Woman reveals humiliating moment that led to 88lb weight loss

A young woman has revealed how she struggled with her weight since she was a child — and the one thing that changed her life.Liliana Lerch, from the Gold Coast, struggled with her body image and relationship with food for as long as she could remember.“I remember I had a personal trainer at 10, and just always struggled with my weight,” she said.“But when I was 15 it started to snowball and get quite bad.I felt like I was getting bigger, despite living an active lifestyle.”Lerch said she was always “emotionally connected” to food — eating when she was sad, happy or anxious — and would “come back to bingeing”.When she got her license — and had access to a car — she would go out, pick up food and hide the packaging in her car.

She said it meant she could “get away with it more”.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.Lerch always wanted a “quick fix” to her weight, and would often give up after two weeks.

She felt like she tried every diet, and was even contemplating medical intervention.She had a lot of moments where she knew her life had to change — but it was surprise skydiving tickets that was the catalyst for a life change.“I remember we were going, and I had to pay extra.I was weighed in front of everyone.

It was the most humiliating thing — I was stressed about it the whole week before because I knew,” she said.“It was a big ego hit.I was like, ‘No, you’re not even healthy anymore.’ I was at risk of getting diabetes.

I was puffy and inflamed and they thought I had PCOS.I found my health was starting to deteriorate.”It was at that point, she realized that she needed more than a quick fix.

She needed to overhaul her entire lifestyle, she said it started as an accident.She did 75 Hard.

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