I Lost Half My Bodyweight - In Just One Year | BRAND NEW ME

FOR years, Carla struggled with food addiction and negative self-talk. The 34-year-old from County Dublin, Ireland, eventually realised that these thoughts about herself were untrue and so began a transformation journey both mentally and physically. Carla told Truly: “When I approached my weight loss from a place for me and not for anybody else, it was for me because I was worthy of it, that was how I decided to lose weight.” Beginning with tackling the self-critical voice, Carla then embarked on a calorie controlled diet in January 2020 and started walking on a daily basis. Carla weighed 323.8lbs at her heaviest and over the course of 12 months, managed to lose an incredible 175lbs. Carla’s weight loss transformation has had a massive impact on her confidence and her style. Before, she felt she could not express herself through fashion, opting for all black ensembles to avoid attention but now, Carla is embracing more colours. To celebrate this change, she is trying on a red dress for the first time and showing her sister, Addrianna, who has been a massive support on her journey. Carla said: “I feel like this is the start of something. While kind of the end of my weight loss journey, it’s the start of a new chapter in my life. And I feel like this is a really good symbol of what I’m going to be carrying into the rest of my life now, nice and fiery and confident and outgoing.”
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