Watch Couple’s Amazing Transformation, Losing 150 Pounds — Plus Their ‘Golden Rules’ for Weight Loss

A COUPLE have shared videos of their incredible weight loss transformation after losing 150 pounds together.

Natasha Perhson and her husband David clips posted of themselves before and after losing weight.

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The videos received millions of views on TikTok and thousands of likes on Instagram, with people taking to the comments to ask how they achieved their jaw-dropping transformation.

O mother of four — who says she wants to empower other moms to love their postpartum bodies — weighed more than 200 pounds after having her third child.

Natasha said she gained 50 pounds with each pregnancy, managing to lose it quickly only to gain it back when she became pregnant.

After her third pregnancy, the mother knew she needed to change her approach.

Meanwhile, Natasha said Fox News that David “never really struggled with his weight” but “slowly gained over 50 pounds” during the first nine years of their marriage.

When they started their weight loss journey, Natasha said she weighed 233 pounds and David weighed 268 pounds.

To lose a whopping 150 pounds combined, they embarked on the notoriously difficult 75 Hard challenge, Natasha shared in a post.

The viral challenge was created in 2019 by entrepreneur Andy Frisella, who described it as a “transformative mental toughness program” rather than a fitness challenge.

It involves:

• Follow a diet, any diet
• Do not consume alcohol or cheat meals
• Do two 45-minute workouts a day, one of which should be outdoors
• Drink 4.5 liters of water per day
• Taking a daily progress photo
• Read 10 pages of a book a day

These six “non-negotiable” rules need to be completed for 75 days straight, and if you slip up, you’re back to square one.

Pretty intense, right?

Fitness experts criticized the challenge for its restrictiveness and long-term sustainability.

Natasha said that doing 75 Hard with her husband helped and also brought them closer together.

“Doing 75 Hard together has strengthened our marriage in so many ways!” she wrote.

Now, the fitness influencer — who shares snippets of her workouts and eating habits on social media and launched her Body Confidence Academy to help others lose weight — appears focused on sustaining her weight loss results over the long term.

“I lost 100 pounds without counting calories, points or macros” she wrote in a separate post.

“I stopped restricting foods and taking extreme measures to lose weight as quickly as possible,” she explained.

“Instead, I started focusing on making small changes and changed my mindset around eating and weight loss because I didn’t just want to lose weight – I wanted to lose it AND keep it off!

“I knew the only way to do this was to make a permanent change.”

Sustainable weight loss also supports your overall well-being during your weight loss journey

Natasha Perhson

Natasha lost 100 pounds before having her third and fourth babies and said her postpartum journey was radically different the fourth time around, thanks to maintaining health habits during pregnancy and focusing on long-term lifestyle changes.

“After baby number three, I knew we still wanted another — and at 100 pounds overweight, I was scared of losing weight only to gain it back during pregnancy,” she wrote in a blog post. publish.

“So after the third baby, I made a pact with myself.

“Not to lose the baby weight, but to focus on changing my habits and lifestyle so that the weight comes off AND also so that I am setting myself up for future success.

“I mean, after years of yo-yoing, I knew I needed a different approach, so I opted for the lifestyle change.”

Natasha has been candid about the fact that losing weight has not been an easy journey.

But keeping up with her children and doing daily activities, like climbing stairs, was also difficult when she was heavier, she explained.

“Working out when I weighed over 200 pounds was hard. Climbing stairs was hard. Going to the pool with my kids was hard. Shopping for clothes was hard.

“Basically everything was difficult and my thoughts about how overweight I was and how much I had to lose consumed me.

“Losing weight was also difficult. Forcing myself to drink water and Diet Coke was difficult. Giving up late-night desserts was difficult.

Often, when people start a weight loss journey, all they think about is what exercises they need to do and what foods they should eat.

Natasha Perhson

“But the results were worth it. All the things that were difficult because of my weight are now easy.

“It’s nice to live my life confidently and focused on the memories I’m making rather than how embarrassed I feel and what others might be thinking about me.”

NATASHA’S GOLDEN RULES FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Natasha shared her golden rules for weight loss, which revolve around changing your mindset about losing weight.

They include shifting your focus from counting calories to ensuring you’re getting enough sleep.

1. No yo-yo or radical dieting

Natasha wrote: “Everything changed for me when I stopped trying to lose weight as quickly as possible and instead focused on making small changes that I knew I could stick with for a long time.

“The internal struggle about what I should or shouldn’t eat/do stopped.

“I no longer lived in states of starvation from deprivation or stuffed from overeating.”

And to her surprise, Natasha saw the pounds melt off her.

Her weight loss was “slower than it would be with a crash diet.”

“But it felt easy, sustainable, and I was able to keep going until I reached my 100-pound goal.”

The mom shared what she eats during the day to stay fit and energetic, starting with protein drinks before and after her morning workout, oatmeal with peanut butter and banana for breakfast, a Mediterranean salad with chicken, chickpeas, peppers, cucumber and quinoa for lunch and minced meat with cauliflower rice for dinner.

2. Reduce stress

Weight loss is not just about calorie countingNatasha shared in a clip posted to her Instagram.

“Often when people start a weight loss journey, all they think about is what exercises they need to do and what foods they should eat.”

But the mom said sleep and stress levels also make a big difference in the numbers on the scale.

“I started prioritizing self-care and doing more things to help manage my stress, like deep breathing and showering, making sure I’m getting enough sleep.

“Sustainable weight loss also supports your overall well-being during your weight loss journey,” said Natasha.

3. Exercise is not just for losing weight

Natasha incorporated regular exercise into her routine, but stressed that we shouldn’t work out just to lose weight.

“A common misconception is that exercise should be primarily about burning calories to shed those extra pounds,” she wrote in an article. blog post.

“Regular exercise has a profound impact on your mental well-being.

“When you make a habit of moving your body daily, you will notice a significant improvement in your stress levels and overall mood.

“These endorphins released during exercise can do wonders for reducing anxiety and increasing feelings of well-being.

“It’s a natural mood booster that can make a bigger difference than you initially realize.”

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