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After Aussie tennis star Jelena Dokic’s weight rose to 120kg, she went on a diet. See what she looks like NOW.

What a transformation! - by Amy Sinclair
  • 06 Jan 2019

Former Aussie tennis champ Jelena Dokic has spoken out about her dramatic weight gain that saw her tip the scales at 120kg - and the amazing steps she’s taking to lose more than 50kg.

As Jenny Craig’s latest ambassador, the sports star has vowed to drop kilos - saying she has already dropped 21kg and wants to return to her playing weight of 66kg within six months. 

After Aussie tennis star Jelena Dokic’s weight rose to 120kg, she went on a diet. See what she looks like NOW.

Speaking to the Sunday Herald Sun, Jelena says her alarming weight gain was due to months of emotional eating. 

'I was thrown into retirement not knowing what direction I wanted to go in,' she told the newspaper.

'I wasn't prepared - that's where my weight gain started.

'When you're a professional athlete, you're in this bubble that's not reality -  everything is done for you … training, food, travel, management, so going back into real life was very different.'

Jelena went on to reveal that her battle with glandular fever, a thyroid condition and glandular fever also contributed to her weight gain. But having already lost 21kg, Jelena says she’s planning to lose another 33kg in 2019. 

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Thank you @byjimenaalejandra for your support,for this beautiful post and the lovely words.I really appreciate it and of course thank you for the beautiful earings you gave me.They are amazing.Thankful and grateful. 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍📚📚🇦🇺 Repost from @byjimenaalejandra using @RepostRegramApp - She's a former Australian tennis champion, the author of a book named "Unbreakable" (out now in all major book stores) and she's just recently been awarded the "Most Inspiring Woman Of The Year". You are truly amazing @dokic_jelena! We are all so proud of you and I'm especially honoured to have seen you receive this award wearing my Serena earrings. 👌🎾📚 #jimenasgems #jimenaalejandra #repost #amazing #thankful #grateful #earings #fashion #style #event #awards #australia #picoftheday #photooftheday #instagood #instadaily #instalike #love #happy #unbreakable #life #story #inspiration #motivation #empowerment #empower #women #girls #author #winner

She’s already been taking to Instagram to reveal her weight loss journey, posting inspirational messages to her many followers. 

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Transformation!!! Christmas Eve,6 pm. Working out on Christmas Eve,no rest just work. Today is my tomorrow.It's up to me to shape it,to take control and seize every opportunity.The power is in the choices I make each day.I eat well,I train,I live well. I shape me. It comes down to one simple thing: How bad do you want it? Because I want it really bad and I will get it. 🙏🙌💪💪🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️💪💪 #motivation #inspiration #training #workingout #workout #exercise #traininghard #workinghard #christmaseve #norest #work #fitnessmotivation #fitness #fitnessinspiration #fitspo #inspo #motivationalquotes #fit #gettingfit #getfit #healthylifestyle #lifestyle #healthy #health #melbourne #australia #takecontrol #trusttheprocess #progress #transformation
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Progressing!!! Working very hard in my workouts 6 days a week,eating right,focused,positive,patient,right mindset,having the right support and trusting the process. The results and improvement is there and noticeable.Getting fit,healthy and so happy. I will be showing you a lot more of what I am doing and how I am getting results in a little over two weeks when I will be announcing and launching something very special. Can't wait to show you all what it is and what is getting me fit and healthy and changing my life. A bit of motivation for you all and I hope I inspire you all to get fitter,healthier and happier. 💪💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️😍🙏💪 #fitness #health #motivation #healthy #lifestyle #fitspo #inspo #exercise #workout #training #progress #fitnessmotivation #fitnessinspiration #trusttheprocess #positive #healthier #vibes #goodvibes #melbourne #australia #gym #fitnesslife #healthylifestyle #healthylife #instafit #instafitness #instahealth #lookoftheday #inspiration #motivation

'Today is my tomorrow. It's up to me to shape it, to take control and seize every opportunity,' she revealed in one of her posts.

'The power is in the choices I make each day. I eat well, I train, I live well. I shape me. It comes down to one simple thing: How bad do you want it?   

'Because I want it really bad and I will get it.'

Jelena is also planning to marry her boyfriend of 15 years Tin Bikic in the near future, and would love to start a family. 

It’s a stark turnaround from her troublesome tennis career, where she allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her father. 

In 2017 book Unbreakable, Jelena says the worst beating she ever endured was after losing at the 2000 du Maurier Open in Canada. 

'It was a really nasty memory that will stay with me forever… I ended up fainting,' she recalled. 'He beat me really badly.' 

She’s now determined to turn her life around - both mentally and physically, and has never looked better. Go Jelena!

Jelena

Jelena is determined to return to her playing weight of 66kg.

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