For many of us losing a few pounds after Christmas (well, just winter in general) or Easter... or our birthday... or our pet's birthday is a task in itself.
But if you need any inspiration, just take a look at 23-year-old Alexandra Osipova - she decided she had to drastically change her life three years ago when she stepped on the scales and saw she weighed 25 and a half stone (162kg).
Now she has lost a huge 16 and a half stone and looks like a completely different woman.
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At the age of 15, Alexandra had already reached a weight of 16 stone (100kg) but was not scared to show off her body.
She said: "My friends were surprised with what I was wearing. I did not shy away from wearing transparent or tight things. For example, I had leopard leggings, like in the best anecdotes about fat ladies."
However, Alexandra says she began to realise the negative implications of her image when her friends started receiving attention from boys, who would never ask her out but would instead tell her she was a nice person.
Alexandra says she never suffered from low self-esteem because of her weight, but became scared about the possible health implications when she saw the figure on the scales.
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She said: "I was growing up in an atmosphere of love and care, no one would ever say no to me. I ate all I wanted to, cakes, sweets. My mom and I could easily share an entire cake in just one sitting."
Alexandra says that her entire family is overweight and therefore for her it was always just the norm, adding: "I knew that I was large but I didn't realise how large."
It wasn't until university that she realised her weight had become a hindrance - she found she couldn't sit at some of the desks as they pushed into her stomach and caused her a lot of pain.
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Alexandra says this is when she first decided to challenge herself to lose 1.6 stone (10 kg) by doing sports and living a healthy lifestyle. She says the weight fell off and she enjoyed working out and feeling healthy so much, she simply carried on.
These days she runs about 8km (5 miles) per day followed by a two-hour cardio workout. Fair play to her.
The determined young woman, whose goal is to become a fitness instructor, shed a total of 16.5 stone (105 kg) over a three-year-period, completely transforming herself.
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Even though Alexandra currently weights around 9.4 stone (60 kg) she says she wouldn't mind losing even more weight.
However, her main dream is to have cosmetic surgery to get rid of the excess skin that has been left behind as a result of the weight loss. .
We definitely wish we had Alexandra's commitment, determination and motivation, that's for sure.
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