For 48yr old Peggy Pullen, an offhand insult from the mouth of a child
was all the motivation she needed to lose 80 pounds in under a year. Her
amazing weight loss journey took off several years ago when the mum
from Utah visited a public pool with her four kids, while there, a child
unknowingly referred to Pullen as a 'hippopotamus'.
That was the kick she needed to get going. Pullen says she hid in her
room and cried on returning home and was too devastated to even speak to
her family. She said: 'I didn't want to eat. I didn't want to come out
of the room or anything. I was in a really bad place.' Yet, from this
low point rose a newfound sense of resolution:
'I needed to do something about my weight. I knew I had to make a choice that my children could learn from.'
The next day after the incident, she registered for a 12-week program on a fitness website and community.
Pullen said that the hardest part of the program was posting her
'before' picture to the online community. She says the second she
uploaded the picture to the online community, she had a 'nervous
breakdown.'
Fortunately, others in the community helped uplift and inspire Pullen to
continue on her weight-loss journey. She said sticking to a healthy
diet was a challenge and dealing with the negative attitudes of people
at the gym wasn't any easier.
She said:
'They laugh at you, and they don't like an old, fat lady in their space, so they bully you.'
She ignored the jibes and dedicated herself to her programme which was a
combination of strength training and clean eating. Exercise and diet
aside, Pullen says the mindset is also a factor, she said: 'If you can
change your mindset, you can do anything.'
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