"Thank you, hon," whispered Paula Briner, as Don, her husband of 43 years, knelt to tie her shoes. I hate that he has to do so much for me, she thought, fighting tears. But at 351 pounds, her body wasn't healing well after knee and foot surgery. In fact, she'd developed complications so severe, doctors warned the Indiana grandmother that she might need an amputation. Forced to retire from her job at a potato chip factory, Paula now spent her days struggling to get around with a cane. She was always exhausted, often sad and her list of health problems grew ever longer. I can't go on like this, she told herself. But how could she get back in control of her body?
Later that day, Paula settled into her easy chair and stared out the window. She tried to remember when her troubles first started. I was still a kid, she realized. Born into an Army family, she used Cheetos, fast food and candy to cope with the stress of frequent moves. By high school, she’d already joined Weight Watchers.
Over the years, Paula tried Atkins, lowcal plans, fad diets—yet she always went back to Weight Watchers. It works for me. At least until I get off track, she thought. Could she break the pattern or did she need something new? I always learn a little more each time I join. It was worth a shot.
IT WORKS!
From a 4X to a medium!
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91-year-old gave his fire department $1 million!
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"Celebrate your
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Melt 3 times more fat
A lot of popular recipes right now have three things in common: They’re super tasty, super slimming and they’re made with...cottage cheese. Yep, the once-humble ingredient is having a moment. It’s ridiculous how great itis,” says Ted Naiman, M.D., a Seattle-based protein expert and author of The P:E Diet. Have a cup of cottage cheese an hour before meals, and you'll automatically eat hundreds fewer calories a day.” You'll also jolt your metabolism! One new study found women getting at least 30 grams of dairy protein a day—the amount in 1% cups of cottage cheese—burn three times more fat than women on the same basic diet with no dairy. Texas mom Jen Witherspoon, 47, says the effect was powerful enough to help her lose 104 pounds! Read on for Jen’s inspiring story and to learn how protein-rich cottage cheese might help you.
