I’d read them all, I had a much better understanding about how to lose weight. And I realised I didn’t have to starve myself, but instead I just had to eat the healthy food which would also make me feel full and I also needed some exercise.

My weight loss was slow but steady and once I started seeing my weight go down, it gave me the motivation I needed to stick with my plan. It took two years to go from 300 pounds to 106 pounds, my dream weight.

I won’t lie though. I did it more for my sister than myself. I wanted to show her that she can break the cycle of obesity and live a healthy life too. Now we cook together almost every day and she’s already looking slimmer.

In a funny way, being obese was a gift. Because I’ve learned so much about how to be fit and healthy because of my weight.

Right now I help other overweight people by coaching them to do what I did. I really wanna make a difference. I’m hoping that someday I might become a professional weight loss coach. That would be awesome!

But for now, I’m studying at college and train at the gym 5 times a week. I’ve been going there for about 18 months now and my body looks amazing. In fact, I was spotted at the gym by a talent scout and last month I did some modeling for a big sportswear brand, with a second photoshoot booked next week for another fitness company. I was even featured in “Women’s Health” magazine – it was so cool.

It’s pretty crazy what can happen in 2 years.

Just before I go, I wanna ask you a favour. If you see someone who’s heavily obese, don’t judge them. You don’t know their history. Many have been abused and food is an escape for them, a way to feel better for a moment, even though they know it’s not good for their health.

So if you want to help them, maybe ask them to go to the gym with you or show them this video. If I lost weight, they can too!

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