Lidia: At my heaviest I weighed
201 pounds.
I was depressed,
I would say to myself, “I look like trash.”
I had no self-love.
I felt like I could never lose the weight.
Until one day I decided to start doing something about it.
I have lost over 60 pounds.
I am currently weighing 142 pounds.
After my weight loss journey,
I was left with excess skin.
I don’t like it, but I’m proud.
Today I will be meeting my friend Jessica,
and for the first time ever,
she is going to see my loose skin.
Jessica: I'm ready...
Lidia: I was never really overweight growing up.
Until I got married and
I had my first kid,
that’s when my weight started going up.
I was a couch potato
all I did was eat,
watch TV, take care of my kids.
That was pretty much my daily routine.
I was depressed,
I was sad all the time
I never wanted to go out because...
I always had trouble finding what to wear
because this didn’t look good
or that didn’t look good.
I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror
and I felt like I could never lose the weight.
So that made me more depressed,
I would always say to myself,
“Oh I’m not worth it,"
"I look like trash.”
I had no self-love.
My life back then
always consisted of two words.
And that was, “I wish.”
“I wish I was fit,"
"I wish I was healthy,"
"I wish I could look like that girl,"
"I wish I could wear those jeans,"
"I wish I could wear that top.”
It was so much wishing that I,
never did anything about it.
Until one day I said, "stop wishing for it,"
you know? "And get to it,"
"like start doing something about it."
I started by counting my calories,
I did portion control,
I eliminated all the foods that were bad
and I exercised daily.
At my heaviest I weighed 201 pounds,
and I’m currently weighing 142 pounds.
I have lost over 60 pounds.
After my weight loss journey
I was left with excess skin.
I don’t like it but
I’m proud because it tells a story
that I was able to lose the weight.
Today, I will be meeting my friend Jessica
and for the first time ever
she is going to see
my loose skin.
I have decided to embrace
my loose skin,
so I can send a message to other girls that
it’s okay.
That nobody’s perfect.
Jessica: Hey Girl?
Lidia: Come in.
Lidia: Are you ready to see me,
in a sports bra? For the first time?
Jessica: I 'm ready.
Lidia: Let me show you,
Jessica: I'm ready.
Lidia: Don’t get scared,
Jessica: I'm not.
Lidia: And this is what my loose skin looks like.
I know, I know it looks bad.
Jessica: Girl, no.
No.
Lidia: What do you think?
Jessica: That’s your journey right there.
Lidia: I know, I know it’s just …
Lidia: Its just you know hard.
Jessica: Thank you for sharing that with me.
Lidia: You’re my best friend so
I wanted you to see
you know, the real me.
Jessica: Her transformation is amazing.
Knowing her from years back you know,
the way that she looked back then
to how she’s changed.
I mean, she inspires me.
Lidia: I have so much more confidence
I’m no longer depressed,
I’m proud of myself,
I feel great.
Gadiel: My mom looks really different,
she looks stronger,
and she looks more beautiful.
Lidia: He approves.
Lidia: I would tell people who are trying to lose weight
to just go for it.
To... stop wishing,
and do something about it.
If loose skin
is what’s holding them back, like
don’t let that be an excuse,
you know, not to start your journey.