A few years ago, a Los Angeles woman who goes by Aayala Catt on social media weighed 280 lbs. Catt’s weight had spiraled out of control, and in 2020 she required surgery. However, the surgery was a blessing in disguise because Aalya Catt had to lose weight before going under the knife. So she started low-intensity bodybuilding workouts and lost some weight before getting a gastric sleeve surgery.?

The gastric sleeve surgery was done to help severely obese Catt reduce hunger signals and help her lose weight. However, she didn’t rest on her laurels for long. The fitness influencer, who has amassed over 67,000 followers after just 18 posts on Instagram, started working out again to reach her goal weight. Catt documented her journey from the start and recently posted a video that captured her inspiring 165 lbs weight loss journey.

Bodybuilding, diet, and discipline

Aayala Catt started documenting herself before she started working out for her surgery. In the video, the fitness influencer showed footage of her early workouts with resistance bands. She also documented her physique before and after the surgery. “The night before the surgery I was 255 lbs,”?she captioned the clip. The Los Angeles resident went under the knife in December 2020.

While the fitness enthusiast had lost 25 lbs before her surgery, she began losing weight faster with a strict diet and also started cardio. Consistency with cardio and diet led to Catt’s weight dipping below 200 lbs. However, she had even bigger weight loss goals. The video then skips forward, showing Aayala much slimmer but with a problem. “Went down to 115 lbs, had so much loose skin.”?read the caption.?

After losing 165 lbs, Aayala Catt would require surgery to get rid of her loose skin. However, 115 lbs wasn’t a sustainable weight. While she had an incredible weight loss journey, she needed to put on a few pounds before her second surgery. So, the fitness enthusiast bulked up to a sustainable and healthy 150 lbs. On January 19, 2023, Catt underwent surgery to get rid of her lost skin.

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“I always wanted to feel good in my own body, until I made the decision to stop making excuses and work for it. So I didn?t give up this time, after so many times trying, and now I can finally say I did it,” she wrote in the caption of her post. After three years of constant training, disciplined eating, and two surgeries later, Aayala Catt achieved the physique she had dreamed of.

However, while the weight loss journey might have ended, the fitness enthusiast continued her bodybuilding workouts and cardio. Aayala Catt had worked hard to get comfortable in her skin and had no plans to slack off.

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