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Total Makeover
Crossing the Finish Line
Kathleen Maignan, 28, Data manager
At the beginning: "I was extremely nervous -- how could I
not be? But the realization that I would be a new person in a year's time was really exciting. When I took my robe off at the first
shoot, I didn't even care that I was standing there in my bathing suit -- all 191 pounds of me. I already felt different." The hardest part: "My progress plateaued after a few months, and it was difficult for me to stay motivated. I was afraid that I'd disappoint myself, but I was also concerned about letting down my friends, family, readers, and everyone at Allure. When you lose weight in such a public way, there's a lot of pressure!"
The best part: "I wake up every morning excited to ...