They used to call her an elephant. But not anymore.
Weight loss has unknowingly become a long-term goal for many of us girls because we are forever talking about it and never really doing it.
If you're one of those self-proclaimed 'fat girls' (seriously), good for you. This Thai girl isn't as lucky as you though.
She was bigger than most girls her age and was nicknamed elephant girl.
Some say it's puberty while others say it's stress. During her high school days, 18-year-old Wanwisa Nanongtoom from Thailand would spend her days binge eating. At her heaviest, she weighed 98kg.
She felt fat, ugly and very insecure- especially with the crude nicknames she got.. and she knew she had to do something. So she did.
She decided there and then to cut away all her favourite fat, greasy food and eventually started exercising everyday for a year- losing a total of 44KG!
When she was still in high school, she would eat everything she see in sight without hesitation. Thanks to this unhealthy (and unbalanced) diet, her weight shot up day by day and her skin also suffered with acnes popping up.
Her peers ridiculed her for her size and appearance, calling her 'elephant girl' and 'fat pig'.
During her second year of high school, Wanwisa kickstarted her weight loss journey and began exercising every morning and evening.
To Wanwisa, the most difficult part about this whole 'weight loss thing' is controlling her diet but she knew the importance of it.
During her diet, she ate 1-2 meals daily but made sure jt was rich in protein with many fruits and vegetables. She also said goodbye to foods high in sugar and sodium.
Whenevershe feels hungry, she would eat a banana~ Water also became her best buddy.
In order to see results, Wanwisa worked out every morning and evening for at least 30mins each session.
She admitted that the first three months of her weight loss journey was the worst and she's always wanted to give up. But she knew that if she give up, it'd give her peers more reasons to mock her.
She don't want to be seen as a girl who gives up easily too! With this as motivation, she exercised religiously and...
Ta-dah! This happened.
Wanwisa did it! And she's looking reallllll good. *heart eyes*
In a span of one year, Wanwisa went through a 360-degrees transformation into the babe she is today. Who knew that losing weight would make such a huge difference? :)
From a young girl who's always insecure and was called out for being an 'elephant girl' and 'fat pig', here she is today; in her confident self.
If we put her photos side by side with no context, would you have believed they are the same person?
No more pimples on her face. Instead, she's now rocking her natural glow and wearing her million-dollar smile!
Wanwisa shared her weight loss journey publicly on Facebook to encourage more girls to pursue a healthy lifestyle. Though losing weight was one of her main motivations, she felt that what's more important is to have a healthy body because if we are not in good health, how are we supposed to enjoy our lives?
Netizens who read Wanwisa's post find it very real and relatable. Some even said that they have finally found motivation to exercise and just like Wanwisa, they won't stop till they reach their goals!
Ladies, if you know a fellow sister who's also hard to lose weight; give them a pat and encourage them to keep going!
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