Woman celebrates 303lbs weight loss with Instagram picture

A woman who lost a whopping 303lbs in just 18 months has celebrated her remarkable achievement by sharing a saucy snapshot of her husband holding her in up the air while her legs are wrapped around his waist.  

Two years ago, Lexi Reed, 26, of Terre Haute, Indiana weighed 485lbs while her husband Danny clocked in at 280lbs. Before they embarked on their weight loss journey together in January 2016, he never would have been able to pick her up with such ease.

Lexi, who has amassed more than 450,000 Instagram followers, posted the snapshot of Danny holding her in his arms alongside a picture of them standing together before they slimmed down. 

Incredible: Lexi Reed celebrated her 303lb weight loss by sharing a photo her husband Danny lifting her up alongside another image of them before they lost a combined 392lbs

Looking good: Nearly two years after they vowed to lose weight, Lexi weighs a healthy 182lbs while Danny is clocking in at 191lbs

Looking good: Nearly two years after they vowed to lose weight, Lexi weighs a healthy 182lbs while Danny is clocking in at 191lbs

The couple’s incredible weight loss story went viral in February, and nearly a year later they are just as fit and in love as before. 

In her post, Lexi explained that in 2016 they set a New Year’s resolution to lose weight once and for all.   

‘We didn’t have a meal plan, surgery, personal trainer, but what we did have was each other and the motivation within to work hard every single day,’ she wrote. ‘We wanted to be parents in the future and live a longer life together.’

Lexi noted that they had no idea that six months into their resolution they would become a ‘completely different couple.’  

Transformation: The 26-year-old from Terre Haute, Indiana weighed 485lbs at the start of her weight loss journey 

Transformation: The 26-year-old from Terre Haute, Indiana weighed 485lbs at the start of her weight loss journey 

Doting husband: Lexi said her husband Danny has always loved and supported her no matter what her weight

Doting husband: Lexi said her husband Danny has always loved and supported her no matter what her weight

‘We may have lost the weight but we have grown closer together. Pound by pound, step by step, day by day — we have transformed our lives and molded our bodies into the people we’ve always wanted to be,’ she wrote. 

Lexi went on to pay tribute to her husband, explaining that Danny has always loved and supported her no matter what her weight.  

‘This man has been by my side for the last 10 years and treated me no different at 485lbs than he does at 182lbs,’ she said. ‘We all deserve to live a life we are in love with and have people around that make it worth living. We hope others will hear our story & decide not to give up!’! 

Success: Lexi traded traded fast-food for home cooked meals and started going to the gym five-six times a week

Success: Lexi traded traded fast-food for home cooked meals and started going to the gym five-six times a week

Amazing: Lexi has gone from a size 28 to a size 10 in less than two years 

Amazing: Lexi has gone from a size 28 to a size 10 in less than two years 

Weigh in: Lexi and Danny lost the weight naturally, without any meal plans, surgery, or personal trainers 

Weigh in: Lexi and Danny lost the weight naturally, without any meal plans, surgery, or personal trainers 

The couple, who said ‘I do’ in 2015, weighed a combined 765lbs and gorged on a total of 8,000 calories a day before they shed half of their body weight in just 12 months. 

They traded fast-food for home cooked meals and started going to the gym five-six times a week. Lexi also began regularly attending Zumba classes.

Lexi regularly updates her Instagram page to show how far she has come, and last week recalled how someone asked her what she told herself the night before she started her weight loss journey on January 1, 2016.  

Sharing her response to the question, Lexi wrote: ‘Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you going to just keep talking about losing the weight or are you just going to do it? No more excuses. No more fear.

Online star: The weight loss winner has amassed more than 450,000 Instagram followers since she she started documenting her progress

Online star: The weight loss winner has amassed more than 450,000 Instagram followers since she she started documenting her progress

Online star: The weight loss winner has amassed more than 450,000 Instagram followers since she she started documenting her progress 

Next goal: Lexi revealed she wants to lose another 7lbs before the new year 

Next goal: Lexi revealed she wants to lose another 7lbs before the new year 

‘You don’t have to live this way for the rest of your life Lexi. You are in charge of your future so go in that gym and show every single person that stares or doubts you what you’re made of. Prove them wrong & lets do this once and for all.’

Nearly two years after Lexi vowed to lose weight, she has lost over 300lbs and weighs a healthy 182lbs while Danny is clocking in at 191lbs.  

After Thanksgiving, Lexi revealed that she wants to end 2017 by shedding another 7lbs. 

‘I’m ready to finish what I started in 2016 & hit my next goal of 175!’ she wrote. ‘Get comfortable with being uncomfortable & always push yourself to step out of your comfort zone! Lets finish 2017 strong.’ 



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