Breaking the Yo-Yo Cycle: Kelly’s 150lb Transformation Story

T is for Transformation

Alex Coloreo

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of T Is for Transformation, Shaun T sits down with Kelly Kramer, a teacher and mother whose lifelong struggle with yo-yo dieting took her on a journey of physical, emotional, and mental transformation. From childhood bullying and comfort eating to a terrifying dream that sparked a life-changing wake-up call, Kelly opens up about the root causes of her weight challenges—and the mindset shift that helped her lose over 150 pounds. Together, Shaun and Kelly explore the dangers of all-or-nothing thinking, the emotional toll of binge eating, and the real impact of avoiding the scale. Most importantly, they highlight the tools that helped Kelly break the cycle for good—community support, daily affirmations, sustainable nutrition, and trusting the process. This is more than a weight-loss story—it’s a testimony to the power of self-belief, inner strength, and moving always forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to T for Transformation.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Sean Tee, and I also like to say I'm your biggest fan.
0:13.6	And being your biggest fan, I have to be honest.
0:16.7	You know what?
0:17.7	As a fitness professional, I get this question all the time.
0:21.3	What's more important? Nutrition or fitness?
0:24.8	Now, it can be easy for most people to go to the gym, even if you half-ass it, but you can't half-ass your nutrition.
0:33.1	Yo-yo dieting is a cycle of extreme dietary shifts where people are either doing way too much or way too little.
0:42.0	And that deprivation can lead you down a bad path, which can be the biggest barrier to better your results.
0:52.9	Today's story is about breaking that cycle. Kelly Kramer turned her
0:57.4	life around by combining nutrition and fitness along with the principles of my book, T's for
1:03.2	transformation, which just happens to be the name of this podcast. She has not only conquered
1:07.8	her physical challenges, but has mastered the mental game that so many
1:12.7	of us struggle with.
1:14.2	Because like I always say, yo-yoing is a child's game.
1:18.4	It's not a lifestyle.
1:20.3	Are you ready for Kelly's story?
1:22.6	Here it is.
1:24.6	Hi, my name is Kelly Kramer, and I was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and I live in Pittsburgh, PA currently.
1:31.7	So yo-yo dieting is a thing that I could say defines me to a tea.
1:36.9	And when I talk about yo-yo dieting, I'm not talking about, I would be 10, 15 pounds.
1:43.1	I'm talking significant numbers.
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