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The 37-year-old Sooke resident weighed 360 pounds in May 2015 when she decided it was time to make the effort to get into better shape.
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A few months after that first class, Nunn told Connor that she wanted to fight. Nunn managed to lose 75 pounds before undergoing weight loss surgery a year ago, and close to 100 pounds in the year following the procedure.
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That included running the stairs at the Priory, where Nunn works as a health care attendant, and going for runs on her breaks to improve her cardio. She trains at the Sooke Boxing Club every day, sometimes twice a day when it fits her schedule.
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When she stepped into the ring for her first fight on Oct. 14, Nunn weighed 217 pounds. Although she lost the fight, Nunn is proud she lasted the full three rounds and is looking forward to the next opportunity to step into the ring. Although that depends for now on whether or when something comes up in her class, in the meantime sheB次元官网网址檚 set her sights on West Coast Wonder Women, an event in April hosted by the Sooke Boxing Club.
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