Aussie’s bikini picture shows huge transformation

A woman has revealed how she dropped 50 kilograms after years of branding herself the “curvy fit chick”.

A woman has revealed how she dropped 50 kilograms after years of branding herself the “curvy fit chick”.

Lisa Jones, an entrepreneur with three multimillion dollar businesses, considered herself a “curvy fit chick”. She said she would do quite a lot of exercise, and was conscious about what she was eating.

But, the Gold Coast woman was an emotional eater and found herself in situations “eating too much”.

“As a result, I spent most of my adult life yo-yo dieting between one fad diet to the next, just trying to lose weight and stay fit and healthy but never quite getting there,” she told news.com.au.

“I found myself between 70kg and 120kg my entire adult life.”

Lisa Jones before her weight loss. Picture: Supplied.

Ms Jones had an old ski injury that kept flaring up. She was doing a star jump at the gym, came down and snapped her ACL. It required a knee reconstruction.

“I got a blood clot in the surgery after I had the knee reconstruction, and I ended up spending two or three weeks flat on my back at home,” she said.

“I had to drag myself around the house. I couldn’t put any weight on my knee at all. We had a set of stairs in the house. So I had to drag myself up and down them on my hands.

“I realised that being bigger was going to be a major problem as I aged. I suddenly had this awakening.”

After her weight loss. Picture: Supplied

The awakening led Ms Jones to consider “extreme measures” such as gastric sleeve surgery. Up until this point, she thought it was something “really obese” people did — something she didn’t consider herself to be.

She describes the procedure as a significant turning point in her health journey, though she acknowledges it required major lifestyle adjustments and medical supervision.

Before her surgery, she had to wait 12 months for her insurance to go up a level. Before surgery, she gained some weight as she adjusted to the idea of change. Now, several years post-surgery, she finds that while she can eat a variety of foods, portion control remains an important factor in maintaining her health.

“But I eat everything. I am three-and-a-half years post surgery, and there is nothing I can’t eat. I just can’t eat a lot of volume,” she said.

Within eight months, she dropped 50kg. She was 65kg. Ms Jones said she was starting to feel on the outside that she did on the inside. However, she decided to continue on her transformation journey.

Ms Jones had plastic surgery, opting to have her loose skin removed. She also had breast augmentation, as well as her arms and thighs done.

“I don’t think it’s necessary to the journey but it was part of my healing. I now have the self confidence — I have 45 staff and thousands of clients and now I can show up every day,” she said.

She had a gastric sleeve surgery. Picture: Supplied.

She lost 50kg in eight months. Lisa Jones before her weight loss. Picture: Supplied.

“I feel on the outside how I always felt on the inside, finally. The plastic surgery was a piece of that for me.”

For her, addressing loose skin through plastic surgery was a personal decision that complemented her overall transformation. She acknowledges that everyone’s journey is different and that body confidence can come in many forms.

Ms Jones has been public about her journey, saying sharing is a “unique part of who she is”.

“Particularly as a business woman, I share everything very vulnerably. I feel that some women in particular are all about superficial layers and pretending everything is amazing,” she said.

“And I am the opposite of that. I just like to call a spade a spade and be real about the fact that building multiple companies is exhausting, and being a mum is a thankless task and we empty out our buckets for everyone else and often we are at the threshold of burnout.

“So I am very open about the journeys I have been on.”

She said she felt as though if she didn’t talk about these things, other women wouldn’t have permission to do the same.

Since sharing her journey, she has been told by others who have explored similar options after consulting with their own healthcare professionals.

Weight-loss surgery and related procedures come with potential risks and are not suitable for everyone. Those considering medical interventions should seek professional advice to understand the benefits, risks, and lifestyle changes involved.

Originally published as Aussie’s bikini picture shows huge transformation