Tammy Slaton shared a candid message about the strides she’s made with her health.
It’s August 27th 1000 lbs. Sisters star, 38, posted a video on social media in which she talks about the “rollercoaster” weight loss journey she’s had and how she managed to lose more than 500 pounds.
“I take a lot of pictures, a lot of selfies, not because I look good – well, I do a little – but mainly because I want to remember how big I was, how I looked,” she began. “And I’m thinking, man, I was huge! I lost 500 lbs. I couldn’t sit in this chair.”
“I think I was trying to be so focused on losing weight that I got lost. I lost who I was and turned to alcohol instead of food. At the same time, I continued to eat. So I did both. Damage in two different ways,” she continued. “It would be so easy to go back to bad habits and gain all the weight back, but then what was the point? Waste of time, waste of money, wasted effort.”
1000 lbs. Sisters‘ Tammy Slaton reveals she’s lost 500 pounds. in the video ‘Proud’ with colleagues ‘Weight Loss Warriors’
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Slaton explained that it’s not just a diet. She changed the way of life that allowed her to achieve such a drastic physical transformation.
“I had a lot of inner demons that I had to fight and I still do,” she said. “You are not alone. You can do anything once you decide. Never give up.”
The reality star added in the description that she will use her social media to “celebrate every step of the way” and inspire others going through the same thing.
“We are all in this together and I believe in lifting each other up, one day at a time,” she wrote. “So join me as we embrace the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Let’s move on with love and positivity!”
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Last week, Slaton first revealed the milestone in her weight loss journey by reposting a video by content creator Katlyn Foster, which shows a group of seven friends and how much they each lost.
Each woman showed off her physical transformation as the video was paired with Andre Day’s hit song “Rise Up”.
In the clip, Slaton enters the frame revealing that she has lost 500 pounds. The women then hold hands and raise them in the air as the clip reads: “We lost a total of 2,078 pounds! Weight Loss Warriors.”
After Slaton reposted the video, she added a sweet message about reaching the milestone with her friends.
“Truly absolutely amazing ladies and I am happy to call you all my friends,” she wrote. “I am so proud of each and every one of you. You are not only beautiful on the inside, but you are also beautiful on the outside. Never forget.”
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