Weight-Loss Story:
John Yoo

Age 38, from Annapolis, Maryland

Weight loss for me is only a matter of rules and rewards. I've always had
trouble doing the right things to take care of myself if I'm left alone to
do it. The only way I can get myself to stick with a healthy diet and
active lifestyle is by setting rules to follow and rewarding myself when I
succeed in doing so.

I'm an avid golfer. I really enjoy playing, but if I go out too much I lose
track of things and run into problems. So, I make a round of golf into a
reward. If I can eat three healthy meals everyday for 5 days, and no junk
food snacks, I reward myself with a round of golf on the weekend. The great
thing about the golfing is that it's actually a chance to get out and
exercise. But it isn't quite enough to keep me fit, so I also keep a
workout schedule -- I work out 3 times a week at the gym for one hour each
time. If I can keep at it for 2 weeks in a row, no slacking, I reward
myself with one meal out at a restaurant of my choice. I actually found
that doing things that way, I quickly lost interest in fast food. But let's
be realistic, I probably wouldn't be able to stay with this system all on my
own. I recruited my 11-year-old daughter, Ashley, for that job. She keeps
watch on what I eat when I'm at home. And if I fall asleep, she makes sure
I wake up in time to get to the gym. I don't always have a smile on my face
when I wake up though!

I started gaining weight in my early twenties. Nothing really big -- it was
a gradual thing for me. Most of my friends were gaining weight too at a
similar rate to me. I figured it was a pretty normal thing. But as I got
into my thirties, I was beginning to get worried. I began running out of
energy much faster when I was playing with my children, and that really
upset me because they were disappointed in me. My wife suggested the whole
reward system, and I laughed it off. But as I tried dieting, I soon
discovered that she had a really good point. There's just no way I can be
trusted to do it all by myself, with no restrictions.

I've been on my new rules and rewards system for about a year and a half
now, and I've lost 60 pounds, which is more than I'd even hoped for. I
started at 250 pounds, and I'm now down to 190. I feel much healthier, and
my family is very proud of me.




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(#2) Anonymous posted on Sep 09, 2004 (IP: 68.107.170.107)

Congratulations. I hope you lead a long and healthy life. Good job on teaching your daughter healthy habits, too.

(#3) Anonymous posted on Jun 08, 2004 (IP: 64.146.163.246)

Great idea the rewards sysyem.I am a 53year old stay at home housewife and will give the rewards system a try.Thank you.