LaKeisha Shurn decided it was time she took control of her body and life; her success has gone viral.
She committed the next 100 days of her life working out and lost 18 pounds. Shurn posted her motivitonal video on Youtube and has reached more than 160,000 viewers since The Huffington Post picked up her story.
"I have low self-esteem, I am going through depression, and I want to change all of that. Next hundred days I will be on the journey of losing weight and finding myself," Shurn began her video.
Shurn said her start weight one year ago was 348 lbs. She has lost 51 pounds since beginning her leading a healthier life style. However, Shrun only lost 18 of those pounds from working out at the gym every day for 100 days.
Shurn recorded her weight loss journey and posted the videos on giveit100.com. When the website posted a video montage of her journey, she become an inspiration to many who were trying to lose weight themselves.
"LaKeisha your amazing weight loss doesn't change the fact that you were a very sweet person to begin with! I am 40 pounds overweight and I wish I had your determination to stick with exercise. Kudos to you and best wishes," one YouTube commenter wrote.
"Thanks for your inspirational video! I am on the journey to lose weight and re-invigorate myself and you reinforced that it can and will be done. Best of luck as you continue on your life-changing journey and remember, if you ever get disheartened, you have thousands behind you supporting you!," another commenter posted.
Some YouTube commenters stated Shurn's 18-pound loss in 100 days isn't impressive. According to Web MD, her weight loss is on track as with a healthy diet and vigorous exercise, a person should be losing no more than two pounds a week.
"If you burn 500 more calories than you eat every day for a week, you should lose about 1-2 pounds," according to the health site.
Read more of Web MD's healthy weight loss recommendations here.
