Paulette Szalay, 60, dieted for nearly all her life. But it took a mindset change for her to lose the weight that was slowing her down and affecting her health.

“That pivotal moment was on Easter Sunday of 2022. I was close to 260 pounds. I was an educator, working on the second floor, and I could no longer walk up and down the stairs. I had to take the elevator,” she tells TODAY.”

Her weight contributed to a host of medical conditions: High blood pressure , high cholesterol, swollen legs from retaining fluid, acid reflux and thyroid issues.

I had the mentality that I couldn’t lose weight after menopause, and that this was the way I was going to be for the rest of my life.

Paulette Szalay

“I had the mentality that I couldn’t lose weight after menopause , and that this was the way

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