OCOEE, Fla. – An Ocoee mom who works nights as an ICU nurse has dropped 185 pounds and is now headed to Texas to compete in a major bodybuilding championship.

Jwan Nguyen remembers exactly where she started.

“My heaviest known weight was probably about 311 pounds. I was living a very unhealthy lifestyle,” she said, shaking her head at the memory.

Now, she’s gearing up for her second shot at the Summer Shredding competition in Houston next month. Last year, she grabbed fourth place in the Transformation Division – a category created specifically for competitors who’ve shed at least 150 pounds.

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The journey hasn’t been easy. As a night-shift ICU nurse and mom, Nguyen knew something had to give.

“I

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