Slow but Sure: How I Lost 170 Pounds with the Help of God, Family, "Family Circle" Magazine, and Richard Simmons - Hardcover

Elaborating on a weight-loss story chronicled in Family Circle magazine, a mother of three tells how she reduced from 325 to 155 pounds and quit smoking, tracing the small successes and frustrating challenges on her journey to good health.

ut Sure is the inspirational account of an ordinary woman who took charge of her life and achieved extraordinary success.

In 1993 Sandra Dalka-Prysby, of Beverly Hills, Michigan, was a forty-eight-year-old wife and mother to three teenagers.  Standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, she weighed 325 pounds and smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day.

But Sandy loved life.  She wanted to be there when her children became adults, participating fully in her family's joys and triumphs.  So she vowed to take charge of her eating habits, give up cigarettes, and lose 150 pounds.  And within four years--with the help of God, to whom she often prayed for strength; her family, who gave ongoing love and support; the editors of Family Circle magazine, who provided her with a nutritionist while chronicling her weight-loss for their millions of readers; and diet and exercise guru Richard Simmons, who stepped in when Sandy had reached a