This is truly the stuff your wildest revenge fantasies are made of.
After a crush rejected her several years ago for her size, a young, overweight girl from Indianapolis managed to shed about 140 poundsand tell him boy, bye.
Rachael Heffner, 25, once weighed 285 poundsand would regularlyguzzle up to four large bottles of soda per day.
Though she originally made the resolution to lose weight with the intention of winning over her crush, she no longer has any desire to date him now that shes adopted a healthier lifestyle.
According to MailOnline, Heffner said,
My initial motivation was to prove people wrong. In college I was rejected by a boy and I wanted to show him that hed made a mistake.
I liked him and he didnt like me, he made it known it was because of the way that I looked and that he wasnt attracted to me because I was heavier.
Apparently, the same boy has asked her out a few times since shes slimmed down, but she made sure to let him know theyre just going to be friends.
She added,
I also told him that he was the reason I started losing weight, which really shocked him and he apologized for what he said when we were younger.
But Im glad he rejected me, I actually thanked him for it, as he was the reason I was able to get to the size I am today, and theres no point holding grudges.
Heffnersweight gain began after her mother tragically lost a battle with cancer. Shefound solace in comfort eating during the difficult time, despite her fathers attempts to get her on the right track.
She said,
I was a little chubby when I was a kid, but after my mum became really sick and passed away I gained a lot of weight.
Since I was so young when she died, I didnt learn about nutrition from her and I was too set in my ways to listen to my dads advice about food.
At age 20, after years of indulging in large portions of sugary snacks, sodas and potato chips, Heffnersbody mass index was over 50, the World Health Organizations highest level of obesity.
She made a New Years resolution six years ago to start losing weight, and now, shes achieved that goal.
Shesaid giving up soda was possibly the most difficult of all her sacrifices, though small lifestyle adjustments went a long way in helping to curb her eating habits:
At first my body missed the sugar, I had to gradually reduce it by switching to Gatorade before going to water.
I also started making meals myself instead of eating out and I cut my portions in half.
It was hard at first, whenever I was hungry I would snack on fruits or vegetables and before eating Id drink a glass of water to help fill me up more.
Along with these small diet changes, she also began working out regularly with her college roommate. Before she knew it, shed lost 140 pounds.
Unfortunately, with her amazing weight loss came a significant amount of saggy skin around her mid-section.
She said,
My next major trial will get getting my loose and excess skin removed.
Ive been trying to tone up for a while, but its not worked, and its hard being young with excess skin.
I can deal with stretch marks, but the loose skin haunts me and reminds me of the girl I used to be, all I want is finally be able to be comfortable in my own skin.
Along with working three jobs and selling some of her old belongings on the side, Heffneris trying to raise $15,000 for excess skin removal surgery to complete her transformation.
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