Woman Claims Giving Up Plastic Containers Led to Weight Loss
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- One secret to weight loss could be as simple as saying "no" the next time you #39;re at a cash register. Scientists say the plastics in receipts, bottles and even cars could be making all of us fat. At 240 pounds, Laura Newman was a far cry from the bride who walked down the aisle. Once a size 10, she #39;d grown to a size 20. "The more you hate yourself, the more you eat, the more you feel trapped, and helpless, and hopeless," said Newman. Then last year, Newman says she stopped feeling sorry for herself. She got on a weight loss program and started coming out to Gibson Ranch, where she went on walks and then eventually started running. "The weight just started to fall off for me," said Newman. Newman quickly shed 80 pounds. Then a few months into her diet and exercise routine, she noticed that no matter how much she pushed, her body stopped responding. "I had plateaued," said Newman. As part of her weight loss program, Newman kept a journal of everything she ate, and how the food made her feel. That #39;s where Newman says she thought she found exactly what was slowing down her weight loss, and it wasn #39;t food. "I realized, #39;wait a minute, you #39;re ingesting quantities of this stuff all the time," said Newman. The vegetables steamed in a bag, the canned tuna, the sports drinks, even the water from the office water cooler exposed her to one common ingredient, plastic. When she decided to cut plastics out of her diet, she says the changes were dramatic. "I lost ...From:Tonya HamblinViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:16More inEntertainment
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