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          Do a purge “I began making better and healthy choices by replacing the ice cream,I used to indulge it, with a lower-cal snacks like roasted sunflower seeds or Special K Chocolately Delight cereal. Now, I’m slimmer than I was before I had my two kids!” —Lori Feldman, Coconut Creek, FL               Healthy up your happy hour “My colleagues and I decided to change things up, for example, instead of going out at restaurants and having deep-fried dinner we started to walking or running around a local track. Only year later, I am for 40 pounds slimmer.’’- Ellen Setzer, Cleveland, OH           Get fired up To make my going to the gum more fun I loaded my iPod with long music playlists so my workouts can last longer. After two months I lost 13 pounds and a I have killer legs’’-—Kara Marshall, York, ME           Pile on the veggies “The one food I didn’t want to quit is pizza so instead of eating it with pepperoni I topped it with arugula and green peppers No more eating chops orsuper-rich desserts and no more wearing four dress sizes’’—Janessa Mondestin, New York City, NY     Related video:           Run your butt off “Every woman looks beautiful in skinny jeans but when I realized that they don’t fit me I started running 20 minutes a day after my launch hour. Now, not just that I lost 20 pounds and feel more energized, but those jeans are too big!’’ —Lauren Castor, Anniston, AL             Downward dog it “Practicing yoga several times a week is the best thing for my relationship with food and body because now I can eat intuitively and stop when I’m full. What made me more happy is that I have gone down a jeans size and my cellulite has gone as well. ’’ —Jessica Nicklos, Morgantown, WV           Don’t supersize it “When I realized that I can satisfy my craving by ordering just one item like a small fries portion or a six-piece box of chicken nuggets I stopped ordering a large-size value meal. Now even though I have lost 16 pounds, I’m on my way of becomingthinner than my high school self for my 10-year reunion later this year.’’-—Miranda Jarrell, Birmingham, AL             Save room for your dessert “By eating healthy snacks like carrots and hummus I can still save room for my dessert like a piece of chocolate or even to drink a glass of wine each night. I have lost 20 pounds in three months’’- Elaine Higginbotham, Fort Worth, TX           Brave a new class “Zumba , the dance that everyone are crazy for, helped me to tone my muscles-especially legs and abs and also gives you a heart-pounding cardio workout. I can honestly say that I have almost reached my goal weight- 11 pounds for 2 months.’’- Morgan Howe, Rochester, NY             Nix nighttime eating “In order to get my pre-baby body back I stopped eating after 6:30 p.m. and the other two evenings I reserved for nights out. It took me two months to lose the baby weight.’’ —Deborah Gilboa, Pittsburgh, PA             Walk with Spot “When the weather was horrible I wouldn’t dare to laceup my sneakers, but mu dog’s enthusiasm give me the incentive to go out, so now I go for a walk with my dog every day. I have lost more than 50 pounds this past year.’’ —Jamie Altholz, Denver, CO Pages: 2