She took steps to better her health — 10,000 a day, to be exact — and in the process, she lost more than 100 pounds. Samantha Abreu, 25, always struggled with her weight, topping 250 pounds at her heaviest while wearing a size 22/24. The nurse from Melbourne, Australia, would often binge eat growing up — filling up on toast and cereal after dinner — and she hated to exercise.