One woman loses 80 lbs with the help of the UAMS Weight Loss Clinic. Channel 7's Elisabeth Armstrong spoke to her about the journey. (Photo Courtesy Sinclair)
As "New Year's Resolutions" to eat healthy and get in shape start to wane, one woman is sharing her incredible weight loss story and the help she got in Central Arkansas.
People are always asking Donnia Cox, how did you lose almost 80 pounds? "I said, you know it's worth a try. It's worth trying to do it," she explains
A job change, her father's death, and her husband's life changing injury: Donnia says these major life events took a toll on her weight.
But wanting to be there for her family is the reason she made a change, "when I stopped to realize what I was doing to myself and my family... Because who's going to take care of you, when you can't take care of yourself?"
She joined a 16-week program at the UAMS Weight Loss Clinic.
The class provides meal supplements, teaches about nutrition, encourages exercise. and promotes accountability.
"I was expected to be here for a class sixteen weeks in a row, and to weigh, and the scales tell you every week how well you have done."
There are also several group activities to teach real life skills like reading labels, choosing a healthy option at restaurant, and finding the right fitness class.
Dietician Brooklyn Pyburn says they want to create a support system: "We are all together in this together."
By the end of the program, Donnia put on a suit to get a sense of how far she's come. It would take four of these to equal the almost 80 pounds she's lost.
"I've lost so much weight, that I've got seven grandchildren, and every grandchild weighs less than the amount of weight I've lost," she says.
Donnia also added that her grandkids have actually commented on how much more active she is, and how much they love being able to play with her.
Her advice to anyone looking to lose weight? "Don't wait." Get started with a program, or stay committed to the one you're already on.
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