Ashley Graham is one of the viral plus-size swimsuit models who first became famous for being oversized and then later for her weight loss journey.
Graham has also appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and became the face of the Swimsuit Plus models. She occasionally got praise and criticism for her overweight ness, which is why she decided to lose weight.
Along with her modeling career, she has also appeared in several movies like What Would You Do?, American Beauty Star, The Ashley Graham Project, and others.
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She has also appeared in some music videos and written a book titled A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Are.” Let’s take a look at how she first struggled with her weight and what made her determined to lose weight.
So let’s get to know more about her personal life and about her weight loss journey.
Ashley Graham opens up about her weight loss journey
Graham has been a plus-size model for far too long, which has affected her health as well. She is a major advocate for body positivity and believes there should be models of every size.
Ashley Graham lost 20 lbs. after her weight-loss diet. (Credit: Instagram)
However, recently she lost almost 20 lbs, and this was because of her new weight-loss diet and exercise. According to her, following a regular weight loss diet and regularly exercising helped her lose weight and become healthy.
She also recommended that anyone who follows her diet and exercise be very disciplined and not cheat, as it can ruin their progress. So, let’s get to know what diet and exercise helped her lose so much weight.
Ashley Graham’s weight loss diet
According to Graham, she had to eat plenty of fruits and veggies and had to be away from cakes, chocolate, and a carbohydrate diet.
She was also dependent on healthy fats and lean and took plenty of protein diets which worked miracles on her body.
According to her, she took four meals per day but only limited calories, which she recorded, and once a month, when her calorie goal was complete, she took a cheat day where she would eat minimal sugar or junk food.
Ashley Graham’s workout routines
According to Graham, only eating healthy did not help her lose weight, but also exercising daily for several months sped the process.
She even hired a trainer who gave her a basic set of exercises like daily squats, skipping, jumping jacks, barbell squats, and other types of exercises as well.
She also shared plenty of images of her in the gym working hard and doing exercises that showed how serious she was about losing weight and becoming healthy.
How did Ashley Graham gain so much weight?
In 2019, Graham revealed that she gained over 50 pounds within a few months; this was mainly due to her being pregnant.
However, after the delivery of the baby, she grew even more, which was mainly due to her lethargic body and also from the baby’s fat.
Even if she was huge, she could stretch and even do yoga poses, which she shared on her social media.
Why did Ashley Graham decide to lose weight?
However, without losing her additional weight, she became pregnant again, which resulted in him a very complicated delivery where she almost lost her life.
After a life-threatening scare, she decided to lose the additional 50 pounds that she gained from her two babies’ pregnancy and went on an amazing weight loss journey.
