Obese pasta-lover loses 120lbs in a YEAR after tracking progress on Instagram

An overweight pasta lover who feared she was too heavy for furnishings has misplaced 120lbs (9 stone) due to two-hour a day Instagram dependancy.

Lindsey Awad, 25, from Fort Winter Haven in Florida, would trawl by weight reduction footage on-line to encourage herself when she weighed 283lb (20st three).

She had piled on the kilos by takeaways and a penchant for pasta that noticed her consuming two double portion meals of it a day.

Lindsey Awad has revealed a dramatic 120lb weight reduction after only one 12 months of weight-reduction plan

However final 12 months whereas furnishings purchasing, she was shocked to seek out she was close to the utmost weight restrict of 300lbs (21 st 6) for backyard chairs and determined to slim down.

She spent two hours a day on Instagram, following individuals who posted their physique transformations and opened a web page of her personal.

Now the radiologist is unrecognisable at 161lb (11st 7) and has an Instagram following of over four,000 who she dispenses weight reduction ideas and recommendation to.

Lindsey was impressed to drop some pounds after following different weight reduction Instagram accounts. Pcitured: Lindsey earlier than weight reduction at 283lb (20st three)

Impressed Lindsey began her very personal Instagram account and now has followers come to her for recommendation

Lindsey stated: 'After I began on Instagram I had a couple of women who I adopted, they made me really feel so motivated and wish to stand up to work out.

'I'd spend a few hours a day on Instagram, different individuals's transformation tales and it actually helped.

'After I was discouraged I'd take a look at earlier than and after footage on-line and they'd preserve me on monitor and remind me why I used to be shedding pounds.

Earlier than she began her wholesome new journey Lindsey would eat large parts of her favorite meals macaroni cheese

Lindsey says that the turning level got here for her when she was furnishings purchasing and was shocked to seek out she was close to the utmost weight restrict for a chair

'After shedding 70lb (5 stone) I posted my first weight reduction footage to on-line, I knew that if I had individuals watching me it might preserve me motivated and on monitor.

'Then I began setting my weight reduction objectives on Instagram, that method I knew I needed to attain it as a result of I did not need individuals to say "I knew she could not do it."'

Lindsey has now come up to now that she is ready to share her recommendation with others trying to drop some pounds.

Lindsey, pictured on her marriage ceremony day, stated that she was so embarrassed that her weight was stopping her from doing issues that she sought to  change her methods 

She continued: 'Now I've bought over four,000 followers watching my progress, they offer me suggestions and ship quite a lot of direct messages asking for recommendation.

'It is nice with the ability to assist them as I understand how it feels and have been of their sneakers.

'Realizing that my weight reduction conjures up others makes me really feel actually nice.'

Lindsey knew it was time for a change after her weight began to get in the way in which of actions along with her husband Zak, 38.

She continued: 'We have been on the lookout for out of doors furnishings for our new residence, I used to be one of many chairs.

Lindsey has now shrunk all the way down to 161lb (11st 7) and has racked up four,000 Instagram followers within the course of

She says that after her dramatic transformation individuals struggled to recognise her 

'It stated there was a weight most of 300lb (21st 6) and I knew that I used to be near weighing that a lot.

'Then at one other time me and my husband wished to go skydiving however the weight restrict was 250lb (17st eight) so I could not do it with him.

'Moments like these actually embarrassed me and made me realise that my being chubby was holding me again.'

She initially switched her massive pasta parts and takeaways, for a vegan weight loss program that helped her lose 15lbs (one stone) in three weeks.

Lindsey stated: 'My portion sizes have been uncontrolled, I'd all the time have seconds of my massive meals.

'At instances I used to be consuming massive pasta parts for practically each meal after which quite a lot of quick meals on prime of that.

'I learn a e book on vitamin and determined to chop out all dairy and meats, I used to be vegan for six weeks straight - all I lived off was greens, fruit and beans.

 One man at work got here in and launched himself, he did not realise it was me in any respect.

'There have been instances the place I began to cry as I wished to have a mac and cheese, however I by no means cheated the meal plan.

'After shedding 15lbs (one stone) I began to cry, I used to be lastly doing it and there was no method I used to be going to cease and return to how I used to be earlier than.'

Since then she began exercising as much as six instances per week and in a single 12 months has misplaced practically 120lb (9 stone).

Now her household and associates cannot consider she's the identical individual.

Lindsey stated: 'A few of my sufferers do not even recognise me anymore and have requested 'the place the larger lady went'.

'One man at work got here in and launched himself, he did not realise it was me in any respect.

'When he held out his hand to say whats up, it was like he had by no means seen me earlier than, once I informed him he could not consider it was me.

'Folks inform me how significantly better I search for shedding the burden and that I look a lot youthful too, I could not be happier.' 

LINDSEY'S DIET BEFORE 

Breakfast - biscuits, gravy,and hash browns

Snacks - pastries

Lunch - Massive Mac with fries

Dinner - macaroni and cheese

Dessert - cookies

LINDSEY'S DIET NOW 

Breakfast - fruit

Snack - granola bar

Lunch - rooster salad with Greek yoghurt and apple slices

Dinner - vegetable soup  

 

 

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