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Lake Placid Diet

LAKE PLACID DIET: Eating on the job, health must come first

This week: 384 lbs. Last week: 384 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 86 lbs. --- A bluegrass festival is no excuse for not eating healthy. Last week, with the devil on my shoulder, I gave a primer on how to binge. This week, with an angel on my shoulder, I’ll explain how I ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Binging 101: You want to eat? Here, eat!

This week: 384 lbs. Last week: 382 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 86 lbs. --- Over the past 10 months, I’ve shared stories about how I’ve challenged myself to lose weight, almost 90 pounds at this point. While there are some important lessons to be learned from my ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Governor names yogurt official NY snack

This week: 382 lbs. Last week: 385 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 88 lbs. --- Andy finally did it. Not this Andy, our governor, Andrew Cuomo. He finally signed a bill designating yogurt as New York’s official snack. Yes, we have an official snack, and even though this has ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Finding new ways to blow off steam

This week: 385 lbs. Last week: 393 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 85 lbs. --- I was drunk. Taking off my shorts in the bathroom, I lost my balance and fell into the bathtub, ripping down the shower curtain the process, landing on my back. I laughed and kept laughing; it was ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: What does weight-loss transformation mean?

This week: 393 lbs. Last week: 384 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 77 lbs. --- Eight years ago, 53-year-old Lake Placid native Wes Wilson weighed about 300 pounds. Now he’s down to 185 and has completed five Ironman triathlons. Lake Placid helped save his life. Wilson — ...