Mama June posts 'proud' swimsuit throwback after slight weight gain
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Mama June is all for body positivity!
The 38-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate the Fourth of July and share an update on her weight loss journey, revealing that she’s “gained a few pounds back.”
“Happy 4th of July America‼️💥🇺🇸 I remember when I took this picture I had just lost 60lbs and felt great about myself,” she wrote alongside a snap of her grinning in a red one-piece suit on the beach. “I’m still proud of this pic and myself for coming so far. Regardless if I gained a few pounds back I’m still beautimess! #LoveYourself #LoveYourSize #WereAllBeautiful #MamaJune #fromnottohot🔥”
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June, who chronicles her life -- including her relationship with boyfriend Geno Doak -- in WE tv’s "Mama June: From Hot to Not," went from weighing 460 pounds to 160 pounds following gastric sleeve surgery. But the mom of four has continuously put on a bit of weight since the holidays, she told ET back in January.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It's understandable why she would gain the weight back. She's had so many surgeries in the last six months, it's totally understandable,” June’s daughter, Alana Thompson -- who’s known as Honey Boo Boo -- told ET of her mom’s ever-present health issues. “I would gain weight if I had six surgeries in the last six months [too]."
One of those health issues is vision loss -- June is completely blind in her right eye and may eventually lose sight in her left eye too -- a disability that makes it difficult for her to enjoy big family milestones.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"When [my daughter] Jessica graduated college back in May, I wasn't able to see that," she told ET’s Lauren Zima last month. "It's emotional for me just thinking about it."