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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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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Bank customer service worker lost 69 pounds for her children
Holly Kyriacou 47, Mastic Beach Occupation Bank customer service representative Height 5-foot-4 Before 195 pounds, ...
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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.
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Keto diet helps LI funeral director lose 34 pounds
The 31-year-old, who is also an appearance-savvy makeup artist, eventually said, "I can't do this anymore," after her weight hit a lifetime high.
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Woman drops 85 lbs. after seeing photo of herself
A former athlete, the South Ozone Park woman went to an emotional-eating therapist after gaining back weight she lost from lap band surgery.
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Splish Splash sparks dad's 123-pound weight loss
The IT company manager's weight was in check until a skating accident when he was 19.
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Life-threatening illness sparks 114-lb. weight loss
A bout of bronchial pneumonia and two weeks in the hospital in 2015 was the start of the credit union worker's weight problem.
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Work contest sparks LI mom's 56-lb. weight loss
A co-worker at May Moore Elementary School had been pestering the Deer Park mom to join the workplace version of the television show.