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Woman claims being called 'fat' by her ex inspired her to lose 145 lbs

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[Photo: Caters]

Anyone who’s ever been a student will know how easy it is to put on a few pounds during your first term.

And 25-year-old Hayley Westoby from Sydney, Australia, was no exception – though she put on a lot more weight than is usual.

Once a physically fit teenager into her running and sports, after a knee injury and her first year of studying, she went up to 262 lbs thanks to junk food, booze and steadily forgetting about exercise during her student days.

But now, Westoby has lost a massive 145 lbs – all naturally, too.

Her inspiration? She says it was her ex calling her “fat” during an argument – which though she described as a “slip of the tongue” rather than malicious, says it gave her the push she needed.

[Photo: Caters]
[Photo: Caters]

So Westoby originally challenged herself to lose a more modest 10 lbs – but after hitting the gym and ditching the bad parts of her diet, managed to lose more than 100 lbs.

She’s now 120 lbs, and an Australian size 10 (North American size 4), and says she owes it to early morning exercise and having a strict alcohol-free diet.

Westoby told Mail Online: “Before my weight had been mentioned, I hadn’t realized how much weight I’d put on.

“It had been a gradual thing since starting university, where I gained the ‘Fresher 10’ and then some thanks to my student diet of junk food and booze.

[Photo: Caters]
[Photo: Caters]

“But after the shock of realizing how much weight I had put on had worn off, it made me look at my party lifestyle and I realized I had actually let myself go.”

The marketing manager said that setting herself an “achievable” target was how all the weight loss began:

“I decided to set myself an achievable target of losing five kilos and was amazed at how quickly it came off. So I kept going, educating myself on exercise and nutrition along the way.

“Now I’ve lost 65 kilos completely naturally and am so proud of what I’ve achieved. I’ll never be embarrassed by my body again.”

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