At the end of 2024, Amy Skoutelas was exercising five times a week and feeling better than ever.

The 35-year-old mom had recently embarked on a fitness journey after the birth of her third child. She dusted off a Peloton her husband bought a while back and "dove in," she tells TODAY.com.

"I was very disciplined and lost about 30 pounds. I was feeling the healthiest I’ve ever been,” says Skoutelas, who lives in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania with her husband, Stefanos, and three children, Jackson, 6, Mia, 4, and Cora, 2.

“We got lucky," says Skoutelas, adding that all her children are healthy and her family has had no major medical issues. "We don't have much cancer that runs in the family, either," she says.

"It started with stomach pain"

In January this year, Skoutelas noticed she had a

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