Atlanta loses weight: Third quarter, 2011
![Geri Parrish, 56, of Marietta weighed 299 pounds when she began her weight loss journey in the fall of 2010. "Last year on my 55th birthday, I decided to prepare my bucket list. As I added to it, I realized the only thing keeping me from accomplishing most of my goals [were the weight restrictions]."](http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/00/23/00/slideshow_1002304793_success.0928_BEFORE-side.jpg)
Geri Parrish, 56, of Marietta weighed 299 pounds when she began her weight loss journey in the fall of 2010. "Last year on my 55th birthday, I decided to prepare my bucket list. As I added to it, I realized the only thing keeping me from accomplishing most of my goals [were the weight restrictions]." Family photo
