There are many factors that contribute to how much we weigh. Some of us are predisposed to weigh more, and others less — all because of our family history and DNA.
Ella Resiga felt that she had been cheated by her genetics. She was overweight at an early age, but no one in her family shared the same body type. She struggled with her size despite having healthy habits. Allergic reactions forced doctors to put her on steroids, and that's how she started gaining weight.
Despite avoiding junk food, she ballooned to 198 pounds by the time she was 13 years old. But she thinks it was huge portion sizes that contributed to her size.
Reality kicked in when she saw her doctor and was told that if she didn't lose weight, she could be facing a lifetime of being obese.
Then, a trip to Romania changed everything. While there, she visited her great aunt, who let her in on a little weight-loss secret: grapefruit.
Now scroll down to see the strange diet that allowed Ella to go from 259 pounds to a svelte 145!
From a very young age, Ella Resiga was overweight.
At just 13 years old, she weighed close to 200 pounds. She thinks her size was due to large portions — even though she avoided junk food — and steroids she had to take for allergies.
At her heaviest, she weighed 259 pounds, and doctors warned her that she could be obese for the rest of her life if she didn't act soon.
A trip to Romania and a visit to her great-aunt, Sofia Ciulei, changed everything. Sofia revealed that she had lost 77 pounds thanks to one diet trick: consuming grapefruit.
Ella then totally changed her diet and lifestyle, consuming only boiled chicken and vegetables as well as a whopping 10 grapefruits a day.
The trick worked! She shed pounds until she reached a svelte 145 pounds.
Experts warn that a fad diet like this one is not the healthiest, and advise dieters to stick to a more balanced regimen.
But since her weight loss, Ella has returned to balanced eating and smaller portion sizes to keep her frame.
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