How 1 Woman Lost Half Her Body Weight in 2 Years (It's Pretty Simple, Really)

What keeps me motivated and on my path of a healthy lifestyle???? ME!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗 Since day one I've done this for me and my health !! For the first 28 years of my life I didn't really care what size I was, I lived life, drank, smoked, partied way too much, travelled the world and yes rocked bikinis at a size 26 on the beach - I couldn't care less - I was big, obese, and what? I still had a life to live! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 But this life to live could be done in a much healthier state!! I didn't have to be overweight! So with the conscious effort and motivation to get healthier and fitter I set off on my journey to a better me in 2014 🏋🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️ And that was the day everything changed, with no help from anyone I vowed to lose half my body weight all on my own through exercise and healthy eating, sticking at it day by day 💪🏽💪🏽 I refused trainers, fad diets, gimmicks, detoxes and anything that was just a money making scheme 💯💯 you don't need those things, all you need is you! And with that mentality I went on to lose half my weight from 20 stone (127kgs) in 2 years! ☺️☺️ But besides the physical weight loss, I feel so full of energy, fitter, more alive than ever, and all round happy and health! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Do this for you and so it the right way and you will stick to it for a lifetime !!

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Miss Carli Jay has it all figured out. Living it up for the first 28 years of her life, she was happy rocking her size 26 frame in a bikini, but one day she just decided she wanted to change things around and live a healthier life. Starting at 280 pounds, she said, "with no help from anyone I vowed to lose half my body weight all on my own through exercise and healthy eating, sticking at it day by day 💪🏽💪🏽." She refused fad diets, trainers, and other gimmicks, she says, "all you need is you! And with that mentality I went on to lose half my weight from 20 stone (127kgs) in 2 years!" That's 140 pounds gone!

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If you're struggling with losing weight and not being successful, take Carli's advice. "Do this for you and do it the right way and you will stick to it for a lifetime !!" Find a method that works for you. Maybe it's signing up for Weight Watchers or joining a CrossFit gym. Start off small, take one day at a time, one pound at a time, and always remember that you have the power to make it happen!