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Elk Grove Village siblings make People magazine cover

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The Jan. 14 issue of People magazine features Elk Grove Village siblings Tom and Michelle Larson on its cover and chronicles their weight loss journey. Jointly the twins have lost 274 pounds.

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Elk Grove Village siblings Tom and Michelle Larson jointly have lost 274 pounds and are featured in this month's People magazine.

Courtesy of Tom and Michelle Larson

The Jan. 14 issue of People magazine features Elk Grove Village siblings Tom and Michelle Larson on its cover and chronicles their weight loss journey. Jointly the twins have lost 274 pounds. "I knew that no one knows your story unless you share it," Tom Larson said.

Courtesy of Tom and Michelle Larson

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The first time Tom Larson posted pictures of himself on Facebook, a light bulb went on in his head and the 26-year-old realized he needed to do something about his weight.“I really ballooned my senior year at Elk Grove High School,” said Larson, an Elk Grove Village resident. “I quit football my senior year. I reached my highest weight in college. The reality is no matter what I think of myself or view myself as, that's the way I'm going to be judged.”