Weighted people life after. Skin and bones? What do the winners of the show “Weighted and Happy” look like now?

The “Weighted People” project, broadcast on the STS TV channel, is gaining more and more popularity. The end of the third season is approaching, soon the whole country will again see an amazing transformation: from 100 and 200 kg participants, the “weighted” ones will turn into slender people who have forever changed not only their body, but also their habits and beliefs. Last season, Orenburg resident Margarita Bogatyreva managed to reach the final, who came to the project weighing 111 kilograms. The editors of ProOren did not stand aside and decided to find out how the show “Weighted People” changed the life of our fellow countrywoman.

- Margarita, by the time of our last conversation, which took place six months after the final of the “Weighted People” project, you had already managed to lose weight well and rethink a lot. Now, a year later, what has changed in your life?

Since our last meeting, I have lost another five kilograms. When I returned from the project, I couldn’t understand: losing weight means not losing weight further. Now I already felt that everything suited me, I felt self-confident. I come to the store and can buy any thing I like. There is no longer a complex: I’m fat, this doesn’t suit me. Of course, there are moments that I don’t quite like in my image, but nevertheless they leave me indifferent. I can’t say that I go on diets and dream of weighing 45 kilograms. I feel comfortable at my current weight. I continue to play sports.

- During this time, were there moments when you felt that you were starting to return to old habits?

Certainly! I have said more than once that excess weight is a disease. Food addiction can be compared to alcohol and tobacco addiction. This is a big bad habit that is ruining you. Of course, overeating happens in any case, I can say this frankly. I know that this also happens to other people who struggle with excess weight. I used to overeat, and the next morning I would just beat myself up and scold myself for it. And now, if this happens, I ask myself the question: “For what reason did I overeat?” As a rule, this happens when I lack emotions. It doesn't matter whether they are happy or sad. Emotional silence leads precisely to the fact that you try to saturate yourself with at least some emotions and eat.

- On the project, all participants eat properly. Have you managed to establish a diet at home?

Honestly, I'm very lazy. And, besides, I realized that I don’t know how to cook. And it’s even more delicious to cook. But I found a way out and now I order healthy food, in which the calories have already been counted. At first I thought it would be expensive, but then I realized that no matter what they say, that’s what it turns out to be. When I go to the store, I buy a lot of products, since the habit of buying for future use remains. Then I simply throw away half of the products. Therefore, such a system, where everything was already prepared and calculated for me, turned out to be suitable for me.

- What did you bring into your daily life in terms of nutrition that you acquired during the project?

After the project, I don’t eat sunflower oil at all. About three months ago, some friends gave me this oil to season a salad, and I was surprised at how unpleasant its taste and smell was to me. It is better to choose, for example, olive. Of course, healthy food costs more. But here you can save on quantity. Yes, you eat expensive food, but by eating right, you eat much less. I noticed that if there is a lot of protein in my diet, I no longer crave sweets. In this case, you can save on cakes (smiles). If I'm full, I don't want to eat harmful things.

- Do you maintain relationships with any of the project participants?

I am friends with Alenka Zaretskaya. During the project we went through fire, water and copper pipes. This is a person who understands and supports me. I can call her at any time and I know that she will understand and support. We also communicate closely with Yulia Kishenkova. When I'm in Moscow, I see Yan Samokhvalov.

- Did your friendship with Alena begin on the project?

No. Now that time has passed, we can already talk about it. During the project, Alena and I literally hated each other. We had conflicts, because of which they often tried to kick me out of the project at a vote. Many people supported Alena, but I remained alone and went against everyone. But when the individual struggle began, we began to communicate and found out that all our so-called conflicts were nonsense, a feign. Other participants in the show invented this conflict so that there would be some kind of protection during the vote. And when Alena and I discussed this point, it turned out that we were not guilty of anything to each other.

Now, in the third season, there is the same trend: people unite, weave intrigues in order to kick an unwanted participant out of the show...

Everyone groups together to find support. One is heavier, easier to remove. But in reality TV there are no guarantees that the person who is smiling at you now will not vote against you in five minutes. I've had moments like this. Outside the door they said to me: “Rita, what are you doing! I will never vote against you!” And I thought that at least one person from this crowd would not vote against me. And exactly at this moment this man takes out a sign with my name. The only person I trusted on the project was Sasha (Alexander Podolenyuk - editor's note). At some point we came together, realizing that we needed each other's support. If we talk about lies, of course, there were a lot of them on the project. Everyone fought for their place in the sun. I realized that reality TV is a good test of both a person and a friendship, because people express themselves in completely different ways. And it’s surprising that in life all these people are completely different than they were there. I admire the work of the organizers. How it was necessary to recognize all of us, to understand that this particular person would reveal himself in this way on the project. Alena and I, remembering this show, jokingly say: “There were no normal people there” (laughs).

- What changed in your life and character after the project?

I became more confident. The complexes that were there before are gone. After the project, I began to understand myself, I realized that I can exist with myself. Previously, I couldn’t do this; I would become depressed and start eating away at my problems. Now I’m not saying that you need to be 90-60-90, no. Be in settings where you can, for example, safely go to the beach. Or, looking at the photo, easily say: “I like myself.” When you can simply look at yourself in the mirror with pleasure. Previously, I did not perceive my reflection and my photographs at all. Now I calmly take photographs and also calmly look at the resulting photographs.

Did Irina Turchinskaya, with whom you trained during the project, help you learn to live in harmony with yourself?

Irina is a teacher in my life. Every time I go to the gym, I remember her workouts. When I experience some kind of pain, even the most basic one, for example, in the dentist’s office, I remember Irina and understand that this pain does not kill me, I can live with it. It's only the brain that says you can't do it anymore. He says: “You’re going to kill me now.” In fact, you will kill if you stop and don’t do something. Sometimes you need to turn off your brain. This is what Irina Turchinskaya taught me, for which I am very grateful to her. I would really like to meet a coach in our city who is at least 10% like her. So far I have not met such a person.

Have you ever thought about becoming such a person yourself? Some participants in the show, having solved the problem of excess weight, are now helping other people do the same.

I think what I'm doing now (the beauty industry - editor's note) suits me best. I don’t see myself in the area of ​​excess weight. I am satisfied with what is happening here and now in my life. In the year after the project, I did much more for my business than two years before. There were many ideas and strength to implement them. I practically never show up at home, although before it was a real utopia - how can I not show up at home? I really like my busy life today.

- If there was a chance to return everything, would you repeat this experience again?

Four months of the project gave me more than 20 years of my life. These four months changed everything. Now I know that participation in the project was not easy, but I would still repeat this experience, because it is a breakthrough. And not even in excess weight, but in the head. There is a change in the quality of life. I had a choice: give up, take it all back, or move forward. You could gain 20 kilograms this year and say that after the project your metabolism deteriorated, for example. Probably, if I chose the path forward, it means that in some way I am a strong person.

On the STS TV channel, 18 participants lost weight for a month under the gaze of television cameras and the control of doctors and experienced trainers. The show “Weighted People” has been popular among television viewers for four seasons.

Dmitry Kudryavtsev

TV viewers liked the friendly resident of Magnitogorsk and found friends among the show participants. He did not have enough strength to reach the final, but Kudryavtsev was not too upset by the loss. The former athlete easily fit into the training schedule, losing 54 kilograms from the starting 219. Mitya gained weight after a spinal injury.

On the recommendation of a nutritionist, his diet includes low-calorie foods: oatmeal in the morning, fruit and oatmeal in the afternoon. vegetables, baked zucchini. Mitya's family fully supports him. According to him, he rediscovers many ordinary things that were previously inaccessible. A trip to a water park, family outings, sports training. After the program, Dmitry lost another 21 kg and is aiming for a total of 97 kg.

Elena Sadikova

The Vyksa native weighed 183 kilograms and experienced great difficulty with normal movement around the city. Before the cold weather set in, she had to wear ballet flats because her stomach prevented her from fastening her boots on her own. Elena recovered after a difficult third pregnancy. She started the project out of resentment towards her daughter, who wrote “1000 kilograms” in her phone. Persistence helped a mother of many children lose 74 kg.

Elena decided not to stop there. In her hometown, together with a nutritionist, Elena launched a marathon to fight for a slim figure. A nutritionist takes care of the participants’ diet, and Elena acts as a motivator, demonstrating her own achievements.

Igor Koshelev

The guy from Kulebaki weighed 188 kg at the age of 19. The guy had psychological problems, a virtual life and a grandmother who tried to feed her granddaughter better, which led to terrifying numbers. During the show, Igor lost 58 kg.

Now he wants to lose another 25 kg. Igor focuses on diet, upsetting his caring grandmother. Koshelev counts calories, eats on time and does cardio and weightlifting. He believes that the program provided excellent conditions, and in real life it is possible to achieve results only with the right self-motivation.

Peter Vasiliev

Peter became the winner of the show, losing 58 kg from 155 kg. After the program, Peter was unable to maintain the result; he began to recover again. Although training and proper nutrition have become his usual way of life. Together with project collaborator Maxim Nekrylov, they created the group “I can do anything.” Using personal example, ex-participants prove that the reserves of the human body are much greater than we think.

Timur Bikbulatov

The winner of the second season of the Weighted People program weighed 164 kg. A lawyer from Kazan managed to lose 50 kg. After the project, Timur lost weight to 80 kg, but felt uncomfortable and determined his ideal weight to be 87 kg. Timur left law and became a fitness trainer. Using personal experience, Bikbulatov helps residents of his hometown get rid of fat folds and lead a sports lifestyle without food excesses.

The coach himself gets up at 5 a.m. and starts his first training session at 7 a.m. Meals are frequent, but little by little, with a minimum of calories. Cardio and strength training six times a week provide the necessary muscle stimulation.

Vesta Romanova

Vesta won the first season of the show. The 50 kilograms she lost helped the girl find happiness in her personal life and get married. However, even before participating in the project, Vesta attracted the attention of men. Vesta weighed 130 kg, and her heels broke under her weight. She looked for diets on the Internet, but did not find the strength to follow them.

Today the girl has her own blog, in which she herself gives advice to those who want to lose weight. With a weight of 70 kg, Romanova feels great. To acquire relief forms, he is going to do drying. Vesta does not drink alcohol, follows a routine, and has become disciplined and responsible.

Oksana Leonova

The Rostovite weighed 118 kg, she managed to lose 30 in a month. Training was hard for Oksana; she hated the treadmill. Leonova exchanged her job in the catering industry for a vacancy as an administrator at an aesthetic medicine center. After working with a psychologist at the age of 39, the participant fell in love with herself. Excess weight made a woman feel embarrassed about her appearance. After the project, Oksana began to recover again; it was a hormonal imbalance in the body. After contacting an endocrinologist, I had to combine diet, sports and therapy. But Leonova believes in herself and is not afraid of difficulties. She is sure that falls are inevitable, the main thing is to find the strength to get up and move on.

All the winners and participants of the program note that the main benefit of the show is gaining confidence in their abilities and the mindset to change their lives for the better.

Petr Vasiliev became the winner of the “Weighted People” show on the STS TV channel.

3 heroes reached the final - Pyotr Vasiliev from the Kaliningrad region, Vesta Romanova from St. Petersburg and Maxim Nekrylov from Nizhny Novgorod.
According to the results of the final weigh-in, the winner of the show and the owner of a cash prize in the amount of 2,500,000 rubles was Peter Vasiliev.

In total, the young man lost 57.9 kg or 37.35%.

A whole year has already passed since the end of filming of the reality show. Peter turned out to be worthy of the title of winner - after the project he did not return to his old habits, and training and healthy eating became part of his new life. In addition, with another participant in the show, Maxim Nekrylov, they organized the group “I can do anything.”

Pyotr Vasiliev spoke about his life after the project, popularity and plans for the future in an interview with the STS TV channel. Anyone could ask their question to Peter inofficial group of the reality show “Weighted People”.

— Petya, did the project push you to do something else in life, did it give you more confidence?

- In fact, I didn’t even expect that so many new interests would appear. Of course, before participating in the show, I understood: if I manage to lose weight, my horizons will expand. But I didn’t realize how enormously things would change! I have already participated in CrossFit competitions several times. At home in Kaliningrad, out of fifteen participants, he showed the eighth result. And I don’t want to stop there. My plans are to graduate from a specialized institution, where I can get a medical education in order to become a coach.

— Are there any difficulties in communicating with people now?

- No difficulties. First of all, there is nothing wrong with people recognizing me. Secondly, this is not pointing a finger: “Look how fat and ugly a person is walking.” And, on the contrary: “Look how much he has achieved and how great he looks.” I am pleased to become an example for others. For example, one mother wrote that she could not force her son to walk outside and work out with the guys on the playground. After the program was shown, she could not bring the child home! Now the boy has an active, mobile life.

When I have time, I always answer. Everyone who is for a healthy lifestyle is on the same wavelength with me, these are my like-minded people. I didn't realize before how important it is to share information with people. I would like to hold a meeting in Kaliningrad to communicate live.

— Would you like to meet again with the participants of the show “Weighted People”?

“I have a huge number of emotions associated with them, which are divided into positive and negative. We overcame difficulties together, and, of course, I am in favor of seeing each other.

— Do you maintain a relationship with someone after the project?

— I communicate with a good half of the participants on social networks and by phone. We constantly keep in touch with Maxim and Vesta. We are united by common interests - various sports projects. I communicate with Mitya Kudryavtsev, sometimes online with Anya Grivkova, Vlad and others.

- Do you have a dream?

— Maxim and I created the group “I can do anything.” I would like this movement to grow into an annual sports festival where everyone could take part. Including people with disabilities. We want to show that any person, to the best of his physical abilities, can develop and become better.

— What did you do in your free time on the project?

— We were completely limited: we didn’t even have a TV. And, frankly, I belong to the small category of participants who could not afford a vacation. Those who allowed themselves to do this did not reach the end. During the entire project, there were several walks around the territory of the house, which, by the way, has a large area. And yet it was a movement.

— At the beginning of the project, didn’t you have a desire to give up everything and not change?

“The first two weeks were the most difficult for me. But I was always guided by the thought: if I give up now, it means that fate has made a mistake on my behalf. Several thousand came to the casting, and only eighteen lucky ones were given a chance. I couldn't afford to feel sorry for myself because it might never happen again. And I understood that I had to go through this path from beginning to end.

— What is the most valuable advice you received from the coaches on the project?

— Everything that Denis and Ira said were mega professional recommendations. But most of all I remember this: if you want to feel sorry for yourself during training, then this is a signal - you need to double the load.

- How much do you weigh now?

- 104 kilograms. Everyone knows that muscle weighs much more than fat. (At the finals Peter weighed 97.1 kg - approx. ed.) These are completely different criteria - now I evaluate myself not by weight, but by appearance, endurance, amount of muscle mass, by the time it takes to do a training complex. I feel great now!

— How did you deal with the problem of sagging skin?

— When you lose weight extremely, it is immediately visible, especially in the areas of the abdomen and arms. I encountered this problem only after the project. Returning home, I went for treatments where I received wraps and massages. Afterwards I reinforced the effect in the gym.

— Do you have overweight friends to whom you showed by your example that anything is possible and motivated them to go in for sports?

— During the time that I have been away from the project, several people from my circle have achieved good results. The minimum effect is 12 kg, and the maximum is 20. For example, one of my friends lost weight from 86 to 68 kg. Everything happened evenly: proper nutrition, sports three times a week, a swimming pool, plus my recommendations. I'm not an expert, but I can advise something. It all depends on the desire! For example, Olesya Smirnova did not stay on the project for long, but we see that after that she achieved her goal. And this is a completely different Olesya.

- How do you eat now?

“I was afraid that when I returned, it would be difficult to resist sweets.” But I soon realized that there was no attachment. To avoid fat deposits, I completely eliminated sweets, preservatives and foods with chemical additives. I try to follow all the advice I received on the project. My morning starts with a hearty breakfast: porridge or yeast-free bread, oven-baked chicken, or sandwiches or a light salad. Everything we ate on the show, just in different proportions. I eat about 1800-2200 calories per day: I eat small portions four to five times a day.

— Advice for those losing weight from Peter: how to deal with temptations during feasts, holidays, and corporate events?

- It's a matter of choice. If you want to be beautiful and slim, you must understand: if you have a predisposition to be overweight, you need to limit yourself. Nobody says you can’t eat anything. You can choose what suits you best: light salads or low-fat foods.

— If you were on the other side of the screen, who would you root for?

“I thought about it and analyzed it many times, because I know all the participants well, I know who they really are. Most likely, for those with whom I reached the final: Mitya, Maxim, Vesta, Vlad, Anya and Oksana.

— What was the most valuable lesson you learned on the project?

- They took me away for 120 days, thereby, as if they crossed out my entire biography and completely rebooted my brain. I returned as a completely different person, as if I had been born again.

The main thing I would like to convey to people is that you need to move as much and spend as much energy and calories as you consume. Before the project I did not have such an understanding. Now I know why weight is gained, why people feel sorry for themselves, why they don’t realize that they have gained 20-30 kg. And the most important thing is that they not only explained to us how this happened, but also helped us fix the problem.

— Have your relationships with family, friends and colleagues changed after the project?

— Relatives also remained close people. But their attitude towards food has changed: I no longer see fried potatoes, sausages, or sausages on the table. Now everything is baked in the oven. A very significant moment: when my mother visited me for the first time, she weighed 115 kg, but in the finals it was already 103. After I returned home, her weight dropped to 90 kg.

My friend and I have more common interests. He is an athlete, he works out, and now I do CrossFit. And now we constantly exchange experiences.

— What advice can you give to the participants of the second season of the “Weighted People” project?

“I want them to understand that this is a one-way street.” It doesn't matter who wins. If you have taken this path, you need to go through it. The person who reaches the end will change his life. After which many things will become available: you can safely buy clothes in stores, drive a car. There will be a huge amount of entertainment in life, and thousands of pleasures will become possible.

How are your relationships with the opposite sex now?

—During the project, I had a warm relationship with Vesta. Many believe that everything was for the sake of ratings. In fact, when a man and a woman are in a confined space, this can happen. After Weighted People ended, we decided to remain friends. Now we have common interests related to sports. And soon after returning home, I met a beautiful girl. I didn’t even think that everything would turn out so wonderfully. Now we live together, and we have joint plans for life. I understand that I don’t need anyone except her.

— Did life become easier after the project?

“This is a completely new life, a different awareness and understanding of it. Such a thrill! Previously, everything was a burden: bad mood, poor physical condition, constant depression. Now I enjoy everything, and for this I am grateful to the creators of the show “Weighted People” and those people who worked with me.

Yulia Kovalchuk about Peter's victory on the project "Weighted People":

“I think that many TV viewers, coaches and everyone involved in this project understood that in the end the main battle was fought between Peter and Maxim. Just as much as they were rivals, they helped each other in the fight. Until the last moment of the weigh-in, no one, including me, knew that Petya would win. I understood that the result could differ by a few hundredths of a gram, so I, just like the participants, stood on stage with bated breath and waited to see who the winner would be. And the fact that Petya became him is fair and deserved. I saw perfectly well how he broke himself, gave all his strength to the “Weighted People” project and his victory. I don’t know what was primary in his urges - the desire to win, lose weight or earn money, but, in any case, he did it with dignity!

Participant name: Peter Vasiliev

Age (birthday): 15.09.1986

City: Bagrationovsk (Kaliningrad region)

Job: showman

Family: not married, no children

Height and weight: 184 cm, 155 kg

Final weight: 97,1

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Peter was involved in sports from a young age and devoted himself to judo. He often appeared as a participant in many competitions, in which he often became a winner.

After Peter graduated from high school, he left sports. He began to devote a lot of time to his studies in college, and at night he worked part-time in a club as an MC.

When sports became a thing of the past, the guy’s weight began to grow. Peter didn’t pay much attention to this, but only until the girls stopped getting to know him. True, it was already too late; he couldn’t cope on his own.

Excess weight negatively affected not only communication with his girlfriend, but also at work. Peter noted that living with excess weight is incredibly difficult; you have to feel disadvantaged in almost everything.

I came to the project “Weighted People” not only to lose weight, but also to regain lost health and become a happy person. Plus, Peter noted that he wants to prove by his own example that it is possible to change your life, you just need to take the first step.

During the project he had an affair with Vesta. The young people fell in love with each other so much that Peter even decided to take his chosen one as his wife. True, after the show the wedding never took place.

Returning home, Peter continued to play sports, promotes sports and a healthy lifestyle, bought himself a Mercedes coupe, as well as a short leather jacket, which he could only dream of before.

Peter confidently walked towards the finals, showing the participants his determination. In one of the competitions, when participants lost more than 40 kg, they were asked to remember how heavy they lived with before participating in the project. The hardest thing was for Peter, who carried half a hundredweight on himself.

In the final of the “Weighted People” project, the winner was Peter Vasiliev, who proved to everyone that it’s never too late to start living again!

After the project, I met a girl, they had a son, they named him Matvey.

What woman doesn’t dream of an ideal figure and the admiring glances of men? Finalist Vesta Romanova managed to lose 50 kilograms and find happiness in her personal life. But what’s interesting: even before participating in the project, she was not deprived of the attention of the stronger sex. the site talked to Vesta and found out why she at one time weighed almost 130 kilograms, why all women need to photograph themselves naked in the mirror, and whether it is possible to lose excess weight with the snap of a finger.

March 2, 2016 · Text: Daria Senichkina · Photo: Instagram, VKontakte, STS press service

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Just yesterday, this smiling, stylish girl with an unusual name could not tie her sneakers without feeling dizzy, did not want to leave the house unless absolutely necessary, and lived by the principle “food-work-food-home-food.” Today, only memories remain of that sad life.

29-year-old Vesta Romanova took part in the competition last year (the second season of which has already started on STS) and reached the very final, losing a cash prize of 3 million rubles to 30-year-old Pyotr Vasiliev. However, the girl, despite everything, considers herself a winner. Today Vesta looks great and successfully combines work and family.

Having been in the hands of professionals, the ex-“weighted” one now willingly shares her acquired knowledge with those who need it. Romanova develops nutrition programs, helps to find the right motivation and simply charges her fans with a good mood. Although the project made a star out of the blonde, she still remains a simple, modest person who has no secrets from anyone. And if we’re going to share our story, then without any embellishments or cuts. In an exclusive interview with the website, Vesta Romanova told how wonderful life “light” turned out to be.

. Why did you collect so much?

Vesta Romanova: As my psychologist says, everything happened because of my personal life. And not because of her absence, but on the contrary: I tried to protect myself from relationships that, as a rule, did not end well.

“I ate and gained weight in order to completely protect myself from communicating with men, not to attract their attention. Which, by the way, I never succeeded in.”

Even when I weighed 123 kilograms, I was in great demand among the stronger sex. And the further it goes, the worse it gets.

V.R.: When I was at school, we didn’t have the concept of “fat” at all. My classmates and I were very active: we didn’t sit in front of computers or TVs, but, on the contrary, spent all our time outside. I was an ordinary girl in body, but not fat. I did a lot of sports, so I didn’t gain weight. The problems started when I broke up with my boyfriend after seven years of relationship.

I felt great even with a weight of 110 kilograms. Only at the moment when the scales showed the number 120 did I begin to experience discomfort. It was hard for me to walk, turn, bend over. The worst thing is that I got lazy and didn’t want to do anything at all. Probably, the brain is also swollen with fat.

“I came to work and just sat there all day. I was constantly eating and surfing the Internet. Then she returned home, ate again and went to bed. The state of an amoeba... Or a frog that sits in its swamp, croaks, and doesn’t need anything else in this life.”

website: When did you come to the conclusion that it was time to change?

V.R.: One day it became completely unbearable. I bent over to tie my shoes and my blood pressure suddenly rose. My face was filled with blood, my head was spinning, I couldn’t get up... Then I realized that I needed to pull myself together and do something.

V.R.: Yes, just a couple of days later I accidentally came across a casting announcement for a new reality show about weight loss. I submitted my application form and forgot about it, because I was sure that only people of their own were accepted into such projects. Surprisingly, I was invited to come to the casting, where I talked with a psychologist. After this there was silence, which lasted more than a month. Just before the start of the filming process, I was informed that I was in the project.

website: All this time before filming began, did you try to lose weight on your own?

V.R.:"Oh yeah (laughs)... From time to time, like any normal woman, I was overcome by the desire to lose excess weight. And I immediately went for the “miracle pills,” mistakenly believing that this would help me lose weight, and quickly.”

I probably tried every possible diet and pill on myself. Now I understand that miracles do not happen. Unfortunately, you always get rid of extra pounds very slowly. It’s a pity that many people don’t believe it and continue to persistently search for quick ways to lose the hated fat.

website: What was and is now your main motivation to keep fit?

V.R.: Mirror! In general, as it turned out, many overweight people do not look at themselves in the mirror, they are afraid to take pictures and post their pictures on social networks. You know, such a good principle of defense: “I don’t see, that means it doesn’t exist.”

“That’s why a sober look at yourself from the outside, or even better, a photo of yourself naked in the mirror can help you lose weight. After all, every woman strives to be beautiful.”

website: Are you upset that you didn’t win in the final of the show and 3 million rubles went to someone else?

V.R.: And I won! She defeated herself. My achievement cannot be measured by money. On the project I was able to lose 40 kilograms, and after the end of the show another 12. The main thing is that I managed to overcome myself, give up bad habits and tune in to a new life. And money... You can always earn it if you have the desire.

website: What weight are you now and do you plan to continue losing weight?

V.R.: At the moment I weigh 70 kilograms, and this is my ideal weight, I feel very comfortable at it. Soon I plan to do a light drying session so that my body will finally gain definition. After all, this was quite problematic before.

Now I have also started to follow a sleep schedule: I go to bed and wake up at the same time. By the way, I also eat by the hour. In general, I have become more disciplined, I am not late for meetings, as I was before. I also completely gave up alcohol.

V.R.: The morning begins with breakfast. Then, if I have time, I go to the gym for strength training. In the evening, according to the cardio schedule - cycling or running.

V.R.: My approximate diet is:

Breakfast: Buckwheat with milk

Snack:“Caprese” for the poor - my anti-crisis recipe (smiles). Tomatoes, cottage cheese (instead of Mozzarella), herbs, spices, half a teaspoon of olive oil

Dinner: Bean soup (beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, chicken breast), chicken with millet (baked chicken, boiled millet)

Snack: Fresh cabbage and carrot salad

Dinner: Stewed chicken with vegetables (chicken breast, white cabbage, onion)

Everything is simple, tasty and low in calories. I also monitor the amount of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

website: By the way, as far as we know, after the project there were pleasant changes in your life and in your personal life...

V.R.: Yes, I got married. Matvey, my husband, is a man who really knows what he wants. He is an interesting conversationalist, very smart and well-read. What attracted me to him is that he never gives up when he takes on any task. He always brings all projects to completion. I am probably one of the most difficult projects for him. (laughs) because Matvey sought my favor for a long time.

“My husband is my incentive to become better. After all, it was he who attracted me to the world of cycling, brought me into his social circle, and introduced me to new people. For his sake, every day I try to become a little better, because next to me is a correct, principled and slightly stubborn man.”

website: Has marriage changed you?

V.R.: Before Matvey, my life was incomplete. Previously, I actively got tattoos that had a special meaning. In this way, I tried to attract into my life everything that I lacked: happiness, health, material well-being, peace of mind, love. And I was constantly “swinging” like a pendulum from side to side, although I wanted stability and calm.

“Matvey became my weight on the second side of the scale. He is the one who will always find the right words. Even my outbursts of anger (and I am a fairly emotional person) are “extinguished” by my husband without doing anything special about it. His energy is powerful."

By the way, Petya’s betrayal (during the reality show “Weighted People,” Vesta Romanova began dating a project participant and future winner, Peter Vasiliev. Both had serious intentions, the couple even planned to get married, but in the end Peter cheated on Vesta and left for another - approx. site ) I survived only thanks to Matvey. He was there all the time, helping me not to give up, not to break under the weight of the gossip that spread when everything was revealed. Now, of course, I regret putting my relationship on display. But then my husband appeared in my life. This means that everything was not in vain.

V.R.: My most important project for today is a sanatorium in Sochi for those who want to lose weight. We opened it together with Vlad Ushakov, a participant in the first season of the show “Weighted People”. We have selected an excellent team of specialists - nutritionists, psychologists, trainers. I am leading the project as a trainer-administrator. Our program includes 21 days of rest, sports, handicrafts, excursions and, of course, the fight against excess weight. I'm sure it will be fun!

? After all, you didn’t study to be a coach.

V.R.: Yes, I'm not a professional, but I have a lot of experience. I have experienced various types of diets and workouts and I know what can be more effective. Therefore, I willingly share with everyone the knowledge that I received on the “Weighted People” project.

"I like to help people. It’s nice to know that your advice can be useful to someone.”

website: What would you wish to our readers who are trying to lose weight?

V.R.: Work on yourself. Look in the mirror more often. Don’t be afraid to criticize yourself, soberly evaluate your figure. Indulgence will not lead to anything good. In order to become slimmer, you need to take action: don’t skip workouts, eat right, and follow a sleep schedule.

Always strive for the best and never give up! Even if you’re physically in pain or you’ve only lost a hundred grams in a week, don’t stop! And most importantly, a varied diet. If you sit on the same chicken and buckwheat, breakdowns are inevitable. So treat yourself to some tasty treats. Sometimes you can use it to lift your spirits!