Woman struggling with years of yo-yo dieting shares trick that made her body transformation permanent

Zoe Lewis spent years caught in an exhausting cycle – losing weight through strict diets and intense workout plans, only to gain it all back as soon as she stopped.But when the scales hit almost 236 lbs, she knew she needed a different approach.Over 14 months, she shed about 93 lbs, not through fad diets but by adopting a sustainable, long-term approach to a healthier lifestyle.Now 23 and a fitness influencer, she’s inspiring and educating her nearly 40,000 TikTok followers with her story, hoping to encourage others to lose weight the right way.The day everything changed“I have always been an overweight person, with my weight fluctuating between 85-100kgs [about 187-220 lbs] most of my adult life,” the Gold Coast woman told news.com.au.“I was following fad diets and workout plans which would bring me down to a lower weight, and as soon as I stopped them, I’d jump right back up to 90-100 kgs [about 198-220 lbs].“I hated the way I felt and looked, and I wanted to be better for myself.So the day I hit 107kgs [about 236 lbs], I decided to quit the fads and begun my 14-month weight loss journey to 65 kgs [about 143 lbs].”Despite being at her heaviest, Ms Lewis said she was still fit in some ways and attended circuit training gyms, albeit inconsistently.However, she believed the main issue was that she didn’t consider herself to be an inherently “active” person.Educating herself and building healthy habits“I never found a routine that worked.

I would make it to the end of a six-week challenge, then go right back to old habits,” she explained.“I never walked and would instead take the opportunity to lay in bed when I had free time.“My diet was atrocious and consisted mostly of take-out, easy-made meals from the grocery store and sweets, and I never found myself cooking.I barely had vegetables, and my gut health was incredibly bad.”Unlike her past attempts, when Ms Lewis became serious about losing the weight, she made sure to really educ...