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    I Lost 25 Pounds In 75 Days And You Can, Too*

    *provided you can find what works for you and stick to it, which is the real lesson in all of this!

    I started 2012 staring down my 48th birthday in April, carrying over 200 pounds of body weight, and feeling generally complacent and self-satisfied. I had my first physical in nearly a decade at the beginning of March, and although my heart was perfectly healthy (the heart of someone ten years younger, my doctor commented) and my cholesterol levels were all normal, I weighed in at 202 pounds. According to the chart on the Health Check Systems website, I would be twenty-two pounds overweight if I had a large frame. Let me assure you, I do not have a large frame.

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    How I Lost 25 Pounds In 75 Days!