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Mauricio Umansky opened up about his recent weight loss, and he shared before-and-after photos as his wife Kyle Richards celebrates one year of sobriety.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, who’s reportedly had marital difficulties with Mauricio, revealed why she decided to stop drinking and hinted at “resistance” from certain people.
In a July 14 Instagram post, Mauricio revealed the weight loss.
The star posted shirtless photos of himself at the gym, flexing his muscles while taking the selfies. In a third image, taken in the past, Mauricio’s appearance is noticeably different.
“I was planning on posting this for my Birthday but I was in Aspen and there has been a lot of noise,” he wrote in the caption. “6 years ago I was fat and out of shape the plan is to get better every year. I need to post this to keep me going and every guy know you don’t post unless you just worked out and are all pumped up lol.”
RHOBH Star Mauricio Umansky’s Before and After Weight Loss Photo
The next day, Kyle wrote a post about her own journey – in sobriety.
“Today marks one year alcohol free for me,” she wrote on Instagram. She then addressed why she decided to do it. “A number of things made me come to the conclusion that I didn’t want to drink. First and foremost, I didn’t feel it had a place where I personally wanted to be. I listened to my heart and the message was clear to me. I knew it was no longer serving me (no pun intended) physically, mentally or spiritually.”
She went on to say, “I never put a time frame on when I would drink again or say IF I ever would. All I know is I have never felt better physically or been more clear mentally. I’ve learned that I still over share but at least I don’t have the ‘hanxiety’ thinking about it 😆 I’ve learned I still do stupid things sometimes and beat myself up about it. I’ve learned I’m still fun 😁 and last but not least I’ve learned it was much easier than I thought it would be.”
Kyle hinted, however, at opposition from certain people. “It was definitely met with resistance by some. But I have never been one to fall prey to peer pressure. No matter my age,” she said. “Mainly people are supportive even if they didn’t quite understand since I don’t have a ‘problem’ with alcohol. Although trust me plenty of times it didn’t feel like that 😆 Alcohol made me feel depressed the next day no matter how fun the night before was.”
She added, “Honestly, life is going to throw us some difficult days. I certainly don’t need to be adding any extra ones to that list.”