From plus-size to slim – Ashley Graham’s weight loss journey

How did Ashley Graham lose weight?

In 2016, when Ashley appeared as a rookie in SI Swimsuit, she was severely criticized in socials.

The cover photo featured her slim figure as compared to her old figure.

Ashley, who condemns fat-shaming, always supports the idea that no one has the right to criticize a person for their body size.

However, Graham herself became a victim of that baseless criticism. Many took it on Instagram where they let loose all thinking and opinions on keyboards.

One of her Insta followers raised questions,

“What happened to embrace your size? You advertise that message then go and lose weight?”

Ashley did reply to each of the body shamers and critics, but we will come to that later in this article.

First, let’s discuss her weight loss journey!

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Ashley Graham’s weight loss journey

Ashley is always super confident in her own skin, which is why she always looks so stunning.

Back in 2000, Ashley, 12, was discovered by an I&I modeling agency while shopping at a mall.

A year later, in 2001, she was signed up by Wilhelmina Models and in 2003 by Ford Models.

In the years after, she gained enormous popularity and was on the cover of top fashion magazines.

Moreover, she was also seen as a judge in America’s Next Top Model.

Here is one clip of her, talking about body positivity in a TED Talk, on the topic, ‘Plus-size? More Like My Size.’

As a fitness and health-conscious person, Ashley started thinking more and more about her body.

She wanted to make some changes to her appearance, as she was constantly gaining weight.

So, in order to lose some extra pounds, she started eating less-carb foods and working on body exercise.

Below, we have also included her workout and diet plan.

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Her diet plan – no more processed foods

To lose some extra pounds, Ashley made a huge change in her meal plan.

She stopped consuming processed foods, and fast foods.

Also, she limited her drinking.

She substituted her carb foods with fruits and veggies.

And for protein, she started eating lean meat.

What does Ashley Graham eat daily?

MEALS	WHAT ASHLEY GRAHAM EATS
Breakfast	A smoothie made of kale, ginger, lemon, apple, beetroot, and parsley.
Lunch	Quinoa and brown rice bowl with veggies, topped with tahini.
Dinner	Baked salmon, arugula, and sweet potato.
Snacks	Chocolate Tree chia crackers.
Cheat Day Lunch or Dinner	Mac and cheese.

Courtesy of Style Craze

Ashley’s workout routine

Graham’s workout routine played a vital role in her weight loss.

To tone her body up, she took the help of Dawin Pena, who is a professional trainer. She started gyming five days a week.

Cardio is one best option for burning up calories. Other than that, she would also do push-ups, squats, boxing, scissor legs, ball smashes, lunges, sledgehammer swings, double band sumo, planks, and cycling.

At the end of the gym session, Ashley practices yoga for peace of mind.

What more, Ashley also ran a 5K marathon for health and goes to aerial stretching classes.

However, she loves kickboxing.

She says that it helps her burn a lot of calories, and improve her reaction time.

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Ashley says ‘breastfeeding‘ burns more calories

Ashley’s diet and workout routine get the job done in one place.

But, there is more to her losing weight technique.

Talking with Cosmopolitan, Graham revealed that she was busy doing motherly things.

Moreover, she mentioned,

“If you are exclusively breastfeeding, this will help burn off about 300 calories a day.”

 

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She revealed her twins’ names in her IG, stating,

“Malachi & Roman 🤍 my boys have been the greatest teachers and biggest reminders that I can do hard things. this has not been easy, but it’s so worth it. still can’t believe I have 3 children 🤯 can’t wait to share my birth & postpartum journey with you all soon ❤️”

InsiderLyfe mentions that Ashley’s size was 19, but after using a regular diet and workouts, she is down to size 16.

Talking to her fans, she said,

“I still have to lose 20 pounds.”

Ashley is not the one to keep her mouth shut when people comment on her body figure.

After getting harshly body-shamed by critics, Ashley thought of replying to them.

Conclusion

It is what it is!

No matter what kind of criticism Ashley Graham faced, she always stood up for being herself.

As an icon and role model of millions of people, she does not hesitate to reply to body shamers.

She is the one who embraces her size.