27-Year-Old Cattle Rancher Lost 120 Pounds In 1 Year Without Going To The Gym
InterviewAs Kiah Twisselman has proven, the best weight loss results don’t come from “bean counting,” fad diets, or harsh food restrictions, but from self-love and patience. The 27-year-old started her journey almost 2 years ago when she read Rachel Hollis’ book “Girl, Wash Your Face.” She decided to follow Hollis’ plan of five simple habits: woke up an hour earlier, moved her body 30 minutes a day, drank half her body weight in ounces of water, and began daily journaling and intuitive eating. And what’s even more amazing is that she has done so without ever setting foot in a gym. Which also makes it a great go-to weight loss routine for the most likely upcoming quarantine!
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The 27-year-old started her journey over a year ago
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She started out in October 2018, and by January 2019, she had already managed to lose 25 pounds; the result inspired her to set a greater, and more satisfying, challenge of losing 100 by the next October. Keeping in mind that you’re already reading an article about her, try to guess if she has done it. Spoilers! She did it, and what’s more, lost 120 lbs in total, way beyond her expectations.
At one point, she weighed 285 lbs
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Kiah went into the details in an exclusive interview with Bored Panda: “On my journey, I didn’t follow any strict diets and I learned to not see any foods as being “bad” foods. For me, it was more about being intentional and planning ahead of time and eating foods in balance and moderation. As a cattle rancher, it is no surprise that beef has been one of my favorite foods to incorporate into my diet! (But I was by no means on an all-beef carnivore diet.) I eat beef at least three times a week. It is very versatile, whether it’s just a steak on the grill alongside some veggies, thinly sliced on top of a salad, or made into burgers, spaghetti and so much more. One 3oz serving of beef provides 25 grams of protein as well as other essential vitamins and nutrients like zinc, iron, and b-vitamins, all in less than 170 calories! It is packed with nutrients, keeps me satisfied throughout the day, and tastes delicious. I think the most important thing when choosing a diet that is right for you is making sure that it is something you can stick with for the long haul and incorporates foods that you enjoy. For me, beef has been one of those foods!”
She began on Oct, 2018 and lost 25 lbs, which inspired her to achieve even more
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The 6th-generation rancher opened up about her previous struggles with weight loss. She seemingly tried everything, from diets to restrictions, to radical lifestyle changes, but nothing seemed to work. The continual failures made her think that she just couldn’t do anything about it, that she got dealt a bad hand, or bad genetics.
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Over the course of a year, she lost 120 lbs
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She attempted her one last final hurrah after she realized that she wanted to become a better example of her own lifestyle. As she works in Beef Council and promotes beef’s health benefits to many influential figures and institutions, she felt hypocritical being in the shape that she was in. That’s when she read the fateful book that changed everything about her outlook.
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“The mantra that I used when I first started my journey and one that I continue to apply to this day is, “I’m going to love my future self enough that I’m going to show up and do the hard thing today.” I paint a vivid picture of the future best version of me that I am striving to be and focus on taking just one baby step towards that person each and every day. It’s not about transforming yourself overnight; it’s about being willing to show up every day consistently and being committed to being just 1% better than you were yesterday.”
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She has become a real role model to many people around the world. The greatest change wasn’t in her body, but in her mind. When she slipped up before, Kiah focused on her failure, thinking that she always fails. Now, when she fails, she’s more willing to forgive herself, allowing her to learn from her experience—so much so that she took on being a lifestyle coach, sharing her inspiration and wisdom with everyone that wants to hear it (you can find the link above.) She encourages people to do the same thing that she did—”It’s not about hitting a number or goal weight, and more about showing up and loving yourself today,” she said.
From size 20 to size 6
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Her process inspired her to become a lifestyle coach
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Kiah shared what an unexpected twist turn of events becoming a lifestyle coach was. “If you had told me two years ago that I would not only lose more than 125 pounds but that I would also be coaching other women on how to love themselves to health and happiness too, I would have thought you were crazy! Coaching has been such an unexpected and wonderful part of my journey and perhaps the most rewarding of all, even more so than the weight loss itself. I used to see my obesity as a curse, as though I was a victim of being overweight, but now looking back, I can honestly say that my battle with weight might be my greatest blessing of all. Because I was able to overcome that struggle and learn through the process, I have the amazing opportunity to inspire thousands of other people all across the world. I am currently doing one-on-one coaching with women all across the country and am getting ready to launch my first digital course this summer. ”
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The greatest change wasn’t in her body, but in her mind
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“More importantly, I lost the mental weight I had been carrying with me for years”
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Now when she fails, she’s more willing to forgive herself, allowing her to learn from her experience
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The most important part of this article: "Now when she fails, she’s more willing to forgive herself, allowing her to learn from her experience." I say this because I know from experience that you are massively more likely to succeed (at weight loss, getting past addiction, or anything really) when you finally learn to give yourself room for small "failures". I always say that you don't fail until you decide you've failed. Had a bad day and ate a whole bag of chips? If you tell yourself the next day that you've already failed at your diet so you might as well just eat whatever you like, then you failed. But if you tell yourself the next day that you had a bad day yesterday and let's see if we can do better today, then it's just one blip in the journey.
It's kinda hard to succeed in fitness and weight loss if you beat yourself every time you miss a workout, eat something sugary or just fall off the bandwagon. If you missed a day/ goal or even mess up you didn't fail, it was a lapse of judgement. You only fail when you stop.
Load More Replies...The title is misleading - she did exercise a lot! Does it matter it was not in some high-end city gym?
Damn girl! Congratulations! I too had an incredible weight loss journey going from a size 20 to a size 2 in just over 1 1/2 years. It was never easy, but so so worth it as I now feel much better, am healthier, and am far less troubled with my asthma, arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
Your fibro has improved? Mine is under control at the moment but I did have a flare that lasted two weeks so I'm needing to do something about that!
Load More Replies...Wow! That is a great achievement! I know a little how you feel. I lost 90 pounds myself a few years ago, but they're back by now. Hope you have the power to stay that way.
I know how you feel. I lost a bunch of weight at one point and gained it all back. Sometimes life stops us from achieving our goals, but we just got to keep going.
Load More Replies...Did anyone else see that she promotes the health benefits of beef? I eat red meat but seriously, would not consider it a "healthy" food over other options.
Depends on the cuts and how you're consuming it. Lean beef is incredibly healthy with a wide variety of amino acids and minerals not found in other protein sources.
Load More Replies...She looks great. But, where did the extra skin go? I need to lose weight but I've seen people that end up with sagging skin and I don't want that
It's still there. You can see it in a few of the pictures, the one in the pink skirt you can see it on her arm and in the one where she's in white with the water you can see her lil tummy skin through the sheer fabric. HOWEVER- you didn't notice it, I didn't notice it right away, most people won't notice it. Never let stuff like that stop you. Just do things in a healthy way. If you look happy and healthy people won't be noticing a lil extra skin, they'll just see a lovely person living their best life.
Load More Replies...omg! she's gorgeous. that smile is infectious and she has a spark in her eyes. simply beautiful. wish her all the happiness and success in life.
Wow! That's amazing! I too have went from a size 22 to 14 in one year. I still do not have the confidence and still see myself as an almost 300 lb person…but I'm working on it.
She looks like a female version of Kenneth Copeland. Still gorgeous
Getting healthy is the key here. Too many people focus on the sizes when they should focus on a healthy lifestyle. THEN the weight will drop and you'll feel better. And be kind to yourself. You can still enjoy some junk food now and then. Just don't make it every day.
But very LITTLE junk food. It’s best to get over the notion that we can have garbage food even semi-regularly. Especially the sugar. There’s an insane amount of sugar in so many packages things, and not even candy. Actual supposed foods like cereals (even granola!). If it has added sugar, drop it back onto the shelf and pick something else.
Load More Replies...“Without Going To The Gym“ - well, duh... surprise, you don't have to go to the gym to lose weight. Weight loss is 80% diet, activity is not necessary for it. It's a nice bonus and really healthy if done right, but no requirement for weight loss.
It does help. Greatly. Just a bit sad that many people want to avoid physical activity with claws and teeth.
Load More Replies...No one should ever be harassed, bullied, or mocked, or insulted for being overweight. That said, the “you’re beautiful just the way you are” cultural trend is toxic because it encourages acceptance of an unhealthy physical state. The woman in this article did great for herself, rather than using the “you’re beautiful the way you are” concept to keep her comfortable with her complacency. In fact, one of the things the article claims she said was something like she “finally decided to do something about it”. It’s hard to change our lifestyles but it’s vital to have the self-discipline to do so.
Load More Replies...Someone Is using your photos with a fake name for a scam weight loss program https://directhealthinsider.com/keto/ca.html?cep=ScSS2Ebx6_JIZ49jahlmYkdIKP-XTWcKNmyuVF_Xt1kYqmKGA59CuTEm0golbrnksb8LfjYdDKZOdRYE8wob_5Qbp3H65Rn4bZ7wu1PP6-aTqQfdgN5ElJrF1pF8boY-qowLl-O3FXCPaRBHS3L_6CcfKBRM17lZAKSVCoemANenE-S_52kpVVPd2fsUZS9nBs19BQPyWg_lGxIzkLz3MhaaThgJabiDf09WVZF3cU8BJxjQZMxYer3HYtDpdifcC9KYSQVG2_I60K20NNTUC7Ii_vI9YEHODQYIe-xzaHa1y2yt0_jT6fqkYiGO3fAMLm4AAorK3Jwt-s-GTUyJy2Rj8wY7DTpbpCsMc5hXQGL47I5oz1fndFh5Jga7rymOaRdWrIOxcdwbxt6R6rM-tkoOrU2ljc4Bd9zBDEl3dY8&lptoken=166d66cf717826252392&v=bld
Someone is using your photos in a fake weight loss scam calling you Emily Senstrom. Here is the link https://directhealthinsider.com/keto/ca.html?cep=ScSS2Ebx6_JIZ49jahlmYkdIKP-XTWcKNmyuVF_Xt1kYqmKGA59CuTEm0golbrnksb8LfjYdDKZOdRYE8wob_5Qbp3H65Rn4bZ7wu1PP6-aTqQfdgN5ElJrF1pF8boY-qowLl-O3FXCPaRBHS3L_6CcfKBRM17lZAKSVCoemANenE-S_52kpVVPd2fsUZS9nBs19BQPyWg_lGxIzkLz3MhaaThgJabiDf09WVZF3cU8BJxjQZMxYer3HYtDpdifcC9KYSQVG2_I60K20NNTUC7Ii_vI9YEHODQYIe-xzaHa1y2yt0_jT6fqkYiGO3fAMLm4AAorK3Jwt-s-GTUyJy2Rj8wY7DTpbpCsMc5hXQGL47I5oz1fndFh5Jga7rymOaRdWrIOxcdwbxt6R6rM-tkoOrU2ljc4Bd9zBDEl3dY8&lptoken=166d66cf717826252392&v=bld
Good for her! I've always thought a lifestyle/weight change began in your head. AND I love those sandals(they look MUCH happier now, too).
Eventually there will be enough to ignore most of the new ones... like many invented “services”...
Load More Replies...Well done! More details. Did the man in the earlier photos do it with her?
Since he seems to be smaller in the later photos... I’m guessing so.
Load More Replies...You did a great job, ma'am and you are beautiful both inside and out. You are an inspiration and we could learn a lot from your experience.
Is she part of the landholding Twisselman family of Central California? Some clues appear above...
Good on her, awesome job! Although losing weight without exercising isn't hocus pocus.. you don't need to work out at all. Take in less calories than your daily need and you'll lose weight. Simple as that. (yeah yeah it's hard I know, but the concept is simple)
Absolutely inspiring. Thank you. I am going on my own journey. I am not even sure the weight I am and it's not important. It's my mental health I am more worried about. Thank you. Let's go. 4th August 2020 begins my journey.
How did she make her skin redraw like that??? I’ve lost 66 pound over a 2 year period an my skin do not fit my new body at all, but I refuse the knife.
How old are you? The younger you are, the more likely it is that your skin will continue to look good.
Load More Replies...After you loose some weight, it is a good idea to start doing some toning exercises cause it will help that you don't let too much if any, skin to start sagging which happens often or everytime, when you are obese and then lose a lot of weight. So, if you consider your skin sagging being an issue, toning exercises is the best way to go!
I am on exactly the same journey of losing that much weight in about that time. I have to tell you, I am terrified of what all the loose skin is going to be like. It casts a shadow on all the health and activity benefits that I'm looking forward to.
It said no gym, but she clearly still exercised. Just wanted to point that out. Inspiring story nonetheless. Glad it wasn’t a cheat diet like keto
Oh, how cute, he actually thinks this is about him lmao
Load More Replies...Excercise can help you with the psychological part of it. It's nice to achieve goals with running for instance. At first you had me thinking you were such a perfect person, but I read your whole comment and you're absolutely right. It is mostly about the food industry and the idea of freedom being having everything to choose from. Freedom comes with great responsibility, also fro a government keeping companies in check that are just pushing foods and drinks that no one really needs.
Load More Replies...Amelia Betts. Ido this for free Good response!
Load More Replies...Do a little research before spouting your beliefs as truth.
Load More Replies...Beautiful women before and after. Love her sense of style and I want that t-shirt: Spread butter not hate.
The most important part of this article: "Now when she fails, she’s more willing to forgive herself, allowing her to learn from her experience." I say this because I know from experience that you are massively more likely to succeed (at weight loss, getting past addiction, or anything really) when you finally learn to give yourself room for small "failures". I always say that you don't fail until you decide you've failed. Had a bad day and ate a whole bag of chips? If you tell yourself the next day that you've already failed at your diet so you might as well just eat whatever you like, then you failed. But if you tell yourself the next day that you had a bad day yesterday and let's see if we can do better today, then it's just one blip in the journey.
It's kinda hard to succeed in fitness and weight loss if you beat yourself every time you miss a workout, eat something sugary or just fall off the bandwagon. If you missed a day/ goal or even mess up you didn't fail, it was a lapse of judgement. You only fail when you stop.
Load More Replies...The title is misleading - she did exercise a lot! Does it matter it was not in some high-end city gym?
Damn girl! Congratulations! I too had an incredible weight loss journey going from a size 20 to a size 2 in just over 1 1/2 years. It was never easy, but so so worth it as I now feel much better, am healthier, and am far less troubled with my asthma, arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
Your fibro has improved? Mine is under control at the moment but I did have a flare that lasted two weeks so I'm needing to do something about that!
Load More Replies...Wow! That is a great achievement! I know a little how you feel. I lost 90 pounds myself a few years ago, but they're back by now. Hope you have the power to stay that way.
I know how you feel. I lost a bunch of weight at one point and gained it all back. Sometimes life stops us from achieving our goals, but we just got to keep going.
Load More Replies...Did anyone else see that she promotes the health benefits of beef? I eat red meat but seriously, would not consider it a "healthy" food over other options.
Depends on the cuts and how you're consuming it. Lean beef is incredibly healthy with a wide variety of amino acids and minerals not found in other protein sources.
Load More Replies...She looks great. But, where did the extra skin go? I need to lose weight but I've seen people that end up with sagging skin and I don't want that
It's still there. You can see it in a few of the pictures, the one in the pink skirt you can see it on her arm and in the one where she's in white with the water you can see her lil tummy skin through the sheer fabric. HOWEVER- you didn't notice it, I didn't notice it right away, most people won't notice it. Never let stuff like that stop you. Just do things in a healthy way. If you look happy and healthy people won't be noticing a lil extra skin, they'll just see a lovely person living their best life.
Load More Replies...omg! she's gorgeous. that smile is infectious and she has a spark in her eyes. simply beautiful. wish her all the happiness and success in life.
Wow! That's amazing! I too have went from a size 22 to 14 in one year. I still do not have the confidence and still see myself as an almost 300 lb person…but I'm working on it.
She looks like a female version of Kenneth Copeland. Still gorgeous
Getting healthy is the key here. Too many people focus on the sizes when they should focus on a healthy lifestyle. THEN the weight will drop and you'll feel better. And be kind to yourself. You can still enjoy some junk food now and then. Just don't make it every day.
But very LITTLE junk food. It’s best to get over the notion that we can have garbage food even semi-regularly. Especially the sugar. There’s an insane amount of sugar in so many packages things, and not even candy. Actual supposed foods like cereals (even granola!). If it has added sugar, drop it back onto the shelf and pick something else.
Load More Replies...“Without Going To The Gym“ - well, duh... surprise, you don't have to go to the gym to lose weight. Weight loss is 80% diet, activity is not necessary for it. It's a nice bonus and really healthy if done right, but no requirement for weight loss.
It does help. Greatly. Just a bit sad that many people want to avoid physical activity with claws and teeth.
Load More Replies...No one should ever be harassed, bullied, or mocked, or insulted for being overweight. That said, the “you’re beautiful just the way you are” cultural trend is toxic because it encourages acceptance of an unhealthy physical state. The woman in this article did great for herself, rather than using the “you’re beautiful the way you are” concept to keep her comfortable with her complacency. In fact, one of the things the article claims she said was something like she “finally decided to do something about it”. It’s hard to change our lifestyles but it’s vital to have the self-discipline to do so.
Load More Replies...Someone Is using your photos with a fake name for a scam weight loss program https://directhealthinsider.com/keto/ca.html?cep=ScSS2Ebx6_JIZ49jahlmYkdIKP-XTWcKNmyuVF_Xt1kYqmKGA59CuTEm0golbrnksb8LfjYdDKZOdRYE8wob_5Qbp3H65Rn4bZ7wu1PP6-aTqQfdgN5ElJrF1pF8boY-qowLl-O3FXCPaRBHS3L_6CcfKBRM17lZAKSVCoemANenE-S_52kpVVPd2fsUZS9nBs19BQPyWg_lGxIzkLz3MhaaThgJabiDf09WVZF3cU8BJxjQZMxYer3HYtDpdifcC9KYSQVG2_I60K20NNTUC7Ii_vI9YEHODQYIe-xzaHa1y2yt0_jT6fqkYiGO3fAMLm4AAorK3Jwt-s-GTUyJy2Rj8wY7DTpbpCsMc5hXQGL47I5oz1fndFh5Jga7rymOaRdWrIOxcdwbxt6R6rM-tkoOrU2ljc4Bd9zBDEl3dY8&lptoken=166d66cf717826252392&v=bld
Someone is using your photos in a fake weight loss scam calling you Emily Senstrom. Here is the link https://directhealthinsider.com/keto/ca.html?cep=ScSS2Ebx6_JIZ49jahlmYkdIKP-XTWcKNmyuVF_Xt1kYqmKGA59CuTEm0golbrnksb8LfjYdDKZOdRYE8wob_5Qbp3H65Rn4bZ7wu1PP6-aTqQfdgN5ElJrF1pF8boY-qowLl-O3FXCPaRBHS3L_6CcfKBRM17lZAKSVCoemANenE-S_52kpVVPd2fsUZS9nBs19BQPyWg_lGxIzkLz3MhaaThgJabiDf09WVZF3cU8BJxjQZMxYer3HYtDpdifcC9KYSQVG2_I60K20NNTUC7Ii_vI9YEHODQYIe-xzaHa1y2yt0_jT6fqkYiGO3fAMLm4AAorK3Jwt-s-GTUyJy2Rj8wY7DTpbpCsMc5hXQGL47I5oz1fndFh5Jga7rymOaRdWrIOxcdwbxt6R6rM-tkoOrU2ljc4Bd9zBDEl3dY8&lptoken=166d66cf717826252392&v=bld
Good for her! I've always thought a lifestyle/weight change began in your head. AND I love those sandals(they look MUCH happier now, too).
Eventually there will be enough to ignore most of the new ones... like many invented “services”...
Load More Replies...Well done! More details. Did the man in the earlier photos do it with her?
Since he seems to be smaller in the later photos... I’m guessing so.
Load More Replies...You did a great job, ma'am and you are beautiful both inside and out. You are an inspiration and we could learn a lot from your experience.
Is she part of the landholding Twisselman family of Central California? Some clues appear above...
Good on her, awesome job! Although losing weight without exercising isn't hocus pocus.. you don't need to work out at all. Take in less calories than your daily need and you'll lose weight. Simple as that. (yeah yeah it's hard I know, but the concept is simple)
Absolutely inspiring. Thank you. I am going on my own journey. I am not even sure the weight I am and it's not important. It's my mental health I am more worried about. Thank you. Let's go. 4th August 2020 begins my journey.
How did she make her skin redraw like that??? I’ve lost 66 pound over a 2 year period an my skin do not fit my new body at all, but I refuse the knife.
How old are you? The younger you are, the more likely it is that your skin will continue to look good.
Load More Replies...After you loose some weight, it is a good idea to start doing some toning exercises cause it will help that you don't let too much if any, skin to start sagging which happens often or everytime, when you are obese and then lose a lot of weight. So, if you consider your skin sagging being an issue, toning exercises is the best way to go!
I am on exactly the same journey of losing that much weight in about that time. I have to tell you, I am terrified of what all the loose skin is going to be like. It casts a shadow on all the health and activity benefits that I'm looking forward to.
It said no gym, but she clearly still exercised. Just wanted to point that out. Inspiring story nonetheless. Glad it wasn’t a cheat diet like keto
Oh, how cute, he actually thinks this is about him lmao
Load More Replies...Excercise can help you with the psychological part of it. It's nice to achieve goals with running for instance. At first you had me thinking you were such a perfect person, but I read your whole comment and you're absolutely right. It is mostly about the food industry and the idea of freedom being having everything to choose from. Freedom comes with great responsibility, also fro a government keeping companies in check that are just pushing foods and drinks that no one really needs.
Load More Replies...Amelia Betts. Ido this for free Good response!
Load More Replies...Do a little research before spouting your beliefs as truth.
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