Ashley's Story

Ashley is so freaking inspirational. I follow her Instagram and constantly get motivated. She looks so amazing. Check out her story and her Instagram! @shrinking_ashley


"I've struggled with my weight for a long time. Over the last 10+ years I've done all sorts of fad diets that allowed me to lose a little weight, which I then packed back on plus additional weight after I no longer followed them. My weight snowballed until about 4 years after I had my first baby and decided to give Weight Watchers online a try. I lost a significant amount of weight and was able to get pregnant with my second baby which was wonderful, but unfortunately meant I had to stop following Weight watchers. It took me almost 18 months after having my second baby before I really hit rock bottom and realized I needed to do Weight Watchers again. I started December 3, 2014 and have lost 45 pounds. Weight watchers allows me to eat like a normal person and still enjoy myself while losing weight. I also took up running, something I told myself I could never do. I plan to lose at least another 50 lbs and nothing is going to stand in my way of getting there."



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