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Carole Carson, author of From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction, serves as the coach for the AARP Fat to Fit online community. On the brink of 60 and just 5-foot-1, Carole Carson weighed 182 pounds. Then, unbelievably, she shed 62 pounds. Next, she turned around and inspired people in her community of Grass Valley, Calif., to lose 4 tons of weight together. Now she's doing the same for AARP members with the Fat to Fit Weight-Loss Challenge.
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Weight-loss Tips From the Fat to Fit Challenge Winners
What are our 3 role models doing right? read
15 Tips to Control Your Eating
Simple ways to stick to a healthy diet. read
Five Ways to Cut Calories
You can lose weight without giving up the simple pleasure of eating. read
Stepping Out With a Pedometer
Studies show that people who wear pedometers walk more. Try one and see if you can log 10,000 steps a day! read
Walking for Exercise: How to Get Started
Ready to head out? Follow these four basic steps. read
Change the Way You Eat
You can make healthier decisions about your diet. Start by learning more about your food. read
How Many Calories Do You Need?
Try this simple method for calculating how many calories you need to hit your weight-loss goal. read
Don't Complain – Change!
Tone down the complaints and approach health and fitness with an optimistic outlook in order to succeed. read
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