As the new year approaches, we all are ready to make our new year’s resolutions. Most of us make a resolution of that summer body we wanted for years. It is said that you need 21 days to make or break a habit. But losing weight requires lots of patience and a bit of hard work. However, many of us fail to continue this resolution for even 21 days because of our love for food.
But here we present 21 inspiring weight loss stories which would make you change your dietary plan and reschedule your daily routine with exercise.
1.Sarah Amos
29 years Sarah had a sweet tooth which always made her fail in losing weight. For that, she froze sugar-free whipped cream and top it with fresh strawberries. This made her lose 115 kilograms.
2.Kelsey Byers
Proud mother of one kid lost 40 Kgs after she heard someone referring her as ‘whale’. She hit the gym, took weightlifting and ate carbs and proteins. According to Kelsey “Don’t feel bad for going to the gym and not being with your kids all the time. ”
3. Danyeil Durrant
When it became difficult for her to go out and coz either the seats were too narrow or the pain in her knee made it difficult to walk. She then cut the happy hours and incorporated workouts in her schedule which made her be 150 pounds from 363 pounds.
4. Peggy Bradford
She was a big time foodie like one of us. It was difficult for her to leave the dining table before feeling stuffed. But to reduce the morbid obesity now she sticks to the single serving of everything and if still hungry, she goes for fruit. Her diet plan made her lose 73 pounds.
5. Sandeep Menon
After gaining inspiration from Mr. perfectionist, Aamir Khan’s Ghajini, Sandeep lost 25 kgs after he used to weight 92 kgs.
6. Kerry Hoffman
A winner of triathlon is now 190 pounds from 343 pounds. One day he saw her daughter playing and promised himself that he wants to be there to make him walk down the aisle. With hard work and dedication, look at his physique now.
7. Dell Farell
She lost 20 pounds but the path was not quite easy. Even after cutting out carbs, taking dietary pills and having green smoothies she did not achieve her target. Then she kept a track on her calories and became much more conscious of what she was eating. And then her hard work paid off.
8. Mimi Vasko
31 years lady lost 120 pounds after inspiring herself daily for being into the category of fit people. According to her “Whenever I lack the motivation to exercise, I tell myself to go for just 15 minutes. Inevitably, I feel energized and stick with it for an hour.”
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9. Hayley Mitchell
After giving birth to her third son, she reached at 242 pounds. After hitting a gym, doing cardio with a personal trainer and following a strict diet, she managed to lose 110 pounds. She now inculcates the healthy habits her husband and children as well.
10. Shekhar Vijayan
Efforts of this man are tremendous as he lost 40 kgs in a year without hitting the gym. He was told to be on the edge of various diseases because of obesity which made him cut out carbs and get a good physique.
11. Hilary Twaddel
To avoid snacks between meals, she took 100 ounces of water every day. For flavors, she used to mix crystal light. This effort made her lose 85 pounds at the age of 29.
12. Samantha Reese
She weighed 243 pounds because her diet included pizza, chips, chocolate and everything you can think of. Later she realized for a healthy living a strict decision is required. Not satisfied with diet pills, she drank around 9 cups of green tea daily and now she is a changed woman.
13. Talent Johnson
She stepped on weighing scale, and it raised to 250 pounds which made her that she is just welcoming diseases. With determination and hard work, she came down from size 24 to 6.
14. Jeniffer Gillam
After giving birth to two children, Jeniffer weighed roughly 238 pounds. She joined a group of weight watchers and dropped 84 pounds. She is now the leader of the same group. She also shared progress pictures on facebook which motivated her more.
15. Christine Samuelson
She came down from 25000 calories to 1450 calories per day. 44-year-old lady lost 125 pounds after avoiding processed foods and replacing 6 sodas a day with water. She ditched driving wherever possible and went on foot.
We hope these stories make you achieve your weight loss target as soon as possible
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