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Weight Watchers

Growing up in the South you know that fried foods are a part of everyone’s daily meal consumption. After my daughter was born I topped out at 247 pounds. My friends at work talked me into joining Weight Watchers. It worked well. I lost 30 pounds in six months.

During the sixth month I found my body craving foods that I could not have. I mean foods that I would not allow myself to consume. The support from the Weight Watchers meetings was helpful and gave insight to ways I could incorporate exercise into my daily schedule without taking time away from my family.

My daughter was born in 1999. I began the diet with Weight Watchers in 2001. Sure, I tried Atkins, South Beach and the Mayo Clinic diets. They were not easy to stick with. Those diets did not have a support system to hold me accountable for my weight loss. I have not strayed from the Weight Watchers Point System in the last five years. I currently weigh 181 pounds. With this diet I can eat regular foods, go to restaurants with my family and see the results in the size of my clothes and in the mirror.

Staci Harper | Lillington | South River EMC


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