Woman Loses 220 Lb After Diagnosed With Diabetes

When it comes to turning our lives around or improving them, the answer is often easier said than done. Not impossible, though. Some of us are blessed with a chance to make things better and fully recover from our struggles — just as long as we put in the effort.

Nothing in life is handed to us and while some people don’t want to try, there are others who know that to get anywhere, they have to do it themselves. One woman faced a diagnosis after her weight spiraled out of control. She could have let it take over her life. But instead, she took things into her own hands and turned everything around.

Ever since 22-year-old Haley Duff was little, she struggled with her weight.

She spent a lot of time at the hospital trying to get a handle on her weight and suffered bullying at school.

“Throughout school, I was severely bullied, every day I would dread going to school.”

“I would do anything I could to get out of it or come home early.”

“Teasing is all I remember of my primary to secondary years.”

“My weight held me back – I never went out, played sports, or had a social life as a teenager.”