Watch People Features: Half Their Size, available now, on PeopleTV. For more on their stories and weight loss tips, pick up a copy of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. LR: I love my Pulse class. LR: I work out six times a week for 30 minutes to an hour. Together: 'We Fell in Love with Taking Care of Ourselves'. I also found a class called Pulse fitness which is a cardio dance class [like Zumba] that allowed me to tune out to music and switch up my workouts while having fun doing them. LR: Breakfast: two eggs and three pieces of butterball turkey bacon. How did you overcome them? I thought it would take me over three years to lose 300-plus pounds, but I was so determined and hardworking that I did it in two. It kept me accountable because my friends also noticed if I missed a class. I tried many diets, and when I was in middle school, I tried Weight Watchers and LA Weight Loss. LR: I count calories faithfully using MyFitnessPal. “I was on diets my whole life,” Lexi says. And soon they begin to see an unexpected benefit to losing weight together: an increase in their quality time. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: This Couple Dropped 395 Lbs. LR: Eggs, fruit, spinach, salad, and chicken. – decided to ditch their unhealthy lifestyle once and for all. lighter, and Danny has dropped 95 lbs. She hasn’t hit a plateau yet because she constantly re-evaluates what she is doing. “It’s awesome because we have each other,” said Danny. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? I saved my own life, and for that there are no words — only gratitude. I had cheat meals that turned into cheat days, and I went on vacations where I didn't count one calorie. She has lost a total of 130 pounds, and she did it all naturally by changing what she ate (but not following a fad diet) and investing her time in strength training. Please select the topics you're interested in: Would you like to turn on POPSUGAR desktop notifications to get breaking news ASAP? Growing up, we never had a lot of money and my parents never cooked. LR: I switch up my workouts so I don't get burnt out. in two years, Lexi and Danny Reed from Terre Haute, Indiana say they are "closer and stronger than ever before". “I just kind of try to set it up like a business meeting. For more weight-loss inspiration, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page! What's the range of calories you eat per day? However, I told myself that every day was a new day, and the most important thing you can do is get back up and keep going. “We would spend most nights just sitting on the couch watching television and mindlessly eating junk food,” says Lexi, 27, a blogger who has 492,000 followers on her Instagram @fatgirlfedup. When this couple realized that their weight would prevent them from having a long life together, they got fit and it made them closer. As time passed it, became easier. “I knew I could never be a mom at the size that I was and that was one thing that motivated me,” Lexi said. 19 hours ago, by Victoria Messina “We returned to that beach and ran down that beach!” she says. PS: Did you have any setbacks? I started taking the foods I loved and making healthier versions so I no longer felt like I had to give up something or deprive [myself]. “I just tried to remind myself the things I was doing it for and my goals,” said Lexi. They started going to the gym, too. I stopped looking at [this journey] as a diet and knew I needed something I could stick with long term. I have always been a member of Anytime Fitness. Since losing weight, the Reeds' marriage has been stronger. After making their resolution, a friend dared them to go a month without drinking alcohol, going out to eat or having a cheat meal — and the couple took that dare. “Then we started going on walks, being active, hiking, riding bikes — all these activities that we weren’t able to do when we were living on our couch.”. But these unhealthy habits meant they both were overweight and they realized they needed to change. LR: I learned how strong and capable I am as a person. After losing a total of 395 lbs. 15 hours ago, by Kelsie Gibson I'm Feeling So Emotionally Drained and Physically Tired — Could It Be Pandemic-Related Stress? “And if people were going to stare at me because of my weight, I was going to give them a reason to stare by being the hardest worker in the room.”, Danny, 29, says he had his own reservations initially. We can do a song full of squats and even though my legs are burning, it's so much fun that I don't even notice. When Lexi and Danny Reed visited a Chinese restaurant, it wasn’t unusual for them to make trip after trip to the buffet, heaping food on as many as eight plates. Now, a little more than a year later, she's dropped 230 pounds — and her weight-loss journey is going viral. It also helped me to meet others that were on a journey also so I didn't feel so alone.

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