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May 2

Bitchie Exclusive: Somaya Reece Talks Diets & The Breast Reduction That Changed Her Life

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Weve all become familiar with Somaya Reece, an aspiring artist & model, during the last two seasons of Love & Hip Hop . From her outspoken personality to her by any means necessary approach to her music career, Somaya quickly became a regular topic of conversation. At 510, and often dressed in unconventional clothing, it was hard to miss the Los Angeles native, however, after signing with a new agency, and doing some personal evaluation, Somaya decided it was time to make a change.

Last Fall, she quietly began undergoing a make-under. She toned down her style, changed her eating habits and then made headlines when she announced that shed be undergoing a breast reduction. The results, revealed last week on her Instagram, were more than anyone could have ever imagined. Last week, Somaya spoke to us by phone from her LA home where shes still recovering to talk about what she calls the best decision shes ever made, and shared her diet plan for those who are interested in losing weight and getting fit.

Check out our interview below

When did you first start the weight loss plan? Id been trying to lose weight for a long time. I first started losing weight last Fall.

This was your first battle with your weight, right? Ive been dealing with weight issues for years. I used to be really super thin. When I first started modeling, I had a team of sharks around me, who didnt have my best interest in mind. I had an agency that told me I had drop a lot of weight.

So youve felt the outside pressures to be thin, for a while now? When I was on my MySpace, people didnt understand I was starving to be thin. I wasnt eating. At one point I was a size 0, and Im 510. I had a lot of really bad people advising me and I got sick. I collapsed on a set of a commercial. I was rushed to the hospital and treated for malnutrition and low iron. Finally the doctor told me, if I continued to not eat, I would die.

And thats when you started gaining weight. How did that make you feel? It made me angry, and finally I just said if no ones gonna love me as I am, then is this business really worth it. So I started eating normally and I got thick, which is how my body naturally is.

So cut to years later, and youre on Love & Hip Hop. Did you start to feel pressure to lose weight again? Its funny because I actually felt resistance to being thin. Now I had a team that kept telling me thick is in. And coming to New York was a big piece of it, being in LA its hard to stay in shape out here. Youre in a car all day. Working on the show, I was always doing stuff and the hustle is so fast paced, I was struggling to keep up. I had to switch up what I was doing.

Where did you start? With my diet. My schedule was so crazy that I wasnt eating, and then by the time I did eat, I would just grab anything. And finally I realized I wasnt getting enough calories to lose weight. So I had to start becoming super strict about what I was eating, and how often. I started setting a schedule, making sure I ate every three hours, which is harder than you might think.

And did you change what you were eating? Absolutely. I started eating clean. No fried foods, no junk food. Lots of vegetables, fruit, lean proteins. And I had to get a hold of portion sizes. I started drinking protein shakes, especially in the morning because Im not big on breakfast.

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