I lost over 50 pounds in 8 months — it all started with this one good habit

Health

By Jasmine Kazlauskas, News.com.au

An Australian woman has shared her stunning weight loss transformation that saw her lose 53 pounds and get her life back.

Back in July 2023, Dils Lee felt like she had hit rock bottom after reaching her heaviest weight of 192 pounds, while she was also donning size 16 clothes.

While the 28-year-old says there is nothing wrong with being that size, it had a dramatic impact on the way it made her feel both physically and mentally.

But now, less than a year later, the Central Coast, Australia, woman has turned her life around after dropping an incredible 53 pounds and three dress sizes after a simple change.

“It just got to a point where I was sick of waking up and feeling horrible, sore and uncomfortable in my body,” Lee told news.com.au.

“I had seen a post on Instagram that said if you were not an active person but were with a partner that was active, the inactive partner was likely to die seven years before the active partner.

“This really scared me, because my husband is a super fit and active person and I hated the thought of me not being around because I didn’t take care of myself and my body.

“I genuinely feel that this completely altered my mindset and approach to weight loss. Not just to look better, but to be healthy, and be alive as long as possible with my husband.”

When she was at her heaviest, Lee said her moods were low, she felt sluggish, run down and was in pain all the time.

She desperately wanted to get her life back after gaining weight throughout the pandemic, but had no idea where to start.

But after she began simply walking with a friend during their coffee runs instead of sitting in the cafe, she noticed a huge change.

She began losing weight and before long, she fell in love with movement, even attending fitness HIIT classes five times a week.

In six months, Lee had dropped an incredible 37 pounds, but felt like she was stuck in a plateau and was not able to lose any more weight.

That is when she decided to reach out to a nutritionist, Lily Cook, who helped her prioritise her nutrition goals and saw her begin a low carb, high protein diet.

With this change, she managed to drop another 15 pounds and achieve the toned physique of her dreams.

“I started walking most mornings with my friend to get a coffee,” she said.

“I really loved it. Then one day, while we got a coffee on our walk, we met some people that had just finished a HIIT gym class next door and they suggested that we come along.

“We took them up on the offer. After my free trial, I signed up and would go multiple times a week, I absolutely loved it.

“The trainer there, Shauna, made it feel like a community. It was so much fun.

“I also stuck to a calorie deficit, and later reached out to a nutritionist for help with this.