YURI (@i_am_yurinico33), a finalist for the Global Unity JAPAN 2025 national competition, is sharing her powerful journey of recovery and self-acceptance as she prepares for the final event.
π’ Announcement: Crowdfunding for the Finals
YURI, who is 33, has announced she is running a crowdfunding campaign in preparation for the Global Unity JAPAN (GUJ) National Competition on November 2nd (Sunday), to be held at Hotel Granvia Kyoto.
πͺ A Journey of Health and Perseverance
YURI bravely shared her personal struggle:
* The Struggle: Starting at ages 23-24, she suffered from an illness and was on medication. A severe side effect of the drugs caused her weight to rapidly increase, eventually surpassing 100 kg.
* Physical and Mental Impact: The side effects were not just limited to weight gain; she also experienced severe mental and physical distress, including having difficulty smiling, impaired coordination (dystonia), and trouble speaking clearly, which made daily life and even sitting on a Shinkansen (bullet train) seat a painful struggle.
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* The Turning Point: After sinking into deep self-loathing (“jikokeno”), she found the meaning of life and began her journey to overcome her health issues.
* Success: YURI successfully started a diet and recovery plan, achieving an impressive 38 kg weight loss in three years. Her posts indicate that the weight loss accelerated during the period she was writing the GUJ final papers, with her current total loss now exceeding 40 kg.
π Sharing Her Method
Driven by her experience, YURI is now using her platform to help others.
* The Mission: She believes that “suffering is never in vain” and is offering her detailed diet method as a reward in her crowdfunding campaign.
* The Method: Her approach is designed to produce reliable results without being restrictiveβideal for those who struggle with food cravings or who are stuck in a cycle of self-loathing and giving up on diets.
* Goal: To teach people how to lose weight beautifully, healthily, and enjoyably during their diet period.
β‘οΈ Support and Next Steps
YURI, a former member of the Kansai University Ice Skating team and a musical actress, launched her crowdfunding project on October 20th.
* Crowdfunding Link: readyfor.jp/projects/163657
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