Lost 49 lbs, Found A Little Black Dress! :

The most common way people forego success is to start on their goals tomorrow. But on New Year's Eve Beth I. stopped waiting for tomorrow and finally started living for today. She decided it was time to make major lifestyle changes, and like many others she made a resolution to do so. Unlike others, she stuck to her guns.

Today the one-time 208-pound mom has shed an amazing 49 pounds. Love and inspiration were the driving forces behind her incredible success. After watching her father struggle with diabetes caused by obesity and pass away at the young age of 47, she realized that the best gift she could give her to her two daughters was the priceless relief of good health and positive example . “I didn’t want to have something happen to me because I neglected myself,” Beth tells eDiets. “I didn’t want to put them through that. My girls were my big motivator, along with losing my dad so early.”

After successfully dropping 10 pounds on her own, Beth began to feel her resolve slipping. Before eDiets, her weight loss struggles would often resemble a seesaw. At times she would go down 30 or 40 pounds, but then inevitably she would go back up again. She tried several weight loss programs, but weekly meetings did not fit into her hectic schedule.

Determined to get out of the fluctuating weight cycle, she set out to find a healthy eating plan that worked around her lifestyle. She knew exactly what she needed and wanted in a program. A strong support system, flexibility and direction were her main criteria, and the eDiets.com Calorie Counting plan fit them exactly.

“I liked having everything spelled out in terms of how much and when, with portion sizes for every meal. It let me budget in fast foods and convenience foods, and the plan also allowed me the flexibility of eating with my family in the evening but not having to make four or five different meals. I appreciated the simplicity of it.”

It didn’t take long for Beth to start seeing major changes. The pounds soon started coming off. Not only was she letting go of extra baggage physically but she also started noticing major changes in her mental attitude. When times got tough, instead of heading for the refrigerator for solace, she went to the support boards.

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