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Diese Braut verliert zwischen Verlobung und Hochzeit fast 50 Kilogramm

Weight loss can often feel like an uphill battle, especially if you are told to run up a hill by your trainer, but the rewards can be life-changing. Harsh seasons, busy schedules, and everyday stress can be used as excuses to put off taking the first steps towards shedding those extra pounds. But if you stick to your routine and always compliment yourself on your accomplishments, it really isn't so hard to keep up with a healthy weight loss program.

Haley Smith, 24, from Amarillo, Texas, tipped the scales at 277lbs (19st 8lbs) when her boyfriend Matt Smith popped the question last July - and vowed to lose weight for their big day.

If you're having a hard time on your weight loss journey, check these incredible transformations for a little motivation to keep on with your goals.

Many of us could probably benefit from losing a couple of pounds. But let's face it, exercise is hard work, especially when there're so many things to distract us from it (like eating. And sleeping. And Game of Thrones marathons). But as you can see from this before and after list compiled by Bored Panda, the people who uploaded these pictures weren't so easily distracted. Realizing that they needed to lose some weight, they didn't just shed those unwanted pounds - they shredded them! Real…

A couple of years ago, at the height of the notorious 'dad bod' craze, people started to realize that Drake was ripped. He had been training for over three years, but the world only noticed when his Instagram page suddenly started heating up. Of course, like most other things, Drake has turned into a trend, and his followers flocked to gyms around the world on a body transformation quest to get 'swoll' like Champagne Papi.

Losing weight is always a struggle, as it requires a huge amount of willpower and discipline, plus plenty of exercises and a healthy food diet to make a difference. Getting started with the weight loss journey is often the hardest part, but once you are in a routine and start noticing the changes, things become a whole lot easier. But how to make that first step in the right direction?

Some people have skeletons in their closet. I have an enormous Barbie in mine.

Not that long ago humans had to either hunt or grow their food as there were no supermarkets or pre-made meals. So it's only natural that keeping a healthy weight or gaining a few pounds given a chance is deeply ingrained into our DNR. If we hadn't had the drive to stuff our stomachs when food was a-plenty, half of us would've not survived the natural selection.