Did anyone see this inspiring story last night?
I was literally astounded, Mother and daughter duo who were really obese, are suddenly like Kick-boxing champions. You should have seen the muscles on the daughter!
http://seven.com.au/todaytonight/story/?id=29916
Kicking off the Kilos
Laura Palermo has literally kicked off 70kg through a routine that involved boxing. Laura and her mum say they now have a new lease on life.
At a staggering 127kg, Laura used to be the heaviest girl at her school and the other students cruelly gave her a lot of grief.
"I wouldn't want to walk around the school because I would see people I know would say something about me," she said.
The more depressed Laura became, the more she ate and finally she decided something had to change.
She joined a gym, kicked the junk food habit and kicked off the kilos.
"I see a lot of people from my old school and high school and they don't know who I am," she said.
Laura's weight loss campaign began slowly but by her side during this amazing transformation was Laura's previously portly mum, Angela, who dropped from 117kg to just 65kg.
"I wouldn't have been able to do it if my mum wasn't with me I don't think."
Gym owners Simone and Bill Manne were hard task masters.
"Everything I asked them to do they did and then some," Simone said.
"They worked very hard."
Laura has recently kicked and punched her way to a semi-professional kickboxing title.
"I did win that fight but I think the training leading up to is more important than anything else," she said.
Laura believes anyone can have the body they want if they are willing to put in the effort.
Since putting her best foot forward, Laura has vowed to never again take a backward step when it comes to her weight.
"It is hard work, but it is achievable, anyone can do it."