'I was having a conversation on the phone with a friend and we were talking about how expensive it is to eat healthy. When I hung up the phone, my son looked at me and said he overheard me, and said to me, ‘Wouldn’t it cost more to bury you?’'
Because Johnson, a city employee, had tried to lose weight her entire life, she decided she needed a new approach that included accountability. She told a coworker, and together they started a 90-day New Year's weight loss challenge at work with more than 100 employees.Brandee Johnson, 40, of Chattanooga, Tenn., holds a trophy and a check for winning an office weight loss challenge in 2013.
Johnson started her weight loss by simply cutting out the foods she defined as her"problem foods" -- carbohydrates and sweets. "I went to the grocery store and told myself to take my time and not rush," she said."I found when I stopped and took my time that healthy food was not much more expensive than unhealthy food."
For movement, Johnson started by walking 15 minutes per day. She now works out six days per week, often with her son, who first inspired her weight loss.Brandee Johnson, 40, says she is able to exercise with her son Branden after losing 105 pounds.
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