Obese mother called a ‘fat b****’ by gym staff drops 100lbs to compete as a bodybuilder

An obese mother who was called a ‘fat b****’ by a gym employee has defied her haters after losing 98lbs (7st) to become a bodybuilder.

Katie Summers, 26, from Richland in Washington State, who tipped the scales at 210lbs (15st), was shocked after hearing the cruel comments made by a stranger who was talking to her friend on the phone.

Despite having a shockingly high BMI of 40, Katie was so horrified to have been victimised without reason she knew she had to lose weight.

Katie Summers was horrified when she was called a ‘fat b****’ by a gym employee and vowed to change her ways. Pictured: Katie before weight loss 

Last year Katie entered the transformation category of the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Championships and came in first place, to qualify for the finals

The mother-of-two ditched her diet of pizzas, cookies and cinnamon rolls for healthy home-cooked meals.

Within two years she shed 98lbs (7st) and after hitting her target weight of just 119lbs (8st) she took up bodybuilding.

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Now Katie flaunts her slender size 2 (UK 6) body on stage in front of thousands of people in bodybuilding competitions.

Katie, now a personal trainer, said: ‘One day my daughter walked in on me crying because I couldn’t fit into any of my clothes. Not even maternity clothing fitted me – I knew then I needed to exercise more.

Now after losing 98lbs (seven stone) she has worked her way up to a professional bodybuilder 

‘On the way to the gym I got called a ‘fat b****’ in the car park by a member of staff at the gym, which was humiliating.

‘I was really shocked that someone I didn’t know only perceived me by my weight and nothing else.

‘I went as white as a sheet, I couldn’t believe it and once I got inside I burst into tears, I’d never been insulted by a stranger like that before – it made me feel so awful.

‘She said “oh my god, you’re not going to believe this” then went on to call me a fat b**** and started making fun of my body.

Katie has swapped her high calorie diet for six small meals a day to keep her looking lean 

Katie says that her weight troubles started while she was pregnant, seeing her devour fatty and convenient snacks. Pictured: Katie with her two children (left) and displaying her stretch marks (right)

‘It was such a weird moment, she was just walking talking on the phone with her friend, I don’t think she thought I could hear her.’

Katie says that her diet began to get out of control when she became pregnant and turned to fatty snacks.  

She continued: ‘I got into bad habits during my pregnancies, I started ordering food and not shopping and then would binge on fast food, easily eating an entire pizza to myself in one sitting.

‘When I was at my largest I remember my trouser button breaking and flying off at the dinner table and also splitting my trousers, it was pretty horrible.

‘After being insulted over my weight I knew I had to fight back and since then I’ve gone on a very dramatic body transformation.

‘I don’t understand how I lived in that body before, I was so wide and broad, and took up a lot of space – now I’m an athlete, can fit in a size 2 and I’m really pleased I’ve found my petite spot.’

Following her weight loss Katie discovered a new found passion for body building. 

She added: ‘Last year I started bodybuilding, whenever I walk out on stage I felt so proud and couldn’t be happier – there were 75,000 people watching me last time it was amazing.

‘I did it for me and my children, as well as all the mothers out there, I wanted to show them that with ambition and determination you can do anything.’

Katie recently started working with personal trainer Jonny Straws (pictured) to tone and prepare her muscles to enter bodybuilding competitions

After starting her weight-loss mission in March 2013 when she measured a size 16 (UK 20) she lost 60lbs (4st) in the first eight months, and from there she has been able to hit her target weight.

Katie attributes her success to healthy eating and cramming in exercise between taking care of her kids Gracie, five, and Henry, aged three.

She added: ‘I started trying to squeeze in exercise whenever I could, even doing squats with my kids on my back, dancing with them and going for long walks.

‘Now whenever I show my children pictures of my before and after they are amazed, they keep telling me “mummy looks so pretty now.”‘

Last year Katie entered the transformation category of the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Championships and came in first place, to qualify for the finals.

She’s gone on to train others to help them, but despite her drastic transformation not all the feedback has been positive.

Katie now shares her photos on her Instagram account where she receives both positive and negative feedback

She said: ‘I had a lot of people online thanking me for doing it despite having stretchmarks, because it was empowering to see someone be so strong.

‘But on Instagram some of the trolls think I’ve had surgery or I’m a fraud, but now I’ve grown to ignore them as I know the truth.

‘I earned my spot on the stage and took myself out of this crappy place I was in and changed my life, now all I want to do is to help others.’

Katie recently started working with personal trainer Jonny Straws to tone and prepare her muscles to enter bodybuilding competitions.

Jonny said: ‘She’s arguably the most successful client I’ve worked with. Katie went from the couch to the stage, not only losing weight, transforming herself, but also has gone onto successfully help others too.

‘What she needed from me was accountability and a deeper understanding of the next level of where she needed to go.

‘She soaked it all up like a sponge and was able to easily implement the plan I recommended.

‘She’s amazing in every way, shape and form, if I could have 100 Katie’s my life would be much better for sure.’ 

KATIE’S DIET BEFORE 

Breakfast – pancakes with bacon smothered in syrup

Snacks – leftovers from her children’s meals

Lunch – peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Dinner – pizza

Dessert – pack of cookies

KATIE’S DIET NOW  

Meal One – protein super-food smoothie

Meal Two – peanut butter on toast

Meal Three – carrots and humus

Meal Four – mixed nuts

Meal Five – salad and protein

Meal Six – ground turkey tacos