food.And by lockdown in 2020, she realised her weight had reached the 20-stone mark.Tired of being laughed at in public and berated by men she dated, Harriet knew it was time to take action.
She decided to get weight loss surgery and has since managed to shed 100lbs (more than seven stone) in just eight months. Harriet said: I was a comfort eater, I ate to distract me from my feelings," said Harriet."I knew I needed to lose several stone, and it seemed impossible on all the fad diets I had tried."In lockdown I couldn't cope with what I saw facing me in the mirror.
This girl was lost."I had always been confident, but would easily feel hurt inside if people looked at me or were whispering around me, assuming it was about me."I knew I was in there somewhere under all the weight.
I felt unworthy, depressed, and very saddened that I had let myself get into such a state."I knew I had to do something about it, lockdown was here, and I couldn't stand how I looked."I wanted to wear pretty clothes, and was fed up with wearing a pair of my 23 pairs of black leggings."I wanted to wear jeans, I wanted my feet to not hurt so much when I went out in heels because of my weight."I wanted to feel better, look better.
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