Pam Chinik: Transforming Herself into a Triathlete by Bob Greene
Pam Chinik’s Best Life Stats
Starting date/weight – January 1, 2008 at 239 pounds
Pounds lost – 31
Goal weight – 195 (13 pounds to go)
Best Life Status – Phase 3/Activity Level 4
Fighting the Battle
Like many Best Life members, Pam Chinik struggled with her weight for most of her life. “I started putting on weight at around 11 years of age, and I was slightly overweight all through high school,” Pam says. Her weight continued to climb during college and her twenties, and by the time she was 29, she had reached 235 pounds. Over the next seven years, she tried Sugar Busters, Jenny Craig, Overeaters Anonymous, and more. She would drop a few pounds, but eventually and inevitably, the weight would creep back on. Then, during her second pregnancy, things went from bad to worse. “I let my eating lose all control during my last pregnancy and, naturally, I gained a lot of weight