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Mother-of-two loses 129LBS and gives up alcohol for good after her weight ballooned when she turned to binge-drinking, smoking, and fast food to cope…

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Daily Mail A mother of two has shed 129 lbs. and given up alcohol for good after depression caused her to binge drink and feast on fast food every day.

Kassidy Riekens, 28, from Wyoming, started gaining weight in 2010, less than five years before she became pregnant with her first child in 2014.

At the time, she admits she didn't take into account what she was putting into her body and would drink alcohol, eat fast food and smoke cigarettes every day to cope with her depression.

Changing perspectives: Wyoming mother-of-two Kassidy Riekens has revealed how she lost 129lbs, after spending years using alcohol and junk food to hide her depression

Kassidy would binge on alcohol most nights to "mask her feelings." Her sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits caused her to peak at 260 lbs. after she gave birth to her daughter in 2014.

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Two weeks after delivering her child, the 28-year-old decided it was time to change her lifestyle once and for all. "What brought on my weight gain was terrible food choices, drinking alcohol, and neglecting exercise," Kassidy said.

"It was a cycle that I was stuck in. I did the same thing every single day. I would eat fast food and junk, get drunk at night, and sit around doing nothing with myself. I was extremely unhealthy. I smoked cigarettes and didn't care one bit what I was consuming and putting inside my body," she said.

Then and now: 'What brought on my weight gain was terrible food choices, drinking alcohol, and neglecting exercise,' Kassidy, pictured before her weight loss, said

Kassidy began exercising every day by going for walks, running and keeping active. She also changed her eating habits and started making better food choices, causing her to lose a total of 129 lbs. Since giving birth to her second daughter, Kassidy now weighs 144 lbs. and feels better than ever.

Kassidy is now sober and has quit drinking for good. "It feels amazing being sober. My drinking was getting out of control. I was leaning on alcohol to mask my depression, mask my feelings, mask my physical pain, and mask the world," she said.

Family first: 'I didn't ever want my kids to see me act like that or my husband having to take care of me while drinking,' Kassidy, pictured with her husband and their children, said

"I was drinking often which is terrible for you not only physically but mentally too," Kassidy said. "I was never clear-headed and constantly asking for forgiveness when I would mess up, which was often.

"I didn't ever want my kids to see me act like that or my husband having to take care of me while drinking. It was embarrassing and not who I wanted to be. So, I quit cold turkey," she said.

"I want others to realize that despite the struggles we are constantly facing, it is possible to succeed at something if you put your mind to it," said Kassidy.

Slideshow: Shannon lost 85 lbs. in 10 months with barely any exercise (Courtesy: PopSugar)

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