DETROIT -- Lori Wengle has come by her credentials as a personal trainer through experience.

In her transformation -- from 242 pounds to 135 pounds, from weak to strong, from hiding her body to showing it off -- Wengle also has discovered the inspiration for a new business.

''Because I was so overweight for so long, I wanted to tell my story,'' said Wengle, 38, of Genoa Township, Mich. ``Anybody can do this.''

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