American Gianna Sciortino lost 50 pounds to become an actress

American Gianna Sciortino lost 50 pounds to become an actress

A transformation that’s hard to believe. But now she’s getting roles she loves.

Gianna Sciortino lived in New York and dreamed of becoming an actress. But to achieve serious roles she could not succeed because of excess weight. During auditions, she always felt that she was judged only on appearance, not on acting skills. Only sometimes she was taken for episodic roles, where according to the script a not particularly attractive girl was supposed to appear.

“When I was 18, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome because I was overweight. I always struggled with it and tried different diets, but it didn’t help,” Gianna told The Sun.

A turning point in the life of the actress was the main role in the musical “Hairspray” (Hairspray). The show is built around a charming fat girl who, despite all the prejudices of others, goes to his dream and becomes a dancer. After the musical ended, Gianna was inspired to take drastic action. She had stomach surgery.

“I had part of my stomach cut out, which made me less hungry. I don’t want to make it sound easy because it wasn’t easy for me. Six months before the surgery, I had a series of tests, and I had to undergo psychological tests. I also worked with a nutritionist and went on a liquid diet before surgery. Still, it was the best decision of my life,” the actress said.

Over the next 10 months of work on herself, the actress lost 50 kilograms!

The girl worked out five times a week and completely overhauled her diet. She began to eat fish and vegetables, and drink only water (later began to use more chicken). As a result, according to her, even loved ones did not immediately recognize her, and friends were simply shocked by the change in appearance.

If earlier Gianna was depressed and people mocked her, now she became happy and even famous. In “Instagram” she is subscribed to 170 thousand people, to whom she advises exercises for weight loss. For example, such a complex:

• plank (1 minute);
• deadlift (1 minute);
• mountain climber (1 minute);
• lunges (2 minutes);
• gluteal bridge (2 minutes);
• leg lifts (15 times).

All this in four approaches.

Here’s how Gianna does it herself:

Gianna has also recently starred in the American crime series Mob Mentality, where she is no longer a bad girl.

People always ask me what I do now that my weight loss journey is complete. I tell them that this journey never ends.

That’s what the actress wrote in one of her latest Instagram posts, which shows her squatting with an impressively sized barbell.