IG Fitness Queen Loses Over 140 lbs, Helps Others Lose Weight

Every day on our Instagram “Explore” page, we’re forced to troll through unrealistic body ideals, whether it’s by fashion bloggers or the latest fitness influencers. Women need to see more realistic versions of themselves rather than this cartoonish ideal that looks more like Jessica Rabbit than a human being. Enter Laura Morgan from Wisconsin, a body positive hero to her nearly 300k Insta followers, and the plus-size community.

Laura happens to work for Balance Athletica, which isn’t some corporate fitness fad but a family owned and run company. Its apparel is created with the intention to empower people and ‘be comfortable in their own skin.” It’s literally in the name – balance is necessary to our lives, and Laura helps people achieve that.

Laura might be considered overweight by some, but she’s actually lost a significant amount of weight – over 140 pounds, to be precise. But Laura isn’t about a goal weight. Instead, she’s all about balance, like the brand that she works with. She says that just being able to fit in an airplane seat was a huge milestone for her. It’s all about the little things, right?

Other celebrations for Laura include being bale to buy outfits at normal clothing clothes. Laura stays fit in a variety of ways, rather than forcing herself to run on the treadmill every day. Outside of the gym, she does things like hiking and paddle-boarding. Once, she hiked a 14,000 foot mountain in Denver.

After the weight loss, Laura feels more confidence and joy in her every day life. Most importantly, she feels capable. Having an army of supportive Instagram supporters doesn’t hurt either.

To those looking to make a change in their lifestyle and weight, Morgan suggests starting small, citing her own mistakes in the beginning as going from 0 to 100. Rather than trying to fix all of your mistakes at once, slowly reduce unhealthy foods or activities one at a time. Tiny changes are effective longterm – going dramatically cold turkey doesn’t!