Jen Wagner had always been athletic, but when she got married, she stopped working out and gained pounds, reaching her highest weight of pounds in I didn't recognize my own reflection, and when I would see photos of myself, I was disgusted. I didn't know who that was," she told Popsugar.

Though she had tried for six years to lose weight on fad diets and different programs, she finally buckled down in February this year.

She started with her diet, first on keto , then to low-carb. Now she tracks her calories using MyFitnessPal and does intermittent fasting. She also exercises by playing tennis, swimming, walking with hand weights, jumping on trampolines with her daughter and even doing yard work.

Her ultimate goal is to lose the pounds she gained after getting married and she documents her journey on Instagram. I feel like the person I had longed to be all those years I was overweight. This is just a reminder that you guys can do anything you put your mind to. I never thought I would make pictures like these.

This is me showing you at my worst; I didn't care what I looked like because I felt so horrible about myself. I learned that my weight gain was caused by unresolved trauma and grief that I never allowed myself to deal with. The person on the right is a person I sometimes still see, and it can be so hard to look in the mirror sometimes and be happy.

I'm not used to it. I was used to pushing things away except second helpings okur to keep smiling. Now I am embrace them to keep smiling; I have decided to focus on myself and what I truly want. This is what I've wanted all my life. I'm not done, I won't ever be done.

This isn't about weight loss, this is about endlessly surprising myself with discipline and life style changes. I love the fuck out of myself and will be damned if anyone tries to change that.

I don't know where this post came from I'm literally cleaning my room and sat down and posted this okur weightloss transformation vegan selfcare wfpb wholefoodplantbased itsbritneybitch.

A post shared by Joey Morganelli gaudyqueen on Apr 15, at pm PDT Apr 15, at pm PDT. Both of Joey Morganelli's parents died when he was a teenager, his mother from cancer when he was 13, and his father from a heart attack when he was He began to cope with food but didn't realize he was developing an addiction to food, according to what he told Men's Health.

By the time he was 18, he weighed about pounds, and that number eventually rose to After encouragement from a professor during his freshman year, Morganelli decided to try to lose weight.

At first, he lost some weight by counting calories but his weight fluctuated for several months because he sometimes binged.

One day he had a panic attack but thought it was a heart attack. He decided then that it was time to completely change his diet. He decided to go vegan. I'm focusing on a high-carb-low-fat vegan diet that is based on foods in their purest form.

Since then, he has found both his physical and mental health improved drastically and his weight is down to pounds. Even after a full year of workouts with Nate, I am still anxious to step foot in the gym on my own. I watched back my beginning workouts yesterday and I just had to laugh at how awkward I was.

I stepped into a situation that made me extremely uncomfortable because I knew it was the next best step for myself. It required me to be vulnerable which I have learned is a space of comfort for me. The moments that make me feel the most uncomfortable are the moments that have provided me with the most growth.

I have pushed myself further than I thought possible. I still finished. I shut my brain off and put in the work. Nate taught me that and I need to start applying it to my day to day life.

But I have to follow my desire to grow as a person. I will hold my head high because while I might not know how to do everything perfectly, I have a desire to learn. Photo by my dear friend erwinloewen vulnerability growthmindset ketogeniclifestyle. Joanna Wilcox wrote about her weight-loss journey for Prevention stating that she'd always had unhealthy eating habits and after the birth of her two children, they only got worse.

This all changed when she decided to see a certified psychotherapist for the emotional eating she was doing " to cope with the stress and isolation of [her] job. Her psychotherapist suggested she try a low-carb diet and Wilcox decided on the keto diet.

She stuck to the diet and slowly incorporated exercise into her routine, including training for a 5k. think about all the things that used to worry you so much that no longer consume your mind and time. Think about the failures you stressed over but actually turned out to be a blessing.

transformationtuesday transformation weightlosstransformation weightlossjourney healthyliving. fit on Nov 27, at am PST Nov 27, at am PST. In April , Kayla Mills decided to start losing weight because she said, she didn't recognize who she was. When she first started to lose weight, she bought a month of high-intensity interval training HIIT boot camp classes on Groupon.

She saw a lot of progress after just her first month and continued for a few more before she started working out on her own. Happy Transformation Tuesday!

I get lots of questions about my exercise routine, but spend most of my time talking about dietary interventions.

I like bicycling, jogging, and HIIT. Also, be sure to talk to your doctor first! Share it in the comments below! A post shared by Kevin Gendreau, MD kevingendreau on Sep 4, at am PDT Sep 4, at am PDT.

After the tragic news that his sister was diagnosed with cancer, Dr. Kevin Gendreau decided it was time to change his life. His weight had reached pounds and he had been diagnosed with a series of health issues including hypertension, diabetes and fatty liver disease in He decided to eat only a very specific set of foods including fruits, vegetables, nuts, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, non-fat Greek yogurt, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and non-caloric spices and seasoning.

However, his weight plateaued, so he implemented intermittent fasting, eating only between 12 p. and 8 p. every day. That addition to his routine helped him drop the last 50 pounds off his pound total loss.

Now time to focus even harder on gaining more muscle. A post shared by Hunter Croteau 🌛 huntercro on Oct 15, at pm PDT Oct 15, at pm PDT. Hunter Croteau decided it was time to get healthy the year after he graduated from high school, after years of binge-eating and reaching pounds.

His life changed when a woman came through his line at the grocery store where he worked. They started chatting and the woman ended up telling Croteau about how her daughter had had weight loss surgery.

He went to a doctor and decided to get a sleeve gastrectomy when he was just 19, which involves preparing with physical and psychiatric care. Croteau spent six months preparing, visiting with a therapist and a nutritionist to help him stay healthy in the future.

After the surgery last December, he changed his lifestyle. He started cooking his own food and going to the gym with one of his friends five days a week, every week since January His weight was down to pounds in August.

Take the steps — even if they're baby steps," he told Men's Health. Have you ever avoided having your picture taken because you were embarrassed of your weight? I HAVE. So I made a decision to eat healthy and move my body, and it changed my life. YOU ARE ONE DECISION AWAY FROM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LIFE.

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We felt competitive against others, but always thought of ourselves as a team. Read more about Rosalyn and Alpharetta's weight loss plan. I ate five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day, cut out fried foods, and switched from eating refined carbohydrates like white bread to complex carbs like whole-wheat bread.

I promised myself that after one year of living healthfully, I'd treat myself to fast-food fries an old favorite , but I couldn't finish them. Now my cholesterol is in a healthy range, and I still walk 30 to 60 minutes four or five days a week. Top tip: Use a calendar.

Every time I exercise, I write down my accomplishment. Once I see a streak visually on paper, I don't want to break it. Read more about Kathryn's weight-loss plan. I wasn't athletic at all, but I knew I was able to walk, so I thought I'd try that for two weeks to see if I liked it.

I went walking for three miles around my office building with friends on my lunch break and enjoyed it, so I kept at it. My legs got stronger and over time, I could keep up with the group. All of my blood work is now normal, and I have more energy for my year-old daughter.

The personality that I had inside has finally come out. I used to feel invisible, but now, when I put on my suit and heels, I think, I can command this room. Top Tip: Focus on eating a healthy breakfast first. Instead of having a bagel or sugary cereal, I switched to oatmeal with lowfat milk and cinnamon and bananas, or two eggs and two egg whites with veggies.

Gradually, I started feeling better and made other changes, like replacing two to three cans of soda a day with water. Read more about Robin's weight-loss plan.

Walking felt like the easiest change to make, so I started going out near my home for just 10 minutes a day on a local trail along a river. Being in nature was key. Gradually, I increased from 10 minutes to 2 hours a day and added hilly hikes on the weekends.

While I strolled, I listened to podcasts and soaked up the scenery. My cholesterol and blood pressure are now in healthy ranges—without medication.

It's wild how much I've changed, not just physically but emotionally too. I remember trying to hike when I was heavy—my knees hurt and I could barely breathe. I thought, I'll just look at nature; I don't have to walk in it. I can't believe the limited mindset I had. What was I thinking? I feel so much more confident and capable now.

Top Tip: Tone down your portion sizes. I realized that it was possible to feel full when eating less. A post shared by Joey Morganelli gaudyqueen on Apr 15, at pm PDT Apr 15, at pm PDT. Both of Joey Morganelli's parents died when he was a teenager, his mother from cancer when he was 13, and his father from a heart attack when he was He began to cope with food but didn't realize he was developing an addiction to food, according to what he told Men's Health.

By the time he was 18, he weighed about pounds, and that number eventually rose to After encouragement from a professor during his freshman year, Morganelli decided to try to lose weight.

At first, he lost some weight by counting calories but his weight fluctuated for several months because he sometimes binged. One day he had a panic attack but thought it was a heart attack. He decided then that it was time to completely change his diet. He decided to go vegan.

I'm focusing on a high-carb-low-fat vegan diet that is based on foods in their purest form. Since then, he has found both his physical and mental health improved drastically and his weight is down to pounds.

Even after a full year of workouts with Nate, I am still anxious to step foot in the gym on my own. I watched back my beginning workouts yesterday and I just had to laugh at how awkward I was. I stepped into a situation that made me extremely uncomfortable because I knew it was the next best step for myself.

It required me to be vulnerable which I have learned is a space of comfort for me. The moments that make me feel the most uncomfortable are the moments that have provided me with the most growth.

I have pushed myself further than I thought possible. I still finished. I shut my brain off and put in the work. Nate taught me that and I need to start applying it to my day to day life.

But I have to follow my desire to grow as a person. I will hold my head high because while I might not know how to do everything perfectly, I have a desire to learn.

Photo by my dear friend erwinloewen vulnerability growthmindset ketogeniclifestyle. Joanna Wilcox wrote about her weight-loss journey for Prevention stating that she'd always had unhealthy eating habits and after the birth of her two children, they only got worse.

This all changed when she decided to see a certified psychotherapist for the emotional eating she was doing " to cope with the stress and isolation of [her] job. Her psychotherapist suggested she try a low-carb diet and Wilcox decided on the keto diet.

She stuck to the diet and slowly incorporated exercise into her routine, including training for a 5k. think about all the things that used to worry you so much that no longer consume your mind and time. Think about the failures you stressed over but actually turned out to be a blessing.

transformationtuesday transformation weightlosstransformation weightlossjourney healthyliving. fit on Nov 27, at am PST Nov 27, at am PST. In April , Kayla Mills decided to start losing weight because she said, she didn't recognize who she was.

When she first started to lose weight, she bought a month of high-intensity interval training HIIT boot camp classes on Groupon. She saw a lot of progress after just her first month and continued for a few more before she started working out on her own.

Happy Transformation Tuesday! I get lots of questions about my exercise routine, but spend most of my time talking about dietary interventions. I like bicycling, jogging, and HIIT. Also, be sure to talk to your doctor first!

Share it in the comments below! A post shared by Kevin Gendreau, MD kevingendreau on Sep 4, at am PDT Sep 4, at am PDT. After the tragic news that his sister was diagnosed with cancer, Dr.

Kevin Gendreau decided it was time to change his life. His weight had reached pounds and he had been diagnosed with a series of health issues including hypertension, diabetes and fatty liver disease in He decided to eat only a very specific set of foods including fruits, vegetables, nuts, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, non-fat Greek yogurt, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and non-caloric spices and seasoning.

However, his weight plateaued, so he implemented intermittent fasting, eating only between 12 p. and 8 p. every day. That addition to his routine helped him drop the last 50 pounds off his pound total loss. Now time to focus even harder on gaining more muscle. A post shared by Hunter Croteau 🌛 huntercro on Oct 15, at pm PDT Oct 15, at pm PDT.

Hunter Croteau decided it was time to get healthy the year after he graduated from high school, after years of binge-eating and reaching pounds. His life changed when a woman came through his line at the grocery store where he worked. They started chatting and the woman ended up telling Croteau about how her daughter had had weight loss surgery.

He went to a doctor and decided to get a sleeve gastrectomy when he was just 19, which involves preparing with physical and psychiatric care.

Croteau spent six months preparing, visiting with a therapist and a nutritionist to help him stay healthy in the future. After the surgery last December, he changed his lifestyle. He started cooking his own food and going to the gym with one of his friends five days a week, every week since January His weight was down to pounds in August.

Perdue signed up for Optavia, a packaged meal plan, and learned how to eat balanced meals of protein and three servings of vegetables. That, along with minute walks, helped her lose lbs. Megan Rachow remembers the exact day she decided it was time for a change. I still remember the day that the switch flipped for me — July 19, — and I decided I was done living like this.

The Medina, Ohio, resident says up until that point she was drinking five or more cans of soda a day, eating large quantities of food and stopping at the drive-thru daily.

Spurred into action, Rachow shared that she started small, first cutting out soda and only eating food she cooked at home. my first week. After I had lost lbs. I became fascinated by fitness and seeing what new things I could accomplish with my body.

I do things that I never dreamed were possible like running races, lifting heavy weights and completing a sprint triathlon. After Mike Bauler's father-in-law went on life support following a heart attack in , the Madison, Wisc.

This was the trigger for me as I knew if I didn't get my life together soon, I would be the next person in that hospital bed. A few weeks after his father-in-law was admitted to the hospital, Bauler, who weighed lbs.

at his heaviest, signed up at a local gym. He first focused on exercising and eventually made changes to his diet, sticking to 1, calories a day and smaller portion sizes for one year. After losing weight, Bauler began running every day and completed endurance competitions like Ironman and Ragnar.

in about 18 months so I have had to stay busy to keep it off," he said. I like to join training groups and training clubs because of the friendships and accountability it creates.

It would be easy for me to blow off a mile run at on a Friday morning, but I know I have two friends meeting me, who I would never let down. After reaching her highest weight of lbs. at 26 years old, Boston resident Katia Powell realized her own health didn't reflect her dreams of becoming a medical doctor.

Powell was overweight as a child, eating a diet full of processed foods and little water and vegetables.

In college, Powell shared she dramatically gained more weight. She joined her local YMCA, gradually increasing her workouts until she was going 4 to 5 days a week for 60 to 90 minutes.

She also changed her eating habits, replacing sugary sweets with fresh fruit and vegetables. Within the first six months she lost lbs. Powell, who has kept the weight off for more than a decade, said she now loves cycling, dance and yoga, and "if I am unable to attend the gym, I run or take a walk outside, or workout at home and do a high-intensity interval training.

My workout routine also includes meditation," she added. Sara Cloutier always felt like an outsider growing up. She weighed lbs. in high school, and never enjoyed shopping or playing sports with her friends.

After her first pregnancy with her daughter in , Cloutier hit lbs. and was ready for a change. and maintained a healthy weight through her second pregnancy in As she worked to get back into a postpartum fitness routine, Cloutier discovered Zumba and fell in love with group fitness classes.

Three weeks after her first class, she became a certified trainer and started teaching classes. By , the demand had gotten so large that she opened her own fitness studio and now runs it along with her full-time job. At the time of her interview with PEOPLE, Cloutier was getting ready for another big change — her third child.

Between her severe anxiety, depression and her weight — lbs. at her heaviest — Katie Bolden felt "ruined," mentally. Then at age 26, Bolden was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and learned she would have trouble conceiving a child.

Just a few years later, in February , she went partially blind in one eye and found out she had pre-multiple sclerosis. Bolden started tracking everything she ate on MyFitnessPal and took up swimming, hiking and weightlifting. After three and a half years, she lost lbs.

and had her daughter. She also started a fitness blog and Instagram and even won a bodybuilding competition. Transitioning out of the military and into life as a stay-at-home mom took a toll on Morgan Root 's body.

She went from lbs. in just two years. When her son was 6 months old, the Richmond, Ga. I had trouble catching my breath; I had hip issues and a lot of body aches. I couldn't walk like I should be able to walk.

That excuse is now my motivation for everything I do. Weighing in at lbs. Gause was ready to make a change, and he immediately joined Live in Fitness, a residential weight loss community. There, he completely revamped his diet plan to focus on lean proteins and vegetables and started exercising.

In just over a year, he lost lbs. In , Samantha Call lost her father to heart disease. He was 48 years old and was affected by obesity. Call, who was lbs. at the time, also struggled with her weight. In early , Call found success with Atkins and dropped down to lbs.

after a year and a half. She maintained her weight loss for about seven years. Call began cooking healthy meals at home with her partner and devoted an hour before work to exercise.

Said the Callis, Maine resident: "It's part of my daily routine. Jason Cohen always struggled with his weight. At his highest, he hit nearly lbs. A big motivator to help him achieve and maintain his lbs. weight loss was a private Facebook support group dubbed the "Missing Chins Run Club. At more than lbs.

All I did was eat, go to work and watch my shows," she told PEOPLE. Tired of feeling "lazy," she finally committed to losing weight in February She ordered Herbalife shakes and "never looked back. Sticking to a "strict" 1,—1, calorie-per-day diet and joining a gym helped her lose lbs.

She also shared her weight loss journey on Instagram. I was shy, but now I have so much more confidence, I have so much more energy," said the Spring Hill, Fla. Laura Hyman 's weight reached lbs. because she was used to "taking care of everyone else but myself," the grandmother told PEOPLE.

Along with her husband Myron, Hyman lost more than lbs. using the Isagenix weight-loss program, which the retired Indio, Calif. and eats five times a day: two shakes, two snacks and one full meal. The couple also started a week body transformation program at the beginning of their weight loss journeys.

Hyman, who was working out with a trainer 3 to 4 times per week, became a finalist in her sixth Isabody Challenge. Although she was happy and confident in her body, Jovana Borojevic was shocked when she finally stepped on a scale. and had developed fatty liver disease from her fast food-heavy diet, all while dealing with polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS , told PEOPLE.

The digital marketing strategist immediately cut out starchy carbs, refined foods, sugar and most packaged food. In a month she dropped almost 20 lbs.

and started hitting the gym four to five times a week for weight training and cardio workouts. A year and a half into her weight loss journey, Borojevic was down to lbs.

Allie Ruby was determined to lose weight — and get her long-desired six-pack — after her poor college eating habits left her at lbs. But 98 lbs. later, she still wasn't happy.

I thought that would be a huge high, but it wasn't," Ruby told PEOPLE. She started weightlifting, which kept her in amazing shape but pushed her weight up again, this time with muscle.

Seeing the numbers creep back up the scale caused self-doubt. She switched from weightlifting to powerlifting, which requires extra weight, and was much happier. It's all about how strong you are," Ruby told PEOPLE. Janice "JJ" Jobity was always fit growing up, but when she was mistreated in a relationship, she turned to food to cope.

I just kind of tuned out of the world, and food became my everything. By , Jobity had hit her highest weight of lbs. and started feeling excruciating stomach pain. She decided to get healthy — mentally and physically — taking boot camp classes and seeking counseling to deal with her emotional issues.

Jobity cut out fried food and soda in favor of a diet focused on fruits, vegetables and lean protein. She also started working out six days a week. A lot of weight loss is mental. Naomi Teeter had struggled with her weight her whole life and found herself weighing more than lbs.

by the time she was She ignored her mounting health problems — painful water retention in both her knees, eczema breakouts and nightly bouts of acid reflux — until a doctor's visit that inspired her to make a change.

She began keeping a food diary and joined a gym. Teeter soon was physically capable of doing things she never thought possible, like running multiple half and full marathons, climbing a mountain and even sky diving.

But it wasn't until she ran a naked 5K that she learned to truly embrace her body. Teeter made healthy swaps for junk food and keeps track of her macronutrient intake. The Spokane, Wash. As far as advice, Teeter shared not to stress too much about what you're eating — instead focus on how much you're eating.

when she started having children, but her pregnancy weight brought her up to lbs. After having her second child, Tara Kavanagh knew she wanted to make a change. I wanted to experience new things and felt my size was holding me back.

Kavanagh decided she did not want to undergo weight loss surgery after seeing relatives who ended up gaining their weight back. She also swears by Jillian Michaels ' workouts. person, I just up the intensity level now to get my killer workout!

Kavanagh suggested finding a workout you won't get bored with, commenting that "Jillian's workouts are always fun and I look forward to doing them. For years, Helen Costa-Giles had no real motivation to lose some of her lb. body weight, despite concerns from her doctor. But in , her yearly checkup took a somber turn when the mom of two learned that she was on track to develop chronic health problems because of her size.

Determined, she immediately threw out all processed and preservative-filled foods and started eating a clean diet.

In just six months, with no exercise, she dropped close to 90 lbs. Costa-Giles then added weightlifting to her days and fell in love.

I kind of got obsessed because for the first time in my life, my body was actually doing what I asked it to do. Costa-Giles began running free exercise classes in her hometown of San Antonio at 4 a.

I like to share my story because it's so relatable. Dustin LaJaunie has come a long way from the lbs. he once weighed. He's since lost lbs.

and counting with the help of his younger brother Josh LaJaunie, who started the private Facebook support group called "Missing Chins Run Club. The group is a safe place for people to share their stories and struggles and motivate one another to lose weight. Eating plan-based and running alongside his brother, Dustin compared the Missing Chins to the trips he and his brother used to take when going hunting.

The Gloucester, U. My mum had a stroke very young, and it scared us as a family. I didn't want to put my family through the same thing, so knew I had to do something. Marie Byrne credits doing at-home Jillian Michaels workouts and decreasing her portion sizes with helping her drop 70 lbs.

She also said having a partner with Parkinson's disease inspired her to get her health on track. What excuse did I have not to exercise when he didn't make any excuses? Byrne began counting calories and making sure she eats three healthy meals each day in addition to starting her mornings with Jillian Michaels' workouts at 5 a.

The office worker weighed lbs. by the time she was pregnant with her first child due to poor eating habits and a lack of physical activity. After complications from her C-section left her depressed, Brittany Greenslit started walking and doing Pilates and yoga to help lift her mood. As soon as she was well enough, she began doing Jillian Michaels' workout DVDs.

Greenslit started eating lots of fruits, veggies and protein. If she goes out, she orders a chicken salad instead of her former go-to order of a cheeseburger and French fries.

The St. Cloud, Minn. Alicia Steele , the longtime on-air host, gained weight when she went through menopause. She got inspired to lose weight when T-Tapp Method creator Teresa Tapp appeared on a PBS show she was hosting and decided to give her DVDs a try.

Steele dropped four dress sizes using the program and kept the weight off for more than five years. She "completely changed" her eating habits, and eats "lots of colorful, fresh food. Beyond spending 15 to 20 minutes each day working out with the T-Tapp DVDs, Steele's weight loss tip was to try dry brushing: "This helps with exfoliation, detoxification and improving circulation, which improves fascia fitness," she said.

Megan McGee began gaining weight when she got into an unhealthy relationship and stopped spending time with friends or going to the gym. After getting out of the relationship, she decided it was time to make a change — especially since she worked in the health profession.

The Middlesex, England-based nurse decided to join Slimming World to take control of her health. She preferred group exercise classes and began regularly meeting with a personal trainer. McGee also went from skipping meals and snacking throughout the day to sticking to set meal times.

Her biggest tip was to not be afraid to make a change: "There is nothing to lose and so much life to gain. Rebin Roy told PEOPLE she "could easily down a pitcher of margaritas and 20 buffalo wings at happy hour," and smoked a pack-and-a-half to two packs of cigarettes every day for 14 years.

While she quit smoking after getting pregnant with her first child in , she kept her unhealthy eating habits until she began having health problems after having her third child. She joined WeightWatchers and dropped from lbs.

by watching her portions. Roy began eating six small meals a day while allowing herself the occasional fast food burger by only eating half of it. To stay motivated, Roy has competed in bodybuilding competitions. She also recommended using a slow cooker to prepare healthy meals.

I'll put some chicken in in the morning and it's done for dinner. Hannah Jenkins shared that overeating was just part of her daily routine.

After dinner, she'd continue to snack on packaged foods like ramen with cheese and more snack cakes. But when she got to college, everything changed. She started her weight loss journey on New Year's Day Using her My Fitness Pal app to log her food, workouts and water intake, Jenkins' daily meals included loading up on protein for breakfast by eating either oatmeal with fruit and peanut butter or a protein shake, and then sticking to lean proteins and small amounts of carbs like sweet potatoes and rice.

Jenkins' workouts focused on a hour of cardio each day plus strength training three days a week. Tanisha Washington had reached a high weight of lbs. by age 21, but she had always struggled with her weight. I have the most horrible memories because I was associated with all that weight I was carrying.

Washington successfully lost 50 lbs. in college, but gained it back when she unexpectedly got pregnant her junior year. After giving birth, she decided to get healthy for herself and her baby. She stuck to the low-carb, high-protein Atkins diet and used strength training to tone her body.

Hollie Barrett , the superstore employee from Suffolk, England, had reached lbs. and felt her weight was preventing her from being the hands-on mom she wanted to be. That experience jumpstarted her determination to lose weight.

Barrett had recently seen a friend's post on Facebook about their success with the weight loss program Slimming World and decided to give it a try. Barrett turned to the Slimming World food optimizing plan. Barrett, who stuck with long walks and jogging, advised that you should find a plan you can stick to: "I used to jump from fad diet to fad diet, and they were all so strict and hard to follow.

Then she read a book called The China Study about the merits of a plant-based diet, and cut dairy and processed meat out of her diet. In a year she lost the majority of her weight through changes to her eating habits alone. Sticking to a vegan diet, the Rochester, N.

Goodenough suggested getting creative with your meals, sharing that her vegan diet "became fun because I was trying new different recipes, and everything tasted different so it was cool and fun.

In , husband and wife Nathan and Brenda Bennett both found themselves struggling with their weight even though they led active lifestyles. The Bennetts cut out sugar and processed foods from their family meals and began using My Fitness Pal to track their calories and exercise.

The couple focused on clean eating and portion control, with a goal to work out six days a week.