Published: March 12, 2014 Monroe News
The secret to maintaining or achieving a healthy body weight is at once both simple and yet fraught with frustration. It calls for countering food intake with activity and staying on task for the long haul as only a couple of pounds are likely to be lost in one week.
There has been as yet no magic pill created, no machine invented that will do all the work for us. Even with professional coaching, any weight-loss plan or program can work for a given person only if calories taken in are fewer than the calories burned off.
That's why the story of Yvette Vajcner of Flat Rock got our attention when her family contacted The Monroe News. She lost 100 pounds in almost exactly one year, and her family hosted a surprise party on March 1 to celebrate this achievement.
Ms. Vajcner used to weigh 259 pounds and had noticed recurring problems from being too heavy. She couldn't walk as long as she wanted to in the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay for Life-Flat Rock and couldn't keep up with her three active children. She also was frustrated with wearing size 20 pants — and her appearance as she barely fit into that outfit.
Finally, she'd had enough. Ms. Vajcner researched healthy diet recommendations and made adjustments after noticing what worked for her and what didn't.
The impressive detail was that she did this all on her own, without hiring a trainer or joining a club to lead her through the journey. In addition, her exercise plan was incredibly simple: stepping on an old treadmill day after day.
"Once I found a menu that worked, I clung to it and the treadmill for dear life," Ms. Vajcner said.
As her weight-loss efforts started to show results, she kept track of the progress via a smartphone app and pictures.
Her family also knew about her goal and encouraged her. That's why they hosted the party in her honor — with a range of healthy snacks such as fruit salad and signs posted all over the Frenchtown-Dixie Branch Library community room that said " Woot, Woot!" " You Rock." "So Proud of You."
Ms. Vacjer said after the party that she hopes her persistence and determination encourages even just one person to take control and work on his or her own weight-loss goal.
Her story is inspiring and life-affirming. The formula for weight loss is familiar, but each success story has its personal twist. Congratulations to Ms. Vajcner and all those who are working hard to change their own lives in a healthy way.
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