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"          Name: Kathy Melton Location: Prattville, AL My turning point: We were sightseeing on vacation, and I couldn&amp;#039;t keep up with my family because I was so exhausted. My husband, who has a bad back, was running circles around me. And my kids kept saying, &amp;quot;Oh God, Mom&amp;#039;s sick again.&amp;quot; That&amp;#039;s when I realized that my weight was causing a real problem.  My slim-down techniques: I exercise six days a week. I also cut out sugar and switched from regular soda to diet. I swapped from whole milk to fat-free as well.  Kept the weight off: A year.  My best motivator: Keeping up with my kids. And the compliments I receive! At the child-care center where I work, a kid said to me, &amp;quot;Miss Kathy, you look so nice today.&amp;quot; No one had ever said that to me before!  My greatest temptation: Bread. I gave up white bread, and now I eat only wheat.  My favorite diet food: Subway sandwiches. I always get the six-inch turkey-ham with vegetables on wheat bread. It&amp;#039;s about 290 calories. I also buy a lot of Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine frozen meals.  My snacking tips: I like baby carrots, granola bars and Yoplait yogurt. I usually try to eat something every four hours; otherwise I&amp;#039;ll get famished and binge.  My exercise routine: Almost every day, I alternate between bicycling and walking. Three days a week, I do sit-ups, pushups and weight resistance for around 30 minutes.  Slim-down advice: Don&amp;#039;t give up. Set short-term goals that you can actually meet.  The payoff: Feeling great and having self-confidence. I feel better today than I did when I was in my 20s. The Secret of Your Success Have you lost unwanted pounds and kept them off? Whether you&amp;#039;ve shed that extra weight with a diet that really worked or by revamping your snack habits, we want to know your secrets for an ongoing Good Housekeeping Web feature. Email us your success story and be sure to include your name and daytime phone number. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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