Tanny hits a milestone!
These days, Tanica Plummer can hardly contain her excitement. Less than two weeks ago, she hit her never-before-achieved 200-pound weight target. "Ms Thompson, I am so excited!" she was screaming on the telephone. "I have always said that if I could reach 200 pounds...

Tanny's journal
Week of March 22 - April 12, 2009 - Dear Diary,The absence of my journal in the last Health edition does not mean that I was not taking keen notice of my new lifestyle. I was just busy with all the happenings at school.

Weight loss success stories
Many individuals who have tried to change their body fat can boast of short-term successes. They might say something like this, "I have lost five, 10, 50 pounds, etcetera, on a particular programme, but since I have stopped ...

Tanny's eating plan
Weight history - Tanica always struggled with overweight and was unlikely to have been within a normal BMI range as a teenager. She tried unsuccessfully to lose weight on several occasions before using very low-calorie fad diets....

Tanny's exercise prescription, week's 5 and 6
Warm-up exercises - One-foot hopsStart with your hands on your hips and your weight on one foot; bend other leg at the hip and knee.Hop lightly on one foot by pushing off the ball and toes.