Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss proudly reveals her teen daughter Riley has lost 52lbs

Published: 16:30 BST, 28 June 2018 | Updated: 18:19 BST, 28 June 2018

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Kandi Burruss has proudly revealed her 15-year-old daughter Riley has lost 52lbs through diet and exercise.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star posted a before-and-after collage of the 5ft 9in teenager and revealed that her pride and joy has gone from weighing 220lbs down to 168lbs.

'So proud of my baby': Posting a before-and-after collage of the teenager, Kandi Burruss, 42, revealed that her daughter Riley, 15, had gone from weighing 220 pounds down to 168

'I'm so proud of my baby @rileyburruss! Last year (around September I think) Riley decided to get serious about being fit,' Kandi, 42, explained in the caption.

'With the help of her trainer @iamthekingoffitness she's lost 52lbs!!!! & she did it the right way by working out 5 days a week & watching her calorie intake. Shout out to her friends @olivervett & @jake.vett who worked out with her & helped her to stick to it. They also lost between 40-50lbs,' the reality star dished.

'Y'all just don't understand how hard it is to grow up in front of the public eye & in front of social media trolls who make negative comments about kids weight.

Proud mother: Kandi confided that 'as her mom it used to p*ss me off when trolls would make negative comments about her size'; they are pictured in Atlanta in 2014

'Luckily Riley has tough skin & doesn't let it bother her but as her mom it used to p*ss me off when trolls would make negative comments about her size,' Kandi confided.

'Nobody knew she was over 200lbs because my daughter is tall. She's 5'9. & to be honest she wouldn't tell anybody how much she weighed but now she proudly shares it because she wants to motivate other people who are going thru the Weightloss struggle.'

Kandi shared: 'Riley is still working out 5 days a week.

Before and after: Riley pictured left in June 2017 and right in April 2018. The teen exercised five days a week and watched her calorie intake

'I'm so proud of her dedication. Now she doesn't need help to stick to it because she's got that self discipline that I don't even have...'

She concluded: 'Riley wants to help other young people get fit & help them thru the challenges she faced. Stay tuned to what my young boss has coming next!'

Her trainer Kory Phillips posted the same collage as Kandi to Instagram and warmly congratulated Riley, 'A whole new young woman,' on her weight loss.

'All of our sessions have not always been good. We’ve went through all the fussing, crying, catching attitudes, and even down to her passing the hell out but still managing to lose over 50 POUNDS!' he recalled in the caption.

'A whole new young woman': Her trainer Kory Phillips posted the same collage as Kandi to Instagram and warmly congratulated Riley on her weight loss

'I just wanna say Congrats Congrats Congrats on your new body new confidence new opportunities & everything else that’s about to happen in your life.'

Last year Riley released a single written by her mother called Better Late Than Never. It touched on the strained relationship she has with her father Russell 'Block' Spencer of Block Entertainment fame.

'I'm forgiving you even though you hurt me,' she sings in the number. 'I'm forgiving you even though you don't deserve it.'

Holding forth: Last year Riley released a single written by her mother called Better Late Than Never, touching on the strained relationship she has with her father Russell 'Block' Spencer

But Kandi revealed the teen has dreams beyond the music world and has hopes of becoming a lawyer.

She said in March: 'She's a master negotiator and now she's finally saying herself that she wants to be a lawyer. So I'm hoping that that stays the case. She's gonna go to Stanford [University] for a week this summer for a little program they're having for high schoolers who are thinking about law. So she will be there for a week. So I hope she enjoys it and so we can keep pushing her in that direction.'

Kandi married her husband Todd Tucker in 2014, and the dynamic duo welcomed their darling son Ace two years later.

Family: Kandi married her husband Todd Tucker in 2014, and the dynamic duo welcomed their darling son Ace two years later; the trio are pictured this March