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Kelly Coffey
Formerly obese personal trainer Kelly Coffey is helping other mortals slay self-sabotage from her command center in Western Mass. You can visit her at StrongCoffey.com and on Facebook.

Kelly Coffey’s Recent Articles

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Health
Dec 9, 2016

The One Thing You Shouldn't Do if You're Serious About Losing Weight

There's a diabolical machine in most American homes that fuels self-sabotage, the No. 1 killer of weight loss-related commitments.

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Health
Oct 14, 2016

The Weight-Loss Side Effect Not Enough People Talk About

I had always been the heaviest kid in my class.

I lost 150lbs
Health
May 10, 2016

I Lost 150 Pounds and Kept It Off, and I've Always Known 'The Biggest Loser' Was BS

I'm the poster child for what a Biggest Loser contestant could be.

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Health
Apr 25, 2016

Weight-Loss Myths No One Should Believe

Leave it to the multibillion-dollar diet and fitness industry to perpetuate the lies that keep it in business.

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Health
Mar 27, 2016

Things I Genuinely Miss About Weighing More Than 300 Pounds

When I dropped more than 150lb of the 307lb I was carrying, I was undeniably healthier.

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Health
Mar 17, 2016

The 5 Kinds of Annoying Dieters

​When I weighed more than 300 pounds (and even after I’d lost half of that), I obsessed about losing weight.

Health
Feb 5, 2016

The Things No One Ever Tells You About Losing 100-Plus Pounds

When I weighed 307lb, almost everything I'd heard and read about weight loss was shallow and simplistic (the short version: Fat Bad Thin Good #Period and Eat Less + Exercise More = #Winning).

Health
Jan 18, 2016

The Habits of People Who Lose Weight and Keep It Off

In 2003, I weighed an uncomfortable 307lb.