Lexi Reed has lost 300 lbs.Photo:Instagram/fatgirlfedupLexi Reedhas hit a major fitness milestone — for the second time.Thesocial media influencershared on Monday that she’d lost 300 lbs., something she’d done beforecalciphylaxis derailedher fitness journey.“I’m trying not to just get on here and, like, scream and shout because I’m just so excited,” she said in a post on herInstagramstories. “Today is a big deal.”“I’ve been trying to hit 300 lbs. lost again and I had to be 185 lbs. or less to hit that,” Reed said. “I started this journey at 485 lbs.”However, as Reed noted, “life happened” — specifically, hercalciphylaxisdiagnosis. It’s a rare, debilitating disease which theMayo Clinicexplains is caused when “calcium accumulates in small blood vessels of the fat and skin tissues.”Lexi Reed.Instagram/fatgirlfedupCalciphylaxis causes “blood clots, painful skin ulcers and may cause serious infections that can lead to death” — and for Reed, the often-fatal illness led to59 weeks of treatmentlast year for painful wounds all over her body.But “today, I weigh 183.8 lbs,” said Reed, who first droppedto under 200 lbs. on Christmas Day.“I’ve lost 300 lbs again! I’ve hit my goal. I’ve crushed my goal. I’ve worked my butt off to get here, and I’m so excited,” Reed said, going on to share that she looked up what else weighs 300 lbs., and discovered that she’d lost the weight equivalent of “a wooden pool table or a washer.”“It’s just crazy because at 485 lbs., I would have been happy being 299 lbs.,” she said.Reed continued, looking back on her progress: “To that girl who didn’t know where life was gonna take her. To that girl who didn’t know whenshe battled a rare diseaseif she was gonna survive. Who was toldhospice might be an option. Who was told she’d never lose the weight. Who was told to just give up.”Lexi Reed.Instagram/fatgirlfedup“Just to be on the other side and to be healthy,” she said with a smile. “It’s not about the weight that you lose but the life you gain. My joints aren’t carrying around 300 lbs. anymore. I’m not constantly out of breath. I can walk a block. I can wear what I want. I can fit in my car. I can fit in a booth or ride a roller coaster. It’s just such a better life when you take care of yourself.”“So yeah, just feeling really proud of myself. Feeling really good for how far that I’ve come,” Reed said. “Never give up on yourself because at 485 lbs., I didn’t know if I would ever get here. And when life happened, I didn’t know if I would still be here.”“So even though I hit that big goal, I’m at the gym because ultimately, I still have other goals,” said Reed, who later shared a video clip of herself on the elliptical machine. “This is for the rest of our life.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Lexi Reed has lost 300 lbs.Photo:Instagram/fatgirlfedup
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Lexi Reedhas hit a major fitness milestone — for the second time.Thesocial media influencershared on Monday that she’d lost 300 lbs., something she’d done beforecalciphylaxis derailedher fitness journey.“I’m trying not to just get on here and, like, scream and shout because I’m just so excited,” she said in a post on herInstagramstories. “Today is a big deal.”“I’ve been trying to hit 300 lbs. lost again and I had to be 185 lbs. or less to hit that,” Reed said. “I started this journey at 485 lbs.”However, as Reed noted, “life happened” — specifically, hercalciphylaxisdiagnosis. It’s a rare, debilitating disease which theMayo Clinicexplains is caused when “calcium accumulates in small blood vessels of the fat and skin tissues.”Lexi Reed.Instagram/fatgirlfedupCalciphylaxis causes “blood clots, painful skin ulcers and may cause serious infections that can lead to death” — and for Reed, the often-fatal illness led to59 weeks of treatmentlast year for painful wounds all over her body.But “today, I weigh 183.8 lbs,” said Reed, who first droppedto under 200 lbs. on Christmas Day.“I’ve lost 300 lbs again! I’ve hit my goal. I’ve crushed my goal. I’ve worked my butt off to get here, and I’m so excited,” Reed said, going on to share that she looked up what else weighs 300 lbs., and discovered that she’d lost the weight equivalent of “a wooden pool table or a washer.”“It’s just crazy because at 485 lbs., I would have been happy being 299 lbs.,” she said.Reed continued, looking back on her progress: “To that girl who didn’t know where life was gonna take her. To that girl who didn’t know whenshe battled a rare diseaseif she was gonna survive. Who was toldhospice might be an option. Who was told she’d never lose the weight. Who was told to just give up.”Lexi Reed.Instagram/fatgirlfedup“Just to be on the other side and to be healthy,” she said with a smile. “It’s not about the weight that you lose but the life you gain. My joints aren’t carrying around 300 lbs. anymore. I’m not constantly out of breath. I can walk a block. I can wear what I want. I can fit in my car. I can fit in a booth or ride a roller coaster. It’s just such a better life when you take care of yourself.”“So yeah, just feeling really proud of myself. Feeling really good for how far that I’ve come,” Reed said. “Never give up on yourself because at 485 lbs., I didn’t know if I would ever get here. And when life happened, I didn’t know if I would still be here.”“So even though I hit that big goal, I’m at the gym because ultimately, I still have other goals,” said Reed, who later shared a video clip of herself on the elliptical machine. “This is for the rest of our life.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Lexi Reedhas hit a major fitness milestone — for the second time.
Thesocial media influencershared on Monday that she’d lost 300 lbs., something she’d done beforecalciphylaxis derailedher fitness journey.
“I’m trying not to just get on here and, like, scream and shout because I’m just so excited,” she said in a post on herInstagramstories. “Today is a big deal.”
“I’ve been trying to hit 300 lbs. lost again and I had to be 185 lbs. or less to hit that,” Reed said. “I started this journey at 485 lbs.”
However, as Reed noted, “life happened” — specifically, hercalciphylaxisdiagnosis. It’s a rare, debilitating disease which theMayo Clinicexplains is caused when “calcium accumulates in small blood vessels of the fat and skin tissues.”
Lexi Reed.Instagram/fatgirlfedup
Calciphylaxis causes “blood clots, painful skin ulcers and may cause serious infections that can lead to death” — and for Reed, the often-fatal illness led to59 weeks of treatmentlast year for painful wounds all over her body.
But “today, I weigh 183.8 lbs,” said Reed, who first droppedto under 200 lbs. on Christmas Day.
“I’ve lost 300 lbs again! I’ve hit my goal. I’ve crushed my goal. I’ve worked my butt off to get here, and I’m so excited,” Reed said, going on to share that she looked up what else weighs 300 lbs., and discovered that she’d lost the weight equivalent of “a wooden pool table or a washer.”
“It’s just crazy because at 485 lbs., I would have been happy being 299 lbs.,” she said.
Reed continued, looking back on her progress: “To that girl who didn’t know where life was gonna take her. To that girl who didn’t know whenshe battled a rare diseaseif she was gonna survive. Who was toldhospice might be an option. Who was told she’d never lose the weight. Who was told to just give up.”
“Just to be on the other side and to be healthy,” she said with a smile. “It’s not about the weight that you lose but the life you gain. My joints aren’t carrying around 300 lbs. anymore. I’m not constantly out of breath. I can walk a block. I can wear what I want. I can fit in my car. I can fit in a booth or ride a roller coaster. It’s just such a better life when you take care of yourself.”
“So yeah, just feeling really proud of myself. Feeling really good for how far that I’ve come,” Reed said. “Never give up on yourself because at 485 lbs., I didn’t know if I would ever get here. And when life happened, I didn’t know if I would still be here.”
“So even though I hit that big goal, I’m at the gym because ultimately, I still have other goals,” said Reed, who later shared a video clip of herself on the elliptical machine. “This is for the rest of our life.”
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