JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "For most of her adult life, the 31-year-old graduate student from Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, has struggled with her weight. She started gaining as a teenager and by the time she graduated from high school, she was carrying 215 pounds on her 5' 2" frame.
Over the next three to four months, she began walking, without any real goal or expectation. Pless believed that if she just focused on eating less and moving more, everything would fall into place.
"At first, it was hard to start exercising because I was worried people would make fun of me," Pless said. "But then I just told myself, if that's the worst that could happen ... I just got out there and didn't care."
All of the hard work and determination paid off. Pless has lost 95 pounds and kept it off for 1½ years. As a result, she says, she's healthier and more confident.
She's also set a new professional goal -- to pursue a doctorate in food and exercise psychology -- so she can help others who are battling obesity and eating disorders
"[The] negative side to weight loss is that people treat people differently. Being fat was a good filter -- I'm automatically treated better by people because I'm thinner. Society is so hard on people who are overweight or obese," said Pless. "Now, those people think I'm funnier or smarter."
Pless runs about 40 miles a week while she trains for two marathons she plans to run this winter. The first is in November in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the second is in Miami, Florida, in January. " |
Wow, good for her.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/10/03/weightloss.kelly.pless/index.html
[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 4:27 PM. Reason : forgot the link]10/3/2007 4:24:19 PM |
Snewf All American 63269 Posts user info edit post |
if I lost 95 lbs people would think I had cancer 10/3/2007 4:25:37 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
SAGGY TITTIES 10/3/2007 4:26:17 PM |
Restricted All American 15537 Posts user info edit post |
I lost like 80 something, where the fuck is my thread? 10/3/2007 4:27:02 PM |
Snewf All American 63269 Posts user info edit post |
oh yeah I want to see what her tits look like
I bet they're weird 10/3/2007 4:28:02 PM |
Wraith All American 27185 Posts user info edit post |
I guess the pigment in her hair was lost too. 10/3/2007 4:30:14 PM |
slackerb All American 5093 Posts user info edit post |
Why is this threadworthy? People lose weight all the time. 10/3/2007 4:34:36 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
threadworthy is a pretty low threshold in the greater scheme of things.
other than that, I'm just impressed that she actually did something about it without resorting to gastric bypass or some other quick fix, she just changed her life. 10/3/2007 4:37:24 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
people do that all the damn time, why the hell did you make a thread about it
[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 4:40 PM. Reason : if that excites you, The Biggest Loser will blow your mind] 10/3/2007 4:40:06 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
i don't watch tv 10/3/2007 4:42:35 PM |
arcgreek All American 26690 Posts user info edit post |
I think this is good for all the fatties out there who are worried about being made fun of for exercising. 10/3/2007 4:43:28 PM |
1 All American 2599 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "by the time she graduated from high school, she was carrying 215 pounds on her 5' 2" frame.
Over the next three to four months" |
Quote : | "lost 95 pounds and kept it off for 1½ years." |
how old was she when she graduated high school?
[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 4:44 PM. Reason : [/quote]]10/3/2007 4:44:10 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
if you read the whole article it says she lost it, then gained it back, I just took excepts. 10/3/2007 4:45:31 PM |
Wraith All American 27185 Posts user info edit post |
She looks like Kelly Bundy now. 10/3/2007 4:55:21 PM |
casummer All American 4755 Posts user info edit post |
^my thoughts exactly 10/3/2007 4:57:59 PM |
dhcpme All American 1429 Posts user info edit post |
the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer I think
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GREEN JAY All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
why do people think gastric bypass is easy, i think getting cut on and then never being able to eat again would blow 10/3/2007 5:00:05 PM |
7trax Suspended 2260 Posts user info edit post |
You can get a doctorate in food? 10/3/2007 5:01:44 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42526 Posts user info edit post |
good for her.
and she looks very bangable now. 10/3/2007 5:02:21 PM |
AxlBonBach All American 45549 Posts user info edit post |
she didn't lose that smile though, which is cool. 10/3/2007 5:04:35 PM |
jocristian All American 7504 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | ""[The] negative side to weight loss is that people treat people differently. Being fat was a good filter -- I'm automatically treated better by people because I'm thinner. Society is so hard on people who are overweight or obese," said Pless. "Now, those people think I'm funnier or smarter."" |
Perhaps she actually is funnier or acts smarter now that she is more confident due to her better appearance.10/3/2007 5:05:31 PM |
eleusis All American 24527 Posts user info edit post |
people make a lot of assumptions about others based on their first physical observations.
[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 6:36 PM. Reason : you don't even have to speak] 10/3/2007 6:36:06 PM |
chembob Yankee Cowboy 27011 Posts user info edit post |
I love how she dyed her hair blonde to boot. 10/3/2007 6:46:07 PM |
Dentaldamn All American 9974 Posts user info edit post |
there are plenty of skinny ugly people. 10/3/2007 6:52:33 PM |
arakyd New Recruit 7 Posts user info edit post |
if i lost 95 pounds i'd be dead.
if i lost half that i'd be dead. 10/3/2007 6:53:01 PM |
Dentaldamn All American 9974 Posts user info edit post |
i would be dead too 10/3/2007 6:55:31 PM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
that was a lot of weight for a little 5'2" frame! 10/3/2007 6:57:56 PM |
Gøldengirl All American 3613 Posts user info edit post |
^^^^^^ ya thats very true.
I think its more important to look healthy than anything. but I will say that everyone looks better skinnier. 10/3/2007 7:00:14 PM |
TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 147569 Posts user info edit post |
this thread needs more Kristy Swanson
10/3/2007 7:04:07 PM |
pablo_price All American 5628 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I guess the pigment in her hair was lost too." |
10/3/2007 7:05:18 PM |
Canedog30 Veteran 245 Posts user info edit post |
d 10/3/2007 7:06:16 PM |