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22-Year-Old Woman Loses Over 100 Pounds By Changing Her Lifestyle
22-Year-Old Woman Loses Over 100 Pounds By Changing Her Lifestyle
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22-Year-Old Woman Loses Over 100 Pounds By Changing Her Lifestyle

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A 22-year-old woman claims to have completely changed her life by making two key changes to her daily routine that helped her shed an impressive110 pounds.

Sara Conde, a resident from Ventura, California, once weighed 235 pounds, which mainly resulted from a fast-food heavy diet. Nowadays, after introducing a simple exercise routine and a small calorie deficit, she weighs 125 pounds.

Highlights
  • A 22-year-old lost 110 pounds by exercising and reducing calories.
  • Fans valued her approach, resorting to natural means instead of surgery.
  • Sara shared her challenges, including dealing with loose skin.
  • Her viral video transformation has received 4.6 million views so far.

A video showcasing her transformation was uploaded to her social media last Saturday (February 22), racking up 4.6 million views and receiving over 621,000 likes. The clip shows her at her initial size before transitioning to her routine using a stair-climbing machine.

“Please! Share your workout plan!” one viewer wrote. “She’s my inspiration,” another said.

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    Sara Conde in a blue dress sitting outside, showcasing her weight loss transformation and lifestyle change.

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    Image credits: saraa_conde

    The 22-year-old not only went viral for her dramatic transformation but for the transparency of her content.

    Her changes are due to two factors: adding daily workouts to her week and a calorie deficit with an emphasis on removing sugars.

    In her videos, Sara Condegoes into detail about her routine, which incorporates daily cardio sessions, as well as a heavy emphasis on core and back exercises, designed to grant her body the strength necessary to achieve her objectives.

    @saraa_conde Feel like a brand new person. #glowup#weightlosstransformation#weightloss#transformation#gym#bodypositivity#bodytransformation#fyp♬ original sound – rzqadn

    Conde also showed the “less savory” aspects of her transformation, including how she deals with the loose skin that resulted from losing such a large amount of weight and taking care to apply hydrating creams throughout the entire process to avoid stretch marks.

    “I love that you’re honest and not fake like other influencers,” one of her fans wrote.

    One simple change was completely removing sugar from her diet and opting for healthier snack alternatives

    Sara Conde exercising in gym using leg press and shoulder press machines, focusing on lifestyle change for weight loss.

    Image credits: saraa_conde

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    In a more recent video, uploaded last Monday (February 24), Conde shared the “Walmart finds” that helped her on her journey without sacrificing delicious foods or desserts.

    For instance, she showed a collection of Pillsbury cake and brownie sugar-free mixes, complete with similar healthier options for chocolate fudge and vanilla frosting. She also opted for sugar-free versions of popular snacks like Reese’s peanut butter cups and Hershey’s zero-sugar chocolate bars.

    Sara Conde showing weight loss progress in a gym mirror selfie.

    Image credits: saraa_conde

    Studies have shown that sugar consumption, particularly in large quantities or frequency, can disrupt the balance of hunger hormones such as ghrelin. 

    This results in a vicious cycle in which the person experiences cravings despite being technically full, leading to more sugar consumption and more hunger.

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    Experts stress that losing fat should not be the sole focus of fitness goals but rather a byproduct of a healthier lifestyle

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    Sara Conde shows weight loss transformation by wearing oversized jeans.

    Image credits: saraa_conde

    For Franco Betancourt, a personal trainer with 10 years of experience, weight loss should always be seen as a desirable side-effect of making lifestyle changes that have positive effects beyond appearance.

    “Strengthening our bodies, eating healthy, and training comes with a host of benefits,” he explained to Bored Panda. “Almost every aspect of a person’s daily life is positively affected, including their cognitive ability, mood, drive, and even sleep.”

    Sara Conde showcases weight loss transformation by changing lifestyle, wearing a black dress in before-and-after photos.

    Image credits: saraa_conde

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    Losing weight, Betancourt explained, ultimately comes down to balancing the calories that a person eats vs the calories they expend on a daily basis. “People can lose weight in healthy and unhealthy ways; that’s why losing fat shouldn’t be the only focus of training.

    “It’s important to see training as one piece of the puzzle, that puzzle being your long-term well-being,” he remarked.

    @saraa_conde#weightloss#transformation#glowup#fyp#relatable#bodypositivity#caloriedeficit#weightlossprogress#Fitness#gymmotivation♬ original sound – Sara

    For Betancourt, who coaches dozens of people—mostly women—core exercises and cardio are the most important, providing a balance between functional strength and pleasing aesthetic results.

    “Exercises such as glute bridges, planks, and abdominal crunches are essential,” he added.

    “Major props.” Conde’s viewers were inspired by her progress and congratulated her for achieving her goal

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    Abel Musa Miño

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    Born in Santiago, Chile, with a background in communication and international relations, I bring a global perspective to entertainment reporting at Bored Panda. I cover celebrity news, Hollywood events, true crime, and viral stories that resonate across cultures. My reporting has been featured on Google News, connecting international audiences to the latest in entertainment. For me, journalism is about bridging local stories with global conversations, arming readers with the knowledge necessary to make up their own minds. Research is at the core of my work. I believe that well-sourced, factual storytelling is essential to building trust and driving meaningful engagement.

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    Abel Musa Miño

    Abel Musa Miño

    Writer, Entertainment News Writer

    Born in Santiago, Chile, with a background in communication and international relations, I bring a global perspective to entertainment reporting at Bored Panda. I cover celebrity news, Hollywood events, true crime, and viral stories that resonate across cultures. My reporting has been featured on Google News, connecting international audiences to the latest in entertainment. For me, journalism is about bridging local stories with global conversations, arming readers with the knowledge necessary to make up their own minds. Research is at the core of my work. I believe that well-sourced, factual storytelling is essential to building trust and driving meaningful engagement.

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    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sugar free versions of everything are loaded with sweeteners that are not good news for your gut health either. Getting off the sweet is difficult, but in the long term is better to train your palate by reducing sugar in everything. Eventually you don't miss it.

    Gogubaci
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well done. sugar is poison. also it's amazing how such small changes have such a great impact, and not that difficult to implement, mind you, yet a lot of people prefer toresort to all sorts of gimmicks, dangerous diets and d***s when it's just this simple.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, for some it works - especially in their early 20s, for others it doesn't. It's like telling every addiction patient to take the same medication. It's good to show how much it can change a life for the better, but "she cut sugar and took up exercise" - darlings, that's all she did? People do way more in calorie reduction and still don't lose weight. And then idiots come and say "but look, this girl! So you must, too! You are a failure!"

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    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sugar free versions of everything are loaded with sweeteners that are not good news for your gut health either. Getting off the sweet is difficult, but in the long term is better to train your palate by reducing sugar in everything. Eventually you don't miss it.

    Gogubaci
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well done. sugar is poison. also it's amazing how such small changes have such a great impact, and not that difficult to implement, mind you, yet a lot of people prefer toresort to all sorts of gimmicks, dangerous diets and d***s when it's just this simple.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, for some it works - especially in their early 20s, for others it doesn't. It's like telling every addiction patient to take the same medication. It's good to show how much it can change a life for the better, but "she cut sugar and took up exercise" - darlings, that's all she did? People do way more in calorie reduction and still don't lose weight. And then idiots come and say "but look, this girl! So you must, too! You are a failure!"

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