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<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTell me when your weight struggles began.<\/strong>\u00a0The struggle with my weight began in my senior year of college after I met my husband. We didn’t exercise and ate at restaurants all the time. He was a bigger-built guy and I would eat the same huge portions he did.<\/p>\n What caused you to realize you needed to change?<\/strong> After I had my third son, I decided that I was tired of being fat and feeling bad about myself. Also, I didn’t want to pass on my bad habits to my children. I wanted to be a good example.<\/p>\n How did you lose the weight?<\/strong> I started my weight loss journey using a commercial weight loss program. After six months, I started counting calories on my own and using the MyFitnessPal app to continue my journey.<\/p>\n What diet and exercise methods did you employ?<\/strong> I just started eating less and counting points\/calories. Eventually, my husband jumped on the healthy band wagon with me. We tried to eat more fruits and vegetables and eliminated processed foods. I’ve become a runner and I love lifting weights.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Biggest struggle in your journey?<\/strong>\u00a0Letting the scale dictate my mood. It doesn’t always tell the whole picture, especially when you are adding muscle.<\/p>\n Biggest triumphs?<\/strong> Finishing a 5K and half-marathon with my husband and being a good example to my three sons ages 5, 8, 10. We’ve done several 5K races together as a family.<\/p>\n Current\/future goals?<\/strong>\u00a0My future goal is to hit my goal weight and compete in a power lifting meet.<\/p>\n Advice you’d give to other people struggling to lose weight?<\/strong> My best advice is to never give up, start with small changes, and don’t tell yourself you’re going on a diet. This has to be a permanent lifestyle change!<\/p>\n Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n Zach Galifianakis’ Gets Sober, Loses Weight and Looks Better Than Ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Granville Lost 70 Pounds for the Love of His Daughter and Hockey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Kelly Therieau Lost 113 Pounds but She’s Not Focused on the Number<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Standing only 5 feet tall, Kim Heinz had always been thin and petite so when she stepped on the scale and saw the number 200 looming in her not-so-distant future, she knew that she and her husband needed to get … Continue reading <\/a>Did you have any “ah ha” moments along the way?<\/strong> My aha moment came while I was training for my first 5K. After running for the first time for 20 minutes without stopping, I finally realized I could accomplish anything I set my mind to! I have completed many 5K races and even a half marathon.<\/p>\n