Fat Girl Who Lost 350 Pounds Gets Mocked For Her Legs But Encourages Others To 'Never Give Up'

By Qunki Team | uplifting

A woman who shed an impressive 350 pounds and beat her nerves to wear a bathing suit for the first time in years has revealed she was cruelly body-shamed as soon as she headed out for some pool time. After she clawed her way out, she noticed a couple nearby had started making fun of her. So she decided to lose weight and she succeeded.

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Jacqueline Adan has long struggled with her weight, she weighed more than 500 pounds (220 kg). During a visit to Disneyland, Jacqueline Adan, 30, experienced a humiliating moment that caused her to completely change her life and drop 350 pounds. She had to rent a wheelchair to get around and was left heartbroken after being unable to go through a turnstile.

She wrote in the post featured on Extreme Weight Loss trainer Heidi Powell's website,"I was mortified! Once I got out, I laughed it off, but at that moment, I had never felt so much guilt, shame, and embarrassment, and I couldn’t believe that I had allowed myself to get that big."

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Random Joke

Little April in Sunday School

Little April was not the best student in Sunday school.

Usually she slept through the class.

One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, "Tell me, April, who created the universe?"

When April didn't stir, little Johnny, a boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in the rear.

"GOD ALMIGHTY!" shouted April and the teacher said, "Very good" and April fell back asleep.

A while later the teacher asked April, "Who is our Lord and Saviour," But, April didn't even stir from her slumber.

Once again, Johnny came to the rescue and stuck her again.

"JESUS CHRIST!" shouted April and the teacher said, "very good," and April fell back to sleep.

Then the teacher asked April a third question.

"What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?"

And again, Johnny jabbed her with the pin.

This time April jumped up and shouted, "IF YOU STICK THAT F*****G THING IN ME ONE MORE TIME, I'LL BREAK IT IN HALF AND STICK IT UP YOUR ARSE!"

The Teacher fainted.

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After spending so much time trying to stick to her diet and avoid what her friends were eating, she decided to give up so she could live a normal college life when she started school in 2005. But in February 2012, Jacqueline said she woke up after her 25th birthday realizing that she wanted to make a change once and for all. After four and a half years of following the Jenny Craig diet and working out, Adan has lost 350 pounds and currently weighs 160 pounds. During her second trip to the amusement park that year, Jacqueline had lost almost 200 pounds, and her partner Kevin proposed to her in front of the Disneyland Castle.

She explained,"I was determined to get married in a non-plus size dress, and I told myself that no matter how long it takes, I will get married with the body I have worked so hard for, next to the man who was by my side through it all!"

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However, losing weight quickly has an enormous effect on her skin but her skin doesn’t shrink to body’s new size and it becomes loose instead. When took to Instagram to recount how she decided to wear a swimsuit without a cover up while on a vacation in Mexico—a milestone that left her 'nervous' but determined to enjoy the occasion. She noticed a couple nearby had started making fun of her.

She wrote,"When we were on vacation in Mexico a few weeks ago, it was the first time I had worn a bathing suit in a long time, and it had been even longer since I wore a bathing suit without a cover up. I was nervous to take my cover up off and to walk into the pool or walk on the beach. I still felt like that same 500 pound girl..then it happened. A couple sitting by the pool started laughing and pointing at me and making fun of me as soon as I took my cover up off."

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This is exactly what happened to Jacqueline, the more she loses weight, the more her skin became looser.

She wrote,"Yes I still have a lot of loose skin, I may still feel insecure at times, and yes I may still get made fun of. To be honest, yes it bothered me. But I was not going to let people like that affect me anymore! I am not going to let what other people think of me stop me from living my life."

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The 30-year-old was plagued with excess skin hanging from her stomach and arms. Jacqueline has since undergone three more skin removal procedures, the latest of which took place in July.

She said,"I need to feel myself in my body and figure out how I feel instead of letting the scale pick the number, I want to base my [success] on how I am feeling once all the surgeries are over and I am actually finally able to see my body."

For those hoping to lose weight, whether it is 10 or 300 pounds, Adan provided tips that worked for her:

6 Don’t avoid the scale

After Adan gained all the weight, she stopped going to the doctor’s office and she simply felt if she didn’t know what she weighed, her weight wasn’t a problem. But she admits that was a mistake.

She said,"If I knew the number I might have started sooner.”

7 Set realistic goals

While Adan dreamed of weighing less than 200 pounds, thinking about dropping 311 pounds felt daunting. Instead she imagined losing weight in smaller increments.

She said,"I tried not to look at the big picture because when I did I got extremely overwhelmed. Let’s take it one day at a time, let’s take it one pound at a time. We set the goal for like 50 pounds. Let’s try to do 10 and let’s do 10 more."

8 Change your relationship with your weight

Sometimes Adan sees 160 on the scale and feels frustrated. She’s been this weight for six months and she feels discouraged. But then she remembers she’s more than a number. She's creating health eating habits and building muscles, which will help her in the future.

She said,"I started eating different foods and mentally had to tell myself that eating was not going to make me fat or gain weight. It took a little while, but I was finally able to get back on the right track and continue my transformation."

Dropping such a huge amount of weight means she carries about 30 pounds of excess skin, causing back and neck pain and tension headaches. The blogger has been sharing photos from her journey on her Facebook and Instagram pages, and she has accumulated more than 60,500 followers since starting her inspirational Instagram page.

After sharing her post about being body-shamed in Mexico, Jacqueline thanked her supporters in a follow-up message.

She wrote,"OMG I am so beyond thankful and appreciative of all of the love that has surrounded me after I posted about being body shamed in Mexico! Body confidence and body positivity is something I am very passionate about! I want people to know never give up. No matter what your dreams or goals are you can achieve them. If you work hard and believe in yourself you can do it. True happiness comes from within and being truly happy with yourself is all that matters."

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