{"id":15928,"date":"2026-03-21T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15928"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:00:54","slug":"how-a-mother-lost-22kg-in-8-months-took-up-bodybuilding-and-started-a-food-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15928","title":{"rendered":"How a mother lost 22kg in 8 months, took up bodybuilding and started a food business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A New Year\u2019s resolution in early 2021 to eat healthier had unexpected but welcome consequences for Shanghai native Jenny Yue.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The resident of Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, not only lost more than 22kg (48 pounds) but also took up bodybuilding and launched a freeze-dried-fruit business with her husband.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Yue, 30, and husband Han, 32, from China\u2019s Henan province, were working together as project managers to implement an online medical record system across British Columbia for the health services authority. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, they were forced to work from home while minding their 18-month-old son.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Jenny moved to Canada with her family around age nine; Han arrived later. The two met while working at the same company and married in May 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jenny and Han Yue with their son on a trip to Amsterdam in 2024. Photo: Jenny Yue\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/17\/e42267d2-5982-49dc-9ff2-5a81d22f6a0e_e6bc609a.jpg\" title=\"Jenny and Han Yue with their son on a trip to Amsterdam in 2024. Photo: Jenny Yue\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Jenny and Han Yue with their son on a trip to Amsterdam in 2024. Photo: Jenny Yue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The medical record project required working with healthcare professionals and patient data, but the pandemic added an extra layer of complexity as they were unable to visit hospitals.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">To relieve their pandemic stress, the couple indulged in meals of hotpot and barbecue skewers, and binge-drank late into the night. In less than eight months, Jenny gained more than 23kg \u2013 she weighed only 56kg before Covid \u2013 and Han 18kg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3346840\/how-mother-lost-23kg-8-months-took-bodybuilding-and-started-food-business\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Year\u2019s resolution in early 2021 to eat healthier had unexpected but welcome consequences for Shanghai native Jenny Yue. The resident of Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, not only lost more than 22kg (48 pounds) but also took up bodybuilding and launched a freeze-dried-fruit business with her husband. 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