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amison Pollack, 21, grew up
with nicknames like Fatso
and Chubs. He remembers
pulling a long, black over-
coat around his body not so much
to ward off the January cold as to
hide his extra poundage.
Then one day, Jamison decid-
ed that enough was enough. He
didn't want to be overweight. Far-
fel and fries gave way to vegeta-
bles, fruit and low-fat frozen
yogurt. He started exercising reg-
ularly.
Over 2 1/2 years, Jamison, 5
feet 6 inches, dropped from 215
pounds to 135. The weight loss
corresponded with a grade-point
average that went from 1.9 at
Southfield-Lathrup
High School to 3.4 at
Oakland Communi-
ty College.
Now Jamison
wants to send a
message to other
young people grap-
pling with obesity
and image problems:
Don't give up hope.
"Maybe I can be
an inspiration to an-
other young kid or
young adult who has
gone through experi-
ences similar to
mine," he says.
When Jamison
was 6 years old, his
mother and father
divorced. Living for
a time with his aunt
and grandmother,
he became accus-
tomed to a very
"Jewish" diet.
Food, lots of food,
and then some.
"I
remember
blaming the adults in my fami-
ly for letting me get like that,"
he says. "I always looked to
blame someone else."
Blame, however, didn't burn
calories and it didn't build mus-
cle. At the suggestion of a rela-
tive, Jamison joined support
groups and weight-loss clinics,
but rebelled against the struc-
ture these programs tried to im-
pose on his life.
He was, after all, a teen-ager.
After high school, when most
of his friends left for studies out-
of-town, Jamison enrolled in
OCC. He began waiting tables
at a local restaurant and, out of
boredom, hung around Vic Tan-
ny. It clicked.
"Exercise was key in the be-
ginning," he says.
Desire overcame the inconve-
Above:
Jamison couldn't remember
ever being thin.
Left:
Jamison has goals beyond brawn.
nience of sticking to routine,
and pretty soon Jamison was
biking, running and lifting
weights. He liked to cook and be-
gan preparing healthy meals for
himself.
"Maybe I can
be an inspiration
to another
young person."
—Jamison Pollack
"I'd make my own pizza with
English muffins and fat-free
cheese," he says. "I'd mix tuna
with mustard rather than may-
onnaise. It's actually pretty
good."
Although Jamison read
books on nutrition and weight
loss, he didn't become dogmat-
ic or obsessive. Common sense,
he stresses, is the best diet plan,
although medical conditions re-
quire some young people to con-
sult physicians before changing
their lifestyles.
The 21-year-old also advises
contemporaries against expect-
ing weight loss to affect miracles.
Shedding 85 pounds and devel-
oping his pectorals didn't allevi-
ate all of his insecurities. He still
considers himself shy and would
like to feel more comfortable
with women and his impending
career.
Aiming at journalism and
possibly theater, Jamison says
it's important for young people
to focus on goals that define
who they are, not what they
look like. Buffed arms and
toned thighs won't eliminate the
challenge of sculpting one's fu-
ture.
"Looks don't mean anything,"
he says. "They're just an outer
shell. Look beyond people's
looks, including your own. Get
to know their souls." ❑
Et Jamison Pollack intends
to form a weight-loss support
network for teen-agers and
young adults. He encourages
interested parties to call him
at (810) 354-2266.