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300lbs Woman Reveals What 3 Years Of Workout Did To Her Body, And Her Transformation Photos Are Unbelievable
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300lbs Woman Reveals What 3 Years Of Workout Did To Her Body, And Her Transformation Photos Are Unbelievable

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At 22 years old, Laura Micetich AKA ‘The Iron Giantess’ weighed over 300lbs and was facing a raft of health issues including hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure, and prediabetes. She realized that without a radical change in diet and lifestyle choices, her precious youth would be lost already, and she was facing a short and difficult life.

“I decided to take charge of my life and make a change,” she said. “After trying and failing to get a handle on my health numerous times, my weight had become a serious enough concern that I was considering weight loss surgery.”

However, she instead began to go down to her local gym, where she quickly found an affinity with weight lifting. So much so, that it became clear that surgery wasn’t going to be necessary at all. “What initially began because of consideration for weight loss surgery quickly grew into an intense love of health, fitness and nutrition,” she writes on her website. “I started by going to the gym, lifting weights, and eating a healthy diet tailored to my body’s needs. It only took a few weeks for me to realize that I didn’t need to go under the knife. I needed to get under the bar.”

“In the first year, I shed more than 100 pounds without surgery and significantly changed my unhealthy habits. I am now health issue free, and my life has changed for the better with the simple realization that what we want and what we do are completely in our own control.”

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It all sounds so simple, doesn’t it? While there are a billion techniques, fad diets, pills, nutrition plans, and other methods out there, Laura’s story proves that a little discipline, hard work, and common sense can produce amazing results. “I just adjusted my diet. I ate lots of clean foods and removed all starches and processed sugars. I stopped eating out. I stopped getting takeout. I stopped buying junk at the grocery store. I stopped having alcoholic drinks with friends. I stopped binging on crap. That was it.”

Combined with the newfound healthy lifestyle and discipline that lifting weights at the gym offered her, Laura saw the pounds begin to shed rapidly with none of the excess skin that many other rapid weight loss diets tend to leave behind. What began as a body transformation journey has become a life long passion for Laura, and she shares her results and tips on Instagram where she has over 330,000 followers.

Scroll down below to check her amazing weight loss transformation, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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    “I grew up heavy. I also grew up a ball buster. So there was no chance I was going to admit I was insecure about my appearance”

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    “I played it cool and a lot of people bought it. After finally having time to think about who I wanted to be, I decided to make a change”

    In 2014 Laura weighed over 300 pounds and that’s when she decided she wanted to change

    It all started with the barbell. “I fell in love with weightlifting and that changed the game for me”

    “It only took a few weeks for me to realize that I didn’t need to go under the knife. I needed to get under the bar”

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    “I started weight training almost daily, spending hours in the gym and studying research and scientific findings relating to health, fitness, and nutrition”

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    “In the first year, I shed more than 100 pounds without surgery and significantly changed my unhealthy habits”

    “I just adjusted my diet. I ate lots of clean foods and removed all starches and processed sugars”

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    “I stopped eating out. I stopped getting takeout. I stopped buying junk at the grocery store”

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    “I stopped having alcoholic drinks with friends. I stopped binging on crap. That was it”

    “This is my heaviest – over 300lbs in 2014. My thinnest – at 180 in May 2017. My current  at about 195”

    “Every single day”

    “There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now”

    “I am now health issue free and my life has changed for the better with the simple realization that what we want and what we do are completely in our own control”

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    More than 330k people follow Laura on Instagram looking for inspiration and advice

    She also likes to motivate her followers with beautiful inspirational messages:

    “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit”

    “With patience, age, and a little self-love, your smile won’t quite catch on your insecurities the same way it once did. Give it time..”

     “You’re not too old. It’s not too late”

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     “It’s hard. It’s worth it”

    “You are who you choose to be”

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    I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

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    PeachPossum
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was pretty before, now she is gorgeous, not just on the outside. Her whole attitude has changed and that manifests in her appearance. Excellent.

    Daria B
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was looking great when I was young and free too, doing sports everyday, eating healthy and all.... And then... Full time employment came. I seriously want workers' rights and laws to improve here in Korea. When will they understand that it's not about laziness....

    Kjorn
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so agree with you. i have 3 kids. i'm waking up at 5 am, waking them up, breakfast, school, work, homework, disches... after everything is done and my kids are in bed it's 8pm and only 1 hours left before going to bed, and dead tired... and i don't even talk about cleaning the house and kids activity... so yeah i totally understand the time we don't have. when i didn't have kid i was lazy i'm agree, but now i can't find the time. i barely have the time to clean the house sometime.

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    Biljana Malesevic
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I think she is (and was) absolutely gorgeous, and good for her, unfortunately, not everyone can do that. I have a chronic disease, and no matter how hard I tried, exercising for me just isn't the option. The worst thing is I love exercising. But my body doesn't. I congratulate her but I am a bit sad for all people who really can't do the same, no matter how much we want.

    Full Name
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The diet is what dropped the vast majority of the weight, the gym mostly makes you look good naked. That sucks you can't exercise, but people lose weight in the kitchen, not the gym.

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    Molly Block
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the inspiration I needed! I was diagnosed with "NASH" (Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) seven years ago and have done nothing about it. It's worse than NAFLD, because I not only have a very very fatty liver, that is inflamed, but it also has cirrhosis. Lately, I've been eating terribly, drinking tons of Coke, sugars, starches, fast food and processed foods. My liver aches. Been listening to a book about it and now I'm scared. Facing a liver transplant and possibly death. NASH usually has no symptoms until it's too late, and my pain in my liver is scaring the hell out of me. Time to do something, and start losing weight, eating healthier and taking charge! I KNOW I CAN do it!!

    Rachelle
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She must be exceptionally tall, because even at her heaviest she in NO WAY looked to be over 300lbs! Beautiful before, beautiful AND healthy after. Congrats!!

    Ohio Hands
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was curious how tall she is too, 300lbs does not "look like" 300 lbs on her frame.

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    Tinpot
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Impressive. How does she not have extra skin or stretch marks? I lost 40 lbs with diet and working out like a crazy person and I'm marked up like a zebra.

    Rachelle
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was 22/23 when she lost 100lbs - at her age skin bounces back easily. I've lost 60lbs (and going) at 41 & it 'aint bouncing back.

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    Juana
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just started weight lifting with a personal trainer and this is very motivating. It is hard to break old habits and have sore muscles all the time. I'm just holding on for the results.

    Kat Sotiriou
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Friggen picking my jaw up off the floor right now wow that's impressive good on her

    gediz geduk
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those who comment that I can not do it are just finding excuses.

    Karin Morris
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best part is, she weighs 195 pounds still and looks amazing. WEIGHT means nothing. I have always weighed more than my friends and it always made me seriously uncomfortable but I also have way more muscle than my girl friends and THATS what made me heavier, not fat.

    DancingToMyself
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right, I'm always mad when they forgot to mention someone's high. She's 6' tall.

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    Liz Perry
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When someone is at the gym so much, when do they work/sleep? I would love to devote my life to obtaining the body that I want, but how do you do that and live?

    Full Name
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much leisure time does the average person spend looking at screens for entertainment? Less Netflix, more gym.

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    Jace
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great for her :-) Especially good that she didn't have the consequence of loose skin. I actually searched the article for "skin" to see if that was an issue. Hopefully she is able to maintain a lifestyle that supports this level of fitness, since lifestyle is what it's all about. I need more activity and I know it. Getting my a*s in gear and getting out for exercise when the weather is too hot or too cold is a problem, and I hate gyms (and can't afford them). Feeling the motivation to change our lifestyle can be the hardest thing of all; much harder than the physical effort to do the work.

    Małgorzata Kosnarewicz
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post literally has made me cry. I'm so proud. I've been there myself, I am almost my dream weight, I was over 130kg which is 286lbs... right now, I am 177.5lbs (80.7kg) and I am almost my dream weight!!!!!! 79kg!!!!!! I'm almost there!!!!!!! I will not give up or give in, this article motivated me even more!!!!!! Thank you! Also, some people say that they have busy life etc. And no time. Hi. I suffered in a car accident, my life isn't easy either. So stop being so stubborn and stuck up or "knowing better". Face it, you can do it. You just don't want to.

    Carol Harrison
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is incredible. I had to see how tall she is to look like that at 195. At six feet tall, she has to be solid muscle. She is truly an inspiration.

    Don Flynn
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Congratulations and you are freaking beautiful... 195 looks awesome on you

    Pobin Rice
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the way to do it..... slowly and healthily. WELL DONE.

    Mer
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now she knows that she can do anything she puts her mind to and that kind of knowledge leads to a confidence that is transcendent. Kudos!

    Mylah Rose
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I massively admire what she's done and the dedication and time and effort she put into this. However I do feel that the later images - her waist looks tiny in comparison to the rest of her body. As long as it's healthy.... Sadly sometimes things like this can become a new addiction and can get out of hand. Hope she is well and not overdoing it xx

    Meowton Mewsk
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean no offense Mylah, but I think people just aren’t used to seeing healthy peoples bodies. Especially young people. I would love to be that healthy.

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    Full Name
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    6 years ago

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    She's not. Not a chance in hell. Google any 195' athlete and they certainly don't look like that.

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    Lana Jig-maker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    great story. sadly I would never be happy at either size. The one thing I want to change is something I can't. Stretch marks x\

    Brenda Swann
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You go girl friend, well done. Be proud, be healthy, be humble, and stay strong.

    Jimmy Rustled
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    very nicely done !!! those that say "it my genetics" "i have a thyroid condition" are just making excuses for their lack of dedication and no willpower

    Rebecah Ozuna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some people say that reaching to a body like this is impossible. Look how happy and awesome she looks with her flat belly. It may take sacrifices, but it's totally worth it.

    Charlotte Bayer
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All this "don't get takeout, don't eat processed whatever, dont binge on anything" is not. Necessary. There is no need to be that radical. And doing all that without researching first is not healthy. That just sets a bar most people can't follow. Why not start with something like "Move more. Eat a little less." That is basically all there is to it - and it's a goal people can actually REACH. Walk to the store. Leave your car at home. Take the stairs. Eat an apple instead of candy. (tip: apples from the refridgerator, cut into thin slices? Heaven in this heat.)

    Keisha Guzik
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of the loose skin issues has to do with rate and type of weight loss, but some has to do with genetics. She is lucky to have not have the loose skin issues. Her journey is impressive and inspirational - congrats to her on her positive health outcomes!

    Tony Moon
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She never stopped being beautiful, she started being healthy. By changing her attitude about what she couldn't do, she learned a lot about what she could do, this is a lesson I will take to heart. Amazing transformation.

    John Bennick
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seeing her current appearance, I don't understand how she can weight 195 lb. She looks amazing. Is she six and a half feet tall or something? ❤️😍💋🌹

    Elizabeth Gardner
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is stunning it is hard to believe it is the same person. Brave and beautiful to take on a difficult thing like this and to make a complete turn around Bravo! May you live long

    Matt Howell
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW. What a transformation. It's amazing what weight loss does for people's facial features.

    Kelda Lush
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome! You really can do anything you want to accomplish with determination!

    Jace
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now.” This is a great statement.

    Michelle Line
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She said that her current weight is 195 pounds. No way! She looks like she weights no more than 120 lbs in her recent photos.

    Liz Savage
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How tall is she? She was 180??? And now she's 195??? But she looks like that? Something isn't right in this article.

    Lee from Phoenix
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just curious, how tall is this woman? I just ask because she sure doesn't look like she could weigh 195 now unless she's over 6 feet tall. Her current picture looks more like 135.

    Justakid
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best way to use Instagram. You are watched, encouraged, pushed, and cared. At the same time, you are encouraging others. Good karma!

    John Backus
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl, you look fabulous !! You are an inspiration for everyone !!! I would "kill" for that stomach , keep up the good work, never quit, may GOD bless you for your dedication and spirit.

    Sandin
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such an inspiring story. Hope to see more people like this, getting their life in order and taking more responsibility for their health. Keep on brave woman!

    cwa92464
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy c**p!! Way to crsuh that goal!!! Keep up the great work to be what you want to be.

    Cookie
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She doesn't have loose skin not because she lifted weights but because she is very young.

    silem arod
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love to see that gradually her smile start to seem like bigger

    Lina
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another proof that weights don't really make women bulky, it takes much more than weights. :) She looks awesome and her progress is great.

    Vicky Zar
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did the skin go? I always thought the excess skin will stay. Did it shrink or did she get surgery?

    Frankenfrog
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She lost weight over a long period of time, so the skin had time to adjust. Usually we see people who had a gastric band surgery, and the weight loss is so rapid the skin can't keep up

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    Kiahna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome. She shouldn't suck in her stomach as much though. Good that she changed on the inside as well as out.

    Aunt Messy
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    6 years ago

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    She's not sucking it in. That's what her waist looks like. My measurements are 37-26-38. My waist does look tiny. It's called being built like a girl.

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    TC
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why I keep getting that idea that fat people are dumb and dull. How wrong.

    Luinmir Avafaila
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's not as beautiful as she was a few "stages" before the last one. Now it's too much, for what's my point of view about beauty, but if she feels great that's all that matters.

    Stille20
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The secret working and eating right? Good for her. She is an inspiration, but she didn't crack a secret code.

    Eyem Here
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    6 years ago

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    Butttttt...... how did she loose the excess skin ? Awesome achievement not withstanding

    Julie Thigpen
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    6 years ago

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    While I find this an inspirational story, not everyone out there is able to be this girl. She says that she spends HOURS every day at the gym. While that's great for her, some of us have lives, jobs, and families who need need us home. I'm not taking anything away from her, or the work and dedication she has put into her own success: I'm just saying that his sort of story is setting a lot of women up for tragic self esteem issues when they cannot achieve this level. Let's have a few realistic stories of weigh loss goals set and achieved. After all the 45+ year old woman who looses just 30 or 40 pounds and manages to keep it off is as inspirational as this girl who spends hours every day at the gym, eating rabbit food, and has no husband or kids to care for... just saying.

    diane a
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    6 years ago

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    the food looks rubbish - apart from the green leafs - do a stir fry

    CM Blaser
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    6 years ago

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    All that pretty on the inside came out and now look what she's got

    Calypso poet
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she wasn’t pretty before! Liking you’re body has nothing to do with pretty. This is why some girls and women have such disphoric images of themselves.

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    Anca Penu
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    6 years ago

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    Yes, only if You are healthy. If you have some hearth disease all will be different (no gym) and the success is gone !

    Christina Sersif
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    6 years ago

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    I see these stories and I smile. However, I can't ever do that. I wish I had that kind of motivation and determination. Also she didn't look 300 lbs at the beginning picture. Also if she lost 120 pounds she would weigh 180 and judging by her after pictures she probably weighs 125-130 tops.

    Carly Kirn
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, she's 6 foot, so that's how she can be 195, be all muscle, and look like that.

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    Marianne Ní Chlúmháin
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    6 years ago

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    It would be interesting to see if she can stay like this, I hope so. I think this is not a healthy message to send out to people. She clearly was obese before, this can be genetic, due to gut microbes and hormonal, amongst other factors we are simply born with. Can she firstly sustain this new lifestyle? What happens in later life when our hormones change and lifestyle changes ie kids and family? Will be very interesting to see. Good luck!

    Full Name
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " I think this is not a healthy message to send out to people.". That's the stupidest thing I've seen in ages. She lost weight with clean eating and the gym. That's how it's done. As for her microbiome, how do you think she changed it? Diet, dummy!

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    bob
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    6 years ago

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    Good for her that she managed to reach a point when she can show off on Instagram and diminish other's everyday efforts, but some people don't have a lot of control on what they CAN do...

    Beth Arriaga
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not trying to sound harsh but why is her showing her own progress 'diminishing' others' efforts? Her words tell people to keep trying, just put one foot in front of the other and that IS progress... she's encouraging others not bringing them down. I don't understand from where your negativity is coming?

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    PeachPossum
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was pretty before, now she is gorgeous, not just on the outside. Her whole attitude has changed and that manifests in her appearance. Excellent.

    Daria B
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was looking great when I was young and free too, doing sports everyday, eating healthy and all.... And then... Full time employment came. I seriously want workers' rights and laws to improve here in Korea. When will they understand that it's not about laziness....

    Kjorn
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so agree with you. i have 3 kids. i'm waking up at 5 am, waking them up, breakfast, school, work, homework, disches... after everything is done and my kids are in bed it's 8pm and only 1 hours left before going to bed, and dead tired... and i don't even talk about cleaning the house and kids activity... so yeah i totally understand the time we don't have. when i didn't have kid i was lazy i'm agree, but now i can't find the time. i barely have the time to clean the house sometime.

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    Biljana Malesevic
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I think she is (and was) absolutely gorgeous, and good for her, unfortunately, not everyone can do that. I have a chronic disease, and no matter how hard I tried, exercising for me just isn't the option. The worst thing is I love exercising. But my body doesn't. I congratulate her but I am a bit sad for all people who really can't do the same, no matter how much we want.

    Full Name
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The diet is what dropped the vast majority of the weight, the gym mostly makes you look good naked. That sucks you can't exercise, but people lose weight in the kitchen, not the gym.

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    Molly Block
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the inspiration I needed! I was diagnosed with "NASH" (Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) seven years ago and have done nothing about it. It's worse than NAFLD, because I not only have a very very fatty liver, that is inflamed, but it also has cirrhosis. Lately, I've been eating terribly, drinking tons of Coke, sugars, starches, fast food and processed foods. My liver aches. Been listening to a book about it and now I'm scared. Facing a liver transplant and possibly death. NASH usually has no symptoms until it's too late, and my pain in my liver is scaring the hell out of me. Time to do something, and start losing weight, eating healthier and taking charge! I KNOW I CAN do it!!

    Rachelle
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She must be exceptionally tall, because even at her heaviest she in NO WAY looked to be over 300lbs! Beautiful before, beautiful AND healthy after. Congrats!!

    Ohio Hands
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was curious how tall she is too, 300lbs does not "look like" 300 lbs on her frame.

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    Tinpot
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Impressive. How does she not have extra skin or stretch marks? I lost 40 lbs with diet and working out like a crazy person and I'm marked up like a zebra.

    Rachelle
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was 22/23 when she lost 100lbs - at her age skin bounces back easily. I've lost 60lbs (and going) at 41 & it 'aint bouncing back.

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    Juana
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just started weight lifting with a personal trainer and this is very motivating. It is hard to break old habits and have sore muscles all the time. I'm just holding on for the results.

    Kat Sotiriou
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Friggen picking my jaw up off the floor right now wow that's impressive good on her

    gediz geduk
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those who comment that I can not do it are just finding excuses.

    Karin Morris
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best part is, she weighs 195 pounds still and looks amazing. WEIGHT means nothing. I have always weighed more than my friends and it always made me seriously uncomfortable but I also have way more muscle than my girl friends and THATS what made me heavier, not fat.

    DancingToMyself
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right, I'm always mad when they forgot to mention someone's high. She's 6' tall.

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    Liz Perry
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When someone is at the gym so much, when do they work/sleep? I would love to devote my life to obtaining the body that I want, but how do you do that and live?

    Full Name
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much leisure time does the average person spend looking at screens for entertainment? Less Netflix, more gym.

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    Jace
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great for her :-) Especially good that she didn't have the consequence of loose skin. I actually searched the article for "skin" to see if that was an issue. Hopefully she is able to maintain a lifestyle that supports this level of fitness, since lifestyle is what it's all about. I need more activity and I know it. Getting my a*s in gear and getting out for exercise when the weather is too hot or too cold is a problem, and I hate gyms (and can't afford them). Feeling the motivation to change our lifestyle can be the hardest thing of all; much harder than the physical effort to do the work.

    Małgorzata Kosnarewicz
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post literally has made me cry. I'm so proud. I've been there myself, I am almost my dream weight, I was over 130kg which is 286lbs... right now, I am 177.5lbs (80.7kg) and I am almost my dream weight!!!!!! 79kg!!!!!! I'm almost there!!!!!!! I will not give up or give in, this article motivated me even more!!!!!! Thank you! Also, some people say that they have busy life etc. And no time. Hi. I suffered in a car accident, my life isn't easy either. So stop being so stubborn and stuck up or "knowing better". Face it, you can do it. You just don't want to.

    Carol Harrison
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is incredible. I had to see how tall she is to look like that at 195. At six feet tall, she has to be solid muscle. She is truly an inspiration.

    Don Flynn
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Congratulations and you are freaking beautiful... 195 looks awesome on you

    Pobin Rice
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the way to do it..... slowly and healthily. WELL DONE.

    Mer
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now she knows that she can do anything she puts her mind to and that kind of knowledge leads to a confidence that is transcendent. Kudos!

    Mylah Rose
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I massively admire what she's done and the dedication and time and effort she put into this. However I do feel that the later images - her waist looks tiny in comparison to the rest of her body. As long as it's healthy.... Sadly sometimes things like this can become a new addiction and can get out of hand. Hope she is well and not overdoing it xx

    Meowton Mewsk
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean no offense Mylah, but I think people just aren’t used to seeing healthy peoples bodies. Especially young people. I would love to be that healthy.

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    Full Name
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    6 years ago

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    She's not. Not a chance in hell. Google any 195' athlete and they certainly don't look like that.

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    Lana Jig-maker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    great story. sadly I would never be happy at either size. The one thing I want to change is something I can't. Stretch marks x\

    Brenda Swann
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You go girl friend, well done. Be proud, be healthy, be humble, and stay strong.

    Jimmy Rustled
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    very nicely done !!! those that say "it my genetics" "i have a thyroid condition" are just making excuses for their lack of dedication and no willpower

    Rebecah Ozuna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some people say that reaching to a body like this is impossible. Look how happy and awesome she looks with her flat belly. It may take sacrifices, but it's totally worth it.

    Charlotte Bayer
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All this "don't get takeout, don't eat processed whatever, dont binge on anything" is not. Necessary. There is no need to be that radical. And doing all that without researching first is not healthy. That just sets a bar most people can't follow. Why not start with something like "Move more. Eat a little less." That is basically all there is to it - and it's a goal people can actually REACH. Walk to the store. Leave your car at home. Take the stairs. Eat an apple instead of candy. (tip: apples from the refridgerator, cut into thin slices? Heaven in this heat.)

    Keisha Guzik
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of the loose skin issues has to do with rate and type of weight loss, but some has to do with genetics. She is lucky to have not have the loose skin issues. Her journey is impressive and inspirational - congrats to her on her positive health outcomes!

    Tony Moon
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She never stopped being beautiful, she started being healthy. By changing her attitude about what she couldn't do, she learned a lot about what she could do, this is a lesson I will take to heart. Amazing transformation.

    John Bennick
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seeing her current appearance, I don't understand how she can weight 195 lb. She looks amazing. Is she six and a half feet tall or something? ❤️😍💋🌹

    Elizabeth Gardner
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is stunning it is hard to believe it is the same person. Brave and beautiful to take on a difficult thing like this and to make a complete turn around Bravo! May you live long

    Matt Howell
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW. What a transformation. It's amazing what weight loss does for people's facial features.

    Kelda Lush
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome! You really can do anything you want to accomplish with determination!

    Jace
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now.” This is a great statement.

    Michelle Line
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She said that her current weight is 195 pounds. No way! She looks like she weights no more than 120 lbs in her recent photos.

    Liz Savage
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How tall is she? She was 180??? And now she's 195??? But she looks like that? Something isn't right in this article.

    Lee from Phoenix
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just curious, how tall is this woman? I just ask because she sure doesn't look like she could weigh 195 now unless she's over 6 feet tall. Her current picture looks more like 135.

    Justakid
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best way to use Instagram. You are watched, encouraged, pushed, and cared. At the same time, you are encouraging others. Good karma!

    John Backus
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl, you look fabulous !! You are an inspiration for everyone !!! I would "kill" for that stomach , keep up the good work, never quit, may GOD bless you for your dedication and spirit.

    Sandin
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such an inspiring story. Hope to see more people like this, getting their life in order and taking more responsibility for their health. Keep on brave woman!

    cwa92464
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy c**p!! Way to crsuh that goal!!! Keep up the great work to be what you want to be.

    Cookie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She doesn't have loose skin not because she lifted weights but because she is very young.

    silem arod
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love to see that gradually her smile start to seem like bigger

    Lina
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another proof that weights don't really make women bulky, it takes much more than weights. :) She looks awesome and her progress is great.

    Vicky Zar
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did the skin go? I always thought the excess skin will stay. Did it shrink or did she get surgery?

    Frankenfrog
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She lost weight over a long period of time, so the skin had time to adjust. Usually we see people who had a gastric band surgery, and the weight loss is so rapid the skin can't keep up

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    Kiahna
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome. She shouldn't suck in her stomach as much though. Good that she changed on the inside as well as out.

    Aunt Messy
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    6 years ago

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    She's not sucking it in. That's what her waist looks like. My measurements are 37-26-38. My waist does look tiny. It's called being built like a girl.

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    TC
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why I keep getting that idea that fat people are dumb and dull. How wrong.

    Luinmir Avafaila
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's not as beautiful as she was a few "stages" before the last one. Now it's too much, for what's my point of view about beauty, but if she feels great that's all that matters.

    Stille20
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The secret working and eating right? Good for her. She is an inspiration, but she didn't crack a secret code.

    Eyem Here
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    6 years ago

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    Butttttt...... how did she loose the excess skin ? Awesome achievement not withstanding

    Julie Thigpen
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    6 years ago

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    While I find this an inspirational story, not everyone out there is able to be this girl. She says that she spends HOURS every day at the gym. While that's great for her, some of us have lives, jobs, and families who need need us home. I'm not taking anything away from her, or the work and dedication she has put into her own success: I'm just saying that his sort of story is setting a lot of women up for tragic self esteem issues when they cannot achieve this level. Let's have a few realistic stories of weigh loss goals set and achieved. After all the 45+ year old woman who looses just 30 or 40 pounds and manages to keep it off is as inspirational as this girl who spends hours every day at the gym, eating rabbit food, and has no husband or kids to care for... just saying.

    diane a
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    6 years ago

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    the food looks rubbish - apart from the green leafs - do a stir fry

    CM Blaser
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    6 years ago

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    All that pretty on the inside came out and now look what she's got

    Calypso poet
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she wasn’t pretty before! Liking you’re body has nothing to do with pretty. This is why some girls and women have such disphoric images of themselves.

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    Anca Penu
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    6 years ago

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    Yes, only if You are healthy. If you have some hearth disease all will be different (no gym) and the success is gone !

    Christina Sersif
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    6 years ago

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    I see these stories and I smile. However, I can't ever do that. I wish I had that kind of motivation and determination. Also she didn't look 300 lbs at the beginning picture. Also if she lost 120 pounds she would weigh 180 and judging by her after pictures she probably weighs 125-130 tops.

    Carly Kirn
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, she's 6 foot, so that's how she can be 195, be all muscle, and look like that.

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    Marianne Ní Chlúmháin
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    6 years ago

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    It would be interesting to see if she can stay like this, I hope so. I think this is not a healthy message to send out to people. She clearly was obese before, this can be genetic, due to gut microbes and hormonal, amongst other factors we are simply born with. Can she firstly sustain this new lifestyle? What happens in later life when our hormones change and lifestyle changes ie kids and family? Will be very interesting to see. Good luck!

    Full Name
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " I think this is not a healthy message to send out to people.". That's the stupidest thing I've seen in ages. She lost weight with clean eating and the gym. That's how it's done. As for her microbiome, how do you think she changed it? Diet, dummy!

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    bob
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    6 years ago

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    Good for her that she managed to reach a point when she can show off on Instagram and diminish other's everyday efforts, but some people don't have a lot of control on what they CAN do...

    Beth Arriaga
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not trying to sound harsh but why is her showing her own progress 'diminishing' others' efforts? Her words tell people to keep trying, just put one foot in front of the other and that IS progress... she's encouraging others not bringing them down. I don't understand from where your negativity is coming?

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