Instagram Star Sheds 10 Stone In One Year, Proudly Reveals Her Weight Loss Scars
Having lost 10 stone, Connor proudly shows off her weight loss scars [Photo: Instagram/crensch]
Posting a bikini selfie on Instagram, Conner Rensch can’t help but smile. And having managed to shed an incredible 10 stone in a year, who could blame her. But it’s not the toned and healthy body Conner’s most proud of, it’s the silvery stretchmark scars across her tummy, which serve to highlight her incredible body journey.
Weight had always been an issue for Conner, 26 from Nebraska. Aged just six she remembers being told she was fat and was bullied at school for being chubby. It lead to a negative spiral of eating food for comfort, seeing her weight creep up and eating more.
She said: “My mum says I just loved food and I have such a sweet tooth.
"I was constant eater, I was always hungry and would want to feel very, very full - it comforted me. At school both boys and girls bullied me. They would leave me out, call me ugly and fat.
"When I was in 6th grade, a girl on instant messenger told me I should just kill myself.”
Inspirational. Conner regularly posts transformation pics to her 53,000 Instagram followers. [Photo: Instagram/crensch]
Eventually after tipping the scales at a scarily obese 19 stone and suffering depression, at 18, Conner decided enough was enough and sought professional help. Determined to overhaul her lifestyle she took advice from a nutritionist and hired a personal trainer. Ditching processed food and starting kick-boxing, cardio and weight-lifting had a dramatic effect and within just 21 days she’d lost a stone and a half.
It was the boost she needed to continue her fitness journey and last year, having dropped a massive 10 stone, when she heard the World Beauty Fitness and Fashion were hosting a new contest with a section called body transformation Conner made the brave decision to enter.
Revealing her weight loss scars for the first time was nerve wracking, particularly as it was the first time she’d worn a bikini, but it was worth it as Conner went on to win.
She said: “I never imagined I would be doing a bikini contest but the most powerful thing during weight loss was I realised anything I put my mind to I can do.
“I showed people that I am proud of what I have done.
"I am so proud of my scars and stretch marks as they tell my story and how far I’ve come.
Conner has become an Instagram Inspiration. [Photos: Instagram/crensch]
Conner’s story has clearly served as an inspirational reminder to other women to feel body confident. She now has more than 53,000 followers on Instagram and regularly gets messages from others saying they have been inspired by her fitness journey.
Spreading the body-positive message. [Photo: Instagram/crensch]
According to Conner, the key to body confidence learning to appreciate the flaws that everyone has.
"But if we can be vulnerable and show each other that that’s okay, I think that is so empowering for women,” she explains.
Conner is now turning her body-positive message into a business by launching My Butterfly Journey, an online coaching service to help others get fit and healthy.
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