Dropping lbs: Weight loss success stories
Searching for the desire to lose weight? Read weight loss success stories by local Long Islanders, including their diets, exercises, and general advice that got them in shape.
Jaclyn Fehringer, 34, of St. James, went from 220 pounds to 145 pounds using Nutrisystem. Photo Credit: Handout / Audrey C. Tiernan
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Levittown retiree drops 110 lbs. after lap band surgery
James Moran, 60, Levittown Occupation: Retired, working part time in the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management Before: 275 Oct. ...
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LI teacher drops 130 lbs. after 'lifetime' battle
Diets like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Atkins worked "but nothing ever stuck," she said. Then her mother asked if she would consider surgery.
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Chat with doctor, CrossFit help LIer lose 70 lbs.
Stunned at how much weight he had gained and worried over high cholesterol and blood pressure, the facilities support supervisor began working out at CrossFit.
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LIU professor, cyberbullying victim drops 100 lbs.
A victim of cyberbullying in 2014, she promised herself she would build healthy lifestyle habits. The 49-year-old also found a passion for hiking along the way.
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Friend's death sparks LIer's 69-lb. weight loss
Food was a reward while raising her children and caring for her husband, who had a chronic illness. His death and that of a friend inspired her to change.
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Batman ride sparks 115-pound weight loss
Night school and a sedentary job as a technician at a semiconductor company led to his weight gain following high school. Then he went to Great Adventure.
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2 health scares spark LI man's 100-lb. weight loss
Serious diabetic episodes, high blood sugar readings and being put on medication prompted the 38-year-old to research his illness. It led him to a plant-based diet to reverse type 2 diabetes.
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LIer's cancer diagnosis sparks 97-lb. weight loss
The group home senior manager stopped eating processed food, junk food and fast food after the Super Bowl. She then got workout and nutrition help from the academy.
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LI school official drops 96 lbs. amid health fears
The Brookhaven man had temporary success with Weight Watchers, Isagenix and liquid diets. Worries over his family history of diabetes and other issues spurred a permanent solution.
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Holiday photo inspires LI woman to lose 61 lbs.
An underactive thyroid coupled with two pregnancies made it hard to lose weight for the Island Park woman, who works as an independent director at Pampered Chef.