Wallingford, Meriden Women Showcase Weight Loss on 'Dr. Oz'

MERIDEN, CT - Four local women, three from Meriden and one from Wallingford, were featured on Tuesday's episode of "The Dr. Oz Show" to tell their stories of how they lost dramatic amounts of weight.

The women, Meriden's Arleen Crespo (90 pounds), Amy-Jo Reid (104) and Quasheena Young (108), and Wallingford's Brooke Steneck (120), lost a combined 422 pounds, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.

• Click here to see excerpts from the episode, entitled "I Dropped Half My Body Weight, and You Can Too."

The four met at Meriden's Edge Fitness Club in the past year, becoming friends and motivators.

They stressed that accountability helped all of them stick with their exercises and drop the weight.

Click here to read the full story on the Meriden Record-Journal website.

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