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    7 times Drew Barrymore kept it real about body image, acting and life

    Drew Barrymore made headlines this week for her 20-pound weight loss and comments about the process of inner healing.

    The 45-year-old actress has been living in the public eye for almost her entire life and been battling against stereotypes and harmful body standards since she was a young woman.

    In fact, she dubbed this week “Wellness Week,” and posted a brutally honest social media image of her “rollercoaster” weight gain/loss. “I go up and I go down,” the “Charlie’s Angels” alum wrote. “The rollercoaster of my body is a challenging, but beautiful ride. I made two kids. The single most important purpose for me being on this planet is for them! It is a true miracle I was able to have these two girls.”

    DREW BARRYMORE POSTS BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS OF HER 20-LB. WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY

    Barrymore shares Olive, 7, and Frankie, 5, with ex-husband Will Kopelman.

    “DON’T Be fooled by what you see when people are thin right after baby,” she added. “Don’t compare yourself to the magazines and the red carpets. If I looked decent on anything I have done since I had my two kids, I have clawed my way there. You can too!”

    So in honor of Barrymore’s wellness journey, let’s collect her 7 “realest” quotes about body image, life, acting, and parenting.

    1. Loving Food 

    “When I’m doing the show, I’m a vegan and I barely eat anything, and I work out every day, and it’s so healthy,” Barrymore said on “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” “It gets to be euphoric, and then it’s like food poisoning, you feel like you’ll never eat again, and then before you know it, you’re pigging out with the feed bag strapped to your face. I’m a foodie, and love food and I travel the world for food, so I get heavy again between the show.”

    DREW BARRYMORE REVEALS SECRETS BEHIND 25-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, JOKES ABOUT DIETING STRUGGLES

    2. Family Dysfunction

    “Bitterness is exhausting and toxic and I refuse to carry that around with me. Happiness is a choice,” Barrymore told Willie Geist on Sunday Today.

    3. Body Image 

    “I never beat myself up or forced myself to look a certain way, and my goals have not been vanity-oriented, so I’ll be able to talk to my kids in a very real way about having to work with ourselves the way that we are. We’ve got to embrace it. We were all made a certain way,” Barrymore admitted to Health magazine.

    DREW BARRYMORE OPENS UP ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD DRUG ABUSE

    4. Parenting 

    I feel like there’s an overarching, positive, strong message that girls can do anything, and there’s a superhero-vibe going on that we just have to take and run with and never look back. We can only grow it and make it stronger. In some areas of the world, we might think we’re going backwards, but we cannot let girls go backwards. We have to look forward, and put one foot in front of the other with total empowerment” the “50 First Dates” star said to Parents magazine.

    ACTRESS DREW BARRYMORE TO HOST DAYTIME TALK SHOW

    5. Cooking Skills 

    “I really love cooking, it makes me so happy, but I’m terrible at it,” she joked to Red Magazine. “None of it is effortless or sexy or even tastes that good for that matter, but I’m really working on it. I might travel somewhere to do it, and bring the family. I love cooking for Olive now, but I used to be Mrs Takeout… I’ve just never learned to cook in my life.”

    6. Living a Public Life 

    “It wasn’t my choice to be an open book, but when people found out what my life was like when I was 14 or 15, I didn’t deny it. I think the more imperfect you are, the more human you are,” she said to The Guardian.

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    7. Divorce

    “When you break up with somebody, you’re like, ‘Yeah that didn’t work.’ When you get divorced, you’re like, ‘I’m the biggest failure.’ It’s so shameful and hard to actually go through that, even privately,” she told Chelsea Handler on her Netflix show. “It’s so shameful and hard to actually go through that, even privately.”

    Woman sheds nearly 80 pounds after switching to sugar-free soda, healthier options: ‘Food was my refuge’

    After losing both her job and childhood home within days of each other, 26-year-old Shannon Palmer turned to takeout food and soda to cope with the “deep depression” that ensued.

    “All of my childhood disappeared with the fire. I had nothing after that. My mum nearly died in the fire and I was made redundant at work the next day —  after working there for four years,” Palmer told South West News Service (SWNS), a British news agency, noting both events occurred in 2017.

    TEEN NEARLY DIES AFTER SINUS INFECTION TRAVELS TO HIS BRAIN 

    “I was bullied a lot at school —  so for me, eating was a coping mechanism. Food was my refuge,” she added, noting her drink of choice was the carbonated soft drink Irn-Bru.

    Shannon Palmer before (R) and after (L) weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Within months, Palmer said she jumped from a size 12 to a size 24, weighing some 238 pounds.

    “I ate five or six takeaways each week and drank 10 Irn-Brus. I was eating through my depression but I just wanted to be happy,” she said. “Some people have drugs, drink, gambling — I had food.”

    Shannon Palmer prior to her weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Following a beach trip in September 2018 — during which Palmer said she felt “disgusted” with herself — she was introduced to the U.K.-based weight-loss organization Slimming World. In addition to changing her eating habits — which included chips, chocolate, burgers and muffins — she also switched to sugar-free Irn-Brus in an attempt to reduce her sugar intake.

    “I wouldn’t have managed to keep up with the diet if I had to stop drinking Irn-Bru completely, which is why switching to sugar-free has been so helpful,” she told SWNS. “You can’t expect people to stop enjoying something they love — it’s about moderation.”

    Shannon Palmer credits her weight loss to switching to sugar-free soda and healthier food options.
    (SWNS)

    Palmer claims she’s lost roughly 77 pounds since changing her diet.

    FLU CLAIMS LIFE OF PENNSYLVANIA 2ND GRADER: ‘HEAVEN GAINED AN ANGEL,’ MOM SAYS 

    “I don’t go to the gym and I don’t really exercise, I just eat healthily with the occasional cheat day,” she said. “I still eat the occasional takeaway and eat chocolates and crisps, but I know when to stop.”

    She added: “I feel like I respect myself a lot more now, it’s important to take care of yourself. I’m the person I always wanted to be.”

    Woman sheds nearly 80 pounds after switching to sugar-free soda, healthier options: ‘Food was my refuge’

    After losing both her job and childhood home within days of each other, 26-year-old Shannon Palmer turned to takeout food and soda to cope with the “deep depression” that ensued.

    “All of my childhood disappeared with the fire. I had nothing after that. My mum nearly died in the fire and I was made redundant at work the next day —  after working there for four years,” Palmer told South West News Service (SWNS), a British news agency, noting both events occurred in 2017.

    TEEN NEARLY DIES AFTER SINUS INFECTION TRAVELS TO HIS BRAIN 

    “I was bullied a lot at school —  so for me, eating was a coping mechanism. Food was my refuge,” she added, noting her drink of choice was the carbonated soft drink Irn-Bru.

    Shannon Palmer before (R) and after (L) weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Within months, Palmer said she jumped from a size 12 to a size 24, weighing some 238 pounds.

    “I ate five or six takeaways each week and drank 10 Irn-Brus. I was eating through my depression but I just wanted to be happy,” she said. “Some people have drugs, drink, gambling — I had food.”

    Shannon Palmer prior to her weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Following a beach trip in September 2018 — during which Palmer said she felt “disgusted” with herself — she was introduced to the U.K.-based weight-loss organization Slimming World. In addition to changing her eating habits — which included chips, chocolate, burgers and muffins — she also switched to sugar-free Irn-Brus in an attempt to reduce her sugar intake.

    “I wouldn’t have managed to keep up with the diet if I had to stop drinking Irn-Bru completely, which is why switching to sugar-free has been so helpful,” she told SWNS. “You can’t expect people to stop enjoying something they love — it’s about moderation.”

    Shannon Palmer credits her weight loss to switching to sugar-free soda and healthier food options.
    (SWNS)

    Palmer claims she’s lost roughly 77 pounds since changing her diet.

    FLU CLAIMS LIFE OF PENNSYLVANIA 2ND GRADER: ‘HEAVEN GAINED AN ANGEL,’ MOM SAYS 

    “I don’t go to the gym and I don’t really exercise, I just eat healthily with the occasional cheat day,” she said. “I still eat the occasional takeaway and eat chocolates and crisps, but I know when to stop.”

    She added: “I feel like I respect myself a lot more now, it’s important to take care of yourself. I’m the person I always wanted to be.”

    Woman celebrates 50-pound weight loss with pics at hotel where she felt her ‘lowest,’ goes viral

    A woman has gone viral after sharing her incredible weight loss journey.

    Three years and 50 pounds lighter, Glasgow resident Emma Young, 23, took to Twitter to celebrate her journey and show off her new body.

    92 PERCENT OF PEOPLE CLAIM THEY WOULD EXERCISE MORE IF THEY HAD COOL WORKOUT CLOTHES, STUDY FINDS

    “Same hotel 3 years apart. [49 pounds] down,” she wrote. “Madness to see how far [I’ve] actually came[sic]. [Here we go].”

    The Scottish woman shared that she took the initial picture when she felt at her “lowest” point, tipping the scales at 147 pounds in August 2016, Daily Mail reported. February of the following year, Young decided to take action and began dieting. Soon she started adding one high-intensity work out per week.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    Young started watching the weight fall off and upped her workouts. Now, she works out with a personal trainer two or three times a week, as well as does high-intensity classes and circuit training with weights.

    After three years of hard work, Young decided to revisit where she felt her worst and take a new bikini snap to celebrate her weight loss victory — a celebration thousands on Twitter applauded.

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    Though she has completely changed her lifestyle, Young shared that she is not “extremely strict” about her diet and credits her long-lasting weight loss to “balance.”

    “If I’m good 5/6 days out of 7 then a cheat meal is allowed. You’ll be able to stick to healthy eating so much more if you allow yourself a cheat meal,” she wrote on Instagram.

    As far as her recommendations to other people trying to lose weight, Young swears by taking before and after photos to track progress.

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    “Best way to track your progress is 1000% by taking before and after pictures. Also helps motivate me when all I want to do in winter is eat every single bit of chocolate/crisps/pizzas/Chinese there is,” she wrote.

    Woman celebrates 50-pound weight loss with pics at hotel where she felt her ‘lowest,’ goes viral

    A woman has gone viral after sharing her incredible weight loss journey.

    Three years and 50 pounds lighter, Glasgow resident Emma Young, 23, took to Twitter to celebrate her journey and show off her new body.

    92 PERCENT OF PEOPLE CLAIM THEY WOULD EXERCISE MORE IF THEY HAD COOL WORKOUT CLOTHES, STUDY FINDS

    “Same hotel 3 years apart. [49 pounds] down,” she wrote. “Madness to see how far [I’ve] actually came[sic]. [Here we go].”

    The Scottish woman shared that she took the initial picture when she felt at her “lowest” point, tipping the scales at 147 pounds in August 2016, Daily Mail reported. February of the following year, Young decided to take action and began dieting. Soon she started adding one high-intensity work out per week.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    Young started watching the weight fall off and upped her workouts. Now, she works out with a personal trainer two or three times a week, as well as does high-intensity classes and circuit training with weights.

    After three years of hard work, Young decided to revisit where she felt her worst and take a new bikini snap to celebrate her weight loss victory — a celebration thousands on Twitter applauded.

    CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER

    Though she has completely changed her lifestyle, Young shared that she is not “extremely strict” about her diet and credits her long-lasting weight loss to “balance.”

    “If I’m good 5/6 days out of 7 then a cheat meal is allowed. You’ll be able to stick to healthy eating so much more if you allow yourself a cheat meal,” she wrote on Instagram.

    As far as her recommendations to other people trying to lose weight, Young swears by taking before and after photos to track progress.

    FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS

    “Best way to track your progress is 1000% by taking before and after pictures. Also helps motivate me when all I want to do in winter is eat every single bit of chocolate/crisps/pizzas/Chinese there is,” she wrote.

    Rebel Wilson flaunts amazing weight loss transformation after declaring 2020 her ‘year of health’

    Rebel Wilson has been working hard on her fitness.

    The Australian actress, 39, posted a video of herself doing a CrossFit exercise with ropes on her Instagram stories late Thursday; it was later reposted by her trainer Jono Castano.

    The “Pitch Perfect” star showed off her amazing weight loss transformation as she donned an all-black workout outfit at the gym.

    ADELE TOLD VACATIONING FAN SHE LOST 100 POUNDS: REPORT

    “Friday vibes but @rebelwilson has been putting in the yards 7 days a week,” Castano captioned his post. “Proud of you gurl .”

    Wilson has been on a health and fitness regime over the past few months and declared 2020 her “Year of Health.”

    “Okay so for me 2020 is going to be called ‘The Year of Health,”” she wrote on Instagram in early January. “So I put on the athleisure and went out for a walk, deliberately hydrating on the couch right now and trying to avoid the sugar and junk food, which is going to be hard after the holidays I’ve just had but I’m going to do it! Who’s with me in making some positive changes this year?”

    The funny woman told Entertainment Tonight that she started losing weight while filming “Cats” and has since dropped between 40 and 50 pounds.

    “I lost eight pounds shooting my number, in four days,” Wilson said. “One, because there’s a lot of physicality… But also, they heated up the set very high, to almost 100 [degrees] Fahrenheit, so that we could never cool down.”

    REBEL WILSON BACK IN AUSTRALIAN COURTS IN DEFAMATION APPEAL 

    The actress has always been a voice for body confidence, though, and even designed her own plus-size clothing line called Rebel Wilson x Angels. The sizes range from 14 to 24; it was inspired by her struggle to find clothes that fit right.

    “I remember I didn’t even go to a friend’s wedding in my 20s because I didn’t know where to buy a dress in my size,” she had told InStyle magazine.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Now I have a wardrobe full of custom Givenchy,” she added. “My family is going to hate me for saying this, but they raid my closet because we wear similar sizes and they know I have the best fashion taste. I know what I’m talking about now. So I find that I impart a lot of my knowledge, especially to plus-size girls.”

    Rebel Wilson flaunts amazing weight loss transformation after declaring 2020 her ‘year of health’

    Rebel Wilson has been working hard on her fitness.

    The Australian actress, 39, posted a video of herself doing a CrossFit exercise with ropes on her Instagram stories late Thursday; it was later reposted by her trainer Jono Castano.

    The “Pitch Perfect” star showed off her amazing weight loss transformation as she donned an all-black workout outfit at the gym.

    ADELE TOLD VACATIONING FAN SHE LOST 100 POUNDS: REPORT

    “Friday vibes but @rebelwilson has been putting in the yards 7 days a week,” Castano captioned his post. “Proud of you gurl .”

    Wilson has been on a health and fitness regime over the past few months and declared 2020 her “Year of Health.”

    “Okay so for me 2020 is going to be called ‘The Year of Health,”” she wrote on Instagram in early January. “So I put on the athleisure and went out for a walk, deliberately hydrating on the couch right now and trying to avoid the sugar and junk food, which is going to be hard after the holidays I’ve just had but I’m going to do it! Who’s with me in making some positive changes this year?”

    The funny woman told Entertainment Tonight that she started losing weight while filming “Cats” and has since dropped between 40 and 50 pounds.

    “I lost eight pounds shooting my number, in four days,” Wilson said. “One, because there’s a lot of physicality… But also, they heated up the set very high, to almost 100 [degrees] Fahrenheit, so that we could never cool down.”

    REBEL WILSON BACK IN AUSTRALIAN COURTS IN DEFAMATION APPEAL 

    The actress has always been a voice for body confidence, though, and even designed her own plus-size clothing line called Rebel Wilson x Angels. The sizes range from 14 to 24; it was inspired by her struggle to find clothes that fit right.

    “I remember I didn’t even go to a friend’s wedding in my 20s because I didn’t know where to buy a dress in my size,” she had told InStyle magazine.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Now I have a wardrobe full of custom Givenchy,” she added. “My family is going to hate me for saying this, but they raid my closet because we wear similar sizes and they know I have the best fashion taste. I know what I’m talking about now. So I find that I impart a lot of my knowledge, especially to plus-size girls.”

    Mom sheds nearly 200 pounds after breaking roller coaster seat: ‘It’s what I needed to motivate me’

    A British woman who once weighed some 322 pounds says breaking a roller coaster seat during an amusement park outing was the motivation she needed to work toward a healthier weight.

    Four years ago, Danielle Wright, 27, went to the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England, with her sister. She told news agency SWNS that she wanted to avoid roller coasters while at the park, fearing she was too big for them. But she was ultimately convinced to give it a try and boarded one of the rides. She managed to fit in the seat but had trouble wedging the safety bar over her midsection.

    DAD WHO WEIGHED 322 POUNDS SHEDS HALF HIS WEIGHT AFTER THEME-PARK INCIDENT: ‘THAT DID IT FOR ME’

    “Fitting in the seat was bad enough, but when it came to pulling down the safety bar, my stomach stopped it from working,” she recalled. “One of the employees, who was quite good looking, came over and had to put his foot against the ride and push extra hard in order to click to bar down over my tummy.”

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Wright, who called the experience “hellish,” said she was worried throughout the duration of the ride that the “bar was going to pop open and I was going to be thrown off the tracks.”

    When the ride ended, Wright said the bar sprang up and “made a huge noise.” Shortly after, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker saying the ride was temporarily closed due to a broken seat.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.
    (SWNS)

    Albeit embarrassing, the incident presented a silver lining to Wright, who told SWNS, “It’s what I needed to motivate me to shed pounds.”

    Wright drastically changed her diet and began to exercise, eventually seeing life-changing results. She cut back on carbs, swapping foods like chocolate for healthier options such as apples and yogurt. A lunch of chicken and bacon wraps, Doritos and cake was replaced with tuna salad. She replaced fries for chicken and steamed vegetables at dinner time.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.
    (SWNS)

    In addition to changing her diet, she also began participating in cardio-focused workout classes.

    “I ate plenty of salads and saved the bulk of my daily calories to enjoy a larger meal in the evening,” she said. “I found once I got into the swing of things I was able to stick to it.”

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.
    (SWNS)

    “My absolute weakness was pastries, now I don’t go anywhere near them,” she added.

    IOWA MAN SHEDS HALF HIS BODY WEIGHT AFTER INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY, SAYS HE ONCE ATE ‘WITH NO CONSTRAINT’ 

    In November 2016, Wright found out she was pregnant with her son, Noah. But as tempted as she was, she didn’t allow herself to eat unhealthy foods while pregnant and stuck to her new diet.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.
    (SWNS)

    “The hardest part of my journey was when I was breastfeeding. I was absolutely ravenous and wanted to shove anything in sight in my mouth,” she recalled.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.
    (SWNS)

    Wright now weighs some 140 pounds, she told SWNS.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Being able to run and play with my little boy is the best part of it all, I couldn’t have asked for a better reward,” she said.

    Mom sheds nearly 200 pounds after breaking roller coaster seat: ‘It’s what I needed to motivate me’

    A British woman who once weighed some 322 pounds says breaking a roller coaster seat during an amusement park outing was the motivation she needed to work toward a healthier weight.

    Four years ago, Danielle Wright, 27, went to the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England, with her sister. She told news agency SWNS that she wanted to avoid roller coasters while at the park, fearing she was too big for them. But she was ultimately convinced to give it a try and boarded one of the rides. She managed to fit in the seat but had trouble wedging the safety bar over her midsection.

    DAD WHO WEIGHED 322 POUNDS SHEDS HALF HIS WEIGHT AFTER THEME-PARK INCIDENT: ‘THAT DID IT FOR ME’

    “Fitting in the seat was bad enough, but when it came to pulling down the safety bar, my stomach stopped it from working,” she recalled. “One of the employees, who was quite good looking, came over and had to put his foot against the ride and push extra hard in order to click to bar down over my tummy.”

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Wright, who called the experience “hellish,” said she was worried throughout the duration of the ride that the “bar was going to pop open and I was going to be thrown off the tracks.”

    When the ride ended, Wright said the bar sprang up and “made a huge noise.” Shortly after, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker saying the ride was temporarily closed due to a broken seat.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.
    (SWNS)

    Albeit embarrassing, the incident presented a silver lining to Wright, who told SWNS, “It’s what I needed to motivate me to shed pounds.”

    Wright drastically changed her diet and began to exercise, eventually seeing life-changing results. She cut back on carbs, swapping foods like chocolate for healthier options such as apples and yogurt. A lunch of chicken and bacon wraps, Doritos and cake was replaced with tuna salad. She replaced fries for chicken and steamed vegetables at dinner time.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.
    (SWNS)

    In addition to changing her diet, she also began participating in cardio-focused workout classes.

    “I ate plenty of salads and saved the bulk of my daily calories to enjoy a larger meal in the evening,” she said. “I found once I got into the swing of things I was able to stick to it.”

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.
    (SWNS)

    “My absolute weakness was pastries, now I don’t go anywhere near them,” she added.

    IOWA MAN SHEDS HALF HIS BODY WEIGHT AFTER INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY, SAYS HE ONCE ATE ‘WITH NO CONSTRAINT’ 

    In November 2016, Wright found out she was pregnant with her son, Noah. But as tempted as she was, she didn’t allow herself to eat unhealthy foods while pregnant and stuck to her new diet.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.
    (SWNS)

    “The hardest part of my journey was when I was breastfeeding. I was absolutely ravenous and wanted to shove anything in sight in my mouth,” she recalled.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.
    (SWNS)

    Wright now weighs some 140 pounds, she told SWNS.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Being able to run and play with my little boy is the best part of it all, I couldn’t have asked for a better reward,” she said.

    Mom sheds nearly 200 pounds after breaking roller coaster seat: ‘It’s what I needed to motivate me’

    A British woman who once weighed some 322 pounds says breaking a roller coaster seat during an amusement park outing was the motivation she needed to work toward a healthier weight.

    Four years ago, Danielle Wright, 27, went to the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England, with her sister. She told news agency SWNS that she wanted to avoid roller coasters while at the park, fearing she was too big for them. But she was ultimately convinced to give it a try and boarded one of the rides. She managed to fit in the seat but had trouble wedging the safety bar over her midsection.

    DAD WHO WEIGHED 322 POUNDS SHEDS HALF HIS WEIGHT AFTER THEME-PARK INCIDENT: ‘THAT DID IT FOR ME’

    “Fitting in the seat was bad enough, but when it came to pulling down the safety bar, my stomach stopped it from working,” she recalled. “One of the employees, who was quite good looking, came over and had to put his foot against the ride and push extra hard in order to click to bar down over my tummy.”

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.

    Danielle Wright before her amazing weight loss.
    (SWNS)

    Wright, who called the experience “hellish,” said she was worried throughout the duration of the ride that the “bar was going to pop open and I was going to be thrown off the tracks.”

    When the ride ended, Wright said the bar sprang up and “made a huge noise.” Shortly after, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker saying the ride was temporarily closed due to a broken seat.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.

    Danielle Wright lost nearly 200 pounds.
    (SWNS)

    Albeit embarrassing, the incident presented a silver lining to Wright, who told SWNS, “It’s what I needed to motivate me to shed pounds.”

    Wright drastically changed her diet and began to exercise, eventually seeing life-changing results. She cut back on carbs, swapping foods like chocolate for healthier options such as apples and yogurt. A lunch of chicken and bacon wraps, Doritos and cake was replaced with tuna salad. She replaced fries for chicken and steamed vegetables at dinner time.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.

    Danielle Wright before she lost weight.
    (SWNS)

    In addition to changing her diet, she also began participating in cardio-focused workout classes.

    “I ate plenty of salads and saved the bulk of my daily calories to enjoy a larger meal in the evening,” she said. “I found once I got into the swing of things I was able to stick to it.”

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.

    Danielle Wright was motivated into losing nearly 200 pounds after she broke a roller coaster seat.
    (SWNS)

    “My absolute weakness was pastries, now I don’t go anywhere near them,” she added.

    IOWA MAN SHEDS HALF HIS BODY WEIGHT AFTER INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY, SAYS HE ONCE ATE ‘WITH NO CONSTRAINT’ 

    In November 2016, Wright found out she was pregnant with her son, Noah. But as tempted as she was, she didn’t allow herself to eat unhealthy foods while pregnant and stuck to her new diet.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.

    Danielle Wright with her son, Noah.
    (SWNS)

    “The hardest part of my journey was when I was breastfeeding. I was absolutely ravenous and wanted to shove anything in sight in my mouth,” she recalled.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.

    Danielle right before her weight loss (left) and after.
    (SWNS)

    Wright now weighs some 140 pounds, she told SWNS.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Being able to run and play with my little boy is the best part of it all, I couldn’t have asked for a better reward,” she said.

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