packed sarnie or ready meal.

'And when you are training hard you want to feed your body the right food to keep your muscles growing and your belly shrinking.'

'I could even have a glass of red wine at the weekends, so never felt as though I was sacrificing anything,' he adds.

'At first it was hard to go out and not being able to drink or order anything I wanted off the menu.

'But most restaurants will serve steak, chicken or fish and happily give you as many vegetables as you want.

'It didn’t take long before I stopped craving for sugary foods and snacks because I could see that my training and diet regime were really working.'

'Joe has proved that training hard and eating healthily is all you need to do to transform your body into one that can grace the cover of a magazine,'Nick adds.

'A smart training plan, executed with 100% effort, really is the best, and most effective, way to build the body you’ve always wanted.'

Liewsville woman shed pounds to enlist in army

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:19:00 +0000

As Ashley Barrett-Carter left Ryan Memolo’s Army recruiting station following their first meeting more than a year ago, the staff sergeant thought, “I’ll never see her again.”

Sgt. Memolo had seen overweight applicants before, including some who dropped the pounds and returned to enlist. But those people exceeded the weight requirement by 20 or 30 pounds.

Ms. Barrett-Carter needed to lose 100.

But two months later and 20 pounds lighter, she came back. And she kept returning to Sgt. Memolo every few weeks to report more weight loss.

Today, the Lewisville resident has shed a total of 113 pounds. She met the enlistment requirement and is preparing for basic training.

“It’s given me the courage to follow through and serve my country,” she said.

Ms. Barrett-Carter, 21, started contemplating a military career a few years ago. She said she maintained a “normal” weight during high school but then started gaining. She weighed 263 pounds and wore size 22 pants when she first met Sgt. Memolo.

The Army’s weight and body fat requirements vary based on height, age and gender. Sgt. Memolo gave Ms. Barrett-Carter a target weight of 160 pounds.

Startled to hear that her weight surpassed the Army’s standards by such a large margin, Ms. Barrett-Carter that night tore apart her pantry, pitching anything that she considered unhealthy.

Her doctor advised her to shed the pounds slowly — about 2 per week is considered healthy weight loss.

Ms. Barrett-Carter estimates that she had been consuming 5,000 calories a day, more than twice the recommended amount. She reduced her calorie intake and started exercising daily.

She hung a pair of size 7 pants on her closet door as a reminder of her goal. No fads. No pills. No as-seen-on-TV gut-busting contraptions. Not even a gym membership.

She didn’t diet; she changed her lifestyle.

“I didn’t stop eating normal food, I just started rationing,” she said. “I still eat rice; I still eat ice cream. It’s just about how much you eat. … You have to control the urge to eat the entire half gallon.”

Ms. Barrett-Carter initially gave up fast food, sweets and junk food. Her daily exercise started with walks around the block. She couldn’t go any farther.

As her endurance increased, she added jogging, stationary biking and weights. She enrolled in a physical education class at Richland College, where she was working toward an associate’s degree, and the instructor helped devise a workout regimen.

When Ms. Barrett-Carter reached 200 pounds, she indulged cravings once or twice a week with small helpings of previously off-limits foods. After hitting 180 pounds, she was exercising 90 minutes a day.

Every few weeks, she took the size 7 pants off the hanger to try them on. At first they barely touched her knees. At 200 pounds, they reached mid-thigh. And when they finally slipped over her hips and buttoned at her waist, Ms. Barrett-Carter joyfully danced around the house.

“It didn’t just fall off. It took a lot of changes on my part,” she said. “It just got easier and easier as time went on. Eventually I looked at it, and those little mini goals suddenly became the huge goal that I wanted it to be.”

Ms. Barrett-Carter avoids fast food, though she acknowledges that “eating out of a box” is easier and cheaper than buying fresh foods and cooking them. She exercises five days a week, running a mile, doing sit-ups and pushups and completing the routine from a workout video.

Sgt. Memolo says Ms. Barrett-Carter is well-prepared for nine weeks of basic training, which she’ll follow with 18 months of nursing instruction at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio. Her husband, Jerrod Carter, will stay in the Dallas area to continue school.

Adjusting to her new size has taken time. Sometimes Ms. Barrett-Carter still walks to plus size area in clothing stores before realizing those clothes are too big. Airplane seats no longer feel snug. And the constant exhaustion has evaporated.

“I didn’t even realize how much it was affecting my life,” she said. “I have more energy. I’m healthier. I’m able to do everything I want to do in a day.”

Jeanne Barrett said her daughter’s outlook transformed along with her appearance.

“She made a commitment to change her life,” said Ms. Barrett, who has followed her daughter’s example by altering her eating habits and replacing a living room couch with an exercise machine. “She’s inspired me.”

In her quest to join the Army, Ashley Barrett-Carter lost 110 pounds over the course of a year. Here’s how she did it: .

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Weight loss occurs when you expend more calories than you take in, either through diet, exercise or both.

Ms. Barrett-Carter followed her doctor’s advice, which coincides with healthy weight guidelines by the National Institutes of Health.

Exercise

For weight loss, the NIH recommends at least 60 to 90 minutes of moderate physical activity daily.

Ms. Barrett-Carter started with 10-minute walks and later added jogging, weights, sit-ups, pushups and stationery biking. She eventually began exercising 90 minutes a day.

To maintain her weight, she works out for an hour five days a week, including one-mile jogs, sit-ups and push ups.

Diet

To lose 1 or 2 pounds a week, the NIH recommends cutting 500 to 1,000 calories a day.

Ms. Barrett-Carter initially cut out fast food, junk food and sweets, but later allowed herself to eat small portions.

A typical day consists of oatmeal for breakfast; an apple or banana for snack; half a sandwich, soup, fruit and water for lunch; a granola bar for an afternoon snack; and for dinner, skinless chicken, fresh fish or pork with small portions of side dishes.

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5 weight loss decisions of Chantel Hobbs

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0000

It's funny how things happen sometimes.

This column was going to be about a local guy who has chosen to go public - very public - in his quest to lose 100 pounds. But I decided his story would have to wait when a colleague dropped off a book for me to look at.

On the cover is Chantel Hobbs, a gorgeous woman who has shed 200 pounds - without surgery, pills or deprivation. The subtitle caught my eye: "Make five decisions and break the fat habit for good."

What a coincidence. My last two columns have been about five small changes to your eating habits and five helpful hints to get you off the couch. So, in what seemed to be a theme, I just had to check out Hobbs's five. And they're all good.

Her book, Never Say Diet (WaterBook Press, 240 pages, $24.99), isn't vastly different from the huge choice of weight-loss books lining store shelves, with exercise suggestions and food guidelines. What I do think sets Hobbs's book apart is her blunt honesty and her belief in a more spiritual approach to weight loss.

Anyone knows - or should know by now - that when you have significant weight to lose, it's usually about more than just the brownies.

Hobbs, who lives in Florida, suggests we make a real connection to our inner selves in order to bring about change.

Her five decisions - Be Truthful: Be Forgiving: Be Committed; Be Interested and Surrender - are the cornerstones of her program.

She goes into personal details for each one. And her experiences can be quite painful.

When I spoke with her last week, she told me that "change comes from a place of misery," and she had been miserable - even though most people wouldn't have guessed it.

In the Get a Move On chapter, for example, she cites the time when she was trying to begin an exercise regime. A member of the gym staff tried to measure the percentage of her body fat, but couldn't - the machine couldn't handle more than 50 per cent body fat.

Still, it didn't stop her from trying. As she stresses in her book, consistency is vital.

"Since my goal was to establish a new exercise habit, I needed consistency. No debating whether I wanted to exercise every day. I treated it as my new job. I had to show up six days a week no matter how I felt or how I might be influenced by outside sources. As with any new job, I figured I had no vacation or sick time coming."

And stick to it she did.

The first month was the toughest. She eliminated all sugars and junk food. But after that, she didn't deprive herself of anything. If her family was having fettuccine alfredo, then she would, too - just a much smaller portion. And after the third month of her eating plan, one evening a week she'd indulge in whatever it was she wanted.

A church-going gal her whole life, Hobbs claims it was God she turned to in order to help turn her life around.

She remembers with clarity the evening she asked Him for help, and recounts hearing a voice saying she was not being the best she could be. And she wanted to be her best.

Hobbs has certainly accomplished that. She's now a certified personal trainer, a spinning coach and motivational speaker. She even runs marathons. "There are days even I can't believe I run them," she laughed. And she admits: "it's awesome to know I don't ever have to go back. I can be the new me forever."

Hobbs has begun a Brain Change Challenge on her website, encouraging people to get on their own path to changing their lives. She's been on Oprah and on the cover of People magazine

There's no denying her commitment - and the value of the five decisions that led to it.

For more information, visit www.chantelhobbs.com.

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200 pounds weight loss inspiration by 57 years old woman

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:41:00 +0000

At 452 pounds, Deborah Diederich could barely walk without breathing heavily. Sometimes, she'd call her children from across town to help her up if she fell.

The Burton resident developed diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

A yo-yo dieter, Diederich had tried Weight Watchers and Take Off Pounds Sensibly groups in the past. She even considered gastric bypass surgery.

"I've always been an emotional eater," said Diederich, 57. "I used food for medicating. I'd eat when I was happy, sad or bored. I could eat a big bag of chips in one sitting or go through a half-gallon of ice cream."

Now a much-thinner 250 pounds, Diederich is an inspiration to TOPS Chapter 1738, which she leads.

She will tell her success story at the chapter's open house 6-8 p.m. Thursday at West Court Street Church of God, 2920 W. Court St., Flint. Also speaking will be Irene Houghton, nurse manager of the heart unit at McLaren Regional Medical Center.

"Even when (Diederich) did have a little setback, she still kept going," said Kim Murdough of Swartz Creek, chapter secretary. "She didn't let it throw her off track. She really walked the walk of eating sensibly."

Diederich was the state and international division winner for her weight group in 2006. She was honored in Providence, R.I., last year.

TOPS - a nonprofit, weight-loss support organization based in Milwaukee, with chapters worldwide - celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. It has 200,000 members in 10,000 chapters in the U.S., Canada and other countries.

After years of losing and gaining weight, Diederich was fed up.

"I had to change my lifestyle or I was going to kill myself by overeating," she said.

Either that, or she figured she would be bedridden.

A friend who belonged to TOPS told Diederich about the group she attended in Flint.

"I'd always had good success with TOPS," Diederich said. "I know I have to go every week. If I don't want to eat at 10 p.m., I can give someone a call. It's affordable, too ($24 per year and $5 for monthly dues at the West Court Street Church location)."

Diederich tackled her weight loss one day at a time, sticking to a 1,200-calorie diet.

She used a smaller plate and didn't fill it up to overflowing. She chose an 8-ounce glass for milk. She wrote down everything she ate, and she didn't eat after 8 p.m.

"I try to eat healthy - whole grains, lean meats, lots of vegetables," she said.

For example, she'll drink vegetable juice and eat a small bowl of cereal with low-calorie bread and a teaspoon of peanut butter for breakfast.

Lunch includes a cup of soup, a sandwich with turkey and lettuce, a small salad with cucumbers and tomatoes and a glass of milk.

For dinner, she'll consume a 3-ounce piece of lean meat, a small sweet potato with spray butter, salad with low-fat dressing and fruit.

"Once in a while, I'll have a small candy bar," she said. "But I try to stay away from it. Sometimes I have to argue with myself and say 'you don't need that' (especially) at family gatherings where everything revolves around food."

Diederich, who is 5-foot-6, said the reason she succeeded this time is because she was "very determined. It has to all come from within. No diet's going to do it if you don't do it for yourself."

Diederich exercises regularly by lifting 10-pound weights, walking on a treadmill and using an exercise bike or "mini-stepper."

Someday, she might have surgery to remove the excess skin from the weight loss, she said.

As part of her makeover, she cut her hair and bought a few new clothes. But she wants to lose another 100 pounds before purchasing any more outfits.

"I'll wait until I get to my goal and buy a new wardrobe," she said, beaming.

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Alex Bennet weight loss - 15 kilos in 6 months

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:40:00 +0000

Alex Bennett lost 15 kilograms in six months. The bonus? He no longer needs medication for blood pressure, gastric reflux or cholesterol.

At the beginning of 2007, after spending a relaxing summer holiday on the beautiful New South Wales beaches, I should have felt terrific. Instead I was disgusted as I viewed the photo snaps of myself. Gut hanging over my board shorts, T-shirt bulging past my feet as I looked down.

Time to diet, exercise and discipline my body back to health.

Ten years earlier I had lost weight on the Atkins diet, but that weight returned quite rapidly and I wasn't comfortable with all the bacon and eggs.

I also recognised the value of exercise as I had had some success in the past with swimming laps, but found the results rather patchy.

I was willing to work out but needed it to be convenient and relatively cheap. I purchased some second-hand gym equipment, set up the machines in my garage, and invited my family and a close friend with similar goals to work out if they felt the need. It is terrific to have another person to help you become committed to routine.

Getting started

I chose the CSIRO Total Wellbeing diet because it seemed like a more sensible use of a broader range of food groups than the Atkins diet, and had the backing of a very reputable organisation.

I started to exercise about three times a week for 20 to 30 minutes a time, but soon found I could extend my routine and enjoyed working out five days a week for around 40 minutes.

I appreciated the relaxed feeling after exercise and preferred not to miss out. It really helps to have an exercise partner to keep you on task.

The weight loss was slow at first and I preferred to weigh myself in the morning after sleep. Originally I hadn't considered what sort of weight reduction I could achieve and my primary focus was to reduce the waistline.

I purchased a set of electronic scales that calculated BMI, or Body Mass Index. It showed that an ideal weight for my height would be around 80 kilograms. That would put my BMI at around 25 which is on the upper limit of a healthy range.

With fluctuations I lost 15 kilograms in six months. My weight plunged from an obese and disabling 97 kilograms to a more reasonable and comfortable 82 kilograms. I felt fantastic but I found additional benefits.

No more medication

Prior to this time I was on 'permanent' blood pressure, gastric reflux and cholesterol medication. Upon losing the weight, I discontinued the blood pressure medication (on doctor's advice) because I was feeling very dizzy. Blood pressure without medication is now well inside normal limits.

A relaxed and calmer man would arrive home from work, without feeling the need for a stress-relieving red wine. In fact, alcohol was easy to cut down on as my health improved.

No need for the gastric reflux meds anymore. The CSIRO diet does not include many carbohydrates after the midday meal. I found this was easier on my digestive system. No longer did I have the uncomfortable feeling of gastric juices fighting with my evening meal. No more waking with a very uncomfortable burning in my throat, and no need for the expensive medication.

No cholesterol medication because I was no longer at risk. My reduced weight, sensible diet and regular exercise has put me into a very normal category. Not superman, just normal.

The new me

My message is simple. Don't allow pills to let you follow an unhealthy lifestyle. I made a decision to improve my health by losing weight and I now save over $90 a month on medication and I feel much better. My stamina and concentration has improved and my general demeanour is far more positive and less aggressive (lower blood pressure makes you far less volatile).

My family prefers the new me and I get the bonus of people telling me how much better I look. All my family members benefit from better food and they have an exercise partner to help them reach their own goals. I look forward to my exercise and I enjoy my meals a lot more than the junk food and snacks that I rubbished on before.

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Big weight loss of a Shreveport mom

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:37:00 +0000

It's sometimes difficult to weigh the differences between twins.

For Tyler, Texas, native Dottie Buck and her twin sister, most people overlooked such details as their unique personalities and obvious difference in hair color.

Instead, the most common distinction between the two was measured in pounds.

"I have an uncle that says, 'You used to be the chubby one,'" Buck said. "People always looked at my weight. I got tired of it and I wanted to change."

Today, Buck is more than 50 pounds lighter.

In addition to the physical change, her life changed in October when she was named a $10,000 winner by fitness Web site MillionDollarBody.com.

The giveaway is a part of the company's Million Dollar Body Game — an online competition that will award more than $1 million this year to urge people to get in shape, according to the company.

Each month, male and female contestants submitted their stories of their transformation, along with before and after photos, and each month a male and female $10,000 winner is chosen. Winners also were selected for $1,000 prizes and other giveaways.

There have been more than 75 winners this year.

The contest will conclude in March with a $250,000 grand prize for the Best Transformation of the Year.

As a $10,000 winner, Buck is eligible for the grand prize.

"It's still a little unbelievable," Buck said. "It's a very cool thing."

Buck, 40, lost the weight by eating healthy and exercising. But it the road to healthier living wasn't easy, she said.

"Obesity runs in my family," she said. Buck had been a petite 98 pounds as a teen, until she became pregnant at age 18. It seemed to trigger rapid and significant weight gain, she said.

"At three months, I was 98 pounds," Buck said of her pregnancy. "By nine months, I weighed 200 pounds."

After giving birth to her son, she began to try a myriad of weight-loss products, which included everything from exercise videos to diet pills, she said.

Though she lost weight, she quickly gained it back between diets. Eventually, she found herself spending a lot of time at home with no desire to do anything.

But as time inched closer to her 40th birthday, Buck's feelings began to change.

"A lot of people say that life begins at 40," she said. "I didn't want to be the one sitting at home on the couch doing nothing. I knew I had to do something and do it the right way."

Buck's friend Tonette Lovett was a customer at Cyndi Johnson's permanent cosmetics business off U.S. Highway 80 in Princeton. When Buck learned that Johnson had won a trip to Hawaii as a result of losing weight, it was enough to motivate her to work hard to get in shape.

Also, Johnson decided to coach others upon returning from her trip, which also was good news for Buck.

"I wanted to be able to give back by helping others lose weight," said Johnson, 41. "It's not a quick fix. It's a life change."

Buck, joined by her close friend Lovett, began working out with Johnson nearly a year and a half ago.

Leigh Ann Hardage, of Bossier City, joined the group last summer.

The group, which started with 30-minute workouts five days per week, now works out for about 90-minutes five days per week.

Having each other makes it easier, Buck said.

"We have a reason to be accountable," she said. "We all make each other accountable for the decisions we make. We support each other and we push each other and we all feel good about ourselves."

Lovett, of Haughton, had gastric bypass surgery eight years ago, but gained more than half the weight back. She was hesitant about joining the group until Buck suggested that they do it together.

Now, it's contagious, she said.

"It's not easy," said Lovette, 46. "One year and five months later, it's still hard, but we push our sleeves up and work harder. We depend on each other."

Hardage's weight reached 200 pounds after the birth of her fifth 9-pound baby. After working to lose the weight, she was stuck at 175 pounds.

Soon after, Hardage, 45, started working out with the group on weekends.

"I live here now," she said, laughing. "I'm in better shape now than I was 25 years ago. I've dropped two sizes and I've built muscle. I feel so much better."

Together the group participated in a Walk for the Cure event in Shreveport in September. Then in October, the group supported Johnson in her participation in the 60-mile Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day fundraiser walk in Dallas.

Since Buck shared her story, she's talked to others who ask for advice about losing weight and living healthier.

"Talking to someone and motivating them is a motivation in itself," she said. "Now I have the energy to do anything. Once I get up and exercise, my whole day is different. It gives you strength in more ways than one."

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Fat burning success of Adam Waters - 84 days to new body

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:16:00 +0000

Here's the video story by Adam Waters, the man who tired of seeing his ugly body in the mirror and decided to change his life. Watch and get inspired!

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Woman drops 110 pounds, 8 dress sizes

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:05:00 +0000

Three years ago Sharon Twitchell was miserable.

Carrying 227 pounds on her tiny 5'2" frame, the 51-year-old mother and wife could barely squeeze into her plus-size clothing.

Twitchell is the first of eight CNN.com I-Reporters who shared their weight loss stories with CNN. Over the next several weeks, we'll reveal their secrets, the defining moments that motivated them to lose a combined total of 1,167 pounds and how the weight loss has changed their lives.

"I was wearing a size 22 and getting my clothes at stores where the biggest size was a 24. I asked myself, 'Where are you going to buy your clothes after you get bigger than a size 24?'" said Twitchell.

Adding to her misery, Twitchell says her ballooning weight was also wreaking havoc on her 31-year marriage.

"We were literally just co-existing together, like roommates," recalled Twitchell.
"Friends asked my husband to e-mail them a picture of us. Later, I discovered that he had sent them an old photograph taken when I was much smaller. Even though he loved me, he was embarrassed at how much weight I had gained."

Afraid she would have to purchase clothing from online stores catering to larger women, Twitchell told her husband she'd had enough and was ready to make a change.

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Initially, Twitchell made an appointment with her physician in hopes that he would write her a prescription for a pill to help her lose weight. Instead, she says she saw the "w" begin to form on his lips and knew he was going to recommend she try Weight Watchers.

Uncomfortable with the thought of going to actual meetings, Twitchell lost 30 pounds on her own and eventually joined the online Weight Watchers POINTS program on October 26, 2004. She also bought an elliptical machine and a recumbent bicycle and started working out six days a week.

The pounds melted off.

Ten months and another 80 pounds later, she reached her goal weight on August 26, 2005.

Twitchell says she hasn't been this size since before her first daughter was born. She now weighs 117 pounds and wears a size 2 or 4, depending on the store.

How has this changed her life?

"I have a marriage again," says Twitchell, who recently retired and relocated with her husband from New Jersey to their new home in the mountains of western North Carolina.

"When I finally reached my goal (weight), my wedding ring was two sizes too big. I had already had it resized twice and the jeweler was hesitant that I might lose more weight. Rather than resize it, my husband bought me a new beautiful diamond ring and when he gave it to me he said this was a renewal of our wedding vows," she recalled.

Twitchell says her husband keeps telling people that he's got his wife back. This August, the couple will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary and they couldn't be happier.

"If I can lose 110 pounds, anyone can," says Twitchell.

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Would you lose weight for money?

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:55:00 +0000

People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs.

The research published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that cash incentives can be a success even when the payout is as little as $7 for dropping just a few pounds in three months.

Unlike providing onsite fitness centers or improving offerings in the company cafeteria, cash rewards provide a company with a guaranteed return, the researchers said.

"They really can't be a bad investment because you don't pay people unless they lose weight," said Eric A. Finkelstein, the study's lead author and a health economist at RTI International, a research institute based in nearby Research Triangle Park.

The study involved about 200 overweight employees at several colleges in North Carolina, divided into three groups. One group received no incentives while the other two groups received $7 or $14 for each percentage point of weight lost.

For example, someone in the middle group weighing 200 pounds who lost 10 pounds, or 5 percent, would get $35.

Participants didn't get any help on how to lose weight. In the end, employees who received the most incentives lost the most weight, an average of nearly 5 pounds after three months. Those offered no incentives lost 2 pounds; those in the $7 group lost about 3 pounds.

Those in the $14 group were more than five times as likely to lose 5 percent of their weight - the amount research has shown to be clinically significant, according to the study.

Finkelstein and co-authors Laura Linnan and Deborah Tate, professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health, are currently analyzing data from a follow-up study that observed about 1,000 participants for a year. In that study, financial incentives were tested against a Web-based weight-loss program and changes in the office environment, such as healthier cafeteria food.

Linnan said more research is needed to determine the ideal dollar amount and whether incentives work in the long term.

"It's clear that one of the biggest challenges is to help people who lose weight keep the weight off," she said.

Plant worker Vonderahe Rivera said the financial incentives offered by her employer have helped her lose a total of 50 pounds and keep it off. Over the past five years, the O'Fallon, Mo.-based VSM Abrasives, which makes sandpaper, has been rewarding its 125 employees with cash for trimming their weight and an extra day off each year if they don't gain it back.

"The money is great and the day off is great," said the 51-year-old Rivera.

This year, she lost 25 pounds and got $125 when her employee team reached their weight-loss goal. She used the money for some new outdoor furniture. Being part of a group also keeps her motivated, Rivera said.

While there are some federal guidelines on offering cash incentives, the idea is relatively new and will likely require further study before many employers are willing to try such a program, said Dr. Jeffrey Dobro, a consultant with the human resources consulting firm Towers Perrin.

"To actually pay people for results is a little bit problematic ... if you don't give people an equal opportunity," he said.

To compensate, employers could offer similar incentives to staff who maintain a healthy weight, he said.

So far, the trend among larger companies has been to provide incentives for employees who do things like complete a health risk assessment or attend coaching sessions for weight management, said LuAnn Heinen, director of an institute that studies the costs and effects of obesity for the National Business Group on Health, which represents mainly Fortune 500 companies.

But Heinen said the study will be welcomed by employers who realize participation in other health programs remains low, or that they're paying for people to lose the same 10 pounds over and over again.

"I think over time companies will start looking for something with a little more teeth," she said.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:39:00 +0000

After Stacy Walker was told by her doctor she was a heart attack waiting to happen, the first thing she did was go to Starbuck's and order lemon pound cake and a hot chocolate.

"I just cried," Walker said. "I told my husband I had to do something."

Walker's doctor had prescribed pills to help aide the diet process, but she wanted to try Weight Watchers where she had previously had success.

"I was more than 200 pounds and five foot tall," Walker said.

Now, after about 40 weeks, the Stockwell Place Elementary School guidance counselor is a svelte size 6.

She said she gives a lot of the credit to the Weight Watchers program.

But even before she started the program, she tried a few things on her own.

"I gave up my habit of six cans of Coke per day and substituted them with 64 ounces of water daily, which I still do," Walker said.

"She's a Weight Watchers success story," said Stockwell Principal Tim Thompson, who works with Walker. "She looks great."

Walker followed the program and recorded her meals, drank the water and exercised 40 minutes, four days a week with a home cross trainer.

Now, she buys the Weight Watchers brand snacks and shares them with office members.

"I like the chocolate mint snacks," she said.

Besides losing her depression, Walker also found another health benefit.

She was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and had to have surgery on her ankle, which made it hard to walk.

With the weight loss, she has been able to walk without pain.

"Don't get me wrong," Walker said. "I still get the occasional peanut butter dessert from Shane's, but now I do it in moderation."

It's also not an uphill process, she said.

"There were times when I gained a few pounds during the weight loss process," Walker said.

But, she said, it's now a way of life for me.

"I'm not the person I used to be."

How does her husband feel about her stunning weight loss?

"You know how men are," Walker said smiling.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:27:00 +0000

No longer able to fit into a booth at a restaurant and too embarrassed to ask for seatbelt extensions on an airplane, Maggie Sorrells was desperate to lose weight.

The day she stepped on a hospital scale and realized she weighed 440 pounds she knew she had to do something.

Name: Maggie Sorrells
Age: 32
Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee
Occupation: Receptionist in doctor's office
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Heaviest weight: 440 pounds
Current weight: 140 pounds
Pounds lost: 300 pounds

Defining moment

The moment I saw that I weighed as much as I did, it scared me, and I knew I had to do something about it.

How did you finally lose the weight?

Diet: Weigh Down Workshop, a faith-based weight loss program. I ate whatever I craved, but only when I was truly hungry, and then I ate a lot slower, so I could tell when to stop.

Exercise: Nothing out of the ordinary, occasionally I'd go for a walk, but never because I felt like I had to.

How long did it take you to lose weight?

Four years with two pregnancies within the same time period. One month after I lost 300 pounds, I became pregnant for the third time with my son.
How has this changed your life?

Drastically, the way I eat, the way I live my life. I am able to move better. I feel better emotionally and physically. I'm just a much happier person.

I love to hike and I could never go when I was big. I almost killed myself going a half-mile. My chest would hurt and I would think I was having a heart attack. Just after we had our daughter, we went hiking all day and climbed rocks.

I also love the beach. I'm no longer ashamed to go to the beach or wear a bathing suit.

Do you have any tips for other people who want to lose weight?

Yes, don't think about how much weight you have to lose because you'll get overwhelmed and discouraged. Set small goals, like 15 pounds. There were times I wanted to give up and there were days I felt like I couldn't do this. Food was my drug. Take [weight loss] in small increments because when you lose 15 pounds you'll be excited and before you know it you'll lose 50.

Perseverance is most important. If you mess up, especially in the beginning you're going to slip. Don't say, "I'll start over Monday." Start over right now. The worst enemy is if you give up. What got me to the end, to losing 300 pounds, was persevering. On days I wanted to eat the whole bowl of something -- I had to talk myself through it. The truth was, I really wasn't hungry. Food is so much better when you're hungry. Andy, my husband, eats what he wants to eat. But instead of eating an entire gallon of ice cream, he'll just have a scoop of ice cream.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:53:00 +0000

He says he started without a specific goal weight and reduced his portion sizes to lose 280 pounds.

Name: Andy Sorrells

Age: 29

Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee

Occupation: Loan Processor

Height: 6 feet 3 inches

Heaviest weight: 500 pounds

Current weight: 220 pounds

Pounds lost: 280 pounds

Defining moment

My wife, Maggie, had started the Weigh Down Workshop program. We were newlyweds and continued to gain weight. We had tried other diets but this one worked for us.

How did you finally lose the weight?

Diet: Weigh Down Workshop, a spiritually based weight loss regimen. I just started without a real goal of losing a specific amount of weight and reduced my portion sizes. I spent so much of my life thinking about it and planning for it. Finally, I stopped focusing on food, stopped counting calories and eating low-fat foods. You just have to eat what your body craves and reduce portion sizes.

Exercise: I didn't really exercise. I walked occasionally but I never followed a specific fitness regimen.

How long did it take you to lose weight?

Just about 17 months from January 2003 to May 2004. My wife had tried the Weigh Down Workshop and had success with it. I was trying diet foods and fat-free foods. But I knew there had to be a way someone could eat normal food and still lose weight.

How has this changed your life?

When I was born I was close to 11 pounds and all of my life I've dealt with weight issues. People always teased me about being overweight. Once I started this program, I realized that I had to stop being angry at the world and I needed to look internally.

Once I started this program, it changed my outlook on my entire life. I realized that being happy is a choice. I can either be filled with hate and despair or I can be happy and help others.

Do you have any tips for other people who want to lose weight?

It is more than a temporary change. It's a lifestyle. Open your eyes and see that there's more to life than food. Food is used as a comfort, but just like alcohol or anything else, it can be overused. Eat smaller and be content.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:35:00 +0000

When Maggie Sorrells looks at her husband, Andy, she doesn't see the man she married. In fact, most days, she doesn't even recognize herself.

Before the Franklin, Tennessee, couple met online, both had endured lifelong struggles with weight and emotional overeating. Together, they had a combined weight of nearly 1,000 pounds.

Maggie, who had a family history of heart disease and diabetes, had been warned by her doctor at the age of 27 that she wouldn't live to see 30. But her real moment of truth came when she visited her mother in the hospital.

"The biggest shock of my entire life was stepping on a hospital scale and realizing I weighed 440 pounds," she recalls.

Until that moment, Maggie says she never knew how much she weighed, because she was too heavy to register on a household scale.

Andy, like Maggie, tried countless diets but failed to keep the weight off. At his heaviest, he was 505 pounds and had to have most of his size 64 clothing made by his mother to fit his 6-foot-3-inch frame.

Maggy, on the other hand, tried to conceal her misery by making other people laugh.

"I was so depressed and so miserable. I was always the funny fat girl, but on the inside I was miserable," recalls Maggie. "It held me back in many ways and I started to accept it as being genetic and felt this was just the way I was going to be."

Though she never let her obesity keep her from traveling or socializing, it had affected her quality of life. Maggie had to use a seatbelt extension on airplanes and was once asked to get off a roller-coaster at an amusement park.

In August 2002, the couple was married and they soon made a decision that would forever change their lives.

Before getting married, a friend introduced Maggie to The Weigh Down Workshop, a faith-based weight loss program, which teaches people to conquer their addiction to food, as well as other substances and vices, by turning to God.

Maggie says she was never consistent or committed enough to stick with the program. But shortly after their wedding, the couple started packing on the pounds and while Andy tried another diet, Maggie gave Weigh Down another try.

"At the end of 2002 and the beginning of 2003, I called Weigh Down and started taking the classes," says Maggie. "My whole life, I had always wanted somebody to [lose weight] with me. But I knew if I wanted it bad enough, I would have to do it alone."

She began to lose weight.

"I ate whatever I craved, but only when I was truly hungry and then I ate a lot more slowly, so I could tell when to stop," Maggie says.

In February 2003, after seeing his wife's results, Andy stopped counting calories, gave up the low-fat foods and reduced his portion sizes. Fifteen months later, he had lost 257 pounds.

"Once I started this program, it changed my outlook on my entire life. I realized that being happy is a choice. I can either be filled with hate and despair or I can be happy," says Andy, who realized he no longer needed the anti-depressants.

Maggie's weight loss was more gradual. Shortly after starting the program, Maggie became pregnant with the couple's first child. Sadly, she lost the baby when she was seven months pregnant.

"Many of our family members were afraid that we would turn back to food after we lost our first daughter, since we had turned to food to solve our problems our whole lives," remembers Maggie.

Faith, she says, helped her overcome the loss and continue on the program. Three years later, she had not only lost 300 pounds but she also gave birth to another daughter, Lily. Last week, the couple welcomed their son, Jacob.

How has the weight loss changed their lives? Maggie, who now weighs 140 pounds and wears a size six, and Andy, who weighs 220 pounds and wears a size 36, say they had no idea their lives could be this good.

"It blows my mind that we look the way we do," says Maggie.

The couple shares their success and strategy for weight loss by leading online classes for Weigh Down. Maggie believes if just one person's life can be changed by her story then her struggle will have been worth it.

"I want people to know there is hope. I looked for hope my whole life," says Maggie. "I want that person who is just like the old me to look at where I am now and know that you want to be here!"

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:12:00 +0000

I recently spoke with Ms. Jeanette Jenkins, while she was out touring the country, promoting her new book, The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan. She is a genuinely caring person, who values family and friends. No wonder the stars love her!

Ms. Jenkins: I love the inside photo of your mother and yourself. Tell me about your reason for writing The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan and how it is related to your mother, Karen Jones.

I was supposed to publish The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan in January. Then I received a call that Mom had had a gallbladder attack. I was raised by my mom—she was my sole parent. I had to prioritize; I quickly realized how I would be devastated if I lost my mother. It’s important to have a mental and spiritual connection with your family and not always be motivated by external factors.

I was under pressure to get the book out, but decided that I had to go to Canada to make sure my mom was OK.

Publishing in May is a Mother’s Day gift, and a blessing in disguise. Mothers are the number one provider, and sacrifice their own time for their children and families.

However, they need to find time to incorporate family into healthy living because we need them.

That’s my connection—to inspire other women to motivate themselves.

How did you become a trainer to the stars?

I moved to LA ten years ago from Canada. I was originally born in Hollywood, my parents divorced, and Mom took us kids to Canada. I moved back afterward. California is the mecca of fitness. Wanting to do what I love to do, LA was the place to be for the most lucrative income.

I chose Hollywood and received referrals; Christina Applegate among other celebs would show up in front of my class. I knew I was doing something right! Then I got a call one day, “We’re looking for a trainer for Queen Latifah.” All of these clients have come from a personal referral.

Location is the case. I capitalized on the Hollywood thing. Queen Latifah is so inspiring, she lifts people up around her with her gift of entertainment. I wanted to help people live healthy lives through my Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss book and DVD.

Your forward is written by Queen Latifah. She states, “Here’s the real deal: Jeanette knows how to keep me motivated, and how I can motivate myself when she’s not around.” While on your program, Queen Latifah lost 25lbs in less than six weeks.

How do you motivate your clients?

I motivate clients through education. If you can explain and help people understand who they are, they will be interested. No preaching. “This is why this motion is difficult for you. Your aerobic level is very low.” I have them get initial assessments for fitness, blood, resting and active metabolic rates. I want them to understand what’s going on in their bodies. For resting and active metabolic testing—I encourage everyone to get this.

Today, we know you are biologically an individual. The things you’re going through environmentally and socially will affect hormones and how you burn calories. Clients get results quicker with me than with other trainers. Beginning assessments help me avoid trial and error.

What other stars do you train?

Kimora Lee Simmons—she inspires me. She’s only 30 years old and has two children. Taryn Manning, she’s been through a lot in the industry and she keeps coming back on top. This month she is on the cover of Stuff Magazines 100 sexiest women issue and she has a starring role in Fox’s new Prime time show Drive.

How often do you hit the gym?

Every day. I practice what I preach, and mix it up. Right now I’m traveling to promote my book. This morning I had to be on a show. My wake up time was at 5:45 AM to do treadmill first, before hair and makeup. I plan for it.

What does your eating program incorporate?

Oatmeal without milk. I believe in using raw dairy, not pasteurized, to be as close to nature as possible. I’m a berries person and include them four times a week with the oatmeal.

I eat French toast and buckwheat pancakes with berries the other three mornings.

Sometimes I’ll have eggs and chicken sausage.

I eat four meals a day, every 2 to 3 hours.

What’s your message to women who have delivered babies?

I prefer to address women before delivery. On the mental and spiritual side, women lead careers, have a changing hormonal situation, and lead busy lives. Under stress, the stress hormones (including cortisol) will go to the child in the womb. Women need to decrease their schedules and find a place of peace. As a sign of affirmation—take a day off. We do too much, shut down, make parameters. People will respect them if you set them; make peace in your life.

I see many African–American women with fibroids, which feed off estrogen. They need to decrease amount of estrogen produced. Under a microscope, fibroids have more estrogen receptors than any other kind.

Estrogen is affected by the cortisol, and cortisol is sometimes created by stress.

Find out what’s causing you to be unhealthy rather than getting a prescription to take care of the symptom. Don’t feed yourself with caffeine. Fight or flight, the rise of cortisol, is increased by diet pills, caffeine, and the rush rush go go of life. Cut it off.

Your book comes with The Hollywood Trainer Workout DVD, a great feature to the program. Who will best benefit from it?

I’ve had experience making my own DVDs. They are necessary to help people. I’ll open up Shape magazine, and look at the pictures of the exercises. They can only show so much of the exercise. That’s where motivation and results come from.

For the DVD, I chose 8 to 10 back up people. They include a variety of ethnicities and ages: a 63 year old grandma (She’s in great shape!), a pregnant woman, a 40 year old female with kids, a man aged 40 and another in his 30’s.

It’s important to show how this exercise is for anyone, for people just beginning to workout. The routine is all low impact.

Your recipes look delicious and nutritious. With your busy schedule, do you cook and prepare ahead?

Yes, I made all my own recipes and I love to eat!

Page 27 explains the proper footwear and fit for the feet. This is unusual in a diet book and is a welcome feature. Do I need a special shoe for the workout?

Yes. It’s important, especially if you’re overweight or if you have pain. Don’t wear $7 Target shoes. Some people spend little on the comfort of their feet, but they’re driving a Mercedes. Are you feet flat, do you pronate or supinate? It’s important that your feet are comfortable. Then you’ll stick with the program. Muscular-skeletal issues will be avoided too.

I especially like the Today’s Affirmation boxes for each of the 21 Days. How do they go hand-in-hand with the exercise Weight-Loss Program?

Motivation is a layering effect, involving education, fun, and a little bit of love. I reward or compliment. Everyone needs to feel loved. Through The Hollywood Trainer Weight- Loss Plan, I use daily Personal Affirmation. Next is the workout. Then the meal plan, fitness tip, and nutrition tip of the day.

One tip a day is given. Too much information at once isn’t useful. If the reader wants to read more after the tip, about healthy fat for example, she can read the whole section on the subject in the back.

What else is part of The Hollywood Trainer Program?

Learning to Love yourself!

Besides the book, I have DVDs, teach classes in LA, and I often speak at expos, and other events around the country.

What do you want the reader to take away from The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Program?

Today people have a choice in health, either wake up and once a week collect your pharmaceuticals, or you can wake up and take your grandchildren to the park. There’s so much out there to enjoy. My book can inspire people to change their lives for the better.

Ms. Jenkins, thank you for the interview. Much success to you and your Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan.

Thank you.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:04:00 +0000

Jen Sall, 36, managed to lose over 42 pounds, starting from 196 lbs. Her example shows that traditional weight loss is worth and can lead to perfect results with proper dedication! Here's her story:

"Hey, fatso! Get out of the way!" a voice yelled as I pushed through the crowd heading into a concert. How rude, I thought, feeling sorry for the target of his nastiness. And then the truth kicked me in my size-16 rear: He was talking to me—I was the fatso!

Me, the once hard-bodied, soccer-playing girl who had moved to Boulder, CO, for college 12 years ago; got addicted to skiing, rock-climbing, and hiking; and eventually called it home. Me, who'd quit my pack-a-day habit so I could run faster, only to gain 15 pounds in 6 months. Me, who'd put on almost 40 more by staying in a relationship that was so miserable I ate my way through it.

It had been easy to ignore my weight. After all, I was still running and competing in mountain bike races, but the truth was, after a 20-minute jog, I was so wiped out that I'd retreat to the couch and do my favorite exercise: powerlifting a bag of Doritos and a pint of ice cream.

At the end of 1999, my boyfriend and I broke up, and alone at a New Year's Eve party surrounded by cute, thin people, I forced myself to face the facts: I was fit but fat. Even though I loved exercising, I hated dieting, and this is where it had gotten me. I downed a few Cosmos and some fudge, and the pity party was over: I was ready to get slim.

I joined a gym that had a much-buzzed-about trainer, Marcus Eave. (It was impossible not to notice the perfectly sculpted muscles his clients displayed.) I finally snagged a coveted spot in his Spinning class and concluded that even on my sales-job salary, springing for his $80-per-hour private sessions once a week would be worth it.

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"I can't take you on," Marcus said, when I asked him to be my trainer. He only had time for clients who were really committed to getting in shape. Apparently, he didn't think I was, and I hadn't been at the gym enough to prove otherwise. I glanced at a woman parading around in fab fitness wear, and thought, If she can be a member of the buff-client club, so can I. It almost killed me, but I exercised every day for 2 weeks and cut back my calories. When I showed up 5 pounds lighter, Marcus said, "Okay, you're in." His prescription: cross-training, to build up my strength and stamina. My drill was to work out five times a week, whether strength training or running and biking out in the foothills.

What I'd lacked before was consistency. I'd go 10 days between workouts. Now I was going to be lifting weights and doing cardio 5 hours a week. As an athlete, I could handle this challenge. I was less sure of his diet suggestions. I'd convinced myself I could eat anything if I worked out hard and threw in the occasional crash diet.

Marcus explained why my strategy wasn't working: It was almost impossible for me to burn off as many calories as I was taking in each day unless I made exercise my job.

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The diet I'd begun was a start, Marcus said. I'd eliminated sugar, but if I wanted to really lose weight for good, I'd have to make more permanent changes. He pushed me to eat five or six small meals a day—rather than three large ones—to curb cravings.

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I was all geared up to start shedding pounds, and nothing happened. I wasn't losing a thing! Where were the 5-pounds-a-week losses I was used to from my crash diets? I wanted to try it my way again, but Marcus kept insisting I eat. "Give it time," he said. I visualized his thin clients and agreed. I outlined my meal plans and prepared preportioned snacks of raw almonds or cashew butter and ZonePerfect bars so that I could fuel up on minimeals all week.

After a couple months, I definitely felt fitter. I loved impressing Marcus by doing a one-armed push-up off a medicine ball, but the slight changes in my shape were barely registering, which made it, at times, very difficult to resist sweets.

For a long time, the experience remained more about the journey than the destination. It took months of hard work for the 2 pounds I was losing each month to become noticeable to me or anybody else.

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Half a year later, I got my reward at long last. I was in a dressing room and realized that for the first time since college, I had choices. That first glimpse of success gave me the resolve I needed to keep at it. Now, 5 years later, there's no fatso in sight. I've gone from a size 16 to an 8. I've lost 42 pounds, shaved more than 2 minutes off my mile time, and packed on a lot of sleek, toned muscle. That's not to say that it's over. My get-fit journey continues—and will for the rest of my life.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:15:00 +0000

Nicole Beagle's prom dress is magenta tulle with spaghetti straps and a bodice studded with rhinestones. She hasn't tried it on since 1999, but in August, she plans to wear the dress as a bridesmaid.

The only hitch: The energetic 23-year-old grew from a size 5 to a size 11 in the years after her prom night. But Beagle didn't go on a diet, join a gym or try weight loss pills to shed the extra pounds. Instead, she got a job.

Four months ago, the East Hartford, Conn., resident started working for the junk removal service 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Since then, she has dropped two dress sizes — and 25 pounds — on her way to fitting into that late-'90s gown.

Hauling junk in the hot sun might have once been the last resort of summer-job seekers who couldn't snag a spot dishing ice cream or guarding swimmers. But as young people become more health-conscious, the fitness perks of such jobs have started to count in their favor.

On a job in South Windsor, Conn., recently, Beagle and her junk-crew partner, Scott Mocek, tackled a pile of unsold goods from a tag sale. Boxes of clothing and kitchenware sailed easily into the back of their truck. Chairs and bureaus posed a bigger challenge. The company charges for junk by volume, so Beagle and Mocek tried to break larger items into smaller, more condensable pieces. One after another, Beagle slammed heavy wooden chairs against the asphalt driveway until the legs and arms broke off.

"It gives me an adrenaline rush and a workout," she said. "It's amazing how many calories you burn just filling up a truck."

Beagle said she previously had trouble fitting workouts into a schedule packed with classes, work and baby-sitting for her young niece. Now, with exercise incorporated into her time on the clock, she can focus on fitness without losing time with her friends or family, she said.
She still has one dress size to go before she will be able to fit into the prom dress, she said. For now, it is a reminder of her goal.

"I look at it every time I go into the closet," she said.

In the fall, Beagle will begin taking night classes toward certification as an X-ray technician. A doctor noticed that she had a natural aptitude for reading scans when she attended an ultrasound with her friend, she said, and it will be a good-paying job.

While she is in school, she will keep her day job working for the junk removal company, she said. Although the clients are occasionally strange — she recalled one job in which they removed 30 computer monitors from a home covered in the number "666" — she said they are usually friendly, and she enjoys feeling trusted when they allow her to enter their homes. And as long as she's working in junk removal, she'll save money and time on a gym membership, she said.

Beagle is not the only employee to have noticed the fitness boost that comes from hauling junk, said Doug Stoyer, Beagle's employer. Mocek has lost 10 pounds in three months on the job, he said, and Stoyer himself notices a weight loss during the summer months, which are the busiest for his 1-800-GOT-JUNK franchise.

"I can tell by my own waistline what the season is," he said.

Another worker, Jean Francois, took a job with the company to get fit enough to pass the physical exam for prospective firefighters, Stoyer said. Having passed the test last week, Saturday was his last day at 1-800-GOT-JUNK.

Despite its effect on the biceps and waistline, junk removal leaves something to be desired as a full body workout, Beagle said. Heavy lifting leaves her lower body relatively untoned.

"The thing I still need to be going to the gym for," she said, "is my legs."

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noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:05:00 +0000

Despite contrary opinion, losing weight is not hard to do; it's amazingly simple:

1) Eat a little less than you want

2) Wait five minutes before you start

3) Walk a little more than you would

4) Focus on today (tomorrow will take care of itself)

5) Repeat process until desired results are obtained

Voila! No weight loss pills. No bizarre food concoctions. No expensive plans. Simple. To the point. Successful.

As stated, it's not difficult.

Why then do Americans spend $33 billion a year on a process that can be outlined in fewer than 50 words? Here's the thing: Losing weight is not hard; changing one's mind to accept reality can be another issue.

I offer my own experience as case in point. I am no Johnny-Come-Lately to the rigors of dieting; having been on weight-loss programs since before my memories were formed. As an overweight child who wore "husky" pants and XXL shirts, my mother served skim milk in (non-sugary) cereal and fruit for dessert.

Doctors tried to shame me into losing weight; again and again forcing upon me those purple mimeographed pages overloaded with food lists, calorie counts, and dieting "secrets" (which never worked). Upon reaching adulthood, well-intentioned friends pointed out the health risks of obesity: heart disease, diabetes, and stroke; attempting to nudge me toward change. My life has been forged and melded in the furnace of dieting. I know this stuff better than the back of my slightly chubby hand.

So, why do I still have trouble sticking with it?

The answer? We make the process more difficult than necessary, gunking it up with all manner of artificial mental barriers and obstacles. Instead of accepting what must be done, I lament the process of change; stubbornly hanging on to the ineffective, seeking to finagle my way around what is required. I devise excuses for not waking in time to exercise. I tell myself, "just this once won't hurt" while nibbling leftovers from the refrigerator. I protest the higher price of healthier foods, opting instead for the long-term cost of greasy, crunchy, fried bags of chips.

Our thoughts are the problem, not the diets. We put ourselves at odds with our own best interest. At day's end, it is usual to want to "shut down" and unwind. Close the curtains. Turn off your mind. "Relax," coos the seductive call of well-worn behaviors, "You can start tomorrow."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance," said our third president. To obtain independence from the tyranny of destructive habits requires ongoing diligent effort, as anything of value does. Yet, it is equally accurate - and too often forgotten - that when we pursue our passion, treat our bodies with respect, engage our better selves, and witness the results of those actions, there is no comparison to the elation, joyfulness, and euphoria that floods our soul.

At that point, the whole thing almost seems too easy.

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About the author: Scott "Q" Marcus is a THINspirational speaker and author. Since losing 70 pounds 12 years ago, he conducts speeches, workshops, and presentations throughout the country.He can be reached at http://%20www.theeatingcycle.com/, scottq@scottqmarcus.com or 707.442.6243.

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Weight loss success with Proactol

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Weight loss success with Proactol

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:51:00 +0000

Laura Price (Horsham, West Sussex) was overweight for years, hiding her body behind loose clothes. She had a school mate who had a figure of a model and they both were called Large and Little. Unable to control her weight, she felt miserable and ate more and more, so by her mid-teens she gained 14 stone.

Now 22, Laura says she had low self-esteem and considered herself being a plump, but a visit to her general practitioner made her face the truth. At 5ft 3in her weight was 15 stone and GP classified her as obese.

"It was a shock," Laura says "Nobody has actually used that word before and I’d never considered myself to be obese."

Laura admits she always felt sluggish and lethargic. "It was a vicious cycle. I was bullied and felt sad, so I’d eat – mainly cheese and savory stuff. My weight crept up throughout my teens and I never dieted."

"After I left school and began hotel work. I ate food as a reward. If I’d had a bad day at work, I’d treat myself to a whole tub of ice cream or a pizza, I drank spirits containing coke or Red Bull. Eventually it got to the stage where I don’t want to be that person any more."

Year ago Laura decided to take care of her problem.

Among many weight loss drugs Xenical, Acomplia and Reductil are considered as most effective for weight loss, but they also have side effects. Laura changed her diet radically and combined it with a Proactol – natural fat blocker from Neopuntia fiber extract. Proactol is considered the only natural alternative to Orlistat (Xenical, Alli) that underwent medical studies which showed that Proactol effectively reduce around 30 % of fat before it is absorbed by the body.

"I began losing weight at the rate of 6lb a week." she says. Laura managed to lose more than five stone of excess weight; she now weights 9 stone 10lb and is a size 10, down from a size 16.

"Losing weight has given me much more confidence," she says. "For the first time in years, I’m taking interest in clothes. I can go into a shop and know that they’ll have clothes that fit me."

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Mickey Robins - weight loss success with surgery

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:58:00 +0000

TV and radio personality Mikey Robins came close to dying before he underwent serious weight loss surgery.

Today, after achieving his weight loss success, Robins is a shadow of his former self after lapband surgery last year.

"The happy fat guy thing's a lie. You're not happy, I was never happy," he tells ABC's Australian Story.

Robins said that his path to morbid obesity was one of self-destruction, that was result of the death of his father at aged 10.

His wife Laura described how Mikey's snoring led to a "crisis" in their marriage and she became worried about his health.

"You can't put someone you love through watching you slowly kill yourself," Mikey says.

Respiratory and sleep physician Dr. David Joffe said Robins was, indeed, killing himself.

"I suspect I was probably the first guy to actually examine him from tip to toe for a while, and to actually, you know, fairly bluntly tell him he was killing himself," Dr. Joffe says.

Dr Joffe detailed the extreme sleep apnoea Robins suffered, caused by his obesity, which meant he stopped breathing 70 times an hour.

"... There were really catastrophic drops in oxygen to levels as low as 68 per cent," Dr Joffe said.

"To put that in perspective: If I sent you to the top of (Mount) Everest your saturation would be 60 per cent, so you know, here's a guy who's climbing Everest 60 times an hour."

Vega breakfast radio co-host and friend since childhood Tony Squires said Robbins was a "new person" since he lost more than 50kg.

"Weight Loss Journey" of Jason Bliss

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:23:00 +0000

For the past 13 days, Jason Bliss, or "JayBo" as his friends call him, has been walking across South Carolina in a yearlong journey that will take him to San Francisco.

The 2,800-mile trek is part for weight loss, part for self-discovery to change his life.

"What this does is challenge above and beyond, and the rewards are far superior as well. I get to see wonderful things, meet new interesting people, and yes I will lose weight," Bliss, 27, wrote in his blog on day three.

Bliss began on the pier in Garden City, S.C., on June 16.

Carrying a 45-pound backpack and walking stick, Bliss averages about eight to 10 miles a day. He walks from about 6 to 11 a.m., then rests in the heat of the day. About 4 p.m. each day, he resumes his journey until 7 p.m.

From pictures of scenery to photo-documentation of foot blisters, Bliss' blog gives viewers a taste of what it has been like to walk the highways in the middle of summer: the good, the bad and the sometimes gross.

"So far, it feels like I've been walking for a month-and-a-half," he said. There is no cheering crowd and no modern amenities, save for a cell phone he uses to text and e-mail blog entries.

During his down time, he finds a patch of shade, reads a book or a pocket-sized New Testament and writes in a notebook.

His trek is occasionally eased with one-night hotel stays, but mostly it is just Bliss, his tent, his pack and the occasional breeze as the cars rush by.
After his divorce in 2004, Bliss said he began to self-destruct.

"Alcohol, as a problem, came after the divorce," he said. With the over-imbibing came the weight gain. The final straw, Bliss said, was being forced to file bankruptcy. "I fell to the bottom rung of the ladder," he would later write in his blog.

While hanging out with two friends in Boston, the three discussed Bliss moving there so he could walk everywhere and lose weight. His friend, Chris Hartz, came up with the idea that he should walk across America.

It took the unemployed Bliss a couple of days to mull over the idea and decide to go through with their plans. "I wanted to do something phenomenal."

His friends help Bliss maintain a Web site and keep him stocked with the basic necessities.

He doesn't say how much he weighed when the journey began, only that his goal is to drop to 250 pounds. But he hopes the experience will result in more than weight loss; he hopes it will branch into a new life.

The trip comes with more than a few obstacles. Bliss has battled bugs, blisters and beeping motorists. He relies on kind strangers to replenish his water. Temperatures reach near 100 degrees on the asphalt, and his feet and ankles once swelled so much he walked barefoot.

But there has been extraordinary sweetness, too. He won't take money, but he gratefully accepted healthy-food "care packages" from a motorist or two.

His motivation is not letting down family and friends who support him. "I think about giving up each day. If the walk was just for me, I would give up."

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Jason Bliss blog

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Australian TV Star Cat White weight loss success

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:28:00 +0000

ZESTY reality TV star Cat White visited Burnie recently full of advice on how to achieve one of life's toughest goals - losing weight.

The bubbly Melbourne woman who appeared in The Biggest Loser last year has dropped an astonishing 72kg over 14 months, and now tips the scales at 89kg.

She was in Burnie in Tasmania recently promoting a diet shake.

At first, losing the weight was tough for Mrs White, who had developed bad habits to cope with her busy lifestyle as a chef.

"When I left high school is when I started to pack on the weight. I went into cheffing and worked 16 to 18 hours a day ... I'd only eat two times a day. It was all crap because I was starving by that stage."

She entered The Biggest Loser as the heaviest girl on the program and got voted out after only three weeks - but she's since become that season's most successful slimmer.

"Having that stigma as the largest girl, I thought `I'll show Australia what the fattest girl can do'," she said.

"I definitely hit some setbacks in my time but overall it's been a fairly easy process. For me it's a lifestyle now," she said.

Mrs White now eats seven to eight small meals a day, including several meal replacement protein shakes.

She suggested people lose weight slowly - no more than 1kg a week - and exercise regularly.

"A bit of muscle mass helps fill your skin and accelerates weight loss."
She now exercises between four to six hours per week, and believes she'll be able to keep the pounds off for good.

Via The Advocate

Weight loss success story - Michelle Draper

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +0000

In a world of diet pills, exercise equipment and books claiming to know how to lose those pounds that have taken residence where they are unwanted, Silverdale native Michelle Draper knows the secret.

Through the Million Dollar Body Game program and the at-home fitness boot camp with P90X, Draper lost 56 pounds and 10-inches from her waistline. Because of her success, Draper entered her personal success story and won $10,000 from the Million Dollar Body program and is now entered into the $250,000 drawing with the other winners from across the nation.

Michelle started at 186 pounds and lost 56 pounds already.

Here's her story in her own words:

My Beach Body story began Oct 2002. I went to the doctor for a check up. It was that dreaded time to get weighed. I got on the scale and really couldn't believe what the numbers on the scale said. I got off (thinking this thing must be broken) and back on. OMG! I was 196 pounds. At 5'6" 1/2 I was overweight. I had always been average weighing about 150. My poor eating habits and sweet tooth addiction had caught up with me. A typical days menu for me included a soda or two for breakfast, a soda or two and a mini bag of chips for lunch, a soda or two and whatever I made for dinner. If I bought a bag of candy I would eat the whole thing myself. I had managed to put on 46 pounds without even realizing it. The doctor told me I needed to loose weight especially since I carried the majority of my weight in my belly. I had an increased risk for diabetes, which runs in both sides of my family, and heart disease. Shortly after this insightful visit I went to the dentist as I had a tooth that was bothering me. The dentist asked me if I ate a lot of sweets and drank a lot of soda? I said yes, he told me that all the sugar was rotting my teeth and I really need to change my bad habits. I had 8 cavities. Ouch!

After those two wake up calls I knew I needed to make some changes in my life. I started walking 3 miles a day and lost 10 pounds. I got stuck at 186. I was really frustrated that the scale wouldn't budge and was about ready to give up. Then one late night when I was flipping through channels, I saw a Beach Body infomercial for Power 90. I saw it a few more times and was intrigued by what the program had to offer. I decided I would order it and try it out. I started my first round of Power 90 Feb of 2003. The first 30 days were very hard. Tony's jokes made it more enjoyable. I was able to lose 10 pounds in that first 30 days. When I saw the difference in the pictures from day 1 to day 30 it inspired me to keep going. By day 90 I lost 30 pounds, 13 inches off my body and I went from 31% body fat to 25% body fat. I was amazed at the before and after pictures.

I unfortunately did not adopt good eating habits and gained 20 pounds back. At this point I realized that this was going to have to be a lifestyle change for me. I switched from regular soda to drinking diet soda, convinced myself that candy was not a food group, and began eating three meals a day. I also started writing down what I ate in a food journal. It was and eye opener having to be accountable to myself for what I ate. I tried to stay in the top 2 tiers of Michi's ladder. I did a second round of Power 90 in Nov of 2004 and lost the 20 pounds I had gained plus I lost 6 additional pounds. I was now back to 150 pounds. I used the Power Half Hour, a mix of Power 90, some cardio and of course good eating habits to maintain my weight. I was able to keep the weight off this time! I finally learned the only magic pill for weight loss is a good diet and exercise.

I still had some more weight to lose to get to my goal of 130 pounds. I also wanted to tone my muscles. I saw P90X on the Beachbody websight, at first I was intimidated by the weights, pull ups, and push ups. I went to the message boards to see what other members were saying about it. After reading good reviews, I went ahead and ordered it. March of 2006 I started the P90X program. I was able to lose that last stubborn 20 pounds. The mix of weights and cardio helped me not only lose weight but change the shape of my body. The program was challenging. Tony made the weight lifting easy to understand, and I love the variety of the workouts. Using WOWY helped me to stay on track doing my workouts. The eating and workout books that came with the P90X were very informative and helped guide me through the program. I used the P90X recovery formula, it is wonderful after a hard work out and it tastes great. I also used the protein bars. They are convenient to take with you and make a nice meal replacement.

I went from being out of shape at 186 pounds wearing a tight size 16, to 130 pounds and a size 4. My body fat went from 31% to 16%. I lost 56 pounds and a total of 26 inches off my hips, chest, and waist. I'm in the best shape of my life. When I get tempted by food I remind myself nothing tastes as good as being healthy and in shape feels! Working out and getting in shape has empowered me to take my life back! Thank you Million Dollar Body!

1/2007 I have started a 2nd round of P90X. My goal this round is to increase my upper body strength and get more tone in my abs. 5/2007 I was honored to be chosen the May 10,000 winner. I have decided to do round 3 of P90X. The first 2 rounds I used the resistance bands to do the pull ups. This round my goal is to be able to do real pull ups and chin ups.

Most recently I have had several people come up to me and ask me how I stay in such great shape or tell me how lucky I am to not have a weight problem. When I tell them I used to be heavy they don't believe me until I show them my dreaded before pictures. Then I tell them how lucky I am that I found Million Dollar Body. It gave me the tools I needed to change my life and they should try it out.

Source www.milliondollarbody.com/seachelle

Extraordinary weight loss success story! From 630 to 223 pounds

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:40:00 +0000

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that
something else is more important than fear. "

These are motto words from MySpace page of David, the man who won probably the main battle in his life and found his new self. He lost over 400 pounds of weight without pills or surgery. That's his story in his own words:

I used to weigh 630 pounds. I have been overweight all my life. I was close
to death. I was written off by everyone, even myself. All of a sudden I woke up
it seemed from my dispair and I relized feeling sorry about my life wasn't going
to solve my problems.
I decided to change my existance. I weigh 229 now, I lost 401 pounds but I
have excess skin. I wear a Large shirt and I can fit in a 34 waist. WEIGHTLOSS
IS DONE!
When I first started loseing it was hard, I could only walk 500ft. I can now
walk for days. I had problems doing everything, but I percievered over every
obsticale. People used to laugh in my face, take pictures, and other degrading
stuff. Now its another story getting buff, and so on. All within 3 years of
starting.
Crazy part is that Im only half done! I want to be around 230 solid cut up
when done. I need surgery to remove excess skin, all my surgeries have been
recorded for TV and will probally air next year.
I have had 2 surgeries so far. One on Dec 7th and one on Feb 28th. These two
surgeries removed 22.5 pounds of skin. The average person has 7 to 8 pounds of
skin. My upper body is almost done I just need one more surgery. My lower body
needs a inner thigh lift as well. If anyone wants to know how I did it check out
Staxsystem.com

With the main goal of transorming his body along with many other goals, David says:

I just want to motivate people into a lifestyle that is reachable. I am proof
of that. I want to be a rolemodel not only for weightloss but for fitness as
a whole. DETERMINATION to change, DETERMINATION to live!

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View David's BodySpace profile (all photos were taken from here)

Best weight loss method - diet or exercise?

noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Voronoff) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:04:00 +0000

The well known truth about making weight loss success is maintaining the difference between calories consumed and calories burnt through metabolism and physical activity.

You can hear everywhere that the best way to lose weight naturally is through diet and exercises.

The group of doctors from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana held a study that showed no difference between losing weight through diet plus exercises and dieting alone.

What we found was that it did not matter whether a reduction in calories was achieved through diet or burned everyday through exercise.

- Dr. Leanne Redman said.

Thirty-five overweight but otherwise healthy adults — 16 men and 19 women — completed the 6-month study. Twelve were assigned to a diet-only group; they reduced their calorie intake by 25 percent. Twelve were assigned to diet plus exercise; they reduced their calorie intake by 12.5 percent and increased their exercise by 12.5 percent. The remaining 11 subjects made no significant diet or exercise changes.

Redman and colleagues found that the diet-only group and the diet plus exercise group lost roughly the same amount of weight, albeit by different means. They lost about 10 percent of their body weight, 24 percent of their fat mass and 27 percent of their abdominal “visceral” fat — the deep internal fat linked to heart disease risk.

The sudy showed that both of the methods worked and people shed their pounds.

Of course you may think that physical activity is not necesaary anymore - if so, that's vary bad thought.

As the researchers point out, regular exercise can improve aerobic fitness and lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. This is your overall health enhancer.

The study also found that exercise did little to tone specific areas of the body. Fat was reduced consistently across the whole body and not more in any one trouble spot. The specialists concluded that every person has an individual way to store fat that cannot be overrided by weight loss. So we need specific exercises to work upon our problem zones.

Can we lose weight without exercising? Here are opinions from a message board:

I recently underwent a pretty major weight loss - I lost 50 lbs. in a year and 4 months. And I will honestly say that I lost the first 35 of them with no exercise whatsoever. I was lucky enough to stumble upon LA Weight Loss which taught me to eat right, in the right proportions - and never to feel hungry. I really do beleive that you need both, to maintain the weight loss and for heart health, etc. - but based on my own experience I can't help but agree that the weight loss part can certainly be done without exercising - it's all about what you eat.

I HAVE DONE DOZENS OF DIETS, AND IM NO SPORT OR EXERCISE FAN,AND I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHTS ON THESE DIETS ESPECIALLY ATKINS. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE HEALTH ISSUES DISCUSSED SO MUCH ABOUT TAKING ATKINS OVER A LONG PERIOD...AND THEN THEY SAY ITS FOR LIFE! AS I SAID I'VE LOST THE POUNDS WITHOUT THE EXERCISE, BUT WHEN I HAVE VENTURED INTO A ROUTINE OF BRISK WALKING EVERYDAY, I FELT MUCH MUCH BETTER AND LIGHTER TOO !

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