Carla Piera FitzGerald, 35, decided to embark on a journey of self-reflection after realizing in 2019 that things needed to change. He told the Irish Mirror: “In July 2019 I realized that everything I was thinking about myself was a lie. “I was literally driving the N7 on my way to have a massage with my partner and I was doing a little diary, a process called morning pages and a few other things, and things were starting to get mixed up inside me μου my doctor calls it her moment Of Damascus “. The 35-year-old said she struggled with constant negative self-talk, but it quickly became clear that these thoughts were not hers. Carla realized she had to make a change in 2019 ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla before her weight loss with 13 stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He said: “I just realized that all this negative self-talk was not really my voice… This person who is constantly talking in my mind has nothing to do with me. from society and from the people around me, and I was saying, “eh, so who am I?” Carla had been trying to lose weight through various diet plans all these years, but nothing ever seemed to work. He said: “I have tried to lose weight all my life. I was always overweight, always. I was an older child. I always went out secretly. Food was always my passion whenever I felt bad. “I have done everything, Weight Watchers, Slimming World, Keto, Atkins. I did every diet, and nothing worked, and I realized it was because I was punishing myself and this time, the difference was that it came from a place of love. He added: “I lived with so much shame and I thought I was ashamed because I was fat, but it turns out I was fat because I was ashamed.” ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla has been suffering from food addiction for many years and said that this time was her last attempt to lose weight naturally, before considering surgery such as gastric sleeve. He said: “I had an eating disorder about ten years ago and I was addicted to food then for the rest of my life, basically since I was a child, and I realized that my addiction to food was just that methodology to get rid of how bad I felt. myself.” He added: “Like drug addiction or whatever, it’s just about using something to numb and stop feeling bad about myself. As soon as I started to realize it, I was on a huge road to recovery. “ To make sure she was ready to embark on the huge lifestyle change, Carla decided to see a therapist to better understand herself and her relationship to food. Carla changed her lifestyle in just 14 months ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla had tried many diets before losing weight ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He said: “I decided to start working with a therapist and I had worked with a different therapist about ten years ago on binge eating disorder and I knew I had to clear my mind. “I still had some issues to deal with and as soon as I realized there was still a mental health issue I needed to work on, and once I did, I finally felt ready to start losing weight. “I did the body slims program, which is this fantastic program in Ireland unlike anything you’ve ever done before, and it really focuses on the three pillars of weight loss which are mental health, exercise and diet. “Well, it’s a calorie-controlled diet, but you choose what you want and you listen to weekly seminars, and it actually supported everything I learned in food therapy and why we seek food.” In just ten weeks of the program, Carla lost three stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) In just ten weeks of the program, Carla lost three stones and continued until she reached the weight of her goal. He said: “I felt that they had given me the greatest gift. It was a feeling of freedom that I have never experienced in my whole life.” Shortly after reaching her weight goal, Carla found out she was pregnant with her first child, Brannach. She said: “I reached my goal in March 2021 and got pregnant in April 2021. So I basically had a month on my goal before I got pregnant and then I had a few weeks before I realized I was pregnant, and it was hard to see the body. I’m growing up again, but I went back to my therapist and talked to her a bit about it. He added: “Somehow, I reaffirmed to myself that … I’m not growing because I’m getting fat. I’m growing up, and that’s what my body needs to do, and after a while, I’m completely fine with that. “When I had Brannach in January, it was a very traumatic experience that gave birth to him. “I was hoping for a home birth and ended up in an emergency C ward after three days of induction, and it left me quite vulnerable. I ended up with postpartum depression and that was a battle in itself. Carla after her incredible weight loss with 13 stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) “And after the moment I came out the other side, I was fine, so I gained weight. “My son was more than two weeks late and he was very anxious around the Christmas period that was waiting for him and I was wondering where he was and why such things had not come yet, and then I did not do it. go back to food, but I definitely ate more than I needed at the time and did not shake so much. “But now … I’m fine, that was the weight I got to have my beautiful son, and now I’m doing exactly what I did before, and I’ll go back to the weight I was aiming for.” Carla decided to record her journey for weight loss through the YouTube and Instagram platforms, halfofcarla, where she was praised for her sincerity about her struggles with weight loss and postpartum depression. He said: “I went to the radio a little quietly after announcing that he (Branach) was born and it was three weeks before the depression really started. “When I went out and said it, I think it’s probably the most interaction I have with people and the most vulnerable responses I get because I think in some capacity, most births have some kind of postpartum depression, it’s so mild and baby blues or extremes and I was somewhere in the not too extreme, but I could have gotten there if I had not asked for help. “ Carla said sharing her journey for weight loss was incredibly rewarding both physically and mentally ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He added: “I did not expect the response I received when I announced that I had postpartum depression because it is something that affects so many people and the number of women who turned to me and told me that I would like to have someone like you. “I had postpartum depression to know I was not alone.” Carla said the response she received on social media showed the support that online communities can provide to people who are struggling. He said: “You know, social media gets very glued, but there is also something so wonderful about it because it allows people to share their experiences and help people not feel alone, and I think this is one of the most beautiful things. about that.” Carla said sharing her weight loss journey was incredibly rewarding both physically and mentally. He said: “Personally, the most satisfying thing for myself is the freedom I feel now. “The freedom to think that I do not have to worry about going to a meeting and not getting into a chair, something that has happened to me in the past. I do not have to worry about going to a restaurant. kiosk? I do not need to worry if I have an event to go to or if I need something to wear in the morning.I do not need to worry that I will be ashamed if I go to the hospital, you know, because of my weight or a doctor will blame my weight on something. “There is a freedom of thought that comes with weight loss and mental release that is so satisfying, but also on a larger scale outside of myself, it is what is most satisfying and honest, it brings me to tears almost every day are personal messages I get from people telling me that I changed their lives or that I gave them hope or you know that seeing me do this helped them in some way either to participate in their mental health journey, or by losing weight, by their new journey of motherhood. “The community I created or created around me sharing my story is incredible.” read more Four foods that help increase vitamin D levels revealed by a nutritionist read more Boss criticized for offering personal “dangerous” bonuses – but only if they lose weight
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Carla Piera FitzGerald, 35, decided to embark on a journey of self-reflection after realizing in 2019 that things needed to change. He told the Irish Mirror: “In July 2019 I realized that everything I was thinking about myself was a lie. “I was literally driving the N7 on my way to have a massage with my partner and I was doing a little diary, a process called morning pages and a few other things, and things were starting to get mixed up inside me μου my doctor calls it her moment Of Damascus “. The 35-year-old said she struggled with constant negative self-talk, but it quickly became clear that these thoughts were not hers. Carla realized she had to make a change in 2019 ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla before her weight loss with 13 stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He said: “I just realized that all this negative self-talk was not really my voice… This person who is constantly talking in my mind has nothing to do with me. from society and from the people around me, and I was saying, “eh, so who am I?” Carla had been trying to lose weight through various diet plans all these years, but nothing ever seemed to work. He said: “I have tried to lose weight all my life. I was always overweight, always. I was an older child. I always went out secretly. Food was always my passion whenever I felt bad. “I have done everything, Weight Watchers, Slimming World, Keto, Atkins. I did every diet, and nothing worked, and I realized it was because I was punishing myself and this time, the difference was that it came from a place of love. He added: “I lived with so much shame and I thought I was ashamed because I was fat, but it turns out I was fat because I was ashamed.” ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla has been suffering from food addiction for many years and said that this time was her last attempt to lose weight naturally, before considering surgery such as gastric sleeve. He said: “I had an eating disorder about ten years ago and I was addicted to food then for the rest of my life, basically since I was a child, and I realized that my addiction to food was just that methodology to get rid of how bad I felt. myself.” He added: “Like drug addiction or whatever, it’s just about using something to numb and stop feeling bad about myself. As soon as I started to realize it, I was on a huge road to recovery. “ To make sure she was ready to embark on the huge lifestyle change, Carla decided to see a therapist to better understand herself and her relationship to food. Carla changed her lifestyle in just 14 months ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) Carla had tried many diets before losing weight ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He said: “I decided to start working with a therapist and I had worked with a different therapist about ten years ago on binge eating disorder and I knew I had to clear my mind. “I still had some issues to deal with and as soon as I realized there was still a mental health issue I needed to work on, and once I did, I finally felt ready to start losing weight. “I did the body slims program, which is this fantastic program in Ireland unlike anything you’ve ever done before, and it really focuses on the three pillars of weight loss which are mental health, exercise and diet. “Well, it’s a calorie-controlled diet, but you choose what you want and you listen to weekly seminars, and it actually supported everything I learned in food therapy and why we seek food.” In just ten weeks of the program, Carla lost three stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) In just ten weeks of the program, Carla lost three stones and continued until she reached the weight of her goal. He said: “I felt that they had given me the greatest gift. It was a feeling of freedom that I have never experienced in my whole life.” Shortly after reaching her weight goal, Carla found out she was pregnant with her first child, Brannach. She said: “I reached my goal in March 2021 and got pregnant in April 2021. So I basically had a month on my goal before I got pregnant and then I had a few weeks before I realized I was pregnant, and it was hard to see the body. I’m growing up again, but I went back to my therapist and talked to her a bit about it. He added: “Somehow, I reaffirmed to myself that … I’m not growing because I’m getting fat. I’m growing up, and that’s what my body needs to do, and after a while, I’m completely fine with that. “When I had Brannach in January, it was a very traumatic experience that gave birth to him. “I was hoping for a home birth and ended up in an emergency C ward after three days of induction, and it left me quite vulnerable. I ended up with postpartum depression and that was a battle in itself. Carla after her incredible weight loss with 13 stones ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) “And after the moment I came out the other side, I was fine, so I gained weight. “My son was more than two weeks late and he was very anxious around the Christmas period that was waiting for him and I was wondering where he was and why such things had not come yet, and then I did not do it. go back to food, but I definitely ate more than I needed at the time and did not shake so much. “But now … I’m fine, that was the weight I got to have my beautiful son, and now I’m doing exactly what I did before, and I’ll go back to the weight I was aiming for.” Carla decided to record her journey for weight loss through the YouTube and Instagram platforms, halfofcarla, where she was praised for her sincerity about her struggles with weight loss and postpartum depression. He said: “I went to the radio a little quietly after announcing that he (Branach) was born and it was three weeks before the depression really started. “When I went out and said it, I think it’s probably the most interaction I have with people and the most vulnerable responses I get because I think in some capacity, most births have some kind of postpartum depression, it’s so mild and baby blues or extremes and I was somewhere in the not too extreme, but I could have gotten there if I had not asked for help. “ Carla said sharing her journey for weight loss was incredibly rewarding both physically and mentally ( Picture: Carla Piera FitzGerald) He added: “I did not expect the response I received when I announced that I had postpartum depression because it is something that affects so many people and the number of women who turned to me and told me that I would like to have someone like you. “I had postpartum depression to know I was not alone.” Carla said the response she received on social media showed the support that online communities can provide to people who are struggling. He said: “You know, social media gets very glued, but there is also something so wonderful about it because it allows people to share their experiences and help people not feel alone, and I think this is one of the most beautiful things. about that.” Carla said sharing her weight loss journey was incredibly rewarding both physically and mentally. He said: “Personally, the most satisfying thing for myself is the freedom I feel now. “The freedom to think that I do not have to worry about going to a meeting and not getting into a chair, something that has happened to me in the past. I do not have to worry about going to a restaurant. kiosk? I do not need to worry if I have an event to go to or if I need something to wear in the morning.I do not need to worry that I will be ashamed if I go to the hospital, you know, because of my weight or a doctor will blame my weight on something. “There is a freedom of thought that comes with weight loss and mental release that is so satisfying, but also on a larger scale outside of myself, it is what is most satisfying and honest, it brings me to tears almost every day are personal messages I get from people telling me that I changed their lives or that I gave them hope or you know that seeing me do this helped them in some way either to participate in their mental health journey, or by losing weight, by their new journey of motherhood. “The community I created or created around me sharing my story is incredible.” read more Four foods that help increase vitamin D levels revealed by a nutritionist read more Boss criticized for offering personal “dangerous” bonuses – but only if they lose weight