Former weight: 250 pounds
Current weight: 155 pounds
Pounds lost: 95 pounds
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Age: 45 years
How long she's kept it off: She started Weight Watchers in February 2011 and reached her goal in March.
Personal life: "I am the wife of a wonderful husband, Robert, and two great sons, Robert and William," says Boone. She works as the director of business administration at Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers, Ga. where she lives with her family.
Turning point: "My journey started with an ice storm," she says. "During the storm of January 2011, we were inside the house away from work and school for a week. When I ventured out on Saturday, January 15, I slipped on ice in my driveway and hit the back of my head. I suffered a concussion. After a month of recuperation, I was still experiencing headaches. My physician was blunt in a way I had never experienced. He said that if I [did] not reduce stress and lose weight, I would not see my sons graduate from high school." She and her husband joined Weight Watchers that week.
Diet plan: "On Weight Watchers, you may eat anything, but you track and have portion control."
Exercise routine: "My exercise routine progressed from a certified couch potato to training on a daily basis," she says. She now does boot camp four times per week and runs and bikes once a week. She ran her first Peachtree Road Race last year and will run it again this year. She's also training for her first triathlon.
Biggest challenge: "Finding the time in the day to exercise is a huge challenge," she says.
How life has changed: "The funniest thing is running into people who haven't seen me -- I have been overweight most of my adult life," she says. "Having people walk right past me because they really didn't know who I was is surreal. I am the same person but then again I am different too…I learned firsthand that the Lord is very interested in my life. He transformed me. Next I realized that there is support all around and that it is a sign of strength, not weakness, to reach for support."
Be an inspiration: If you've made positive changes in your diet and/or fitness routine and are happy with the results, please share your success with us. Include your email address, a daytime phone number and before and after photos (by mail or JPEG). Write: Success Stories, c/o Holly Steel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 223 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30346-1301; or e-mail ajcsuccessstories@gmail.com. [END]
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