
Breathing freely
By Amanda Rainey
On New Year's Day 1997, I stepped on the scale and realized I was at 196 pounds, my heaviest ever. I needed to lose weight. I also was taking several medications for asthma, which I have had all my life and runs in my family. My excess weight made the asthma worse. I decided to make some major changes. I wanted to lose 66 pounds naturally and healthfully and adopt healthy exercise and eating habits for life.




