Lexi: When I was my heaviest I was 485 pounds.
I was an emotional eater.
So if I was sad I ate. If I was happy, I ate.
If there are celebrations I ate.
I was a prisoner in my own body.
I could barely walk a block without being out of breath
or climb stairs.
You know, I had to save my own life.
I didn't think I was going to live to see 30.
I lost 312 pounds.
I've been left with a lot of excess skin.
I have always been overweight my entire life.
I didn't do anything but go to work, come home,
sit on my couch and eat every single day.
And it just it wasn't living. I was just existing
I was a prisoner in my own body.
I knew nothing about nutrition and I knew nothing about cooking healthy.
I knew nothing about portion control.
I would say I probably ate over 6000 calories a day.
I suffered from joint pain I suffered with being fatigued all the time.
I could barely walk a block without being out of breath
or climb stairs. I was afraid to die.
Danny: I think between me and Lexi we just overindulged on food.
We would order a large stuffed crust pizza, breadsticks.
Lexi: Wings. Danny: Wings.
Lexi: Mountain Dew. Danny: Mountain Dew and just
binge watching Netflix and just over eat.
Lexi: My wedding day should have been the best day,
but people definitely mistreated me at the stores.
As soon as I walked in, they gave me looks just because of my size.
Almost like I wasn't worthy of getting married
just because I was overweight.
I wasn't living I was just existing.
So after all those moments added up.
I was just fed up and the I set a new year's resolution January 1 2016.
And that's when it all changed.
I had to save my own life because I didn't think I was
going to live to see 30 and now I'll be 30 next year.
At my heaviest I weighed 485 pounds.
And then on my lowest I weighed 173 pounds.
I usually go to the gym about six times a week,
I tried to mix it up so I don't get burnout and quit.
My husband actually joined me on my weight loss journey.
And I also started documenting my journey on Instagram.
I never expected to have a following.
I just wanted to help one person.
So to be able to help 1.2 million plus Danny being able to help
doing it together. It's really cool.
We do so much more stuff together now.
We're not just sitting on the couch, not talking
we're out walking, running, biking.
We are active, we lost 407 pounds together.
So these are my 485 pound clothes.
And I am now half of that.
And to look at these clothes, it's just too reminder
of how far I came and the path that I was at one point heading down.
I had a lot of excess skin,
I knew it was going to happen going into my weight loss journey.
I have had one loose skin removal surgery,
but I do want to have two additional.
I've been left with a lot of battle wounds,
which is okay, after losing all my weight.
We are going rock climbing, which I'm really nervous about
because I've never been rock climbing.
There's no way I could have rock climbed at my heaviest.
Good I was scared. I did it. Because you got to keep trying
it’s all that matters.
I think that ultimately it's good to find somebody who supports you.
No matter where you're at in your journey.
Surround yourself with positive people.
Start small and small changes will add up to big results.
And just never give up because you only
fail if you quit trying.