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Walcott said the hardest part of her health transformation was healing her unhealthy relationship with food and that her improved mental health is her biggest accomplishment -- not the physical transformation.

To stay motivated during the tough days, Walcott said she would tell herself \"what you put in, is what you put out.\"

To fuel her body and her workouts, Walcott said she focuses on eating protein, vegetables and complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes.

\"I just make better choices,\" she said. \"Motivated or not, I'm determined. I'm checking all the boxes.\"

Walcott said she started her weightlifting journey by working out in her living room, even bench pressing her son, who now works out with her in the gym and whom she describes as her \"hype man.\"

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She said she's most proud of being a role model to her children and setting the example that anything you can dream, you can do.

\"I think one of the biggest things too is my kids realize now that I can show them better than I can tell them that anything is possible,\" she said.

\"Beyond the Scale\" is featured in the latest issue of People, on newsstands now.

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