[PHOTOS] Woman Says She Lost 50 Kilograms Thanks To The “Selfie Diet”

You rarely find selfies that help change a person’s life. At 134 kilograms, Eva Rut Gunnlaugsdottir knew she had to make a change not only for her own well-being, but for her own kids.

According to Gunnlaugsdottir, high calorie snacks, like chocolate, biscuits, and potato chips were like a “drug” that she couldn’t seem to abandon.

That’s when the Iceland national decided to try out the “selfie diet” to help keep her accountable for her weight loss goals.

After posting her first selfie, Gunnlaugsdottir was not happy with what she saw and decided to use it as the taking off point for her weight loss goals.

The next step was a complete renovation of her diet. For Gunnlaugsdottir that meant cutting out wheat, sugar, and starch. It also meant adding a lot more fruit, vegetables, salads, lean meats, and home cooked meals to her food intake.

Whenever she got the desire to cheat on her diet with a little chocolate she just used social media, took a look at her selfies, and remembered what she was dieting for.

A year after weighing in at 134 kilograms and posting her first selfie with the caption: “Just a joke, selfie no. 1” Gunnlaugsdottir says her “selfie diet” plan was anything but a joke.

Over the course of a year she had lost 50 kilograms thanks to healthy dieting and a unique way of motivation.

Today the mother of two is no longer nervous when it comes to fitting into an airplane seat and has enough energy to play with her kids.