After Chelsea Stevens gave birth to her son three years ago, she started to gain weight. The now 25-year-old college student from Birmingham, England, weighed 280 pounds at her heaviest, and credits/blames her frequent fast-food indulgences — fried chicken and pizza, mostly — for the weight gain.
"I loved eating fast food every day and I was addicted to crusty bread smothered in butter but didn't realize how fat I was until it was too late," Stevens told the Caters New Agency. "I used to look at myself in the mirror and feel disgusted with what I saw but I couldn't help but eat huge portions."
It wasn't until 2013, when she got on a roller coaster and was asked to move to a larger seat, that she felt compelled to lose weight. In October of that year, Stevens took a photo that she intended to use to "fat-shame" herself — and then she made it the wallpaper on her phone so she'd be reminded of how she looked, constantly.
"I knew that looking at such a disgusting picture of myself every time I picked up my phone would stop me from ordering takeaways and give me the courage to lose weight," Stevens said.
Stevens also signed up for a meal replacement program, which sped up the weight loss. She has since lost 98 pounds.
"I feel amazing being a slim young mum," Stevens said. "I can be more active with my son and feel so much more confident."
Resource: redbookmag.com
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