After a harrowing journey twice with cancer and chronic pain, a woman who was left feeling trapped in the body of an elderly woman decided to transform herself during the lockdown. After losing a whopping 57 pounds (approx. 25 kg), she is now sharing her story of how and why she achieved the incredible weight loss.
Nicolle Kelly, of Byker in Newcastle, northeast England, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma—cancer that originates in the lymphatic system—at the age of 16 and endured months of treatment to beat the disease.
Doctors told her that she would never be able to carry a child, but Nicolle, now 24, gave birth to her daughter, Phoebe, in 2016.

However, tragically, two years later, Nicolle’s cancer returned.
The combination of her cancer treatment, a painful spinal condition known as high-grade spondylolisthesis, and comfort eating put immense strain on Nicolle’s body. She started relying upon a walking stick to make it to her local grocery store.
But Nicolle beat cancer a second time in September 2018. Having become socially reclusive, hiding in oversized clothes, Nicolle decided to turn her lifestyle on its head. Not just for herself, but also for her daughter.
“In January 2020 something clicked in my brain,” Nicolle explained. “I knew I needed to start giving back to my body after it had been put through so much abuse already.”


At the time of writing, Nicolle has shed an incredible 57 pounds (approx. 25 kg), dropping from 231 pounds (approx. 104 kg) to a healthy 174 pounds (approx. 78 kg) and gaining a whole new outlook on life.
Nicolle also shared what her typical daily diet looks like with The Epoch Times.

Nicolle’s morning coffee uses a portion of her 250-milliliter-per-day (approx. 8-ounce) semi-skimmed milk allowance.


Apart from the above diet, Nicolle also swears by drinking a lot of water, typically between 2.5 and 3 liters (approx. 85 and 101 ounces) daily.
Additionally, she has swapped her size-20 clothes for a size 14.
Nicolle maintains that there is no objectively “perfect weight,” since everybody is so different. Instead, she advocates striving to be the “happiest, healthiest version of yourself.”