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" Stats: Married with three kids; 34 years old; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Heaviest weight: 270 pounds Current weight: 135 pounds Time it took: Two years How she gained: Guzman was slim at her wedding, in 1989. But three pregnancies packed on pounds, and her food choices didn&amp;#039;t help. Biggest weaknesses: rice with olive oil (one of her mother&amp;#039;s specialties), pizza, chips, soda. Turning point: At a routine checkup, Guzman learned that she had high blood pressure and high cholesterol and was at high risk for diabetes. Her doctor told her that if she wanted to see her kids grow up, she needed to lose weight. &amp;quot;I went to a Bally&amp;#039;s gym the very next day,&amp;quot; she says. Eating right: After consulting a dietitian a few months later, Guzman went home and tossed out all her beloved junk food and poured the soda down the drain. &amp;quot;At that moment, it was hard,&amp;quot; she says, &amp;quot;but I knew that stuff was killing me.&amp;quot;  Her exercise edge: Four or five days a week, Guzman does an hour of cardio at the gym, along with some weights and ab work. Then she jogs for 45 minutes in the park. She takes weekends off -- &amp;quot;I must relax my bones,&amp;quot; she says.  She did it! Guzman lost seven pounds the first week, and over the next two months, she consistently racked up big drops. Then her weekly loss slowed, and she focused on losing inches rather than pounds.  Her #1 rule: No junk food in the house. &amp;quot;If my husband and kids want it, I tell them to go buy a single-serving pack.&amp;quot; A special treat: &amp;quot;My husband and I take the kids to Applebee&amp;#039;s for dinner once a week. My usual: steak with steamed veggies and vanilla frozen yogurt for dessert. I work hard for that yogurt all week!&amp;quot;  Keeping it off: Guzman always carries around &amp;quot;before&amp;quot; photos of herself (in a swimsuit) and pulls them out whenever she&amp;#039;s tempted by food. Words for your fridge door: &amp;quot;Never give up. Take one day at a time.&amp;quot; Carolee Maurice Lost 63 Pounds by Eating Smaller Portions   Traci Reason Lost 110 Pounds by Giving Up Carbs "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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