{"id":2730,"date":"2008-11-18T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2008-11-17T12:32:22","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T17:32:22","slug":"ruby-the-inspirational-weight-loss-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/ruby-the-inspirational-weight-loss-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby, the Inspirational Weight Loss Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is the story of Ruby, a nearly 500 pound woman trying to completely overhaul her lifestyle in order to lose weight and save her life. Ruby has come up with a team to help her through this weight loss adventure. Her team consists of personal trainer Reese Brown, and weight loss physician Dr. Bradley (the founder of the Hourglass Weight loss and Fitness wellness program), Dr. Brewerton, a psychiatrist helping Ruby with the mental component for weight loss, her personal physician Dr. Corse, and finally her dietitian Helen Hussey. Ruby will run on the Style Network<\/a>, where they have a great break down of every aspect of Ruby\u2019s diet and exercise regimen, friends\/social support system, her blog, bonus scenes from the show, and more. I will be providing weekly episode recaps for those interested in staying updated on Ruby’s progress.<\/p>\n

On this week\u2019s episode, Ruby gets a visit from an ex-boyfriend (Denny) that she loved dearly, but ultimately he left her because he couldn\u2019t accept her physical appearance. There were many mixed feelings about Denny\u2019s arrival. Ruby\u2019s roommate and friend Jeff, and her other good friend Georgia, are very skeptical about Denny because they think he played a huge role in her gaining more weight once he left her six years ago. Denny swore that he was there to support Ruby and help her through this struggle, but ultimately faced her with the same ultimatum he gave her six years ago\u2026 lose the weight and I\u2019ll marry you, but if you can\u2019t then we can\u2019t be together. This crushed Ruby six years ago, but today she is stronger and focused on herself and getting healthy for her, not for anyone else.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This entire episode focused on social support<\/a>, which is so important in successful weight loss and maintenance. Ruby has surrounded herself with a great social system (Georgia, Jeff, her nephew Jim, and Georgia\u2019s sons Ben and Zachary) and knew that having Denny in her life right now wasn\u2019t the best thing for her\u2026 good for her! Realizing that the people you surround yourself with<\/a> will help make or break your lifestyle change is huge, and I\u2019m proud of Ruby for keeping the right people close to her.<\/p>\n

If you watched this week\u2019s episode what are your thoughts? Do you think she did the right thing? I welcome you to share your comments and\/or questions.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Ruby<\/a> in her videos from Style Network.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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