A woman has candidly spoken out about the harsh reality of dealing with trolls following her impressive nine-stone weight loss.
The TikTok user, known as @_lifeafterweightloss_, revealed that she had been “trolled so badly over the last week” due to her loose skin and decided to address questions about her transformed figure. She regards her loose skin as a badge of her weight loss “journey, strength and success,” rather than seeing it as something negative.
Yet, she expressed that others are “triggered” by the appearance of her skin around the stomach and face. Despite the mean comments, she defended her position, explaining how she worked hard to transition from 18 stone to a much healthier lifestyle.
“What people say is I just need to work on my muscles. I have muscles. What you see is loose skin, and unless I have it removed, it ain’t gonna change, and I’m not gonna have it removed. I have three children, and I’m proud of my body. I love my body. It’s taken a lot to get to this point of feeling that way about it,” she stated, sharing her feelings towards her body with pride.
The honest confessions continued as she acknowledged some insecurity about her bum but emphasised that everyone has insecurities, adding plainly: “It is what it is.”
“I hope that it inspires other people who are worried about losing weight because of loose skin. Just do it, lose weight, and be healthy,” she continued.
“I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been in my life, and I do think the majority of those comments I had were from women, and they must be really unhappy with themselves, so I feel sad for them.”
In response to her video, supporters flocked to the comments section to reassure her that she looked fantastic, especially after she confessed that the harsh remarks were “a bit much”.
One admirer enthused: “With a nine-stone loss, you have an incredibly minimal amount of loose skin! ! You look amazing; they’re idiots”.
Another individual, who had experienced a similar journey, advised: “Embrace yourself. Your body is amazing. You have had children. You are a complete goddess. I’m 57 and have lost eight stone. Some days, I cry about my tummy. Some days, I’m able to remember I was 22 stone”.
A fellow TikToker commented: “Your skin on your stomach isn’t changing no matter what exercise you do. People need to mind their business; you look amazing.”