Triad grandma turns weight loss mission into inspiration to others
Updated: 9:22 PM EST Feb 18, 2020
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>> NEVER GIVE UP. THATS THE MESSAGE FROM A TRIAD GRANDMOTHER WHO TURNED A WEIGHT LOSS MISSION INTO SOMETHING MORE. KIMBERLY VAN SCOY SHOWS US HOW THIS WOMAN CAN INSPIRE US AL >> IT IS AMAZING TO SEE A FEMALE LIFTING THIS MUCH WEIGHT. BUT WHATS EVEN MORE REMARKABLE IS HOW TRICIA THOMAS GOT HERE TO BEGIN WITH. 278 POUNDS. >> THAT WAS TWO AND HALF YEARS. THOMAS WAS AT HER TOP WEIGHT AND COULDNT LOSE A POUND. , TRY THE ONES YOU ORDER THROUGH THE MAIL THAT GIVE YOU YOUR MEALS, I TIRED WW, I TRIED ATKINS, I TRIED LA WEIGHTLOSS, I TRIED MY OWN PERSONAL APPROACH. >> SO IN 2017, SHE DECIDED TO GET A GASTRIC SLEEVE AT NOVANT HEALTHS BARIATRIC SOLUTIONS. IT REDUCED HER STOMACH SIZE BY 85%, LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF FOOD SHE COULD EAT. IT WENT AMAZING. YOU SEE A LOT OF CHALLENGING STORIES OF HOW PEOPLE JUST CANT EAT, GET SICK ALL THE TIME I -- THE TIME. I NEVER HAD THE NAUSEA, I NEVER HAD VOMITING, I NEVER HAD ANY OF THOSE CHALLENGES. SHE ALSO WORKED OUT DAILY AND IN ONE YEAR LOST MORE THAN SHE EVER DREAMED OF. >> I LOST 130 EIGHT POUNDS TOTAL, SO I LOST HALF MY BODY WEIGHT. >> AND AT 46 IT ALLOWED HER TO PURSUE ANOTHER LIFELONG DREAM , BECOMING A BODYBUILDER. >> IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING MY GRANDKIDS WOULD BE PROUD OF, THEY COULD SAY THATS MY GRANDMA, SHE DID THIS , AND THEY COULD TAKE THROUGH THEIR YEARS THAT YOURE NEVER TO OLD TO ANYTHING. >> THOMAS ENLISTED THE HELP OF MATT FORTUNE, A SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINER AT NOVANTS REHABILITATION CENTER WHO CREATED A TRAINING AND NUTRITION PLAN FOR HER. >> WE HAD TO GET HER COMFORTABLE EATING MORE CALORIES THAN SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THE MACROS, THE PROTEIN, CARBS, FATS ARE BALANCED, SO WE MADE SURE SHE GOT ENOUGH PROTEIN. >> AND IT PAID OFF. THIS IS HER ON STAGE LAST SEPTEMBER AT THE GREENSBORO MUSCLE HEAT. SHE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE TRUE NOVICE PHYSIQUE CATERGORY FOR HER AGE GROUP. >> I JUST THINK THAT IM HAVING A BALL, AND I THINK IM LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH AND DO IN THE FUTURE. >> AND FOR HER, THE FUTURE MEANS COMPETEING IN A POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP THI
Triad grandma turns weight loss mission into inspiration to others
Updated: 9:22 PM EST Feb 18, 2020
Two and a half years ago, Tricia Thomas reached 278 pound and didn't seem to be able to lose a pound. So, in 2017, she decided to get a gastric sleeve at Novant Health's Bariatric Solutions. The surgery reduced her stomach size by 85 %, limiting the amount of food she could eat. Click the video player above to see Thomas' inspiring story Thomas also worked out daily and in one year lost 138 pounds, half of her body weight. It allowed her to pursue a lifelong dream, to become a body builder.. "It just seemed like it would be something my grandkids would be proud of. They could say 'That's my grandma, she did this.' They could take thru their years that you're never to old to anything," Thomas said. Thomas enlisted the help of Matt Fortune, a sports performance trainer at Novant's rehabilitation center, who created a training and nutrition plan for her.
Two and a half years ago, Tricia Thomas reached 278 pound and didn't seem to be able to lose a pound. So, in 2017, she decided to get a gastric sleeve at Novant Health's Bariatric Solutions. The surgery reduced her stomach size by 85 %, limiting the amount of food she could eat.
Click the video player above to see Thomas' inspiring story
Thomas also worked out daily and in one year lost 138 pounds, half of her body weight. It allowed her to pursue a lifelong dream, to become a body builder..
"It just seemed like it would be something my grandkids would be proud of. They could say 'That's my grandma, she did this.' They could take thru their years that you're never to old to anything," Thomas said.
Thomas enlisted the help of Matt Fortune, a sports performance trainer at Novant's rehabilitation center, who created a training and nutrition plan for her.
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