In February 2010, Cherie Hart Steffen weighed 230 pounds and had a BMI of 40. Her size-20 clothing was starting to get tight when she realized she needed to make a change.
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In February 2010, Cherie Hart Steffen weighed 230 pounds and had a BMI of 40. Her size-20 clothing was starting to get tight when she realized she needed to make a change.
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Three years later, Steffen has lost 85 pounds and is a certified personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
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Three years later, Steffen has lost 85 pounds and is a certified personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
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LaVerne Hart was a model and didn't seem to know how to deal with her youngest daughter's weight, Steffen says. Shortly before Hart died in June 2009, she made Steffen promise to lose the extra pounds.
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LaVerne Hart was a model and didn't seem to know how to deal with her youngest daughter's weight, Steffen says. Shortly before Hart died in June 2009, she made Steffen promise to lose the extra pounds.
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These photos, taken on Steffen's birthday in 2010, 2011 and 2012, show her dramatic weight loss.
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These photos, taken on Steffen's birthday in 2010, 2011 and 2012, show her dramatic weight loss.
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Steffen ran her first 5K race in May 2012. She lost most of the 85 pounds by jogging on the treadmill. "In 2012 all I remember doing was running ... running, running, running," she says with a laugh.
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Steffen ran her first 5K race in May 2012. She lost most of the 85 pounds by jogging on the treadmill. "In 2012 all I remember doing was running ... running, running, running," she says with a laugh.
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Steffen and her husband, Mark, have been married for nearly six years. "He loves it," Steffen says of her transformation. "Every day he's like, 'Wow.'"
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Steffen and her husband, Mark, have been married for nearly six years. "He loves it," Steffen says of her transformation. "Every day he's like, 'Wow.'"
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For now, Steffen is a leasing consultant at an apartment community, but she hopes to eventually pick up enough clients to work full time as a personal trainer.
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For now, Steffen is a leasing consultant at an apartment community, but she hopes to eventually pick up enough clients to work full time as a personal trainer.
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