Fat Girl Has Lost
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Fat Girl Has Lost
by Brittany Anas Published: Apr 4, 2017
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“My transformation revealed abs that I had never seen before in my life."
If you've ever tried to lose weight, you've probably experienced your boobs peace-ing out really quickly while your belly fat just chills. So. Unfair.
But it doesn't have to go down this way.
Since belly fat is notoriously stubborn, we went straight to the women who've ditched the extra weight around their midsections to find out exactly how they conquered the battle of the belly bulge. Snag their tips and get closer to your goals.
After having three children, Shantea Johnson felt frumpy and wanted to lose weight from her belly and hips. "I honestly had no idea how I could accomplish this feat, but I was determined," she says. "Coincidentally, a friend introduced me to the world of fitness competitions, and I began working with a trainer who taught me the importance of nutrition and how it's connected with obtaining the results I wanted."
Shantea gave up soda and started eating five to six small, structured meals a day; each meal contained protein, a complex carb, and vegetables. Shantea went from 150 pounds in June 2012 to 120 pounds in October 2012 after cleaning up her nutrition, exercising five to six days per week, and completing abs-focused workouts two days a week. "To my surprise, my transformation revealed abs that I had never seen before in my life," Shantea says.
She also went on to compete in her first fitness competition, placing third. She continues to complete in fitness competitions, and at age 42, she's been able to keep the weight off and maintain her abs. To keep her stomach toned, she does P90X Abs Ripper workouts, as well as exercises like planks and crunches.
For Cori Magnotta , weight loss was a game. To get in shape, she hula-hooped for 30 minutes straight at least five days a week, with the two-pound FXP Hula Hoop , which is weighted to make the workout more challenging. "I watch TV while hooping and challenge myself to add in arm movements during commercials," she says. Over the course of 11 months, she lost a total of 80 pounds and toned her stomach. Cori says she also went cold turkey on soda. She was drinking about four cans of Coke a day but now sticks to water. She fills up a one-gallon jug each morning and makes it a goal to finish drinking it by the end of the day.
After having three kids in two years, Kate Glazer packed on more pounds than she realized. It got to the point where she didn't even recognize herself in photos. "If I hadn't known what I wore that day, I wouldn't have recognized myself," she says. To make a change, she started watching what she ate more carefully and taking walks around her neighborhood. But as winter approached in Baltimore, she had to take her workouts inside. She started working out on a Bowflex Max Trainer , doing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts on the machine, which she says allowed her to shed the belly fat. She's lost 60 pounds over the course of her fitness journey.
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In college, Dorothy Beal was overweight and coveted Britney Spears' abs, so she started eating healthier by figuring out what foods she had an intolerance to and learning how to get more out of her workouts. A trainer also pointed out that Dorothy's situps could be more effective by tilting her pelvis up, so her back lies flat on the floor. She also does Pilates and yoga.
During her freshman year of college, McKenzie Maxson adopted some late-night habits that led to the storied "freshman 15." Downing sugary, boozy drinks, followed up with junk food led to next-day hangovers and bloat . She noticed the weight gain most in her stomach and lower back. But when she went on a family vacation, she reverted to her healthier habits, like early-morning runs instead of trips for bagels and coffee, and started abstaining from alcohol. After six months of not drinking, she lost "the booze belly" and the 15 pounds she gained. Now, she only drinks on special occasions, and enjoys a glass of wine or a simple cocktail, like a vodka soda, rather than sugar-loaded drinks.
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Losing Weight as a Fat Girl Was the Most Dangerous Thing I've Ever Done
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For as long as I can remember, I've been on the diet train. When I was in middle school, I did Jenny Craig and Curves. When I was in high school, I ate Lean Pockets, Slim Fast and Diet Coke to try and shed the pounds. When I was in college, I graduated to only eating six strawberries for breakfast and a "salad" for lunch (which consisted of romaine lettuce and grilled chicken). I ate roughly 400 calories per day and burned 1,000+ calories on the elliptical every afternoon. I would weigh myself every morning, and if I didn't lose a pound, I would work out twice as long. When I lost over 50 pounds in the span of three months, do you know what people said to me?
Not ONE person thought my weight loss was alarming—and neither did I. When you're fat and you go on your "personal journey" to lose weight, rarely anyone cares how you got there and at what cost. They only see this as a success because "skinny" equals "positive." Every comment I have ever received after weight loss has made me feel valued and worthy of attention. And yet, I was starving myself to get there.
After my 50-pound drop in 2008, I eventually couldn't sustain eating the calorie equivalent of just a Frappuccino every day for days on end. And so, I returned to my old eating habits and gained back the 50 pounds...plus another 40.
I could only shop in stores like Lane Bryant. I never went on a date or even entertained the idea of finding a partner. Sex was nonexistent, and something I never planned on having. I focused on my school work, and later my career—pushing aside life experiences because of the embarrassment of myself. I only took photos with purses on my lap, or hiding half my body behind someone else, or in big oversized sweaters to hide what was underneath. I couldn't seem to win, and even though I knew what I had done to myself in college, I still had a strong desire to lose weight . I wanted to be loved. I wanted to be attractive. I wanted people to pay attention to me again.
In 2015, I decided enough was enough. I missed going to a clothing store and being able to pull anything off the rack and fit into it. I craved validity from people who didn't even know me. I didn't want to hate myself anymore.
And so I signed up for Weight Watchers . I tracked anything and everything. I competed with myself by always trying to create recipes with less than five points. I prided myself on working out six days a week at 6 a.m. sharp, even though I felt drained and exhausted. I ate all the substitute foods—pasta for zoodles, rice for cauliflower and peanut butter for powdered peanut butter. And you know what? I lost 85 pounds in eight months. I felt like a rockstar.
And here's where I really went wrong. I decided to share my journey—VERY publicly—by writing about it on BuzzFeed. Overnight, I gained 1 million page views and 30,000 Instagram followers. Can you guess what all the comments were?
It was clear that what I had done was a HUGE accomplishment that many people envied. My value as a human skyrocketed. I finally achieved what I had been chasing for so many years: worth.
I was featured on Good Morning America . I became a Weight Watchers Ambassador. I wrote several more articles about my journey and meal plans. I got more followers on Instagram. I received attention—a LOT of attention. The more public my weight loss became, the more obsessed I found myself with a healthy lifestyle.
I restricted so many types of food that I binged often, and then blamed myself for it. I quit drinking alcohol altogether, along with social outings. I thought about food at all hours of the day, creating low-calorie recipes in my head. I labeled food as "good" and "bad," completely ruining my relationship with food. I worked out so much, I injured my foot. I sucked in my stomach every time I saw a mirror, and then picked out the areas that needed improvement. I binged more. I cried a lot. I frequently called myself a piece of shit. But I always worked to stay skinny. The comments kept on rolling.
How would you feel if I told you "my ways" led to an eating disorder that made me believe bringing my own meat to an Applebee's was totally normal? That skipping social events in order to avoid chips and dip was acceptable? That spewing hate at myself in the mirror every morning was fine because I believed I deserved it? The problem is, so many people assume losing weight is healthy, unless you physically look stereotypically anorexic. But guess what—fat people can be anorexic too. This was a mind-blowing realization to me, because I have been conditioned to believe that fat equals unhealthy and skinny equals healthy. And that too skinny equals anorexic and too fat equals My 600lb Life .
I couldn't sustain these lifestyle changes anymore. Once I started to binge consistently and gain weight back, I had suicidal thoughts. I didn't want to see people, or even walk outside my apartment. I was ashamed of what I had done to myself. It took a trifecta of support to shift my mindset and stop demonizing food: therapy, a 12-step program and an intuitive eating dietitian.
My dietitian is the person who really saved me. We spent an entire session once talking about peanut butter and bagels. I told her I would weigh my peanut butter and never go over 2 tablespoons in fear of eating too many Weight Watchers points. "Ok, but if you spread peanut butter normally on a piece of toast, how much peanut butter do you really think you're putting on there?" I stared blankly and bewildered. "I mean, I guess 1 or 2 tablespoons." That week she made me eat peanut butter every day without weighing it. And she made me quit Weight Watchers. That's when my recovery started.
Today I am happy, I am curvy and I am loved. I don't think about food every waking moment. I don't weigh or measure any of my food. I don't ask for salad without dressing. I don't look up menus and panic about what I'll be able to eat at restaurants. I don't pick apart my body in the mirror. I don't restrict any kind of food. And I don't count points or calories.
I count the moments that make life enjoyable. I'm in two very healthy relationships—one with my boyfriend, and one with myself. My mental health became the priority of my wellbeing, and for that I am grateful.
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