Michelle Bakal, 26, from New York, has been overweight since childhood. At school, her classmates often teased her about being overweight, pointed fingers at her, and made fun of her. The trauma of bullying turned into drug addiction and alcohol abuse during adolescence.
In 2014, Michelle decided it was time for a change. The first step was to get rid of drug addiction, which she managed to achieve at the age of 21 – it took a year to complete the “cleansing”.
In a sober spirit, Michelle realized that all this time she was gorging herself on food to eat her psychological issues. So the girl began to work on her body and health.
The situation was neglected and she had to go to a specialized clinic, where a nutrition program was drawn up for her. To begin the process of losing weight, in 2017 the girl decided on bariatric surgery. After rehabilitation, Michelle started going to the gym 5 times a week, where she trained in strength training.
The result of proper nutrition and training did not take long to come – Michelle got rid of more than 90 kg. Today she weighs 85 kg, eats vegetarian food without sugar or oil, still trains 5 times a week, goes to the mountains with her husband of 23 years and works as a life coach.
After the rapid weight loss, one problem remained – excess skin, but recently Michelle decided to have an operation to remove it. In July, the girl had 4.5 kg of excess skin removed from her stomach and arms, and also underwent a breast lift.
