The 36-year-old British woman struggled with an eating disorder as a teenager. She was bulimic at the time. She associates the period of her youth primarily with fear, humiliation and teasing from her peers who made fun of her appearance. After many years, the weight problem has unfortunately returned.
“I ate a lot of sweets and fast food. It was stronger than me”
– I had bulimia, within three months I was able to lose a dozen or so kilograms, later my weight was coming back and I was fat – recalled Lou (quoted after). A few years later, the woman forgot for a moment about constant diets, restrictions and the yo-yo effect – on her way she met a man with whom she fell in love almost immediately. The couple got married soon after. In her twenties, Lou had her first child, and another one a year later. The last child was born in 2014. “During my three pregnancies, it was hard for me to control what I ate. I ate a lot of sweets and fast food. It was stronger than me,” Lou confessed.
She weighed over 100 kg. The 36-year-old has undergone a huge metamorphosis
After her third pregnancy, Lou weighed over 100 kg and – as she admits – she felt bad in her body. An additional burden for her psyche was her husband’s departure to Afghanistan. The woman stayed then alone with three children and no free time for myself. “I was taking care of small children by myself and I couldn’t look in the mirror. I saw a sad fat woman who couldn’t lose weight.
Her husband’s return from the mission was also not what she had dreamed of. Lou’s partner admitted that “she has changed a lot since the wedding” and “doesn’t care about herself anymore”. He asked for a divorce. After their separation, Lou began to fight for her dreams – she switched to a balanced diet, started training regularly, running and going to the gym. Finally, she lost over 30 kg, proving that reaching the goal is only a matter of time and patience. She did not mourn the divorce at all – she celebrated it with a cake with the inscription “Happy Divorce”.
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Source: Gazeta
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