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Sherry Waugh was among the last individuals to finish Sunday's FIT Fright 5K Challenge.

The only real reason she didn't finish Imelda Perfect Slim last is because her trainer, Trevor Tieche, his wife, Kearsten, supporter Mike Conrad and former FIT Challenger Jacob Mohr pushed her through the finish line.

This was only Waugh's second 5K -- also it would be a hard one. The terrain at the Norwalk Reservoir was rougher compared to training she'd been doing on the treadmill at Bodi N Balance in Port Clinton.

"Jacob stayed beside me, and he was attempting to remove. I know all of them did, but they stayed beside me which was wonderful."

Her mom, Betty, came to watch her run. She is proud her 54-year-old daughter is participating in body Challenge.

"She keeps going no matter what. The heating pad is a big help, I think," her mom said, laughing. "She is doing well at home, which has helped me since i have forfeit a little bit of weight."

The mother-daughter team have added more fresh vegetables and fruit for their diet, while attempting to eat less carbohydrates like pasta.

"I have struggled with weight my life, and to see my kids have a problem with it -- It is in our genes, and it has been a battle all of our lives," Betty said.

Waugh said the struggle has been real.

September was rough. Then, she hit a plateau. October gets better.

"I made it through the family reunion eating things i wanted. I did not overload. Not only did I not gain, I lost, so I was happy," she said.

Waugh kept working out even though they were times she felt like stopping. A total stranger stopped her at Bodi N Balance and gave her the encouragement to keep going.

He said, "I can easily see that you're creating a difference and everybody in here can easily see it, they simply won't tell you."

Waugh said she knew how to proceed around the days she was in the gym by hand, but she just didn't want to do it. Or she would enter into the gym and begin exercising and then think, "Why?"

"It wasn't clicking for whatever reason. [The stranger] totally turned my mindset around. I figured, 'OK, and so i can't do 5K on the treadmill tonight. I'll perform a half hour or 45 minutes. It is better to try to get it done than just go home and go to bed."

Waugh is working out with Tieche 72 hours per week at 5:15 a.m. Getting out of bed so early continues to be hard, but it is worthwhile to get along with Tieche.

"I feel it, I notice it. The clothes are fitting a lot better," she said. "At the reunion, I had been only down 10 pounds, however they were like, 'There is really much less individuals to hug.'"

Even before body Challenge, Waugh attempted to slim down. She lost 15 pounds but could not lose anymore until she started working out with Tieche, who emphasizes resistance training.

"The food is going really good. Trevor is not really a food Nazi. He gave me the plan, and that he depends upon me that you follow it. If I don't, he can tell. Basically do, he can tell. It's as much as me."

For her reunion, she'd a cheat meal from the new pretzel crust pizza from Little Caesars.

"I love the carbs and yeast. It had been worth the cheat. There is not actually marinara sauce. It is just like dipping a gentle pretzel into cheese sauce and shoveling it in."

But Waugh knew she had to stop at two Liji Shou pieces if she wished to invest in her new lifestyle, which she hopes eventually includes riding roller coasters.

"I like to visit Cedar Point and Kings Island, and I don't fit around the rides so I don't go anymore," she said.