Mardrease Simone lost 70 pounds

Transformation of the Day: Mardrease Simone lost 70 pounds. After she became a mom in 2013, she experienced postpartum depression, which led to comfort eating and weight gain. Her journey began in 2015 when she started making practical, straightforward changes to her eating habits. She credits drinking more water as being key to her success. Check out her journey.

My name is Mardrease Simone. I am 25 years old, and I lost 70 pounds naturally. My current weight is 165 pounds, and my starting weight was 235 pounds. (My height is 5’5″.)

I became a mother in 2013 for the very first time. No one prepared me for how pregnancy would take over my mind and then my body. I fell into a deep postpartum depression when my son was only 2 months old. I had no idea what postpartum was at the time. I just knew that I didn’t feel right, and I wasn’t happy.

A year went by, and I put on at least 7-10 lbs a month for a year.
Eating was a comfort for me. There was no such thing as portion control.

By 2015, I weighed about 255 pounds. This was about the time
that the before picture on the left was taken. It was also the last time I took any pictures. I had no idea I was this big. I had no idea how I let this happen to me. When I saw myself, I just couldn’t believe it. I knew I had to change. I wanted to be healthier for my son, so I just had to do it.

I knew that change wasn’t going to happen overnight. I knew that I had to take baby steps, and I was okay with that. I started by just drinking water. I kept my diet exactly the same except I cut out any beverage that wasn’t water. No soda, no tea, no juice. Just water! I knew that I could change my eating habits by drinking more water.

There is no magic pill. No weight loss tea. I was doing what anyone can do. With time, my body naturally wanted less food, and I could control my portions because water helps you not to crave so much sugary and fatty foods. I cut my calorie intake from over 3000 calories a day to 1500.

I lost my first 30 lbs by doing this for the first 3 months. I was happy and excited, mainly because I didn’t force my body to do this. It happened all on its own with just a small adjustment. I did not work out or exercise in any way yet.

During the next 3 months, I hit the gym and lost 40 more pounds. I started my first year with Zumba only. Then got into weight lifting in my second year.

My biggest lesson: There won’t be any overnight results. I had
to understand that being interested in weight loss is different than being committed to weight loss. The moment I committed was when my life changed.

I want people to know that discipline is our biggest asset because discipline is a form of self-love. I just want women to understand that it’s a mind game. When you are ready to stop standing in your own way, things begin to change, and it’s so beautiful!

It’s so worth it! Make your mind up TODAY! Not the 1st, not
Monday, but TODAY! I am grateful that I have kept the weight off since I made up my mind in 2015.

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Weight and health issues, finances and struggling runs in my family. I vowed to break generational curses. I’m not done yet. ❤️

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