Source: au.lifestyle.yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An obese mum who feared she would not live to see her 50th birthday has lost an incredible 55kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in 2017, Tracey Forsythe tipped the scales at 123kg having struggled with her weight for over two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But now the 48-year-old from Victoria has kissed goodbye to her size 24 clothes after completely overhauling her diet and lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI reached a point where my physical and mental health were continuing to decline,\u201d Tracey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was in my mid 40s and had spent the last 25 years battling obesity, hating the way I looked and feeling miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As she approached her fifties, she started becoming plagued by a host of health issues due to her size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI went through some hard times in my late teens, and I started using food as a coping strategy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDuring all of this time I would yo-yo diet. I was always either on a diet or falling off one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI also had a growing list of health concerns which were only getting worse. I had polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance and I was pre diabetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI realised that the older I was getting the more my weight was impacting my quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After trying \u2018every diet under the sun\u2019 with little success, Tracey she decided to give plant-based eating a try, after watching a documentary that highlighted the health benefits of a vegan high-carb, low-fat diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mum to Max, 19, said she was anxious about eating a high-carb diet due to their \u2018terrible reputation\u2019 in diet culture and the \u2018misconception\u2019 that carbohydrates will make you fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tracey said she used to binge on junk foods such as pizza, burgers, fries, biscuits, ice cream and potato chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But by instead filling up on vegetables, fruit, legumes and grains, the mum said she felt better than ever and was over the moon as the weight started dropping off at a rate she never experienced before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI truly thought I wouldn\u2019t live to see my 50th birthday. I decided that I would turn my life around before then no matter what it took,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI started slowly losing weight. But more incredibly I started to feel better than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll my health issues started subsiding, which had never happened before even when I\u2019d lost weight using other methods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tracey also introduced intermittent fasting, which means I won\u2019t eat until 3pm most days and I also started tracking my calories just to make sure I don\u2019t go too much over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s now lost an amazing 55kg and five dress sizes in just 14 months \u2013 and is happier than ever at 68kg, wearing a size 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHigh-carb, plant-based eating saved my life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Tracey was elated about her massive weight loss, the mum said she was disheartened about the huge amount of loose skin that remained on her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in April 2019, Tracey went under the knife to have 4kg of excess skin removed with an arm lift, breast lift and tummy tuck \u2013 while she plans to have skin removed from her thighs next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe skin removal surgery was a huge relief. I\u2019m healing very well and feel amazing,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel like a completely different person in so many ways. I love living my life and am finally looking forward to my future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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