__Jacqie Rivera'__s weight loss has been nothing less than inspiring. The 27-year-old mom has made a drastic transformation, already dropping 70 pounds and looking better than ever. She recently opened up about how exactly she managed to impressively lose the weight.
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Apparently her kids were the inspiration she needed to make some changes. "What motivated me is my children. I was starting to see that I didn't have enough energy to be a good mom, and I wanted to be a good example," she said in an exclusive interview with People Chica. "As you can see in my social media, I'm staying focused. I don't work out all the time but when I can–and I'm just eating healthy. It actually makes me feel better. I just have more energy now, so I think I'm going to keep doing it."
Jacqie’s weight loss journey began back in October 2016.
In fact, she shared her first before and after picture on August 11, 2017. What a difference!
Jacqie completely changed the way she eats.
She gave up everything from junk food to soda and only eats lean, nutritious and balanced meals. She recently cleaned out her Instagram page, most likely due to her recent divorce. But months ago she had shared photos of her healthy meals which usually consisted of a lean protein with grains and veggies.
She’s back on her meal prep.
Jacqie posted a video of her meal prep and said she’s going to be sharing a menu of the meals on her IG soon. So stay tuned!
She works out.
According to People Chica, Jacqie now works with a personal trainer, though she admitted she doesn’t work out all the time. Working out is important but it really does start with what you eat.
Things haven’t been easy these days.
Jacqie shared back in December that she was in the process of divorcing her husband Mike Campos. She has since taken down the post but Jacqie shared the news with her followers on IG with this message: “To my dear followers, as you know, I have made it a point to include you guys in the best and worst moments of my life,” she wrote. “So I don’t want to leave you behind on this. Mike and I are in the process of our divorce. The people closest to me already know and their support has been such a great help. But, I didn’t want to leave you all out as you all have been with me through all moments of my life. As respect to both mike and I and our families, I ask that you all kindly refrain from posting any comments regarding the divorce. Whether they be sad, religious, or your personal opinions. As I’m sure many of you can understand, divorces are between two people. And even though we are public figures, I want to protect the little privacy we do have not only for Mike’s and my heart but mainly for our kids.”
But her kids have given her the strength to keep going.
She admits that it’s even given her a deeper appreciation for her late mother, Jenni Rivera. “I think my kids are my life-savers. Without them, I think I’d be completely crazy,” she said. “ I’m not a perfect mom and now I understand my mom so much more. I think I used to be hard on her and now I can understand what it’s like to be a single mom. I don’t want to pretend that I’m a perfect mom. I want them to see me for what I am and show them that no, we are never going to be perfect, but we can fight to be better, and they are the reason that I’m better.”
We're giving a big shoutout to Jacqie.
She has inspired us on so many levels and we couldn't be happier for her!
