Brunstad, after losing 50 pounds in only five months, can now be the role model she had always hoped she’d be. —Contributed Photo

Working as a physician assistant in the Family Medicine Department at Marshfield Clinic Eagle River Center, Brunstad knew it was hypocritical to ask her patients to lose weight if she didn’t do the same.

Brunstad admits to having a difficult time finding opportunities to exercise and  to eat well, but when her weigh