How Jessica Gamo Lost 78 Pounds and Gained a Whole New Life
After years of emotional struggle, grief, and postpartum depression, she found healing and strength through JS workouts—and hasn’t looked back since.
When Jessica Gamo joined the gym in late 2024, she wasn’t looking for a six-pack. She was looking for peace. Strength. Healing. And a sense of herself again.
“I CRAVED the lightness my husband carried,” says Jessica, reflecting on the changes she saw in him after he started training regularly. “The healing he was doing… I wanted that too.”
That moment—driven not by aesthetics, but by something much deeper—marked the beginning of a transformation that would completely reshape Jessica’s body, mind, and life.
A Storm of Loss, and a Turning Point
Jessica’s journey didn’t start with a fitness goal.
It started with hardship. In 2020, she was pregnant with her second child when the pandemic hit, followed by the sudden loss of both her grandfather and her husband’s grandmother. After giving birth that November, she was hit with severe postpartum depression and anxiety.
Life seemed to level out for a while—until February 2023, when her mother-in-law died suddenly. “It was tragic. It was terrible. It felt like we were drowning and fighting to survive every moment of every single day,” says Jessica.
Amid the grief, she made a life-changing decision: she quit drinking. Not long after, a new job opportunity came her way. “It really helped me feel better about me—feeling valuable in a different capacity,” she says. “This is where the JYM fire was ignited!”
A Spark, Then a Flame
With encouragement from her boss, Selena Barbieri , who raved about JimStoppani.com workouts and challenges , Jessica decided to jump in.
“Why not give it a whirl and see what I had in me after all these inactive years?” she thought.
Since then, Jessica has completed Super-Man Remastered (twice), plus two rounds of Shortcut to Shred , and as of this writing she’s banging out Super Shredded 8 (SS8) .
“I’ve loved every second of it,” she says, “and haven’t stopped the pump since!”
78 Pounds Down—and a Whole New Purpose
Fueled by daily workouts, a consistent caloric deficit, and her JYM supplement stack —including Pre JYM and SS8 Advanced Fat Burner —Jessica has lost 78 pounds in just 9 months.
But what she’s gained is even more powerful: confidence, mental clarity, and the drive to model something better for her kids.
“I was never modeled a healthy outlook on fitness growing up,” she says. “So I’m trying to do it differently for our children, who deserve to have healthy parents leading the way.”
A Message to Others
Jessica knows how intimidating it can feel to start.
But her advice is simple and powerful: “Just do it. You won’t regret it. You’re in control of your own future. Don’t give up on you!”
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