So inspiring!
Twins Brandi and Kandi Dreier, 30, from Vancouver, each weighed roughly 600 pounds when they first embarked on their weight loss journeys on the TLC reality series My 600-lb Life.
The sisters both underwent gastric bypass surgery and now say their lifelong addiction to food is in the past.
(Kandi and Brandi before their transformation. Photo Credit: TLC)
Food doesnt rule our lives anymore, Brandi, who initially weighed 587 lbs., told People earlier this year. Sometimes I forget to eat because the hunger isnt there.
Kandi, who started at 604 lbs. was rushed to the intensive care unit when her heart stopped but says she's now doing well.
Theres [sic] not been any other setbacks, she said. Its like it didnt even happen.
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(Kandi and Brandi during an interview with People in January 2017. Photo Credit: People Now)
The women, who have never lived apart, had a traumatic childhood that led them to abuse food at a young age.
According to the Daily Mail, their mother was an alcoholic, their father was a drug dealer, and they were molested by one of their father's acquaintances.
"We started gaining weight when we were young, as soon as we were able to eat solid food because our biological dad used food as a babysitter," Kandi explained.
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These days, the Kandi and Brandi are eating a healthy diet of salads, turkey burgers, and vegetables and have each lost 200 pounds within the past year.
Amazing!
The reality stars also gave some advice for anyone considering losing weight with gastric bypass.
They just need to stay focused, and if they really want it, it can happen, Brandi says. But the surgery is not like you have it and its fixed. You have to work at it.
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