Middle school music teacher Dino Mazzetti was edging dangerously close to 300 pounds two years ago. He was tired of feeling like he was in his 60s rather than his 20s, so he decided to live a healthier lifestyle.
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At one point, Mazzetti confided in his sister that he was eating fast food three times a day. To curb the habit, the teacher started cooking his own food at home.
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By December 2012, he had lost 91 pounds through watching his diet and exercising on the elliptical an hour every day.
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In February 2013, Mazzetti joined a local gym and started focusing on maintaining his weight rather than losing it. Here, he shows off his size 48 pants from 2012.
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The 29-year-old is down to a size 32 waist. He is more lenient on his diet now, but avoids trigger foods like sodas and cookies.
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At 170 pounds, Mazzetti is wearing tighter-fitting clothes, growing out his hair and auditioning for bigger roles at his local theater.
