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Bayside Local Loses 140+lbs naturally!

I can vividly remember being over 300 pounds, sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting to discuss the option of gastric bypass. At this point I thought this was my only option, I would have never imagined I could possibly do it any other way. Until he asked me one thing… “what else have you tried?” So I started to rack my brain… what else had I tried? not much really, a few lame attempts at diets and/or eating right without any preparation or real enthusiasm… but the truth was… I had not tried “it all” I had not tried anything even close to what I knew was necessary before allowing someone to cut my body open and rearrange my organs only to follow with months of excruciating pain and recuperation… I knew I had to give this weight loss thing another shot… a real shot… I had to give it all I got… and that’s what I did… not immediately, not right away, not perfectly, not without bumps in the road, hurdles and hardships but I did it and here I am to tell you my story… 5 years later and 140+ pounds lighter.

I did it all naturally, with no gimmicks, surgery, pills or fad diets. I recently started a group with my personal trainer that incorporates a meal plan, personal training, tips and guidance on eating healthy and group counseling support. Thoughts on this? Anything I'm missing?

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