Weight Loss Provides Inspiration
June 20, 2006
Imagine carrying four 50-pound bags of dog food around with you every day. It's enough to break your back, if not your spirit.
For Karen Durden, it's not a mental exercise. It's a memory.
Durden, a librarian at Missouri State University, dropped 205 pounds with the help of a Weight Watchers chapter at the university and the help of her co-workers and fellow chapter members.
The leader of the chapter brought in four 50-pound bags of dog foot to a recent meeting to help illustrate how much weight Durden lost.
"It's kind of amazing," Durden said as she looked at the bags.
Amazing, indeed. And she's not done. She told a News-Leader reporter she hopes to lose 70 more pounds. Losing weight is never easy. And how would anyone go about losing 200 pounds? It boggles the mind. But it also shows us that with dedication and hard work, seemingly insurmountable goals can be achieved.
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