Reporter Loses Weight the Right Way

HOUSTON - FOX 26 reporter Isiah Carey has lost almost 70 pounds over a one-year period.

Before the summer of 2008, Carey was in an up-and-down battle with his belly bulge.

When he started working in Houston in 2001, he weighed 250 pounds and had decided to lose some weight. He had shed approximately 70 pounds, but reverted to his old eating habits and the 70 pounds returned with more extra padding.

"I added an additional 18 pounds," said Carey, which elevated his weight to 268 pounds.

Carey said it was "time for a change." That change started a little with a strict diet and a free 7-day pass to a gymnasium to help him add exercise to his weight loss program. He now commits to visiting the gym seven days a week.