Dropping lbs.: Sal Fischetti, 46
Photo credit: Denise Fischetti | Sal Fischetti, of North Massapequa, who weighed 288 pounds in August 2011, dropped 105 pounds in less than 12 months with diet and exercise. Fischetti, who is athletic director for St. Francis Prep High School in Fresh Meadows, works out almost daily in the school's new state-of-the-art gym and weight room. (2012)
Sal Fischetti, 46, North Massapequa
Occupation: Athletic director at St. Francis Prep High School, Fresh Meadows, Queens
Height: 5-foot-8
HIS STORY Sal Fischetti was always husky, but it was only after a doctor's appointment in August 2011 that he acknowledged his weight had gotten out of hand.
"As a result of my blood work, my doctor said I had the potential to become...
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