名称：金伯利·B（Kimberly B.）

livestrong.com用户名：kimber2409
Livestrong.com成员以来：2014年7月2日

统计：
Age: 45
身高：5’5“

测量之前
重量：230磅
Dress/Pant Size: 18

测量后
Weight: 165 pounds
Dress/Pant Size: 8

1.加入livestrong.com之前，您的生活如何？

在加入livestrong.com之前，我会用食物安慰自己。食物是我最好的朋友。作为单亲父母，生活是一场挣扎，食物是我家人经历的艰难时期感到高兴或缓解的唯一途径。我拒绝在家里有任何秤或照镜子。我总是开玩笑，并告诉我的朋友，我对运动过敏。我会在休息日小睡三个小时，因为我一直都精疲力尽。我什至不必坐下来走路，因为我无法呼吸。当医生开始诊断出与肥胖有关的问题时，我觉得我的生活已经结束。

2.是什么促使您进行更改？

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当与我的男朋友谈论未来并听他建议的有趣的事情时，我发现自己拒绝了每一个人，因为我肥胖。I wouldn't even try to plan ahead because I never thought I'd live that long. I dismissed every activity he suggested, and it weighed on my mind heavily. I would run to the bathroom and cry, and he never knew. It really hurt me the day I went to the store for new jeans and had to buy size 18. I could not believe what I had become.

2014年的1月4日，我为周六的仪式午睡而放下，那个内心的声音说起床去散步。我很惊讶，试图入睡，但它一直na起，直到我站起来。我走到外面走了两英里。我不敢相信我的身体允许我这样做。它很痛，但我为自己感到骄傲。我对第一次步行感到充满活力，以至于我每天都会重复一次。最终，我将步行路程增加到四英里。我为自己设定了一个损失65磅的目标。我在家乡每5K注册。我正在成为一个新人。

3. How did LIVESTRONG.COM help you lose weight?

当我决定进行更改时，我研究了所有应用程序，然后选择了livestrong.com卡路里跟踪器。当我开始跟踪所有食物时，我的体重减轻刚刚升至另一个水平。通过使用livestrong.com卡路里跟踪器，我能够跟踪自己吃和燃烧的卡路里。我真的很喜欢看到我正在取得的进步。我会在livestrong.com上阅读每篇文章以获取建议。其他成员在社区留言板上分享的经验只是为我助长了。我不先研究就不会吃任何东西。经过10个月的健康饮食和锻炼后，我实现了减肥65磅的目标。我把自己变成了一个全新的女人。我一生中第一次爱上了我在镜子里看到的人。

4.您的支持系统是什么样的？

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我有一个很好的支持系统。我的男朋友总是在那儿鼓励我，我的家人和我对新人一样感到惊讶。我会在网上发布图片的减肥。我的朋友们不断地告诉我，我正在做什么出色的工作，并鼓励我继续保持下去。我的朋友和家人的所有评论都使我想更加努力。

5.您最喜欢锻炼的方法是什么？

My favorite way to work out is a fast-paced walk. There is no better feeling than the way your body feels after a long walk. In the beginning, my legs would hurt badly, but I kept telling myself to keep it up and one day my legs wouldn't hurt anymore. I repeated this daily until it actually happened. When the days got too cold, I purchased a stationary bike and felt my body changing in a different way. When I would reach a plateau in my weight loss, I added occasionally running a few blocks into my walks. I still prefer to walk, but when I want to get my heart rate up I incorporate running intervals. I try to be really careful with my 45-year-old body because I have never exercised in my life. Reading all of the articles on LIVESTRONG.COM helped me learn how to exercise safely. I listened to my body. If I felt a pull or a small ache, I slowed down or took a rest day. It is really important to pay attention to the different and new ways your body will feel when you start losing weight.

6.您的每周运动时间表是什么？

一开始，我不会休假一天。看到减肥的结果激发了我想要更快，更频繁地走路。我每天晚上下班后每天晚上都在附近走。坐下看电视的日子已经过去了。我想一直在外面。一个月后，我意识到自己的身体需要休假一天。所以我每周有一天开始休息。我休假的一天通常是我不得不迟到或参加夜间活动的一天，每周只有一天。

7. What's a typical day of meals and snacks?

我每天吃六顿小饭。I eat breakfast at 7:00 a.m., snack at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 12:00 p.m., snack at 3:30 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m. and my last snack at 8:00 p.m. I always eat oatmeal for breakfast with 100-percent fruit juice. (Low-sugar apple and cinnamon oatmeal has been a lifelong favorite.) My snacks always consist of a dairy product, such as yogurt or a low-calorie cheese stick, with fresh fruit or nuts. My last snack of the day is always frozen yogurt. For lunch, I eat either a low-calorie frozen meal (there are some delicious ones to choose from) or a Caesar salad. Dinner would be any of the following: broccoli, sweet potato, asparagus, beans, peas, fish and/or pork made sensibly.

我的食物建议是尝试不同的事情。研究哪些食物对您有好处和坏食物。切换您的菜单。您真的不必牺牲品味就可以减肥。真的并不难。而且不要忘记 - 水，水和更多的水。

8.您每天吃的卡路里范围是多少？

Every day I strive to eat between 1,200 and 1,500 calories, depending on how many calories I burn.

9.厨房里总是有哪些健康主食

您在我家中会发现的健康主食是低糖燕麦片，100卡路里的小吃，果汁，Lite Mozzarella奶酪棒，各种新鲜水果，100％的果汁，无乳糖，低碳水化合物，低碳水化合物，低碳水化合物，酸奶，生菜，地瓜，西红柿，西兰花，鱼，火鸡和 - 我最喜欢的 - 冷冻酸奶。

10.您如何制定进餐的策略？

I make a menu of all the meals for the week ahead and shop once on the weekend. I take my meals with me to work every day in the cute lunch bag I bought myself.

11.您面临的最大挑战是什么？

我最大的挑战是放弃糖果。我一直都渴望糖。我的家人一直想要屋子里的垃圾食品。我试图教他们我正在学习的东西，但是我是家里唯一需要减肥的人。当别人吃些不健康的东西时，我离开了房间或带我的狗散步。我们都做饭。我知道我的健康饮食最终也会成为他们的新生活方式，但这对他们来说并不那么重要。我的渴望很快就停止了。

12.您想与他人分享的成功最大的秘密是什么？

I believe my biggest secret to success was to repeat the words "never give up" each and every day. I even ordered one of the rubber bracelets with "never give up" written on it. If you have a bad day, start fresh the next day. Every day is a new day.

When I first started, I made a promise that if I worked out and ate correctly for 30 days, I would reward myself with something I really wanted. I did just that -- whether it was a new pair of tennis shoes or a night out at my favorite restaurant. I never broke my promise. I would even encourage myself by walking the parking lot at my favorite department store, knowing at the end of 30 days I could buy myself a new outfit. These rewards do not have to be expensive. A few times, all I chose was a cupcake, and that was rewarding enough. You really do not have to give up your favorite foods. You just have to teach yourself how to eat them.

My advice to anyone ready to make a positive change is to put yourself first above everything and everyone else. Get selfish. Take care of yourself first so that you can better take care of the other areas of your life. Look at yourself in the mirror and say, "I am important enough to create a new and better life for myself and my family." For those who say they do not have the time, I say: What is an hour out of your day? Turn off the television and the computer for an hour and go walk. It's just that simple.

13. Can you describe what your life is like now?

我达到目标的那一周，我像往常一样走路和听音乐。一辆汽车上的一个陌生人阻止了我，问我一直在做什么减肥，因为她一年四季都在看着我。她告诉我，她不敢相信我体内所做的变化。那个陌生人在我的脸上露出微笑，我仍然无法擦拭。那一刻，我知道我做到了。我改变了生活。

我爱新我。我对自己有很多信心。我穿的衣服从来没有穿。我一生中第一次感到美丽。我仍然定期访问livestrong.com，并阅读每篇文章。知识是真正的力量。我不会以现在的饮食方式称呼我的饮食方式，因为什么都没有改变。我没有学会节食。我学会了如何正确饮食。这些知识永远不会离开我。 Now that I've met my goal, I'm working to maintain. I still walk every other day, and it feels better than ever. The physical health problems that my doctor diagnosed me with this time last year have all gone away, and I love the new, healthier me.

撰写人：安·鲁斯纳克（Ann Rusnak）