Although it’s our dream to get a fit body, the process involves lots of dedication and sacrifices. However, these women have achieved what we were dreaming for years. Just look at these weight-loss transformations and build your dream, pursue it. One day you too can be successful just like them.

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Bananas are great sources of fuel for our bodies and eating two before a workout can be the perfect amount to help you power through the workout.

The potassium in bananas greatly reduces your likelihood of getting muscle cramps.

Move over milk! Bananas are a great source of calcium.

For women, bananas have been know to reduce the prevalence of menstrual cramps.

Bananas are high in vitamin B, promoting the production of white blood cells. This can help your body protect itself against diseases such as diabetes.

If you’re anemic, then bananas are your friend as they contain a healthy amount of iron.

The FDA has also stated that bananas can help in lowering your blood pressure.

Bananas contain pectin which is a great digestion aid.

Can’t find any Tums laying around? Calm your heartburn with a banana, as they are natural antacids.

Bananas are one of the only foods that can combat the pain of stomach ulcers.

Bananas are known to be natural protection against kidney disease and brittle bones.

The potassium in bananas can also make you feel more alert and focused, helping you stay in the zone when studying or working on a project.

Just like blueberries, bananas are high in antioxidants.

Bananas can also be used to normalize blood sugar levels between meals.

Have an itchy bug bite? Rub the inside of a banana peel on the bite for quick itch relief.

Eating a banana can help to regulate your body temperature, giving you an advantage when battling a fever.

If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, bananas can reduce the effects due to their high level of tryptophan.

Having trouble quitting smoking? Help to curb the withdrawals with the high levels of vitamins, potassium, and magnesium in bananas.

Warts can also heal quicker if you rub them with the inside of a banana peel.

Save part of that peel for your shoes as well, as rubbing the inside of the peel on leather can restore their shine.

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We all know medical marijuana has a ton of benefits, but what are they, exactly? Aside from the common response of treating PTSD & arthritis, here are 10 more health benefits of marijuana.

Slows Tumor Growth –
The American Association for Cancer Research has found that marijuana considerably slows down tumor growth, specifically in the lungs, breasts and brain.

Prevent Alzheimer’s –
The Scripps Institute, a non-profit American biomedical research facility, found that THC works to prevent Alzheimer’s disease by blocking deposits in the brain that cause the disease.

Relieve Chronic Disease Symptoms –
Research has shown that marijuana helps treats symptoms like nausea, diarrhea & abdominal pain, which, in turn, helps those who suffer from chronic diseases like irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn’s.

Treats Migraines –
In California alone, doctors have used medical marijuana to treat over 300,000 cases of migraines, a condition that will affect 25% of women and 8% of men in their lifetime.

Prevent Seizures –
Marijuana is a muscle relaxant, which has contributed to it being a highly effective treatment for seizures. Many of the stories of medical marijuana we see in the news are related to seizures.

Treat Glaucoma –
Studies have suggested that marijuana helps ease the pressure in the eyes of those suffering from Glaucoma, helping reduce pain.

Relieves PMS –
While there haven’t been clear facts showing that marijuana directly affects premenstrual syndrome symptoms, anecdotal evidence points in that direction.

Helps those with ADD & ADHD –
A well-documented study has actually shown that marijuana is not only an effective product alternative to Ritalin, but also without the side effects associated with the drug.

Could help Multiple Sclerosis –
Marijuana works to stop the negative neurological effects & muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis. The drug actually protects nerves from damage caused by the fatal disease.

Calms those with Tourette’s & OCD –
Much like how cannabis can be used to treat those with seizures and multiple sclerosis, it can also reduce the tics of those with Tourette’s or OCD by reducing negative neurological effects.

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The air in the caves has a low bacteria content, and some pools in the mine are said to be saltier than the Dead Sea.

It might not be your first choice for a place to spend the night, but this treatment facility in the salt mines of Ukraine is one of the best places to sleep in the world. Since the 1970s, people with respiratory issues have travelled 300 meters below ground to get a good night’s sleep. Scientists have found that the air in the caves has significantly less bacteria than even something as sterile as a hospital.

Since the 1970s, people with respiratory illnesses have been coming down to these salt mines to help treat their ailments.

The treatment facility has a long waiting list, and a wall breach in 2008 made even less beds available to those dealing with respiratory issues.

300 meters above the mines is a hospital where people can also receive treatment.

It might not have the sterile air that the caves below have to offer, but it’s better than nothing.

The temperature, which stays around 70 degrees, contributes to the climate of the mines, making it a perfect place to rest.

It’s great how people can go into those mines and get the help that they need. Personally, I would think about staying the night down there, but I’d have to make sure everyone else is okay with me using a nightlight.

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Sleep Deprivation

From heart attacks to car crashes and diabetes, sleep deprivation is actually much more dangerous than some may think. Aside from the side effects of not getting enough sleep, a University of Chicago study proved that after a certain number of sleepless days, the test subjects (lab rats) died.

Most people are aware of the common diseases and conditions that can kill – things like Ebola, various cancers, and so on. But what we don’t normally consider are those conditions that seem harmless but can actually be rather deadly.

As it turns out, there are a lot of things that cause deaths all around the world, that for the most part we see as common ailments. Some of these conditions simply require early detection, for others it is much more difficult to determine whether they will be more or less aggressive from the start. Find out below, if you’re just paranoid or if there’s some truth to that cough leading to your demise.

2. Ear Infections

Everyone gets ear aches at one point or another, right? Get it checked out ASAP! Apparently, there is a certain rare ear infection called necrotizing (malignant) external otitis that can cause intracranial complications leading to death.

3. Sinus Infection

Frontal or sphenoid sinusitis can result in a brain infection spread by anaerobic bacteria which can be very deadly.

4. Constipation

Believe it or not, this painful condition actually causes an average of 28 deaths in the U.S. every year.

5. Dehydration

Not drinking enough water can lead to many health complications. In cases of severe dehydration, death may occur.

6. Stress

In Japan, being overworked is so common that there’s a term for death from overwork, karoshi. But it’s not just prevalent in Japan – China has a problem, too. According to China Youth Daily, 600,000 people die each year from working too much.

7. Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a huge cause of death all around the world. In 2002, 1,500 Americans died of this intestinal condition, and millions of people worldwide fell victim as well.

8. The Flu

You may not think the flu is all that scary, but in reality it’s quite a deadly disease. In the U.S. alone, it causes an average of 36,000 deaths per year.

9. Cough

A whooping cough, or pertussis, starts off as a mild cough, but then develops into something much more dangerou, causing the deaths of an estimated 295,000 people per year worldwide.

Thankfully, some of these are definitely more preventable and avoidable than others. And we shouldn’t all constantly assume that any illness is a worst case scenario, but it never hurts to be safe and double-check. Remember, the doctor knows best.

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 Your new favorite activity (besides working out, obvs): fondling your own muscles in self-satisfaction when you’re bored.

Heavy things now feel so…light.

You can say “I didn’t know my own strength” with sincere incredulity.

Somehow you’re able to climb flights and flights of stairs without feeling winded.

Normally, you’d be holding onto the banister for dear life while dry heaving after staircase 1.

Probably because you feel a lightness akin to moon gravity.

Your new level of energy knows no bounds.

None of your clothes fit anymore.

For better or for worse, depending on how much money is in your bank account.

You actually crave healthy food.

MMMM, nothing like a giant bowl of crisp, delicious roughage.

But you also know that if you eat something terrible, it won’t matter.

Metabolism, yo.

Speaking of food, is it lunch time yet?

Because you’re never NOT hungry.

Your healthy habits are starting to rub off on everyone around you.

The people who once shamed you for avoiding the fried chicken at the Super Bowl party and heading to the gym instead of happy hour are now asking you for advice on how to live their lives.

You sleep good. Soooo good.

You fall into bed and pass out into a violent puff of exhaustion. No more perusing random articles about occult murders on Wikipedia at 4 a.m.

You realize there are veins you never knew existed.

You are a Master of Vascular.

You can actually hear your body talk.

If you eat something disagreeable or get a little less sleep than usual, your body knows what’s up because it is no longer a den of garbage.

The combination of endorphins and confidence results in the best sex of your goddamned life.

The best things in life make you sweaty.

You’ve never had to deal with this much dirty laundry.

And if you don’t keep on top of it, you risk everything you own smelling like ass sweat.

Two words: mental clarity.

All that mucilage sloshing around in your brain has been miraculously siphoned out and replaced with the lyrical sound of your own thoughts.

BIGGER AND BETTER POOPS FTW.

You’ve never known true catharsis until now.

You get hangovers after one beer.

Ohhhhhhh god. Guess you’re NOT going to the gym today.

Feeling sore is such a surprisingly satisfying feeling.

You revel in lactic acid.

You are now officially a morning person.

Coffee who?

Fresh air never felt so good.

Going outside and really breathing it all in gives you a renewed sense of self, now that you’re hyperaware of the air flowing through your body.

Your newfound addiction to working out has helped you kick all your other vices.

Now that you actually work out your lungs, it no longer feels good to fill them with toxic smoke.

Your skin hasn’t looked this good since you were in elementary school.

Regularly working up a sweat has really sucked your pores clean.

The realization that you’ve reached the threshold where working out is not a chore — you legitimately enjoy it.

The old you would never have believed you, but working out is FUN now that all your hard work has paid off.

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Seriously, why do my fingers get pruney?

And what about that pins and needles feeling?

Why do we get brain freeze?

Or the chills?

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