Area Woman Sheds 500 Pounds

Barb Beck wrote a list of 1,703 things she couldn’t do – things she “lost,” she said – because she was too fat. They were measures of obesity’s toll on every aspect of her life, including her basic dignity: Sit on chairs with arms. Do a somersault. Ride the rides at amusement parks. Buy regular clothes at regular stores, rather than ordering size 9X garments online. Clean herself after using the bathroom. Beck’s heaviest recorded weight was 753 pounds. Today, Beck has crossed 1,703 items off that list. Saturday, she’ll spearhead Spokane’s first Walk From Obesity, an event at Spokane Community College with several goals: to raise money for obesity research and education; to combat the stigma associated with obesity; and to advocate for improved treatment of obesity. She’ll do it minus a lot of baggage/ Adrian Rogers , SR. More here.

DFO: Several years ago, I literally walked off 30 pounds — and kept it off, more or less. I’ve thought about dropping another 5 to 10 pounds. But Mrs. O sez she likes me just the way I am.

Question: Have you ever lost a considerable amount of weight & kept it off?