From 195 kg to the competition podium. My mother was triggered by the question, "Mommy, are you dying?"

When you look at the figure of Alicia Briggs you would hardly believe the story behind the . Just a few years ago Alicia Briggs, a mother of four, weighed an incredible 195 kilograms and was bedridden. Her only connection to the world was looking out the window at her own children, whom she couldn't play with.

The word "impossible" to her at the time meant mere movement. Her life was a series of failed diets and the fear that her children would one day find her lifeless. And they were the trigger for an incredible transformation.

The turning point came unexpectedly and with overwhelming force.

"My daughter saw me faint one day and asked, crying, 'Mommy, are you dying?'" recalls Alicia. "It was the worst and most important wake-up call I could have received. I realized that my obesity wasn't just destroying me, it was destroying their childhood."

She decided to fight radically. She underwent gastric reduction surgery, which was just the first step on a long journey. Months followed as she learned to eat and move again.

"My first workouts were awkward and painful," she admits.

But the vision of being able to run with her children propelled her forward. Not only did Alicia lose an incredible 100 kilograms, but she also found her life's passion - fitness. Her story is not just about weight loss. It's a story of triumph over despair and the power of a mother's love.

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