before-and-after<\/a> post shared on Tuesday. “Staying 103 came from my self-control to lose ‘chubby’ teenage weight and a stressful idea that my body was built to look best ‘thin.'”<\/p>\nMai then addressed the “after” image in her post, explaining that her mentality about weight and her body shifted when she hit her late thirties.<\/p>\n
“As I'm nearing my 40s, I realize that I've been [through] so much shit mentally and emotionally, why the hell should my body be forced to suffer (from my over controlling ways) too? So 3 months ago I started a new eating plan and training program and gained 17 lbs. I don't have a weight goal..just a promise to be as physically [strong] as I am mentally [indestructible].”<\/p>\n
How did Mai gain the weight? She said she’s spent the past few months eating more and “saying [yes] to carbs!!” Weight lifting also helped her bulk up, a fitness activity she calls the “best therapy ever.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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