LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD
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Hungry for change For Angie Dolan, losing weight helped her gain a happier life. STORY: JAMES COMBS
everal years ago, Angie Dolan desperately needed to get something off her chest. It was more than 100 pounds of unwanted fat. Weighing nearly 300 pounds, she needed to have a heart-to-heart conversation with herself about the unhealthy habits that led to diabetes, sleep apnea and polycystic ovarian syndrome at the young age of 22. A trip to her doctor revealed another grim prognosis. Her obesity might hinder her chances of having a successful pregnancy. “At that point in my life, my eating habits were horrible, and I hadn’t been to a gym or really exercised in a long time,” she says. With her life mired in despair, Angie, a resident of Tavares, decided to chart a new course. She joined a gym, enrolled in a CrossFit class and meticulously tracked all foods she consumed. Before long, these healthy habits became ingrained in her daily routine. Three years later, she is now living large, and it is all because she made
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