In this day and age, leading a healthy and active lifestyle isn't as easy as one might think. There are so many temptations and distractions that surround us, between sugary snacks and hectic work schedules, that it's really quite hard to take care of oneself.
When 25-year-old Rachael Heffner's mother passed away in 2004, the young girl turned to food for comfort. She says that she was already chubby in those days, and her weight ballooned to 285 pounds. She was obese in college and had unhealthy habits, such as guzzling large bottles of soda regularly.
Her transformation came when her crush told her that she was "too fat" to date. The heartbroken young woman decided, at that moment, that she had to change her ways. She started with small steps, gradually changing her diet and starting to exercise.
Now, just a few years later, she's totally transformed and has even lost interest in that crush! Rachael insists that they're still friends, and she's even thanked him for jumpstarting her weight loss journey.
For most of her life, Rachael Heffner carried excess pounds. At one point she reached 285 pounds.
In college, she was interested in a man who broke her heart, saying that she was "too fat" to date.
To win his heart, Rachael decided to embark on a journey to better health by working out and eating right.
In no time, she was able to shed weight, and the man later returned to her, finally asking her out on a date.
But since shedding the weight, Rachael became disinterested in the crush! She maintains that they are still friends, and she has even thanked him for giving her the motivation to shed the weight.
Rachael continues to make progress. Her next step is to raise enough money to afford the surgery to removed the excess skin from her weight loss!
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