‘I gave up soda and now I’m SKINNY!’

Dec 18, 2013

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SALLY SOCKWELL, 64 actress, Tudor City Height: 5-foot-4 Weight before: 144 pounds Zandy Mangold

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Weight after: 133 pounds Amount saved from not buying soda for two months: $450 (based on a 12-oz. can costing $1.25) Tamara Beckwith

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MARY MANN, 71 caregiver, Red Hook, Brooklyn Height: 5-foot-4 Weight before: 225 pounds Astrid Stawiarz

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Weight after: 216 pounds Amount saved: $210 Poison of choice: at least three cans of Pepsi per day Tamara Beckwith

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CLAUDIA TORRES, 26 medical assistant, Astoria, Queens Height: 5 feet Weight before: 132 pounds Zandy Mangold

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Weight after: 127 pounds Amount saved: $420 Poison of choice: up to six cans of sodas per day, including Pepsi and Mountain Dew Tamara Beckwith

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JIM PORTER, 57 stress-management advisor, Norwalk, Conn. Height: 6 feet Weight before: 196 pounds Zandy Mangold

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Weight after: 188 pounds Amount saved: $280 Poison of choice: up to four cans of Coke per day Tamara Beckwith

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DIANA WHITTLES, 39 stay-at-home mom, Hoboken, NJ Height: 4-foot-11 Weight before: 190 pounds Christian Johnston

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Weight after: 190 pounds Amount saved: $588 Poison of choice: seven cans of Coke per day Tamara Beckwith

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DAVID PODMORE, 38 restaurant-kitchen designer, Astoria, Queens Height: 6-foot-2 Weight before: 213 pounds Zandy Mangold

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Weight after: 206 pounds Amount saved: $840 Poison of choice: 12 cans of Pepsi per day Tamara Beckwith

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JONATHAN ABBOU, 29 Manhattan-based Citi Habitats real-estate agent, West Orange, NJ Height: 5-foot-11 Weight before: 213 pounds Christian Johnston

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Weight after: 200 pounds Amount saved: $350 Poison of choice: 5 cans of Coke per day Tamara Beckwith

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