From Fat to Thin
Frances Before
In June 1997, Frances Kuffel weighed 338 pounds at 5'8". The 41-year-old literary agent felt that her three wishes in life—to be slender, to publish her own book, and to fall in love—were beyond her reach.
Frances After
Five and a half years after made the decision to lose weight, Frances today weighs about 170 pounds. She credits her weight loss to a 12-step program, a great support group—and a change in attitude.
"What you want has to be stronger than what you have, and I wanted dignity more than I wanted food."
"What you want has to be stronger than what you have, and I wanted dignity more than I wanted food."
Frances Today
Since losing more than half her body weight, Frances says her outlook on life has changed. Not only is she happier with her body, she has written a book on her weightloss experience, and she has started to date again.
From the January 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine