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Article: Weight Watchers leader recalls her early days of losing pounds
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- December 31, 2008
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Millie Snyder, who will celebrate 40 years as area director of
Weight Watchers in 2009, recalls joining as a member 43 years ago
with a chip on her shoulder.
She was convinced it would not work for her.
"I can't remember a time when I was not going on a diet or coming
off a diet," she said. "I started with bariatric medication when I
was 11 or 12. When I was 14, I could not be in my sister's wedding
procession because I could not find a dress befitting a 14-year-
old."
Snyder, who grew up in Baltimore, tried a dizzying number of
diets as well as pills and even shots. As the numbers on the scale
continued to climb, her self-esteem dwindled. She was taunted about
her size. She turned to food ...