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As a business owner in the wellness industry, Abby Wright spent day in and day out helping others monitor their health, with little focus on her own. Determined to stay active with her children and to fight a strong family history of weight problems, Abby motivated herself with the book The Power Foods Lifestyle written by a personal training friend, Kristy Jo Hunt. She joined the Body Buddies online program, learning how to eat right and keep weight off. Abby zeroed in on her goals and said no to some of her favorite things like eating chocolate and the occasional girls’ night out. Over the course of a year, the weight disappeared. “How different I am today than I was then, not just physically, but mentally—70 pounds down and 100 times happier with who I am inside and out. I will never go back,” Abby pledges. She advises tackling one thing at time. Whether cutting something out of your life or adding something in, Abby believes that taking things one step at time can make even daunting goals attainable.
Age: 35 Method: The Power Foods Lifestyle by Kristy Jo Hunt, Body Buddies (body-buddies.com) Lost: 70 pounds Timeline: One year
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Age: 29 Method: CrossFit Perimeter (crossfitperimeter.com), MyFitnessPal (myfitnesspal.com) Lost: 75 pounds Timeline: One year
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Family expressed concern over her increasing weight, but she dismissed them. “One day I weighed and measured myself. I was like, ‘Wow, yeah, I need to do something about this,’” she discloses. When a routine doctor's appointment showed a noticeable increase in her blood pressure, Vanessa realized the problem was no longer just about her appearance. She began squeezing exercise in on her lunch break, going to the on-site gym at her job. After reading Toxic Relief by Dr. Don Colbert, she examined her food choices more carefully and cut out soda, bread, sugar and alcohol. She packed all of her meals each day and permitted herself one cheat day every week. Seven months later, Vanessa stepped on the scale to see she had lost 70 pounds. “Steady diet and exercise—things that you don’t think really work but do—you build habits to keep it off.” Vanessa says she can’t help but share her weight loss story and report how much better she feels. She advises, “You get impatient with yourself when you’re not getting the results you want, but it’s usually because you aren’t putting in the right amount of effort. Once you do that, and once you figure out what your problem is, you can really overcome it and start losing the weight.”
Age: 28 Method: Healthier diet based on Toxic Relief by Dr. Don Colbert Lost: 70 pounds Timeline: Seven months
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After the death of her father, Jennifer Holloway looked back at old pictures and admired how he always jumped into a photo while she tended to shy away from that lens. The last time her father had seen her, she was obese, and her mother also struggled with obesity. Jennifer realized that while she could not change her past, she could certainly take control of her future. She no longer wanted to hide from cameras, and she refused to accept obesity as a constant part of her life. Jennifer attempted the Atkins diet and quickly dropped 30 pounds; but shortly after, she hit a plateau and sought advice. She was introduced to a weight loss plan that encompassed both education and support; she began steadily losing weight each week, and keeping it off. One hundred pounds later, she is now doing
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Age: 27 Method: Blueprint Fitness (blueprintfitnessatlanta.com) Lost: 20 pounds Timeline: Four months
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and movements, adjusting motions to suit him. He incorporated some of the techniques learned in his physical therapy. Gradually, he tacked on oldschool calisthenics and then layered those with dynamic resistance. It took him awhile and he discovered for himself why yoga IS called a “practice.” It takes, well, practice.
to notice a significant difference. This “spiritual mumbo jumbo” was working for both his body and his mind. Yet, he needed to amp it all up to regain strength. He played with the routines
Soon he realized how much he could potentially teach others. If a yoga-based program could change him, when he had been so openly stubborn about it, then perhaps he could “change” existing
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Page chuckles as he recalls the way he opened those sessions. He’d fold his hands in But as doctors advised prayer and acknowledge retirement, proclaiming that most of the his career to be over, students expected yoga he softened his resolve. to be about “namaste.” Page was desperate to But then, “I’d raise make a recovery and my hands up into my ready to try anything to diamond-cutter sign get back in the ring— and announce that anything—even yoga. mine is about T&A Reluctantly, he added — Tone & Attitude. yoga to his physical rehab Look, 90 percent of routine. At first, he felt the workout is between frustrated. He didn’t your ears, [in] your know how to breathe inner voice, the story we correctly through the tell ourselves. Everyone moves and couldn’t find is ready to listen to “This is NOT yoga, or at least not your momma’s yoga. the right modifications the negative [voice in It’s yoga-based, or yoga-inspired, but otherwise an to fully accommodate his their head]. So many entirely different experience.’” injuries. He got mad. He people start out with an refused to quit. He had attitude that they will a mission and he was, quite frankly, out of just ‘try it.’ The spiritual end of my yoga Page learned to relinquish a bit of other options. practice is the power of ‘I can. I can get control, to let things flow, to listen to there. I’m working on it.’” Within three short weeks, he started his body and allow it to teach him.
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classroom walls keep students informed of their bodies’ responses. A variety of spaces, including the classroom area, double as studio sets for video production; there’s a full kitchen setup for DDP’s healthy-cooking video segments and a green screen for moviestyle special effects fun. His technology team headquarters there and is currently developing the DDPYogaNow app, which integrates all aspects of the programming into a convenient, entertaining format. The team recently segued into documentary film production with the highlyacclaimed and riveting true story of “The Resurrection of Jake the Snake,” recently-released and garnering incredible buzz.
The transformative DDP YOGA workout has garnered national attention. The story of disabled Gulf War veteran Arthur, went viral as he When documented evaluating the his own healing twists and turns journey while of this career following the path, no one “I call the DDP YOGA Performance Center the house that ‘Shark program, and registers greater Tank’ built,” says Page. The new facility includes workout areas for YouTube teems amazement with similarly classes and a production studio for multimedia projects. than Page powerful video himself. He’s diaries of hope. overwhelmed In fact the interest in the workouts That appearance, however, rallied by the direction the brand has taken, and testimonials led to the next phase enough interest and sales to ultimately yet maintains that his overall goal of Page’s mission — the DDP YOGA fund construction of the multi-use is to continue serving those people Performance Center. facility he’d planned. “I call the DDP dedicating their health to this program. YOGA Performance Center the house Page humbly declares, “There’s no For years, Page has recorded videos that ‘Shark Tank’ built,” says Page. fad to yoga. This is not a new thing. of various routines and posted them The Smyrna/Vinings workout and The practice is only as good as the online. He realized that he needed a production studio once again shatters teacher and the commitment.” His designated place to film those videos expectations with its combination commitment inspires a motivation that’s in order to produce high-quality of boutique-style rustic and urbanrevolutionizing fitness for countless programming for distribution. As he considered all the options, he knew he industrial design and innovative use grateful enthusiasts. Namaste, DDP, didn’t want to be limited to producing namaste. of technology. Heart monitors on the 38
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Put Pen to Paper If you want to boost your spiritual health, you may need to look no further than the items on your own desk. According to Dana Lisa Young of Dragonfly Reiki, journaling can be a wonderful outlet for your spiritual self. “I recommend keeping a gratitude journal because it helps put our lives into bigger perspective, especially during challenging times,” she says. “It’s easy to keep a list of things we’re grateful for when life is good. It takes more reflection when we’re struggling—but the insight can help positively shift our mental attitude and mood.”
Volunteerism While the mind, body and spirit are all connected, so are we to the people around us. That’s why looking outside of yourself to find spiritual satisfaction can be just as rewarding and beneficial and focusing inward. And long-term volunteerism is just one way to reach out to help boost your overall health.
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The Junior League of Atlanta The Junior League of Atlanta increases knowledge about the city’s human trafficking problem through community advocacy and by championing preventative legislation. JLA raises the awareness necessary to decrease both the supply and the demand for trafficked children.
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