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10 weight loss success stories
View our gallery of 10 Georgians before and after they shed pounds and read about their turning points, what made them decide to change their eating habits.
Summer L. Blackwell: Before
Summer L. Blackwell: After
Lisa D. Anderson: Before
Lisa D. Anderson: After
Kevin Bruce: Before
Kevin Bruce: After
Dr. Heavenly Kimes: Before
Dr. Heavenly Kimes: After
Charity Cason: Before
Charity Cason: After
Stephen Shell: After
Stephen Shell: Before
Kendra Miller: Before
Kendra Miller: After
Amy Thomas: Before
Amy Thomas: After
Conner and Mandy Volpe: Before
Conner and Mandy Volpe: After
Paeyum Gerami: Before
Paeyum Gerami: After
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The Hampton resident went from 273 pounds to 178 pounds for a loss of 95 pounds. Turning point: “It started out as the Daniel Fast through my church. The only reason I did it was for prayer and guidance; the start of the weight loss occurred because of it. When I started it wasn’t to lose weight — it was for guidance,” she said (daniel-fast.com and www.ultimatedanielfast.com). “After that I said well, I’m going to start walking. I went to one of the local parks by my home and started walking and started losing a couple of pounds.” Then she cut calories along with pastas, breads and refined sugars. By May, she had lost 30 pounds. “I decided at that time I was going to keep on going.” She added a gym membership and four to five days per week of working out. “I did get a nutritionist from my job. She was able to tell me how to watch my calories and grams of fat — teaching me how to eat better.”

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