Couple makes New Year's resolution to lose weight -- and their transformation is epic

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One Indiana couple will give you all the inspiration you need to keep your New Year's resolutions.

In January 2016, Lexi Reed and her husband Danny weighed 485 pounds and 280 pounds, respectively. This was the heaviest they had ever weighed.

In a quest to "get healthy," the couple began hitting the gym and eating clean while documenting their fitness journey on a now-viral Instagram account called @fatgirlfedup. Now, Lexi and Danny have lost a collective 400 pounds together in two years and look better than ever!

"I went from a size 28 to a size 10," said Lexi, 27.

"I went from a 46 all the way down to a 32," Danny added.

The secret to their success? Having each other to lean on throughout their two-year journey.

"Doing this as a couple has helped us in so many ways," Lexi told ABC News. "On days when we were unmotivated, we pushed each other to go to the gym. We also started meal-prepping together, setting goals, and day by day or pound by pound we grew closer throughout our journey."

Lexi revealed the hardest part in their quest to lose weight was "changing" their relationship with food.

"My husband and I would go out to eat for almost every single meal and if we did cook at home, it was frozen pizza or anything else unhealthy. We found that by meal-prepping instead of relying on fast food, we were able to stick with our goals when we were at work," she said. "And by learning to cook our own meals we were in charge of what we were eating. We were willing to learn every single day of our journey and we also started using the gym as therapy instead of food. By changing our minds, habits and emotional triggers, we changed our lives."

Now, Lexi and Danny are beginning 2018 in the best shape of their lives.

"Going into 2018 I have nothing but a newfound happiness for this life I am living. I no longer am a prisoner in my own body and instead of just existing in my own life, I'm finally alive. Every day I wake up is a blessing," Lexi said.

Check out the couple's incredible transformation in the video above!

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