Sometimes it's easier to say than to do to maintain a healthy lifestyle and
stay in shape. It might be challenging to change up long-standing, familiar
routines, but everything is achievable with effort and willpower.
Most people have attempted to lose a little weight at least once in their
life. The biggest issue after losing weight is typically keeping it off.
Losing weight is frequently quite difficult. Additionally, some people
experience additional difficulties that might make it difficult to lose
weight, such as thyroid issues and hormone issues.
However, for individuals who are determined to reduce weight, there is
nothing that can stand in their way. One such person is Indiana resident
Lexi Reed. Lexi has developed into something of an online sensation in 2018
as a result of sharing her personal experiences, and she has become a beacon
of light for obese and overweight people who feel that they will never be
able to reduce weight via diet and exercise. Amazingly, Lexi's husband gave
her a lot of encouragement as they both started dieting and exercising.
Together, the pair shed more than 400 pounds.
Over 1 million people follow Lexi on social media as a result of her candor
and openness about her struggle. She conveys a message of body positivity
and, more significantly, is aware of the impact she has on others. Even
though Lexi and Danny put on a little weight while the Covid was in
lockdown, they are still pleased with their overall improvement.
After shedding over 300 pounds during her weight loss journey, Lexi Reed is
the epitome of someone who has the resolve to be in shape. In order for
others to follow along and learn from her, she even kept track of her
progress along the way on Instagram.
At her heaviest, Lexi weighed 485 pounds and was consuming at least 6,000
calories a day, saying to Women's Health Mag in November 2018, "I was
honestly just fed up with weighing 485 pounds." I was dining out many times
a day, and because I loved anything fried, it was mainly greasy fast food.
Cooking at home was never the norm, and neither were veggies.
But as soon as she committed to leading a healthy lifestyle, she was
unstoppable. She even got her husband, Danny, involved; he helped her stay
on track with her goals and she reciprocated by doing the same for him.
According to PEOPLE, the pair shed about 400 pounds jointly, which is a
remarkable achievement!
However, just like with persons who are very overweight, weight reduction
always comes with additional issues, such uncomfortable loose skin, and Lexi
had to deal with this. According to Women's Health Mag, Lexi underwent a
lower-body lift to remove extra skin from her belly and outer thighs and to
shape her buttocks.
Lexi underwent a nine-hour procedure that required the removal of seven
pounds of skin and altered her life in several ways. Lexi remarked on the
surgery, "It's amazing to me that I can look down and see my feet or feel
[my] hip bones for the first time in my life." It was always more important
to be healthy and pain-free than to have a flat stomach.
According to NBC News, Danny and Lexi set separate weight-loss objectives
for themselves. Lexi went a step further and started an Instagram account to
hold herself responsible. She remarked, "I began it because I didn't want to
bother all of my Facebook friends with my postings. I imagined maybe I'd get
10 Instagram followers."
But before she realized it, her account had received a lot of attention,
and she now has over 1 million followers. She said, "It's weird; I didn't
expect to get recognized." But Danny and I think it's been very amazing to
be able to tell our experience because we simply want to go with the flow
and inspire someone if we can.
The fact that she continues to post positively about everything pertaining
to body image, including regaining some weight during the COVID pandemic,
which Danny wrote about in a post on his Instagram page, shows that she is
aware of the influence she has over people who look up to her. She told
Woman's Health Mag, "I feel responsible for a million people on the internet
daily."
"I didn't feel as little or confident as I did the last time that I went
there or that I was on the beach," she captioned one of her most recent
images. "But I refuse to conceal this body or allow that hold me back. All
bodies are beach bodies!"
Her main point is that it's more important to acquire life than it is to
lose weight.
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