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Nov 28

Waitress loses 125lbs to fulfil her grandfather’s dying wish – Kent Live

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A waitress shed 125lbs after her grandfather begged her to lose weight on his deathbed.

Jessica Reid, 25, was tipping the scales at a staggering 284lbs - 20st, 2lbs - when she heard her granddad Robert Crosss dying wish.

The veteran, who passed away at 95, urged his granddaughter to drop the weight and get in shape.

The waitress said: His dying wish was for me to get in shape and to be in good health.

He never bought up my weight before because he knew I was so sensitive about it and he thought I was beautiful anyway.

But on his deathbed, he said: Jessie, I want you to take care of your health and get in shape.

After he told me that, I decided it was time to take care of myself.

He wanted me to have a better life so my feelings werent hurt.

Jessica, who is 5ft11in, lost the 8st, 9lbs weight in just over a year and now weighs a healthy 160lbs [11st, 4lbs].

She used to struggle into size 18 [UK size 22] clothing but now she fits into a petite size six [UK size 10].

I have been heavy my whole life, Jessica said.

Everything revolved around food, we were eating out constantly.

I grew up on Shirley Temples [a sugary drink] and chicken fingers.

Food became my outlet.

The waitress suffered bullying at school on account of her large size.

She said: Facebook pages were made about me, people would hack into my social media account and say nasty things.

It was mostly about my weight.

I was bullied for being heavier.

I was never popular in high school or middle school.

They could call me a cow and tell me to lose weight.

I didnt want to step on the scales because I knew I weighed over 200 pounds.

Jessicas weight struggle became even worse when she turned 21 and started drinking sugary, calorie-laden cocktails.

She blamed downing Bahama Mamas - made of coconut rum, syrup and fruit juices - for piling on even more pounds.

She said: I put on more weight when I started drinking.

Every night after drinking, I would get Jack In The Box tacos or chicken wings.

I was constantly eating carbs and fried food.

Jessica tried to diet but she admitted that she was never able to stick to a healthy eating plan.

She said: I tried so many times.

My half brother is really into healthy eating and he tried to help me.

But I could never stay on track.

Food was an addiction for me.

It was how I coped with my emotions and boredom.

If I was bored, I would eat.

I had been doing it ever since I was a child.

But in May 2016, Jessicas grandfather Robert passed away after having a pacemaker fitted.

On his deathbed in a hospice, he begged her to lose weight and she finally started to face up to her food issues.

She said: It still took me a couple of months after he passed away to realize that I needed to change my life completely.

It wasnt until about August that I started to change my eating habits.

I went to the grocery store and bought lots of vegetables.

I slowly weaned myself off the bad things, I threw out all the garbage and I replaced it with fresh fruit and vegetables.

In August, Jessica swapped her daily diet of McDonalds, bags of chips and takeout pizza for healthy foods like salmon, vegetables and protein bars as snacks.

She also cut back on alcohol and only drank on special occasions.

As soon as she lost her first 10 pounds, she enrolled at a bootcamp in Yuma, Arizona, where she was living at the time.

She said: It was a six-week bootcamp and it was for an hour three times a week.

It was mostly cardio and full body workout like sit ups, kettlebell swings and push-ups.

I lost about 17 pounds and a total of seven inches around my waist.

She discovered Crossfit, a fitness program involving squats, weightlifting, gymnastics and running.

For my first month of Crossfit, I hated it.

But I knew I had to keep pushing myself.

She admitted that she struggled when her weight loss slowed down and hit a plateau.

I lost 90 pounds and I was waiting to hit the 100 pound mark and it took so long.

It took a month and a half to lose that 10 pounds.

My friends told me that I had to keep going and that I would get there.

On November 2017, just after Thanksgiving, Jessica hit her target weight of 160 pounds.

It was amazing," she said.

It was a whole lifestyle change, it wasnt a diet.

This is how I live every day now.

I dont even weigh myself anymore, I know Im fit and I eat healthy so Im not worried anymore.

She added that friends dont even recognize her following the incredible transformation.

People dont recognize me all the time," she said.

In October 2017, I went to Florida to visit some friends and they said they didnt even realize it was me.

Ill post transformation pictures on my social media and my new friends cant believe I was ever that big.

Clothes shopping is so much easier now.

Since losing the weight, Jessica has noticed she has loose skin but she is happy to show it off.

She said: "I have some loose skin and it doesn't bug me.

"I flaunt it.

"I wear crop tops and bikinis, I don't care."

She works out three to four times a week and eats healthily almost all the time - but she does allow herself one cheat meal per week.

Usually I indulge on a Sunday and Ill eat chicken wings or whatever else I feel like.

But the best part of her weight loss has been the change in her mindset.

She said: Im a whole new person now.

I had no confidence before, I was always really depressed.

Now Im very positive.

I wake up every morning thinking I want to be a better person than I was yesterday.

"I feel like my granddad pointed me in the right direction and he is with me all the time."

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