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• "My New Lease on Life"
  Tired of feeling sluggish and bloated, this student changed her lifestyle, dropping 28 pounds in the process.
• "I Dropped Half My Weight!"
  Heavy most of her life, this reader lost 110 pounds—and gained plenty of confidence—after she discovered running.
• "How I Finally Got Motivated"
  This reader discovered a new reason to improve her health and lost 110 pounds in the process.
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• "I Dropped Half My Weight!"
  Heavy most of her life, this reader lost 110 pounds—and gained plenty of confidence—after she discovered running.
• "I lost 107 pounds!"
  This reader slimmed down by ditching conventional diets and creating her own eat-smart strategy.
• Getting fit on the road This reader dropped 65 pounds-and learned to eat right and shape up no matter where her travels took her.
• "I became a triathlete!" This reader discovered that racing was a more powerful live-healthy motivator than the scale-and dropped 40 pounds in the process.
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• A needed dose of confidence After living for years with weight-related ailments, one woman motivated herself to drop 165 pounds.