{"id":250,"date":"2008-11-16T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/rubys-weight-loss-journey.html"},"modified":"2008-11-16T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T18:00:32","slug":"rubys-weight-loss-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/rubys-weight-loss-journey.html","title":{"rendered":"A Special Christmas Diet TREAT! RUBY&#8217;S Weight Loss Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gems of wisdom from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Weight-Loss\/Rubys-Weight-Loss-Journey.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER\">500-pound Style Network star<\/a> who&#8217;s on a quest to lose the weight and reclaim her life.<br \/>\nHave you all seen Holly Lebowitz Rossi&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Weight-Loss\/Rubys-Weight-Loss-Journey.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER\">interview with Ruby Gettinger<\/a>!  Read on!!!<br \/>\nSince she was 10 years old, Ruby Gettinger has struggled with her weight. At one point, she weighed 700 pounds, she currently weighs close to 500. Her weight problem cost her the love of her longtime boyfriend, and it has caused health problems from diabetes to sleep apnea. Now her doctor is telling her a simple but chilling fact: if she does not lose the weight, she will die.<br \/>\nAs Ruby gets serious about transforming her life and realizing dreams from the simple (taking a bubble bath) to the profound (finding her soul mate), The Style Network is following her on her journey. Ruby spoke to Beliefnet about her life, her faith, and what keeps her going day by day. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Weight-Loss\/Rubys-Weight-Loss-Journey.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER\"> &#8230; Read ON! <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gems of wisdom from the 500-pound Style Network star who&#8217;s on a quest to lose the weight and reclaim her life. 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