I’ve lost 131 lbs. and had a major glow-up – I used to be depressed and cry, now I’ve learned to love myself
A WOMAN known on TikTok for losing over 100 pounds has shared her advice for weight loss through grocery hauls and meal ideas.
Nicole Brooke Richar (@nicolebrookericha) has over 600,000 followers and over 7million likes through her videos documenting how she lost 131 pounds in a safe way.
One of Nicole’s first videos was captioned: “After being overweight my entire life, I PROMISE change is possible!!”
The TikTok showed her crying with the words: “Me extremely depressed weighing 270 pounds unhappy with everything in my life.”
It then transitions to her new look alongside text reading: “A couple of years later I lost 123 pounds.”
Nicole said she realized no food is bad, she has friends that genuinely make her happy, and she learned to love herself.
The video ended with text reading: “helping others to know this IS possible.”
One of Nicole’s latest TikToks has over 1million views where she shows her followers a Walmart grocery haul with the caption: “Down 131 pounds! Hope this helps someone!”
The haul displayed various items and her opinions on them including OliPop soda, Gatorade with zero sugar, and the Premier brand protein drinks which she uses as her liquid in her overnight oats recipe.
“Instead of using almond milk, I usually use those now because it makes me more full because of the protein,” she said in the TikTok.
Nicole said she buys some frozen ingredients over fresh ones because “it lasts longer.”
Some people in the comments were excited to share how much Nicole’s weight loss journey mirrored their own.
“I lost 110 and this is almost exactly what my grocery haul looks like,” wrote one viewer.
“This helped me!!! Thank you,” wrote another.
Other comments explained how expensive it can be to shop for healthier foods at the grocery store.
“Lord mercy how much did you spend?” one viewer asked in the comments.
“This looks…expensive,” another said.