Australian tennis great Jelena Dokic has once again flaunted her impressive weight loss.
The 41-year-old commentator took to Instagram on Monday to show an image taken in 2023 before she lost 20 kilograms, along with one taken in 2024 in which she looked considerably slimmer.
“The most important thing is that I am happy and proud in both photos regardless of my weight and that I am always kind,” Jelena began in her caption.
“It’s about HEALTH and not SIZE,” she continued, adding that her focus on wellness had led to weight loss as “just a byproduct.”
‘I didn’t lose weight quickly, I lost 20 kilos in just under 10 months. Nothing fast,” she wrote in her apparent response to criticism of his new look.
Australian tennis great Jelena Dokic has once again flaunted her impressive weight loss. In the photo on the left in January 2023 and on the right in 2024.
Dokic then explained that he had lost weight due to a “family history of diabetes” and had recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure.
He also revealed exactly how he lost that impressive amount of weight.
‘I stopped eating late at night, especially things like burgers, pizza, fries and desserts because they made me feel very sluggish when I woke up, especially for work and an early morning flight. So I no longer eat heavy meals at night and I don’t eat after 7 p.m.,” Dokic wrote.
‘Now I eat more salads and soups with my meals, like chicken Caesar salad or tomato soup with multigrain bread. This type of food does not make me lethargic and fills me up.
He also revealed exactly how he lost that impressive amount of weight.
‘I now drink more water and have reduced my consumption of soft drinks, even diet soft drinks.
‘They’re small changes over time and although I still have my cheeseburger and fries days, it’s a lot less and I definitely don’t eat junk food when I work and travel.
‘They’re small changes over time and although I still have my cheeseburger and fries days, it’s a lot less and I definitely don’t eat junk food when I work and travel. That’s all,’ she concluded.
Dokic previously responded to her trolls after she received vile abuse on social media.
It comes after Jelena hit back at her online trolls after they criticized her for losing weight.
She explained that the weight loss was due to healthier eating, but took to social media last week to reveal that people had shamed her for supposedly succumbing to “diet culture” and “no longer representing people.” “plus size.”
‘It’s not good if you gain weight and it’s not good if you lose weight. It seems like it’s not good if you’re a size 0, 10 or 18,” Dokic said in a long Instagram post.
The former Australian tennis star has long spoken out on a number of issues.
‘So you all know that I am very open and honest. Whether I gain weight, lose weight, get depressed, feel good, go through good or bad. I am always honest about both parties.
‘So I thought I’d quickly address my recent weight loss because a few people wrote to me and commented too. I have lost 20 kilos since my heaviest weight last year.
‘I had some health problems but I also wanted to be healthier and fitter and when I turned 40 last year I really started to think about my family history of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems.
‘Also, my work has increased dramatically and I needed to be in better physical and mental shape and have more energy.
‘I didn’t have enough energy, especially mentally, to keep up. I needed to eat healthier to achieve this.
‘So, I didn’t focus so much on the weight, but on making better decisions to feel better. With that, the weight started to come off.”
Despite leading a healthier lifestyle, Dokic said strangers still judged her online.
Dokic says she will always be body positive after she was criticized for no longer representing plus-size people. Dokic photographed during her days as a professional tennis star (right)
Pictured: Dokic’s post criticizing his critics last week
“Now that some people have already jumped on the judgment and shaming bandwagon over my weight loss and said that I have succumbed to ‘diet culture’ and that I no longer represent plus size people, please don’t don’t even go to that.” She continued.
‘Being healthier and doing what’s best for me has nothing to do with it and I’ve always stood up for both size 0 and size 20 people and especially women.
‘It was always about not judging, shaming and bullying people regardless of their weight and size and instead highlighting that it’s kindness that matters, not our size.
“So even though I’ve lost 20 kilos, it doesn’t change anything.”
Dokic insisted that she will always stand against body shaming and that she will “always be proud of myself and will not hide or be ashamed, no matter my size.”
‘And I will always be against body shaming and valuing people based on their size and weight, regardless of whether I gain or lose a few kilos and clothing sizes.
“Always against body shaming no matter what.”