Before & After: 30 Incredible Weight Loss Transformations (30 Photos)

Summer is right around the corner, which means many of us are thinking about shedding those extra winter pounds. Losing weight, however, is easier said than done. Without the right motivation, it can feel like an uphill battle.

To give you a boost of inspiration, we’ve put together a collection of mind-blowing before-and-after photos from people with truly ironclad willpower.







Kate Writer weighed 120 kg before dropping 55 kg in just 9 months.





In three years, this 272 kg blogger brought her weight down to 104 kg.



“Same shorts, one year and 60 kg lighter.”



“Weight loss works wonders. Down 30 kg, and I’m so much happier and healthier.”



Lost 50 kg in 7 years.



Lost 78 kg in one year.



“Through thick and thin.”



“Huge shoutout to my girlfriend.”



Betsy Ayala found her motivation after giving birth to her daughter and discovering her husband was cheating. She decided to change her life completely and lost 45 kg.



Michael Bettis was homeless and surviving on cheap fast food. He turned his life around, lost 64 kg, became a personal trainer, and found love.



Doctors told this man he would die if he didn't lose weight. He went on to lose nearly 150 kg.



One year between these two photos.



Before and after — down 72 kg.



One of the world's heaviest men lost 320 kg.



“Freedom feels amazing: 145 kg on the left, 54 kg on the right.”



Courtney McGuire struggled with alcohol addiction. After getting sober, she managed to lose 74 kg.



“My sister lost 76 kg in 11 months.”



Down 87 kg.



In just over a year, Andy lost 64 kg.



“Never felt better — down 31 kg.”



“My fiancé lost 65 kg in just one year.”



2007 on the left vs 2017 on the right.



83 kg on the left vs 62 kg on the right.



An unrecognizable transformation.



“I lost 60 kg in 10 months.”



A 10-month transformation.



104 kg on the left, 58 kg on the right.



15 months and 63 kg lighter.



This woman weighed 187 kg and ate eight McDonald's meals a day. After suffering a mini-stroke, she turned her life around and lost 108 kg.