TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa woman took a brave step two years ago. She started sharing her weight loss journey on Instagram, to make sure friends and family could follow along.
She never imagined it would turn into a full-time career as a content creator.
I sat down with Laura Flusche to learn when she knew something needed to change and she needed help to make it happen, and what it’s like now to put it all out there and deal with all of the comments.
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“It is weird, I’m like I’m just a girl that shares my story,” Flusche said. “I always felt like I needed to do something about my weight. It was a constant thought like I’ve got to lose weight.”
Flusche told me she even battled her weight as a child. Then, after she had her fourth baby, she reached her highest weight and knew something had to change.
“Two years ago I didn’t even want to go out of my house,” she explained. “I was just so ashamed of how far I had let myself go, I didn’t want people to see me.”