TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s estimated three million people are morbidly obese in America -- meaning they are more than one hundred pounds overweight. Surgery is one option to lose that amount of weight, but if you have ten pounds or a hundred pounds to lose, you can do it, if you take it one step at a time.
Chuck and C.J. Huffman have a quick bite before they take their daily two-mile walk.
“We’re supporting each other and helping each other not to make the same mistakes again,” C.J. Huffman told Ivanhoe.
Mistakes that landed Chuck at 359 pounds, and C.J. at 315. Together, the couple has lost 314 pounds in the last year. They did it without surgery. “I’ve heard horror stories about the surgery and I didn’t want to go through it,” Chuck Huffman said.
The couple wanted a baby. When it didn’t happen they decided to get healthy. They joined a weight loss center and used appetite suppressants, but it ultimately came down to one thing.
“It’s a math equation. You eat fewer calories and you move more. It seems so simple but yet staying with it is really hard,” C.J. said.
Nutritionist Sarah Krieger says the trick is to make only one change at a time. Start with portion control, by using perception control. Take a look. The same amount of pancakes is on these plates. The same amount of water is in these glasses and the same amount of cereal is in these bowls.
“If you just simply use a smaller bowl, you look like your are eating more,” said Krieger.
“We use smaller plates and smaller serving sizes and sometimes it fools you to think that you have more on your plate,” C.J. said.
Krieger says next aim for not five, but nine servings of fruits and vegetables. Each serving is the size of a tennis ball. And then get moving.
If you would like more information, please contact:
Sarah Krieger, MPH, RD, LD/N
National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association
TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s estimated three million people are morbidly obese in America -- meaning they are more than one hundred pounds overweight. Surgery is one option to lose that amount of weight, but if you have ten pounds or a hundred pounds to lose, you can do it, if you take it one step at a time.
Mistakes that landed Chuck at 359 pounds, and C.J. at 315. Together, the couple has lost 314 pounds in the last year. They did it without surgery. “I’ve heard horror stories about the surgery and I didn’t want to go through it,” Chuck Huffman said. 
Nutritionist Sarah Krieger says the trick is to make only one change at a time. Start with portion control, by using perception control. Take a look. The same amount of pancakes is on these plates. The same amount of water is in these glasses and the same amount of cereal is in these bowls.