How is it so easy to gain weight, but so hard to lose it?
Everyone knows that the key to losing weight is eating right and exercise, but everyone’s bodies are different. One diet might be the key for one woman but won’t work for another.
Any woman who has dieted with their boyfriend or husband knows how frustrating it is that men seem to lose weight easier than women do.
My boyfriend lost 25 pounds once by drinking beer less – he didn’t even quit drinking altogether, just dress one less day a week!
Bob is one of the many heroes who were on the scene in New York when 9/11 happened. But the now-retired firefighter didn’t get out unscathed, emotionally that is.
Bob’s wife of 23 years, Diane, from Massapequa, Long Island nominated her husband for a makeover after he lost a bunch of weight on the Rachael Ray Show.
“Bob is a retired New York City fireman. He was also a first responder after 9/11. What Bob went through on 9/11 changed his entire being. He went into his own little world. He stopped exercising. He stopped doing anything he ever liked or enjoyed doing.”
Because Bob stopped taking care of himself like he’d previously been, he wound up gaining 150 pounds. In her interview, Diane said how the weight impacted her husband’s quality of life.
“The transformation from this big, strong man that I met, to a couch potato who was just letting himself go. It got to the point where he couldn’t even breathe at night.”
When Bob and Diane’s twins went for college visits last year, Bob couldn’t keep up with his family. Diane called it one of the saddest points in his life, but it was also a turning point for Bob.
He joined a gym in January and in the first week, he lost 12.5. But it was a struggle for him, every day was hard. In 11 months he shed 111 pounds
“He’s very close the weight he was when we first met, which was 220 pounds.”
Now that he’s lost all the weight, his clothing doesn’t fit! Diane nominated him for the makeover so he can style his new body accordingly.
Host Rachael Ray enlisted the help of lifestyle expert Tommy DiDario to give Bob a total makeover. And just wait until you see what Bob looks like now! Rachael was pretty sure he’d get lucky that night!
What do you think, doesn’t he look incredible?
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