Women’s Health recently featured a story on one woman who was able to lose a whopping 175 pounds in spite of struggling with obesity her whole life. Jane Downward grew up compensating for her weight with her humour, but after hitting a staggering 373 pounds, she knew she needed to get on the right track to change. After realizing that she had been consuming 3000 calories daily, she did everything it took to lose the weight from joining to Spark People to betting on her own weight loss goals. 

Why was she so motivated?

“As I began to realize that I was going to be a mom soon, I started to notice parents who sat on the sidelines while their kids played at the park. I knew that if I didn’t lose weight, I would be like those moms and dads, not because I was distracted by my phone but because I wouldn’t be able to physically keep up with my kid. I didn’t want to miss a second of being a parent.” – Jane Downward



Image Source: Jane Downward

Check out her interview with Women’s Health Magazine where she talks about the amazing  steps she took to get into shape and live a more active healthier lifestyle. 

Send us a story of your weight loss transformation to info@modelmydiet.com. Your story could be featured in our next blog post!

Danielle Brooks’s made a surprising omission on her Instagram account the other day; it was the first time she went to the gym with just a sports bra. Anyone who is struggling through weight loss can understand how big of a non-scale victory that is for all women out there. There is something about being able to feel comfortable in your own skin in front of others that gives you the confidence you need to continue reaching your weight loss goals. 

For anyone who is not familiar with Danielle Brooks, she is one of the stars in the prison comedy on Netflix, Orange is the New Black. She has always battled with her weight growing up and was not really aware of her size until a churchgoer pointed it out one day.  

Now she dedicates her time to getting in shape and living a more healthy and active lifestyle, which you can see in a timeline of her photos from when she started OITHNB to where she is now. Not only does her body look great, but she gives a lot of curvy women ideas for dressing their new body.

Check out some of the photos below from the @daniebb3 account. Let us know in the comments how inspiring this was for you.

Inspire others by sharing pictures of your curvy models on Instagram with the hashtag #modelmydiet. 

What’s the biggest mistake we can make while dieting? For most, it is making unhealthy decisions when it comes to hunger. If you have ever been hit with hunger pains, being unprepared is not an option when you are on a diet. Take a look at some of these tips and advice provided by these expert nutritionists at PopSugar Fitness to help you better manage your diet.

Having Cheat Days

If you devote an entire day to eating foods that don’t push you toward your goal, “the only person you’re cheating is yourself . . . and that’s not good in the short term or long term.” Read more.

Not Keeping Track

Monitoring your daily calorie intake is key when trying to lose weight, Mitzi says, and one of the most accurate ways to keep track is with a food journal. Read More.

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Not Planning Ahead

If you can, sit down and plan your meals and snacks out for the next week or two in advance, and then hit the grocery store with a list to stock up on everything you need from fruit to veggies to the containers you need to make a week of salads. Read More.

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Skipping Dinner For Cocktails

“[D]rinking on an empty stomach can lead to quicker intoxication,” so even if you planned to just enjoy a few drinks, you’ll end up losing the ability to make healthy choices and are more likely to order tons of food off the bar menu! Read more.

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Too Much Protein or Not Enough

“[N]ot eating enough protein can also cause weight gain. She says, “Since protein helps you to stay satisfied, it is important to make sure you are eating it at every meal.” Read More.

 When you are trying to create a healthier lifestyle for yourself, fast foods like McDonalds and Chipotle pose a threat to your transition into weight loss. Unhealthy decision-making is made when we are at our hungriest and unfortunately, these are reliable to provide the wrong kind of sustenance. 

Anyone who has a cheat day knows how easy it is to relapse into the same cycle of unhealthy eating. Now there is hope for our cheat days, because a new type of fast food chain has opened up and it offers organic ingredients.

Amy’s Drive Thru is a new kind of fast-food chain. A vegetarian joint that claims to use no GMOs and offer vegan options for our favorite foods like Mac ‘n’ Cheese or a regular cheese burger!

Check out their menu along with some of these photos and decide for yourself if this is a place worth cheating with.

Just when we learned to accept that bacon may not be as unhealthy as we think, Oregon State University researchers have found an alternative to this prized breakfast treat. What they have patented is a red marine algae called dulse that can be found in the wild along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines. 

It grows twice as fast as kale and is packed full of protein. When cooked at a certain temperature, the algae is claimed to taste like bacon, so if you extracted bacon from your diet, there is now hope for you. 

Are you ready to switch to a greener bacon? Get more information about the unique seaweed here. 

Take a look at the Op-Docs episode, Calorie Detective to see the rest of Casey Neistat’s findings.

By Casey Neistat | Feb. 13, 2013 | 5:49