I gained weight during the newlywed phase of my marriage heres how I dropped 200 pounds with one change to my routine

A mom who piled on the pounds after gorging on nightly dinner dates in the “newlywed phase” has lost almost 200lbs so she can play with her son.Chandra Pearce, 36, found herself gaining weight after marrying her husband Chad, 36.The pair would treat themselves to restaurant meals most nights but after stepping on the scale and seeing her heaviest weight – 387lbs – Chandra knew she had to change.She got Chad, a university security worker, to take photos to hold her accountable before losing 97lbs through a strict diet.But after Chandra started collapsing from anaphylactic shock when her son was just a few weeks old she decided to look into a vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) – a type of weight loss surgery where a large section of the stomach is “cut off”.The operation allowed the mom-of-one to lose a further 105lbs – and she is now a slender 189lbs and a US size medium.Now she is “healthier” for her son Crew, 1, and has more energy to play at the park with him.Subscribe to our weekly Post Care newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.

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Chandra, a childcare director from Burleson, Texas, US, said: “It was kind of the newlywed phase of going out to dinner almost every night.“We didn’t have kids, so we were just going to work and then going to dinner.“You’re just happy, with your best friend having fun and it wasn’t until six months after we got married that I noticed my weight.”Chandra and Chad tied the knot in March 2015 and the new bride didn’t realize just how much weight she had put on until she stepped on the scale in October of the same year.She said: “It’s weird because they say it doesn’t come on overnight.“I see the same person I saw then, and I know that doesn’t make sense but there was just one day where it caught my attention.“I thought, ‘I’m goi...