At age 37, Caitlin Gallagher was juggling two kids, two jobs as a salon owner and travel agent, and nearly 300 pounds in weight.
When her well-meaning but strict mom eliminated sweets in their house, a preteen Caitlin Gallagherwould sneak in fistfuls of candy bars from school, gobble them up, and trash the evidence.
Thus began a lifelong battle with junk food. Through her early twenties, Caitlin regularly bought bread, pasta, and pints of ice cream "and devoured it home alone in one sitting."
After a chance meeting with an energetic mom at her son's playground who turned out to be a personal trainer, Caitlinbegan working out regularly.
Over the next six months, she dropped 25 pounds, but then plateaued.
Her doctor told her she would need to drastically change her diet if she wanted results.