You can keep your New Year resolutions and your gym memberships that you swear you’ll put to good use, because this couple just one upped us all by going on an epic flab to fit journey together.
Meet Alexis, a 27-year-old resident of Indiana, US, and her husband Danny, who together embarked on a year-long quest to fight the flab. And they’ve done well? You tell me!
I know what you’re thinking. “WHAT? Is that really the same two people in both pictures?” Yep, you bet! It is indeed Alexis, or as she prefers, Lexi, and her high school sweetheart who she’s been with for 10 years, Danny.
The couple has come a long way, from being dangerously overweight to knocking a combined 170 kg by just eating healthy and exercising and the sheer strength of will power!
Lexi and Danny wanted to be parents but Lexi’s obesity was a hurdle that they had to surmount before they could plan for a child. And thus began their flab to fit transformation journey!
Let me be your guide through their inspiration-laden story!
Lexi had already begun working on herself, by counting her calorie consumption and working out. And last year, on their yearly vacation, Danny proposed!
Lexi was a 485 lbs, which is roughly 220 kg, but Danny loved her anyway, for the person she was. And that was one of the biggest motivating factors for her!
Despite wanting to shed the extra flab, Lexi remained amazingly body positive. She loved her body!
The goal was always to be healthy, not size zero. And Lexi was lucky to have found a life partner who pushed her towards being healthy instead of conforming to unrealistic body expectations.
“Surround yourself with those who lift you higher and see your soul, not just your looks.”
The best part about Lexi’s battle against her weight was that she wasn’t alone. Danny, her husband now, wasn’t just a passive motivator but an active co-participant in her efforts.
He accepted that he too needed to achieve a healthy weight goal and joined his wife at the gym! Who better than your better half to give you that much needed push!
Of course, cutting back the carbs would’ve been hard but diet food made with loads of love can conquer all! For Lexi and Danny, it was all about eating more proteins and less carbs and they managed it beautifully.
The couple religiously chronicled their hard work through gym selfies and videos. By mid-year, they’d shed some phenomenal amount of weight and were positively glowing!
But even amidst all this, Lexi continued to show immense love for her body, lovingly supported by Danny, of course!
The couple that works out together, takes gym selfies together!
What a lot of people don’t understand is that even if you’re inching closer to the body of your dreams, there are still so many self-image issues that you have to conquer. Like wearing a swim suit for the first time!
One of the biggest regrets a woman can have is that years after her wedding, she doesn’t fit in her wedding dress anymore! But for Lexi, it was the biggest, happiest milestone!
And finally, at the end of a crazy year full of exertion and healthy eating, Lexi and Danny went from flab to fit and fab! What a transformation!
Looks like the Before & After story of your dreams, doesn’t it?
Would you look at the gorgeous lady now?
And this dapper man!
They even gave their engagement proposal a fun do-over and it was adorable!
But wait, just because they’ve achieved their goal weights doesn’t mean the hustle has to stop! They’re still going at it!
Alexis and Dany’s flab to fit story is an inspiration, sure. But more than being just another transformation tale, it is all about loving yourself and the other person for who they are.
Because while criticism may push someone to work for their goal, loving encouragement will make sure they never give up!