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and worked out four times a week. She 2011. Back in Minnesota, Braatz went also improved her diet by fixing meals to a dietician and changed his eating with more protein and fresh fruits and habits, cutting down on bread, desserts and pasta and replacing red meat with vegetables. In just five months, Huffert trimmed fish. He started working out at the 20 pounds and more than 18 inches YMCA, but in the winter “I felt cabin bound,” he says. from her frame. When Braatz moved to Sun City “I actually lost fat and contoured my body in places I was never able West, he found himself getting a little to accomplish before by following the more exercise by walking the couple’s easy weekly meal plans and with the dog, Mocha. But he was still tipping the motivation from my weekly coach,” scale at over 200 pounds. When Donna joined Weight Watchers, he decided to Huffert says. Huffert adds she also found a join her. The couple added more fresh fruits community of friendly women who were all there for the same reason—to and vegetables to their diet along with chicken, turkey, salmon and cod. They get healthy. Not only did Huffert lose weight and buy organic whenever they can. Today, inches, she also lowered her cholesterol Braatz has lost more than 45 pounds and strengthened her skeletal system. and has kept it off. He did gain five The aches and pains from sitting at a pounds during a recent trip to Europe, desk eight hours a day have disappeared but got right back on track and lost it and it’s easier for her to keep up with in three days. In addition to walking Mocha, he works out her grandchildren. at the local recreation Huffert continues center. to follow the meal “My blood work is plans and to work in the normal range out three times a for the first time since week. She also gets I was 30,” Braatz her 8,000 steps in says. “I have more every day. energy and a better Huffert, who now mood.” works at Curves and Braatz says the is training to be a secret to success is certified “Curves moderation, having complete coach,” a good attitude and says people need to desire to lose weight find a program that and having a good fits their personal lifestyle. Debbie Huffert has discovered support system like “It’s all up to that having a support system of the one he found at you,” Huffert says. like-minded women has helped Weight Watchers. “You have to have “Start with small her lose weight and maintain a the right frame of goals so you can healthy lifestyle. see success and celebrate the smallest mind,” Braatz says. “If you don’t, you’ll lose some, gain some and never improvements.” Shanda Young says she’s seen many get down.” Deborah Wright, general manager amazing transformations in her 10 years as an owner of a Curves fitness of Weight Watchers of Arizona, who has lost more than 90 pounds herself, center. “I have met some of the strongest, says the perfect time to make healthy nicest, bravest, most inspiring women changes is now. “You cannot lose weight for an event in this club and they continue to amaze in your life, or for someone else,” me every day!” Young says. Wright says. “The perfect time in our lives to lose weight will never come. Like a Yo-Yo Sun City West resident Dean Braatz, The time to take charge of our weight 76, battled with the same pesky 30 loss and physical activity is today.” pounds for years. “I would yo-yo between 190 and Age is Just a Number Sally Pace isn’t 82 years old. She’s 82 220,” Braatz says. Braatz and his wife, Donna, moved years young. to Sun City West from Minnesota in ...continues on page 26
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