Vital Signs Elizabeth Potter, 26, West Valley City, UT
JetBlue Airways supervisor job
Height 5'6 "
Time to reach 2 years, 3 months
Lesson learned Find an exercise that you like. "If I do not like the bike, I could do it for hours a day."
Secret weapon His son, Aiden, now 5. "He was my inspiration, and carry a 25-pound child in a bike trailer was harder than any machine in the gym."
Weight Before 255
After 155 weight
Win
Elizabeth was still chubby, but when she became pregnant in 2004, reached 225 pounds and developed gestational diabetes. After her son, Aiden, was born, she shared with her father, and life as a single mother has affected. She began taking antidepressants, but also self-medicating with food. "The worse I felt, the more I ate," she admits. Finally he reached 255 pounds.
Change
"Once we started walking Aiden could not keep up," he said. "I needed to get healthy for both." In February 2006, after a colleague promotes the benefits of cycling for weight loss, Elizabeth bought a mountain bike and a trailer to pull your child in.
Lifestyle
On his first day, Elizabeth is only a five-mile track and paid for effort. "It hurts," she said, but she stayed with him, gradually adding the distance also cut its three great vices .. Fast food, soft drinks and Starbucks "It was hard, but I" I had to stop complacency is not an excuse ".
In September 2007, Elizabeth graduated from a road bike and time spent a day on it. "I feel like a sense of accomplishment after a trip," he said. In winter, they alternated between a stationary bike and elliptical machines at the gym and added weight training two or three times a week.
The reward
Former fat kid is now a fit size 8 and a competitive motorcycle rider to register at least 25 miles a day and has more than enough energy to meet his son. Best of all, was weaned antidepressants. "Once you no longer need, it was like, wow, this is what it feels like to be happy."
Elizabeth Tips
Moderation, not deprivation "I can eat chocolate. This is about control of the game."
Having a daily quest "One day I will point to the distance.'s Other arts can be difficult to achieve the goals that motivates me."
Makeup Mistakes "If I go to the sea for a meal, I turn to climb to the next."
JetBlue Airways supervisor job
Height 5'6 "
Time to reach 2 years, 3 months
Lesson learned Find an exercise that you like. "If I do not like the bike, I could do it for hours a day."
Secret weapon His son, Aiden, now 5. "He was my inspiration, and carry a 25-pound child in a bike trailer was harder than any machine in the gym."
Weight Before 255
After 155 weight
Win
Elizabeth was still chubby, but when she became pregnant in 2004, reached 225 pounds and developed gestational diabetes. After her son, Aiden, was born, she shared with her father, and life as a single mother has affected. She began taking antidepressants, but also self-medicating with food. "The worse I felt, the more I ate," she admits. Finally he reached 255 pounds.
Change
"Once we started walking Aiden could not keep up," he said. "I needed to get healthy for both." In February 2006, after a colleague promotes the benefits of cycling for weight loss, Elizabeth bought a mountain bike and a trailer to pull your child in.
Lifestyle
On his first day, Elizabeth is only a five-mile track and paid for effort. "It hurts," she said, but she stayed with him, gradually adding the distance also cut its three great vices .. Fast food, soft drinks and Starbucks "It was hard, but I" I had to stop complacency is not an excuse ".
In September 2007, Elizabeth graduated from a road bike and time spent a day on it. "I feel like a sense of accomplishment after a trip," he said. In winter, they alternated between a stationary bike and elliptical machines at the gym and added weight training two or three times a week.
The reward
Former fat kid is now a fit size 8 and a competitive motorcycle rider to register at least 25 miles a day and has more than enough energy to meet his son. Best of all, was weaned antidepressants. "Once you no longer need, it was like, wow, this is what it feels like to be happy."
Elizabeth Tips
Moderation, not deprivation "I can eat chocolate. This is about control of the game."
Having a daily quest "One day I will point to the distance.'s Other arts can be difficult to achieve the goals that motivates me."
Makeup Mistakes "If I go to the sea for a meal, I turn to climb to the next."
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