After her mother's intervention, Riley realized that she needed to make changes in her life in order to improve her health. She knew that she had to totally transform her habits, but she decided to start with 3 simple rules to keep her on track.
Three ounces of skinless chicken breast, a half-cup of cooked long-grain brown rice, a cup of vegetables and a sugar-free fruit cupRiley admits that quitting sugar and giving up takeout was hard. “I’m a sugar addict,” she says. “And my family still eats takeout, and that first week was terrible. They would bring home Church’s Fried Chicken—the biscuits are to die for. I stayed out of the kitchen until everyone got their food and the leftover food was tucked away,” she says.
She works as a substitute teacher, so she added 15-minute walks during recess, walking the perimeter of the schoolyard while she keeps an eye on the students. And she makes sure to get 250 steps in during most daytime hours. “Before, I would do my 15 minutes of exercise and then sit the rest of the day. I don’t do that anymore,” she says.
She’s more flexible: “I can bend down — my big gut is no longer a big gut. I’m getting my figure back.”She’s wearing size 2X clothing, down from size 5X.
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