I WAS 420 POUNDS 😳 (How I Lost Over 200lbs NATURALLY!)

Summary

Mistress Isabelle Brooks describes losing nearly 250 pounds over about two and a half years, going from a reported high of 420 pounds to around 185. She says she achieved this through diet and exercise, while emphasizing that her story reflects personal experience—not professional nutrition or fitness advice. She also acknowledges that her routine can be extreme and that she is still learning to have a healthier, more normal relationship with food.

Strategies and Takeaways

• Build a routine you can stick with. She says consistency mattered more than following an idealized plan. She usually works out after waking, though her schedule starts in the afternoon.
• Choose exercise you enjoy enough to repeat. Her usual workout is at least an hour on an inclined treadmill. She prefers it to other gym activities because it feels manageable and entertaining.
• Make home cooking easier. She cooks at home most of the time and likes knowing what goes into her meals. A HelloFresh meal kit is featured as a convenient option, though the video also includes a sponsorship.
• Keep meals simple and satisfying. She often eats chicken, salmon, steak, or ground beef, and says potatoes help her feel full. For a fast-food option, she suggests keeping a Chipotle bowl simple, with protein, rice, and a little pico.
• Allow flexibility around cravings. Rather than labeling foods “cheat meals,” she suggests noticing what you’re craving and deciding how much would satisfy you. She says strict restriction can create extra stress.
• Practice patience and self-compassion. She recommends taking things one day at a time, accepting that setbacks happen, and starting again rather than treating a slip as permanent failure.
• Focus on self-worth beyond weight. She encourages people to value and care for themselves at any size. She also reflects on how weight loss changed the way strangers treated her.
• Recognize that maintaining progress can be difficult. Travel and work disrupted her usual gym and food routines, and she describes maintaining structure as one of her biggest challenges.
• Seek appropriate medical guidance. She says her doctor advised her to stop losing weight before upcoming procedures. She plans to have skin-removal and body-contouring surgeries and take a break from live drag performances during recovery.

Presenters and Sources

• Presenter: Mistress Isabelle Brooks
• Other source mentioned: Her doctor, who advised her to pause weight loss; the doctor is not named.
• Sponsor featured: HelloFresh