the formerly obese physician
The February 2006 issue of O: The Oprah Magazine has an intriguing article about an obesity expert and physician who was once morbidly obese, weighing in at 290 pounds on a 5′ 2" frame.
Dr. Ward works with obese children, trying to help them learn behaviors that can reduce their weight and improve their health. The intriguing part–kudos to O–is that the interviewee pulls no punches when discussing the difficulty of maintaining weight loss and how easy it is to stray from good habits and regain the weight. She has lost 100 pounds and is working hard to lose more, and she discusses how essential it is for her to work out regularly.
Don’t believe anyone who suggests that weight loss can be maintained without exercise.
