‘Physically Couldn’t Close It’–Serena Williams’ Jaw-Dropping Transformation Proves Postpartum Weight-Loss Goals Are Achievable
What a transformation! After giving birth to her first daughter, Olympia, in September 2017, Serena Williams was surprised. To face difficulty in losing her pregnancy weight while breastfeeding. “For my body, it didn’t work, no matter how much I worked out, no matter how much I did, it didn’t work for me,” said Williams at that time. Then after she stopped breastfeeding, the athlete said she lost almost ten pounds in one week! The 43-year-old superstar has now been documenting her postpartum weight loss journey with her fans by sharing real-time fittings. Recently, she used a ‘dress’ as an example!
In the TikTok clip, she was spotted trying to wear a floral, beautiful dress, which she claimed that she struggled to put on earlier. While adjusting the straps of the dress at the upper waist, she said, “Heyya, so I used to not able to fit this dress at all. I l5iterally couldn’t even close it! So, like I couldn’t close it, it’d come like here. Like physically couldn’t close it. So no, not only I can close it, it almost like… comes too far over. So, (laughs) I’m really excited. I’ve been training a lot. I’ve been running, treading, for 5K then I’m gonna do 10K and then I’m gonna do a half marathon. So, it’s really paying off and I really like this dress.”
The 43-year-old tennis legend further advised her fans, “So keep going! If you’re working out you can do it too. I can do it, you can do it too! You’re way better than me. Love you.” Serena Williams, who had a remarkable 25-year professional career, faced health challenges, including blood clots and a hematoma, a pool of mostly clotted blood that forms in an organ, tissue, or body space. To aid her recovery, she and Venus Williams adopted a vegan diet for a brief period to improve their overall health and well-being. Vegan diet is one of the ways to lose weight as per research.