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Katherine was 43 years-old and had been sedentary for 20 years.

The Favorite Foods Diet The scale had not changed in those 20 years she still weighed 136 pounds, but she knew she had lost muscle and gained fat. Her waist was bigger and she couldn't fit into the same size clothes that she did 20 years earlier. What bothered her most was that she was always tired and never had energy. She decided to start walking and weight training but quit after a week. She said, "it's too uncomfortable, I can't keep doing this." I encouraged her to continue and told her that it would get better. She "quit" three times during the next two weeks. We talked frequently. Six weeks later she started to notice some muscle tone and she noticed that her endurance and energy level had increased dramatically. She said, "I'm very encouraged" Eight months later she had gained two pounds on the scale but lost three inches in her waist - and she walked a marathon Be encouraged.