Dropping Pounds: Dennis McGlynn, St. James
Dennis McGlynn, 38, of St. James suffered a vicious attack in 1994 that left him in a coma. When he awakened after six months he had to relearn how to walk, talk and even laugh. After ballooning to 273 pounds, his new fiancé convinced him to join Weight Watchers. He's now a trim 180 pounds. Credit: Handout; Chuck Fadley
"I gradually gained all the weight because I was eating like I was eating for two," says McGlynn. "If someone didn't finish something, I'd just finish it for them. It wasn't just meals, it also was snacking between meals and no exercise. If I had nothing to do that day, I'd sit at the computer, surf the Web and eat a bag of chips," McGlynn remembers. "I ate like there was no tomorrow."
Although everyone was encouraging him to lose weight, it was his then-girlfriend, Amy Schmidt, who made the difference. When he started going out with her, he says, he didn't want to be fat. McGlynn says staying healthy for Schmidt, now his fiancee of four years, is important for him. In fact, it was Schmidt who joined Weight Watchers first and invited him to a couple of sessions. "I sat in on a few meetings and decided it wasn't too bad," says McGlynn, who now walks without a cane. He also began exercising daily.
"I decided that this is the way my life is going to be."
39, St. James
Occupation: On disability
Height: 5-foot-11
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