Fitness editor loses weight

Trisha Calvo knew that she had gained weight, but it wasn't until her husband asked to borrow a pair of her shorts that she decided it was time to do something about it.
"When my husband actually asked to borrow my clothes, it was a big wake-up call for me," Calvo said. "Even though he didn't really fit into them, it still motivated me to make some changes in my lifestyle." As the features editor of Fitness magazine, Calvo is constantly reading the weight-loss success stories of women as part of the magazine's "I Did It" section.
For the magazine's May edition, Calvo followed up on 10 women who were previously featured in the "I Did It" sections. Calvo was one of the women the magazine featured.
"I was a little hesitant to put myself out there in the magazine, but I actually found that it was very empowering to do it," Calvo said. "People seem to think that as someone in the fitness industry, I should somehow be immune to weight problems. I've actually had people tell me that they didn't think I ate fries because of my job. But it's not true. I have the same obstacles to a healthy lifestyle that everyone else has -- stress, lure of fast food and a demanding work schedule." But, by altering small aspects of her lifestyle, without the help of structured diets or starvation methods, Calvo saw some big changes. She went from 198 pounds to 150 pounds and, as a result, lowered her cholesterol, improved her sleep patterns and feels better about herself.
Calvo had been going to the gym at the time she decided to lose weight, but she wasn't really adhering to a routine.

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