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Changing habits is key to having better health
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Lynda Buffington exercises on a treadmill at the J.A. Walters YMCA Friday afternoon. In the past year Buffington has lost 95 pounds.
For many people who are overweight or obese, the motivation to lose weight doesn’t always come from a desire to look better but to feel better. “Of course they’re definitely concerned with their physical appearance and their self-esteem, but what’s more important is they’re sick,” said Sheenagh King, registered dietitian and bariatric program manager of The Longstreet Clinic Center for Bariatric Surgery. “They don’t feel good.