When the Reed family — Becca (51), James (57), and their son Drew (26) — decided to re-gain their health through a radical change in diet and exercise, they entered into their project with cautious optimism. Honestly, they didn’t have much to lose.
But they never could have imagined how quickly results would follow. In just two months, despite several challenges in the gym, Becca and James have each lost over 25 pounds. Drew, who is still recovering from the gastric bypass surgery he had nine months ago, dropped a hard-earned eight (normally patients at his stage gain back about seven pounds).
Becca, who no longer needs her wheelchair, has already gone off three medications — one for blood pressure, one for diabetes, and an anti-depressant — while James’ general energy level has risen to the point that he and Drew started adding extra workouts to their normal routine. Drew exalted in the fact that he was able to walk an entire 18-hole Frisbee golf course during a sweltering summer afternoon in Texas and, notably, his general mood brightened to the point that he was showing up to the workouts smiling and telling jokes.
[For more of this story, written by James McWilliams, go to https://psmag.com/when-it-come...1fd5617a6#.hnltt4uwl]
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