These 7 Healthy Habits Helped This Man Lose 170 Pounds In One Year

Cody Burgess Lost 177 Pounds And Was Finally Able To Ride A Roller Coaster Again

Name: Cody Burgess
Age: 29
Height: 6'1"
Before Weight: 412 pounds
How I Gained It: My whole life I have been overweight. My earliest memory of looking at a scale was when I tried out for wrestling at age 13 and saw 260 pounds. I was so heavy that they wouldn't let me wrestle, so I quit.

Financial weight makes it trickier to lose pounds where it counts

Weight-loss advertising tends to target people ready, willing and able to pay for diet programs, special meals or gym memberships. But it's those who live below the poverty line who are more likely to be overweight or obese.
When it comes to weight-loss for the poor, it turns out that it's more than just cash-flow that stands in the way. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
by researchers from Concordia University shows that those who struggle the most financially also are less likely to constructively battle the bulge through exercise, drinking water, or reducing fat or sweets compared to those in the highest income bracket.

After Giving Birth To Twins, Carra Hughes Greer Lost 81 Pounds

Name: Carra Hughes Greer
Age: 31
Height: 5'6"
Before Weight: 265 pounds
How I Gained It: I carried and gave birth to four kids in under four years, each time stacking on the pounds. I gained significant weight with my last two kids because they were twins.