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Thomas Leli: 'It's true about a picture being worth a thousand words'

Originally published: December 11, 2009 3:38 PM
Updated: December 15, 2009 12:07 PM
By AMY LARSON  amy.larson@newsday.com

Quick ReadA fast food diet and regular alcohol use caused Thomas Leli to gain 60 pounds when he was 20. After seeing a picture, he vowed to make a change.

Thomas Leli of Selden dropped 60 pounds and

Photo credit: Newsday.com composite | Thomas Leli of Selden dropped 60 pounds and is now a personal fitness trainer. He keeps a food diary, lifts weights and has altered his diet to keep the weight off.

Who: Thomas Leli, 37Town: SeldenOccupation: Personal fitness trainer at F.I.T.E. Fitness in Copiague

Height: 5'10"Weight before: 260 (May 1993)Weight after: 200 (June 2003-present)

>>Click here to see photos of Long Islanders who have lost weight

His story: Thomas Leli's life was changed by a key chain. When Leli was 20, he went to the Suffolk County Fair with his girlfriend. They...

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