⚠️Trigger Warning ⚠️ Weight loss and eating disorders are discussed in this episode⚠️

Stephanie and Lacey sit down with Rachel Kearney to hear her eye-opening weight loss story of losing 150LBS over 3 years. Rachel touches on her adolescent years, being told she was overweight from her doctors, even being diagnosed with PCOS at age 13 for “starting her period too early.” Putting her on a regimen to weigh herself everyday with her mom & being put on a restricted food diet, created an eating disorder, as a result. Growing up with doctors and bullies at school telling her one thing, Rachel shares that she took on the identity as the “Fat Friend,” and thought it was impossible to achieve a healthy weight for her. At 275LBS, at her heaviest, Keto came along…and then walking…and then the walking turned into running…and 3 years later, 150lbs down, she finds herself competing in body building competitions with a healthy relationship with food and mental health. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Rachel’s adolescence, growing up overweight
• Being put on diets and food restrictions at a young age, creating an eating disorder, and binging behaviors
• Having a twin sister and thinking, “Why don’t I look like that?”
• Diagnosed with PCOS at age 13 because she started her period “too young”
• Being bullied at school & feeling invisible
• Taking on the identity as the “Fat Friend” and thinking weight loss would always be impossible
• When she was bigger, she realized she was creating a giant shield, because she didn’t want to be seen or heard
• How she did it: Keto, Walking & Consistency
• Feeling her cheekbones and collarbones for the first time
• Even though she has lost all of the weight, some of her old beliefs still come up
• “Old Rachel” and “New Rachel” are always mentally battling each other
• Thoughts on “Body Positivity”movement/culture
• Her initial “Why”
• How she was able to maintain a healthy mindset and relationship with food
• Similarities & differences to Lacey’s old anorexic behaviors to Rachel’s story
• Confronting & reconnecting someone who bullied her, after she lost the weight
• The difference in how people see and treat her
• Her body building competitions 

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