Couple Undergoes A Life-Changing Transformation After Breaking Unhealthy Habits

Years later, they look like completely different people

Today we’ll bring you the amazing and inspiring tory of Lexi and Danny Reed. These two fell head over heels in love with each other, despite the fact that they didn’t quite meet society’s beauty standards. After they got married, they decided to confront their obesity and change their lifestyle around. They both became a completely different person and turned into real role models. 

The road of their transformation wasn’t without any bumps, however. The only way they were able to complete their ambitious goals was by supporting each other to the fullest. Nowadays, Lexi and Danny inspire people around the globe to live a healthy life, watch their diet and exercise regularly.

They went through this process together and have both undergone an amazing transformation. Continue on to see the extreme changes to their appearance!

From a young age, Lexi had been struggling with extra weight. Obesity had been a part of her life since she was only a little child. She tried a lot of diets to shed the weight, but unfortunately she had a hard time breaking old habits. She suffered a lot from the yo yo-effect, which means that you go back and forth between less and more weight. 

At the age of 35, Lexi weighed 390lbs (177kg). She knew that this kind of weight was going to cause health issues in the future, so she decided to change things around. She couldn’t have done this without the support of her husband Danny. When she met him, she finally found a way to change her life around.

When Lexi first met Danny, she immediately fell in love with him. After the first few dates, they knew they were meant for each other. Her excess weight was not important to Danny, because he also weighed a few extra pounds too much.

Especially at the beginning of their relationship, they didn’t pay much attention to a varied diet or a healthy lifestyle. However, they soon realized they couldn’t go on like this. The weight problem became a health problem. They had to make some serious lifestyle changes to be able to feel comfortable again.

It was no secret that the two struggled with being overweight. One of the causes of their weight was that their daily meal routine did not include freshly prepared food. They regularly ordered home delivery and sometimes sat at buffets for hours to be able to eat as much as possible.

The two shared their love of food and yet knew they had to break this habit to work on their health. Danny also weighed over 286lbs (130 kilos) and wanted to change his lifestyle. Together they battled the pounds and began to turn their lives around step by step. Without this drastic change, their life expectancy would have been much shorter.

Many of Lexi’s bad eating habits came from her youth, when she was living with her parents. As a child she had already had an unhealthy lifestyle. Her family did not have the means to buy healthy and fresh food, so fast food was often the meal of choice. Lexi has said that her life revolved around food and television. In addition, food helped Lexi deal with emotional issues.

At first, these habits got even worse when Lexi started dating Danny. After all, they were over the moon, and didn’t have time to think about dieting. This changed when they finally decided to do something about it.

Ever since Lexi and Danny started dating, they had a huge impact on each other. Their lifestyle was very similar and involved little physical activity. With a weight of more than 150 kilos, the smallest movement becomes a heavy task, so even simple activities such as walking or cycling were nearly impossible.

Finally, Lexi shared her feelings with her boyfriend, explaining how unhappy she was with herself and her circumstances. She just couldn’t muster the motivation to make the changes herself. But then the unexpected happened and Lexi’s life changed forever.

Danny got on one knee in front of Lexi and asked her to be his wife. With the marriage proposal, Lexi’s dream came true. She seemed to have found the man of her life, who would take care of her and love her just the way she was. Her weight didn’t matter to Danny. After all, he loved Lexi for her personality.

Lexi’s unhappiness soon returned however. It all came back to her when her weight caused the search for a wedding dress to be an immensely difficult task. Although everyone tried to convince her what a beautiful bride she was, she still felt that something had to change. She weighed no less than 485lbs (220kg) at the time.

The search for a suitable wedding dress was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Lexi. Although she eventually found a dress and the couple tied the knot in a fairytale ceremony, the situation gnawed at her conscience. Now that the lovebirds had finished their wedding, they were also thinking about children. Pregnancy and childbirth would cause many problems for Lexi.

Both the child’s well-being and hers would suffer because of her excess weight. Her conviction began to take shape and Lexi now found the motivation she otherwise would not have: she wanted to have healthy children.

In addition to the desire to have children, Lexi has known many limitations in her life. She is an incredibly big Harry Potter fan and had always wanted to go to Universal Studios in Florida. But since she lives in Indiana, this dream also implies that she has to travel a long way.

With a body weight of more than 440lbs (200kg), she could not book a plane, and she would not even be able to ride in the amusement park rides. Travel was no longer an option for her at that time. Her dreams faded with no hope that they would ever come true. And then Lexi had had enough. It was time to take action.

After the first year as a married couple, not much had changed. Danny had settled for a lifestyle where food and TV came first. But Lexi wanted to change something. She was too young to say goodbye to her dreams now.

She felt a new drive and and set her goals. It’s one thing to make such big changes, it’s quite another to take matters into your own hands and work towards your goal. At the turn of the year in 2016, Lexi came up with a plan and went for it.

With the arrival of the new year, the couple changed things around. Lexi took the decision to pursue a healthier lifestyle seriously, and her husband decided to go along with it. Danny was also interested in eating healthier and exercising more. Lexi didn’t have to try much to convince him. After all, he too wanted to have healthy children and be able to play with them.

As for Lexi, her own health was also at stake. The motivation was clear to both and so they began to get into the rhythm of their new life and embark on their incredible transformation.

The huge change was not easy for Danny either. He admitted that he liked to hang out on the couch and chill with snacks. However, he could tell from his wife that she really meant it and needed his support to make her dreams come true.

The love for her lifted him off his couch and so they could face a new life together. The best way to support Lexi in this huge assignment was to eat as healthy as she did and exercise with her. However, they needed some clear rules.

Once you get used to a lazy lifestyle, it’s hard to change. So they set up some rules that they had to abide by. They had also placed some bets with friends so that they could be motivated in a playful way. They could not have imagined then that with their intent they would eventually become role models all over the world.

The first rules were to stop drinking alcohol, to only cook fresh food themselves, to avoid unhealthy snacks and, above all, go all-the-way and practice sports at least five times a week.

Lexi made it clear that she was sick of hanging out on the couch. She was sick of being fat and tired of not being able to do the simplest things because she was carrying about 100 pounds excess weight. She admitted that she could not even go on a romantic walk with her husband. She was also haunted by the nightmare of not being able to have children of her own because she was overweight.

Lexi started documenting every step of her incredible transformation by sharing her progress with her friends on her social media. That gave her the extra motivation to stick to the plan.

Most weight loss plans require physical activity and a gym is usually part of that. In fact, finding the right gym for Lexi turned out to be a little more complicated than expected. Being extremely overweight, she already had joint pain, so much of the conventional equipment was out of the question for her.

She simply couldn’t afford a personal trainer, so they decided to do their own research and tackle this project together. Finally, they found the perfect gym and the battle against the pounds could begin. Once the right gym had been found, the  road to weight loss was all clear…or was it?

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