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Priscilla Meirelles on returning to a slimmer physique: ‘Kailangan ko talaga bumalik na sa dating ako’

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<p>Former beauty queen and actress Priscilla Meirelles revealed she lost 40 pounds in five months.</p><p>In an interview with talk show host Boy Abunda, Priscilla shared that she realized she needed to return to the person she once was.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFkAuXaTCOH/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1482132.5%2C%22ls%22%3A993075.1000000089%2C%22le%22%3A993080.400000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>“Dumadaan ako sa marami in the span of two years. And one of the realizations that came to me was that kailangan ko talaga na bumalik sa dati ako,” she shared.</p><p>She further revealed that she had a health condition and underwent surgery.</p><p>“Ang dami nangyari, including a health condition that I had, which was endometriosis, and I had surgery to remove a cyst from my abdominal area,’&quot; Priscilla mentioned.</p><p>It was during that time that she learned more about her body and what might harm it.</p><p>&quot;Marami akong matutunan during the process, what is good and what is not good for me, what causes inflammation sa isang babae, and what can mess up with the hormones. So I decided that tatagal ko lahat ng mga pagkain na hindi maganda sa katawan ko, katulad ng processed sugar,&quot; she explained.</p><p>Priscilla mentioned how she completely removed unhealthy items from her diet and chose healthier options instead.</p><p>“So for five months, there was no processed sugar in my diet. Tinanggal ko din po yung mga carbs na hindi nanggagaling sa earth. Ibig sabihin, the only carbs that I have are mga root crops, like potato, kamote, and cassava. Kamoteng kahoy, cassava, right? And then, aside from that po, tinanggal ko rin lahat ng dairy,&quot; Priscilla shared.</p><p>She went on: “Kasi when I had my problem, the cyst, you know, dairies and sugar, they trigger the issue. So, I decided to take out also lahat ng mga dairy because it causes inflammation sa katulad na sa babae.”</p><p>Prisiclla also shared how she went back to her fitness journey by working out.</p><p>“During the time when I was having that condition, which actually lasted for almost five years po, I couldn’t work out. So, nadeside ko na babalikan ko yung workout routine ko. And then the workout routine that I do po, I really went back to weightlifting. The first 5 months, I lost 40 pounds. 4-0 in 5 months. But today, kasi 7 months na po, I actually lost 45 pounds already. And I think that’s the limit na,” Priscilla shared.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGIwXoNTcPt/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1483358.5%2C%22ls%22%3A993075.1000000089%2C%22le%22%3A993080.400000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Priscilla first gained widespread popularity after winning Miss Earth 2004, representing Brazil, just a year after her victory at Miss Global International 2003.</p><p>Aside from modeling and pageantry, she also ventured into acting, starring in some ABS-CBN teleseryes, including <em>Be My Lady</em> in 2016.</p><p>In 2017, she joined the cast of the hit drama series <em>Wildflower </em>as Prianka Aguas, who helped Maja Salvador&#x27;s Lily assume a new identity to further her revenge plan against the Ardientes.</p><div><br/></div><p>—By Jemuel Tandoc</p>

<p>Priscilla Meirelles reveals that she lost 40 pounds in five months after realizing she needed to return to her healthier self, following a medical condition that prompted her to adopt a healthier diet.</p>

Priscilla Meirelles reveals that she lost 40 pounds in five months after realizing she needed to return to her healthier self, following a medical condition that prompted her to adopt a healthier diet.