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Dr. Heavenly Kimes of Bravo’s popular series Married to Medicine is an expert on all things health and wellness, specifically on how to take care of your teeth. But that doesn’t mean that she hasn’t gone through her own health issues at one point in her life and needed some help to get on track. A few years ago, while struggling with weight like many of us, Dr. Heavenly decided to make a change.
It’s since been well documented that she shed more than 75 pounds. This week she shared an old picture of herself next to a recent image after it seems that detractors online had a lot to say about what she used to look like. But as she made it clear, she has no shame about what she looked like before and the hard work she put in to be where she is now.
“I know what I’ve been through and I am proud of every struggle!” she wrote. “It’s [sic] has given me great strength.”
In 2014, the Atlanta-based dentist talked about how she set out to lose weight and eventually made it happen.
“I made my vision board of how much I wanted to lose,” she said at the time. “I looked at it every day and reminded myself why I wanted to do it—I wanted to be healthy for my family and to live a longer life.”
She worked the weight off by working out with a personal trainer, weight lifting and making time almost every day to do some light cardio by walking or hitting a treadmill. She also stuck with a consistent lean diet that included oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast, salads for lunch and grilled fish or chicken with vegetables for dinner, every day, to keep her calories the same. She gained more strength, more energy and a svelte figure.
“I’m more energetic, and I’m able to do more with my husband, and children,” Dr. Heavenly said. “I still work at it every day—it’s not easy.”
