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O Health Challenge Update

By Bob Greene
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the January 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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Renée Young

Pounds Lost: Final 10 (of 150)

The Nuts and Bolts: Young made a dietary U-turn from being a "fat-free freak" to eating cheese, healthy fats, and lean proteins, while cutting back on carbs. She also puts in up to two hours at the gym six days a week. Now her stomach problems and bloat are gone.

Lesson Learned: Whenever Young started slipping back to her negative ways of thinking, she reminded herself of the contract, asking, "Would Oprah and Bob want to hear me saying these things to myself?"—and that grounded her.

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