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Weight Lost: How This Woman Lost 81 Pounds

At 269 Pounds, This Woman Had A Hard Time Having Kids
The Huffington Post Canada
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Alyse Grossman Mirabelli

WHO: Alyse Grossman Mirabelli

AGE: 39

CITY: Richmond Hill, Ont.

By The Numbers: 269 pounds at my starting point, and currently 188, total weight loss 81 pounds.

The Weight Gain: I struggled all my life overweight. I tried many different diets: no carbs, soups, over counter pills, injections, magic pills and nutritionists. All worked a little, some fast some slow, but diet after diet I kept losing and gaining it all back.

The Final Straw: At 269 lbs I was fed up with dieting. I was tired all the time, very lazy and sore from head to toe. I was trying to have another baby and nothing worked. I said OK this is it...I need to lose weight.

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