Tammy Slaton shared a heartfelt message about the progress she has made in her health.

On 27 August 1000-pound sisters The 38-year-old star posted a video on social media in which she talked about her rollercoaster weight loss journey and how she managed to lose over 235 kg.

“I take a lot of photos, a lot of selfies, not because I look good – well, a little bit – but mostly because I want to remember how big I was, what I looked like,” she began. “And then I think: Dude, I was huge! I lost 500 pounds. I couldn’t sit in this chair.”

“I think I was so focused on losing weight that I lost myself. I forgot who I was and turned to alcohol instead of food. At the same time, I was still eating. So I was doing both. It was hurting me in two different ways,” she continued. “It would have been so easy to fall back into bad habits and gain the weight back, but what was the point? Waste of time, wasted money, wasted effort.”

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Slaton explained that it wasn’t just a diet. It was a lifestyle change that allowed her to make such a drastic physical change.

“I had a lot of inner demons to fight and I still fight,” she said. “You are not alone. You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Never give up.”

The reality star added in the caption that she will use her social media to “celebrate every step of the journey” and inspire others going through the same thing.

“We are all in this together and I believe in lifting each other up, one day at a time,” she wrote. “So join me as we embrace the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Let’s keep moving forward with love and positivity!”

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Last week, Slaton first announced this milestone in her weight loss journey by reposting a video from content creator Katlyn Foster that features a group of seven friends showing how much weight each of them has lost.

Each woman showed off her physical transformation while the video was accompanied by Andra Day’s hit “Rise Up.”

In the clip, Slaton enters the frame and reveals that she has lost 500 pounds. The two women hold hands and raise them in the air as the clip reads, “Total weight loss 2,000 pounds! Weight loss warriors.”

After reposting the video, Slaton added a sweet message about reaching this milestone with her friends.

“Truly absolutely amazing ladies and I’m lucky to call you all my friends,” she wrote. “I’m so proud of each and every one of you. Not only are you beautiful on the inside but you are stunning on the outside too. Never forget that.”