When an assault left her mother paralyzed from the chest down, Farredeh Baughcum turned to food for comfort. She had two daughters, and her weight reached 187 pounds by January 2008. Her best friend invited her to attend Weight Watchers, and Farredeh threw herself into the program as well as a gym membership, losing 43 pounds in eight months!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a story about Baughcum’s success in March of 2009, and Good Housekeeping was so inspired by her story that they put her on the cover of the June 2010 issue!
With the help of her Weight Watchers meeting leader, Farredeh was able to incorporate a healthy new diet along with adding in physical activity to reshape her lifestyle. Her renewed way of living has also positively impacted her family and friends, making her a role model for her daughters – one of whom shares the magazine cover with her! Lately, instead of watching TV together, she and her husband take their daughters out for hikes and exercise together at home with dance music. Read Farredeh Baughcum’s inspiring weight loss story in this month’s Good Housekeeping!
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I think that the healthiest way to loose weight is to eat healthy food, to eat enough food and to do fitness at least 3 times a week.
Impressive. Always good to hear, when people do something positive, and turn things around for themselves and their families
Such a sad story, great read.
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I agree, a sad story.. Glad to hear she is on the road back to a good weight range..
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I can’t agree that this story is sad – it is inspiring! Such people as Farredeh always achieve what they want.
What an inspiring story.. The best way to loss weight and get healthy is to exercise and eat healthy foods. Inspiring post though! thanks!
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A lot of people turn to food for comfort. It is their own escape from reality.
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have just joined weight watchers myself , thought i would give it a go , thing to remember is to not lose too much weight too quickly , people are hung up on losing lots of lbs all at once but i have so many friends that have done this and regreatably some have become very ill due to this , be sensible and follow a proper plan over a longer period (god i should work for weight watchers:)
It’s amazing what people can accomplish when they place their mind on it and have support. I believe if anyone is going to lose weight they should get support from others.
Preferably someone that they can share their experience with because it will provide more motivation then taking advice from someone that hasn’t been there before.