5 (More) Uncomfortable Truths About Losing Weight - Loose skin? | Half of Carla

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When we're overweight we think everything will be better when we've lost weight. "I'll be happier when I'm skinny" used to be one of my mantras. As someone who's los 180 lbs, I wanted to share some of the uncomfortable truths about life after losing weight.
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  • @garyanderson4374
    @garyanderson437414 күн бұрын

    Down 190 pounds...lots of loose skin...lots of pain when sitting...no fat in my butt!

  • @fransak2723
    @fransak272314 күн бұрын

    My knees hurt too when I sleep. I’ll take loose skin any day. I’M NOT GOING BACK! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Another uncomfortable truth occurs to me: when you lose weight in your 60s some of that loose skin looks a little more wrinkled and I think it makes me look older. But just like grey hairs, wrinkles and loose skin I wear it like a badge of honor. I’d rather be free of the excess weight that has been prematurely aging me from within.

  • @mitchellthegirl
    @mitchellthegirl14 күн бұрын

    7:02 Wow, that hit me. I'm still in the middle of my journey, but I've lost 60lbs, and I sometimes forget how freely I live now compared to where I was. How much more I enjoy movement, enjoy cooking, etc. Health is freedom. 💚

  • @trishr.3986
    @trishr.398614 күн бұрын

    I’m happy you just put the uncomfortable out there! I’ve gained weight the past ten years and seeing the expressions on peoples faces is something I chose to let go. If they can’t ask about anything, then I’m not talking about it. Besides, when I was going through a lot, they weren’t there for me. The people who were sincerely nice still are. People like you make a difference for me. ❤

  • @gracedash7231
    @gracedash723114 күн бұрын

    Relatives offer me too much food to take home when I visit because that's how we showed love. To nurture is to nourish. An uncomfortable truth is that I won't eat it all and will feel guilty (because wasting food is a sin)❤💚💙

  • @notyourstereotype9911
    @notyourstereotype99112 күн бұрын

    Hi Clara, I am a woman who has been yo-yo dieting since 1995 when I was 15 years old and now I am almost 44 years old. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at the age of 35 years old. This diagnosis helped explain why so many of my struggles with over eating was because I had blood sugar issues and I was not eating the right foods to stabilize my blood sugar. Plus I was an emotional eater like you. I learned terrible eating habits from both of my divorced parents. My mother has always been morbidly obese my entire life. She always had tons of candy, cakes, a variety of junk food in jars and bowls in different areas around the kitchen. I would beg her to stop buying all the unhealthy food since I really wanted to be healthy but I didn't have any self control and I couldn't stop eating it since it was always tempting me everyday! My mom never listens to me. Whenever I addressed her weight out of love and concern for her she was always in denial saying "don't worry about I'm working on it". My dad would yo-yo diet. He would gain 20-40 lbs then he would do extremely unhealthy diets. He would eat tiny portions of foods he hated when he was dieting and his exercise he chose was always grueling. So to state the obvious I didn't have great role models to look up too. The so-called health and nutritionist didn't help either. I had three kids and gained about 80 lbs during each pregnancy. I lost weight after each pregnancy. But I kept doing a lot of the same eating and exercise habits I learned as a teenager, in my 20's and at the time in my early 30's. I thought I tried it all and gave up on my health. 267 lbs was the most I ever weighed. I was pregnant with my first child. Thankfully, my husband helped me by encouraging me to eat whole foods and to focus on strength training instead of cardio only. I found out in order to help stabilize my blood sugar better I had to eat protein, a whole grain, and a small amount of saturated fat ( saturated fat is very nutritious for you and helps keep you full. I started to weigh and measure all my food for a year to learn proper portion sizes since my portion sizes were always massive. I was so addicted to junk food that it took over a year for me to stop craving it on a daily basis. Over time I started to love and enjoy my healthy food and drinks. I started to do calisthenics since it's free and it was easy to do it at any time of the day since I didn't have a lot of free time with 3 small kids. It took me a year of working at it every day to do a single push up since I was so out of shape and couldn't even hold a plank when I started out . I eventually got to the point where I was able to do 180 push ups and 250 squats a day. I realize now that it was obsessive to do that many everyday. My body finally started to get tone and my back, knees, hips and joints stopped hurting like it did when I was fat. People with more muscle mass burn more calories than those with less muscle, even when they're resting. Muscle tissue burns more calories than body fat, roughly six calories per pound per day. For example, adding 10 pounds of muscle to your body could increase your resting metabolic rate by about 60 calories per day. . Unfortunately after I lost 80 lbs after my third child and did all the calisthenics I mentioned, I was devastated that my stomach looked like I was 4 months pregnant due to loose skin and having three c-sections and having a 5 inch vertical scare from an emergency surgery that was necessary to save my life after a hysterectomy complication from the doctor cutting into my bladder. I knew after the weight loss I wasn't going to look 20 again but I didn't know my stomach would look that bad. So I stopped trying to maintain my weight and gave up. I have gained 30 lbs and realized lately I was just being vain and didn't appreciate the hard work I did and be proud of achieving things I thought I would never achieve. Even though I didn't look the way I wanted to I was healthy, my blood sugar was the most stabilized it has ever been. My thyroid was in a normal range. I felt better and I didn't have to lean on anything to get up from a sitting position. I had more energy. I was happier. For the past several months I have been drinking 3 cups a day of homemade bone broth which is high in collagen. I have noticed it has helped my joints stop hurting. To my surprise and as an added bonus the both has helped my skin look younger and my loose skin looks better. Also I eat a boiled egg when my blood sugar starts to drop in between meals instead of eating a full meal like I always did in the past. I have been more consistent with eating healthy again and doing my calisthenics but not be OCD about it. And now that my kids are older I have more free time, so most days of the week I have been taking a 30 minute brisk walk. Since I was a small child I have always loved to walk. This time around when I lose the weight I know that I will never look good without clothes on again due to loose skin and not being young anymore, but at least I will be strong and healthy and at the end of the day that is what matters the most. Looks come and go but your health is something you will need and value your entire life. Thank you for sharing your story. Take care.

  • @jonathangrant4247
    @jonathangrant424714 күн бұрын

    Man I can relate so much to a lot of this. Definitely the part about meeting someone who didn't know I was previously obese. It's so strange and sometimes I want to tell them and just blurt it out but I have to hold myself back. Extra skin has been a problem for me mentally but I'd rather have loose skin and deal with that than ever be obese again. I'm fortunate that it's not as bad as others I've seen but it still takes a toll on me. Im working on accepting that as a part of my body. I struggle with taking my shirt off at a pool or with friends or anything. I'm hoping to build muscle to help fill out but I know I'll always have some. But I look at my loose skin as a badge of honor.

  • @crimsonrose51
    @crimsonrose5114 күн бұрын

    My favorite part was that you talked about loose skin and then show yours like it’s no big deal. 💖

  • @sandyedwards2681
    @sandyedwards268114 күн бұрын

    @Carla it's not anyone's business about your loose skin of course, but I'm truly grateful to see you share not only your thoughts but also a glimpse at your waist to normalize something that feels at times overwhelming but I see with you is totally fine. You are beautiful inside and out. I hate that we live in a world that has judged women so harshly that we internalize unreasonable standards. It's not even just in weight loss and fitness but also in fashion and daily life. I hope someday people will become more kind, tolerant, and supportive of all of us, no matter what we look like and where we are at in the moment. ❤

  • @greengeekgirl
    @greengeekgirl7 күн бұрын

    The part about doing the work so you won’t regain is SO true. I am not anywhere near my goal weight yet, but now that I’ve done so much work… it’s so much easier. I don’t have disordered eating getting in my way and I don’t struggle. I don’t have mad cravings or FOMO, I’m just crushing my goals. Figuring out the root of overeating is key!

  • @ellebean759
    @ellebean75914 күн бұрын

    Uncomfortable truth - some of your family really will like and respect you a lot more when you're slim. I really struggle with it and it's a big reason I've regained weight twice. I think I did it for other people to like me more but then I was so angry and disgusted with them that they did I gained back weight out of spite. My mom is the worst example. This time I'm doing it for myself and my health and my life. I matter. I'm valuable. Not for my looks but for me. ❤

  • @sandyedwards2681

    @sandyedwards2681

    14 күн бұрын

    I'm so with you on this. And because my mom and my grandmother were obese, it felt like being thin somehow had cost me being close to them. I look back and realize I have to set my own course. We each have this one life. Best wishes for you on your journey. You've got this!!

  • @80islandia

    @80islandia

    14 күн бұрын

    I relate to this so much (major mommy issues here). Good for you for noticing the patterns and pivoting to self-love. Wishing you the best with your journey. ❤

  • @ellebean759

    @ellebean759

    14 күн бұрын

    @@sandyedwards2681 thank you Sandy. My mom really values appearances and talked badly about how people looked etc so I always felt very critical towards myself. I realise in hindsight she had an eating disorder but I can't let that impact my whole life

  • @ellebean759

    @ellebean759

    14 күн бұрын

    @@80islandia thank you ❤️ you too, for whatever journey you are on 💞

  • @sandyedwards2681

    @sandyedwards2681

    14 күн бұрын

    @ellebean759 so sad when our moms we look up to are actually inept for whatever reason in this area. It seems like women, mothers, and daughters have especially complicated relationships sometimes around body acceptance. My mom actually passed away last year and though I'm sad about the loss, it's been a very clarifying time for me in my own life journey. When I look back, I wish I'd had more detachment from what I thought might be her love, approval, and acceptance, and more focus on just taking care of my whole mind-body-spirit wellness in the way that is most nurturing to me. I don't know if it helps, but if I could tell my younger self something I'm more clear on now, it would be to take good care of myself and trust that other people will come around, but even if they never get it, it doesn't matter. Like @Carla always says, we must show up for ourselves.

  • @felicity8109
    @felicity810914 күн бұрын

    Relate to this all so much. 150lbs down at goal and just adjusting to this new body and maintenance life which is even harder

  • @kerrysandersismyname
    @kerrysandersismyname14 күн бұрын

    So glad I found your channel, thanks for being you and for sharing your story. I have an identical twin sister and I’ve lost about 110 pounds and she’s still morbidly obese and I’ve noticed the bigger the physical difference the more distant and jealous she seems to become it’s unfortunate but so obvious how everyone does not want the best for you.

  • @santievandermerwe
    @santievandermerwe13 күн бұрын

    I just embarked on a journey to get healthy and strong. I wasn't much overweight in my younger years, but the weight started to creep up in my forties, and now, in my mid fifties, I am about 35 kg too heavy. I realize that I am going to have loose skin and I that my body can't go back to what it was when I young, and my concern is that I won't be able to accept that, just as I am unable to accept this bigger body of mine. I don't know how to make peace with where I am. My motivation to change is simple- I lost my husband to cancer a year ago, and I am painfully aware of it that I am on my own now. I don't want to put a burden on my children with health issues I can avoid by getting in shape.

  • @mollys1584
    @mollys158414 күн бұрын

    You are so wise! When I was younger and lost weight women looked at me and treated me differently. You are so right that we have to do it for ourselves and develop a thick skin and sometimes that's how we find out who are our true friends. Great video! ❤❤❤

  • @cherylblain2954
    @cherylblain295413 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this. It all rings true. I’m down 120 pounds and have lots of skin flapping around. Don’t care 🤓. At 69 I have better things to do. Oh yes lol. ❤️❤️🇨🇦

  • @laurasebakijje9008
    @laurasebakijje900814 күн бұрын

    I lost two hundred pounds have lots of loose skin ,I can’t afford surgery loose i am a British woman living in America and I am seventy one even with Medicare they tell me you have two much weight loss my arms look like yours and stomach is worse but I have then like this for thirteen years ,I love the way I feel but hate the skin

  • @joanspiller1553
    @joanspiller155314 күн бұрын

    Carla, you have done so well in your journey and shared every aspect. Most people don't realize all the aspects of weight loss. You have brought so much to light for the rest of us, made us more understanding, etc. You look fantastic and have come so far. Your future is so bright. Don't look back, just keep going. Thank you so much.

  • @mindw0ndering
    @mindw0ndering12 күн бұрын

    Talking about how much more free you are has me in tears. Thank you! I WILL be like you in 5 years!

  • @pat-e-cat
    @pat-e-cat14 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing and for being REAL! It’s much more helpful than a cheerleader who won’t acknowledge that life won’t be all roses and sunshine after loosing the weight. You are an inspiration and an educator. Please keep it up.

  • @teresastorms3774
    @teresastorms37743 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤These two videos have been so enlightening. I worked at a hospital and ate in the cafeteria at least once or twice a day. When I was much heavier than I am now (I'm in THE MIDDLE right now), the servers would purposely give the thin people more food and me much less. That is so insulting. I feel like there is judgment no matter which way you're headed. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. I will be very hard pressed to keep my cool if someone makes a remark about what I'm eating. It's something I am going to have to work very hard on during the rest of my journey and beyond. ❤❤❤

  • @Erie84
    @Erie84Күн бұрын

    How I wish you lived locally. I feel like so many of us need to just talk and have a support group. If there is one truth that reaches anyone, it’s that you have to address/fix the mental piece before you can fix the physical. I lost all the weight on my own once. Gained it back. Then I had bariatric surgery. Lost some of the weight, gained it back. Now here I am, back at square one, attempting to do it again. The difference this time is now I understand the root of my issues and I am working to fix this. Best wishes to you all. ❤

  • @charleysson9459
    @charleysson945914 күн бұрын

    You're such a beautiful person Carla.. I love your beautiful mind and thoughts that you share with us!!

  • @mariemcleod46
    @mariemcleod4614 күн бұрын

    Rooting for 100k🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @welshpam1958
    @welshpam195814 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much Carla ❤ you are a blessing! The monitoring you mentioned hit hard, it scuppered me many times and progress stalled or I gave up but I’ve found ways to cope so thank you for the reminders 🙏 you talk so much sense. People underestimate coping mechanisms they are so valuable. Change can be scary but we need to shine our light for ourselves don’t we? Sometimes we have to let go of what isn’t serving us. ❤❤❤❤

  • @TheWBWoman
    @TheWBWoman9 күн бұрын

    I'm so relieved - your loose skin doesn't look bad at all! I could easily live with that.

  • @kayleefeista2215
    @kayleefeista221514 күн бұрын

    Thank you for continuously talking about this! ❤

  • @anncollins7457
    @anncollins745714 күн бұрын

    Fantastic video Carla! You have such a gift for explaining these truths beautifully. ❤

  • @jamiestewart4015
    @jamiestewart401514 күн бұрын

    💗 I’m go grateful I found your channel. Your kindness and empathy toward others and your past self is so encouraging. I started my journey last week and I have a comparable amount to lose. You have inspired me beyond words. My baby is home sick and my house is a mess.You inspired me to forget about the dishes (because they aren’t going anywhere) and do an hour of walking during my baby’s nap. 💗

  • @SqueakyBarbarian
    @SqueakyBarbarian12 күн бұрын

    Yes!!!! It hurts to sit for very long. My knees hurt each other when I am going to sleep. I have bruises that I don't know where they come from - but I have always been a bit clumsy. It just never showed before. I have loose skin and I am working on getting over it. I tell myself that I am getting a super power - wings so I can fly. I get cold now - after a lifetime of being too hot. And my feet got shorter. Not going to lie - I love my life now. So much easier!

  • @throughthiccandthin
    @throughthiccandthin10 күн бұрын

    Carla! You were part of my inspiration to start a weight loss journey AND document it here on KZread. My husband and I started filming biweekly updates a year ago today and our first video just went live. 😬 We are nervous and excited! Thanks for everything you do. 😘

  • @angelina_sabrina
    @angelina_sabrina13 күн бұрын

    I'm sooooo grateful that youtube recommended your channel to me last year, so I could find Bodyslims, finally managed to lose weight (40kg) and now be only 10kg away from a normal/healthy BMI range/weight - for the first time in my (adult) life! 🙏 Thank you so so much! 🖤💚💜💚🖤

  • @MaggietheSubstituteTeacher
    @MaggietheSubstituteTeacher7 күн бұрын

    Thank you for changing my life. I have stalled in my weight loss because I still see the same body as before. You told me that it’s a smaller shape and that’s exactly what I needed to keep going on my journey. ❤

  • @LauraOC714
    @LauraOC71412 күн бұрын

    I just found your page and I absolutely adore you! I have had the gastric bypass 3 years ago and lost 100. I’ve maintained that loss but never made it to my ultimate goal which is 30 more pounds. I’m now trying ozympic to get the rest off but everything you address is 100% spot on! My mental struggles and habits are continually being adjusted. It’ll be a lifelong journey of learning. Blessings from Southern California!

  • @Sheryl_Redmond

    @Sheryl_Redmond

    11 күн бұрын

    BodySlims 💕

  • @cryinheart4235
    @cryinheart423514 күн бұрын

    I've already lost a lot of weight, but I'm still a few kilograms away from reaching my goal weight. Your videos help me a lot with the vision when I'm there and what I need to pay attention to in order to maintain my weight. I'm very afraid of bad habits creeping back in. A video from you about maintaining weight would be great. Thank you very much for sharing your story and experience with us!!

  • @emilygopikrishna3307
    @emilygopikrishna33078 күн бұрын

    People NOT saying anything about major progress because they assume you’ll gain it back. And that’s okay- that’s my history. I don’t need to prove them wrong. I actually can’t wait till my weight is not on anyone’s mind 🙌🏻

  • @Nerdynessocity
    @Nerdynessocity9 күн бұрын

    I am 130lbs down, my goal is 180lbs which would still be overweight for me (any lower is a bonus when I think of my old 332.8 with a bmi of 53.8). These uncomfortable truths are very true and relatable for me. My mom is in a situation where her health requires her to lose the weight and she refuses to change behaviours/habits and hopes to ozempic the weight off. I think her seeing my success with diet and exercise is tough on her. I want to help, but I don't think she is in the headspace to accept it. An uncomfortable truth for me is that, as much as I would like to share my success with her to make it into *our* success, I can't help others alongside me if they don't want to be alongside me.

  • @ZhorraR
    @ZhorraR13 күн бұрын

    Thank you for being so open and brave and sharing your light with us. Your insights and knowledge have helped a lot. 💖💖💖

  • @nikolegribas286
    @nikolegribas28612 күн бұрын

    @halfofcarla I found you today and have been watching your videos and you are amazing! Your transparency, honesty, and vulnerability is sooooo appreciated!

  • @theeggtimertictic1136
    @theeggtimertictic113614 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing so much ... Its einderful how you stay on the programme ... Thats the hard bit! Your voice is amazing btw 😊

  • @theresarodriguez1479
    @theresarodriguez147914 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤ Thank you, Carla! You always say something that touches my heart.

  • @mojcagolob7750
    @mojcagolob775014 күн бұрын

    Tnx Carla, here are hearts for you ❤❤❤

  • @mauricerenaudon5869
    @mauricerenaudon586914 күн бұрын

    Loved it. Could you cover sports/exercise (might have been done already but a rehash would be welcome :) )

  • @brendadunham653
    @brendadunham65313 күн бұрын

    One of your very best posts. From the heart ❤

  • @scottmckay9049
    @scottmckay904911 күн бұрын

    Nearly at my goal weight I've been lucky no loose skin I also started weight training during loss. I think the hardest thing for me is how different people view me to before but I still see myself as the same.

  • @janehoward1297
    @janehoward129714 күн бұрын

    I love your videos, you are a beautiful woman, and you have such a gift for communication. I would be especially interested in anything about the plant-based diet, especially any recommendations you have of writers or content creators who talk about how to do this healthily, or sources of plant-based recipes or food suggestions.

  • @eLokiEah
    @eLokiEah13 күн бұрын

    It has always been so weird for me how people only start commenting once one starts to become fitter, healthier and yes smaller... When I had the best physique and all I was bullied the most by my family and people in general. I've regained some weight (not all though, just about half) and in the process of losing it again, and I already started recieving comments again. Why do people think its okay to comment on a "fit person"'s diet, when they never do it for a fat person out loud... ? Then again I remember when I was a child in my family there was fit and slim shaming of people who where not chunky... I just did not notice how spiteful it is because it was not my lived experience.

  • @lyndafitzgibbon6393
    @lyndafitzgibbon639314 күн бұрын

    Tks Carla, it's very true some people, don't like 2 c u do well or move on.. Ur an inspiration Carla ,lovely earrings by the way ❤❤❤

  • @imogenasdfg3338
    @imogenasdfg333810 күн бұрын

    oh my goodness.. the BONES. Nobody warns you. I remember the first time my knees starting rubbing against each other in the night, and I was SHOCKED. I wasn't even near my goal yet, so I was so surprised!

  • @juliannam9521
    @juliannam952112 күн бұрын

    💖💛💜💙🩵❤️Love this video so much, as I do all of your conversational videos. You are so real and honest, and you are such a gift to all of your subscribers. I lost 4 sizes on Bodyslims (thanks to you for sharing the program). I developed really serious back pain for the first time in my life, and I think it came from rebalancing my body and an awkward posture that I developed as a result of losing the weight. I am better now, but at the time it was scary and quite distracting. Here’s to 100K subscribers! You will get there soon! 👍🏻👏🏻 xoxo

  • @janellacey9127
    @janellacey91279 күн бұрын

    I'm a new subscriber. Thank you so much for sharing. And helping with my weight loss journey

  • @TransformationinProgrss
    @TransformationinProgrss14 күн бұрын

    This is so helpful ❤❤❤

  • @southrnlvingsc
    @southrnlvingsc13 күн бұрын

    I'm glad you talked about food monitoring. That's been in the back of my mind wondering how to deal with family members who mean well but who are overstepping boundaries. What you laid out was a great way to think about it and handle it. Also, I've had several good friends lose in excess of 100lbs and I was so happy for them. I can honestly say that there was never a single moment where I felt angry or spiteful toward them. However, each one of them experienced ill treatment from certain so-called friends, family members and colleagues post weight loss that was just so high school. It was truly shameful the way some people started treating them. One friend said that a couple of colleagues started being snotty to her after she lost her weight, as if they always felt that way but were held back by fear of repercussions from HR if they insulted "the fat girl." Once she got down to a normal weight, she became fair game. Some people are just pathethic. We can't waste time on them though, just lavish your love, time and attention on the ones that are actually in your corner.

  • @suranahonestead438
    @suranahonestead438Күн бұрын

    You're amazing ❤

  • @mariemcleod46
    @mariemcleod4614 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤ Just loved this thanks Carla❤❤❤❤

  • @MartinaAdair
    @MartinaAdair14 күн бұрын

    Ur so genuine and ur honesty is really appreciated. Thank you 💕

  • @eliskiva
    @eliskiva14 күн бұрын

    ❤ thank you. ❤

  • @michaelaalves679
    @michaelaalves6799 күн бұрын

    I’ve watched several of your videos and just subscribed. Thanks for the content that you’re putting out and the gentle, positive way you present it and encourage others. You’re blessing others with your story and examples - thank you - blessings back to you. ❤❤

  • @user-mv6sx8dl1t
    @user-mv6sx8dl1t14 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @mafish7962
    @mafish796214 күн бұрын

    Lovely video Carla ❤❤❤

  • @susanmiller7929
    @susanmiller792914 күн бұрын

    💙🩵People’s actual anger towards the change of the weight loss and the comments about “putting it back on” have been surprising. Also, some people seem to think there is now a competition that I never signed up for nor have an interest in.😂It’s so odd. The mental battle with a lifetime of weight loss and being overweight being part of my identity has been the toughest though. I’m thankful I found your channel when I did and I’m so glad BodySlims came into my life. Ger always seems to know what to say, much to my irritation at times.😂 😉Great video. Thanks.🩵💙

  • @viviennecarty2418
    @viviennecarty241813 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much for your honesty Carla ❤❤❤

  • @bettymaugeri7316
    @bettymaugeri731612 күн бұрын

    Hi Carla - so much of your story resonates with me - thank you for your honesty and sharing things that I am trying to confront about weight gain and weight loss and how the body feels “fat” even with the loss❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @kyliehicks4914
    @kyliehicks491413 күн бұрын

    You're awesome! Thank you❣️🤍

  • @s.maj.3747
    @s.maj.374714 күн бұрын

    Haha I love it when you do the voices! 😂❤

  • @sonpreetdhanoa1731
    @sonpreetdhanoa173113 күн бұрын

    Thanks Carla❤❤

  • @leonaheraty3760
    @leonaheraty376010 күн бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @simoneclarke5104
    @simoneclarke510414 күн бұрын

    💖💖💖thank you Carla🥰!!

  • @yolandescheepers7262
    @yolandescheepers726212 күн бұрын

    Thank you..❤❤❤

  • @Mmteacup4564
    @Mmteacup456413 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤ another great video! Thank you for sharing so much of your journey and your truths with all of us!

  • @mirelanadlermilbauer166
    @mirelanadlermilbauer16613 күн бұрын

    Thank you for these truths, I like the content you share so much ♥

  • @purplebeach1
    @purplebeach18 күн бұрын

    Thank you, Carla ... I can relate to all of this and it was so helpful ❤

  • @kathleenkearns2124
    @kathleenkearns212413 күн бұрын

    💚💚💚Carla Your videos are always so wise and insightful

  • @anneogden1819
    @anneogden181913 күн бұрын

    ❤thank you🎉

  • @beverlysanderson529
    @beverlysanderson52913 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ love your videos

  • @lauramonahan9343
    @lauramonahan934313 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤ thank you for speaking uncomfortable truths

  • @tanjafromaustria5158
    @tanjafromaustria515813 күн бұрын

    I always liked your walking routine videos, they motivated me soo much😊

  • @sewsooze68
    @sewsooze683 күн бұрын

    Bless You 🙏💝x

  • @bad-girlbex3791
    @bad-girlbex379113 күн бұрын

    🖤 🖤 KNEES!! Lol, I shouldn't laugh, but I was so glad that you mentioned the knee thing. It's like "Hey, I really want to drop a load of weight so that it's less stress and weight on my knees and they hurt less!" - cue losing the weight: "Why do my knees hurt when I lie down and they rub together!!?? Aaaarrgghh! I can't win!" It's funny how this is one of those things that most people don't talk about when they're telling others what to expect when losing weight. In fact I think you're one of the only people I've heard even bring it up. But it is SO real, lol! Could be worse though: could still be carrying around all the extra weight on knees that end up giving out because they can't carry me around any longer. It is what it is. And the loose skin? It is what it is. It really is all about knowing how to dress properly (and if someone doesn't know how they ought to dress at a different shape and size, go to somewhere like M&S because they're usually staffed by friendly shop assistants who - and this is no shade to privately owned businesses, I'm all for supporting smaller stores and buying clothes from different outlets - they're trained to help measure you for bras, but also will give you good input on what's flattering, and what let you know what size you really are rather than the size you think you are. Not being invested in the turnover, and not being on a sales commission, they're less likely to try and get you to buy just anything. But take the info you get from them and then go forth into the world and use it to buy the right styles and sizes from whichever boutique or chain store you like. (I'll always be a big fan of the M&S underwear though, because whether it's some shapewear or a bra, or even tights, they're just made better and I find their sizing reliable.) Thanks for another great video Carla. Sending black hearts because...well, goth princess of course! (P.S. Loving the G 'n R tee-shirt! An all-time favourite band of mine. I got to be in the front row, a couple of metres away from Axl when he was playing piano for 'November Rain' - possibly my all-time favourite song - and I was in floods of tears, lol. Amazing though!) Take care, Bex 🖤🖤

  • @Hazelmaediaz1375
    @Hazelmaediaz137514 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @rhondacarranza6547
    @rhondacarranza654713 күн бұрын

  • @alessandra77574
    @alessandra7757412 күн бұрын

    ❤️💜💖💚💛🧡💙💜🤍🤍 great video and congratulations 🎉, well done 👏

  • @Deathla
    @Deathla9 күн бұрын

    I've noticed that when I lose weight, I look sickly. My eyes sink into their sockets and my skin gets dull. I'm sure it's related to my thyroid function, but I hate it just the same.

  • @user-nu7uz2te8f
    @user-nu7uz2te8f14 күн бұрын

    ❤🖤💜🩵💙💚💛🧡🤍💟💖💝 absolutely loved this video Carla, thank you for making. The master comes to the pupil when they're ready as the saying goes. Every word you spoke lit up a light bulb in my head. That's coming from a life time yo yo dieter, being morbidly obese at my highest times. I'm currently just tackling dealing with my highest weight loss journey for hopefully the last time thanks to your channel. Finding your channel has been the inspiration for my motivation to get back to my healthy BMI for only the 2nd time in my lifetime. You have given me the ability to tackle my fear of the loose skin again in your videos. I have found watching how you have made such an amazing life for yourself and have achieved this with the loose skin going along for the ride for now lol, so so inspirational and it opened my eyes to what i could achieve if i let myself. That was the point my brain clicked and i began to take positve baby steps towards regaining my healthy good quality life. You are the only place i have found a positive attitude to loose skin after major weight loss and love how you have shared your high self love towards yourself with your beauty routine treatments, fashion and make-up, outfit styling and working towards your desired career path and made the loose skin issue just a fact that doesn't get to block your best life. I love how you let it be seen at times, never fearful of that on a social media platform but dressing so well it's not an issue or even noticeable, especially in your dance outfits which are very revealing. You have shared the very simple things you use to dress well with it that involves no specialist clothing. Btw your awards dress and total look was out of this world. The mental health tips and advice you give are the best and most important part of a healthy body and weight maintenance for life. This is far more important than diet plans and recipes which don't work long term. You invented the diet that's perfect for your individual body and taste buds and that's the golden key of permanent weight loss that i now have learnt from you. Your advise and wisdom on the mental health part of weight loss and maintenance is of the highest quality. You have given me the ability to learn i need to focus on that area and not the fad diet rules and recipies. The freedom it is giving me in my thinking towards food is so healthy and balanced and has been the thing that's different in a major way for me this time so i can feel unafraid of shedding my fat stores and not being able to stop regaining. If you don't mind my advice you should publish a book of similar content as your channel. Along with the journals you would have an amazing bundle. Your weight loss journey along with the mental health tips and coping strategies for when adjusting mind to new appearance and dealing with difficult social situations that arise. I don't think there is any other book out there with your personality style advice. Then even an additional workbook with journal style covers but pages with preprinted headings for mental health weight loss prompts to work threw each day and just at times issues crop up. Even 2 different workbooks for each for these. Then why not do a workbook for life management, with headings and prompts for each area of life like career, exercise, hobbies, financial etc just imagine all those journals and your book on follows tables and shelves with the beautiful cover designs matching the morning journally ones. I know I'd love it if you felt it was worth the time involved to create and not take from your currant business goals and progression. Maybe i should just make my own headings from your video postings in the meantime 😄 thank you for inspiring me to show up for myself 💅👄💃

  • @Heatherol
    @Heatherol11 күн бұрын

    What eyeshadow are you wearing please? It’s lovely! I haven’t bought eyeshadow in so long. I’m the same, I’ve been off drink almost 2 years and it’s definitely changed “friendships” or social situations but it’s for the best :)

  • @merrillcrist5702
    @merrillcrist570211 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @GlasgowKel
    @GlasgowKel13 күн бұрын

    Interesting! I find that knocking into furniture or whatever more painful now that I have put weight ON because there is more "meat" there to hurt 😅

  • @tanjafromaustria5158
    @tanjafromaustria515813 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @NargisC
    @NargisC14 күн бұрын

    It is okk😢❤

  • @MaureenCannon-nr6sj
    @MaureenCannon-nr6sj11 күн бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @DiamondVika
    @DiamondVika12 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Soaring_Seajay
    @Soaring_Seajay10 күн бұрын

    💗

  • @MommaJenbo
    @MommaJenbo12 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @spicydragonroll88-wd2jl
    @spicydragonroll88-wd2jl11 күн бұрын

    Yeah not having cushion for my sit bones 😂

  • @ccphysio6578
    @ccphysio65782 күн бұрын

    💜🖤🩵 thank you for sharing!

  • @helendoolan5242
    @helendoolan524210 күн бұрын

    💗💗💗

  • @NinaBee21
    @NinaBee218 күн бұрын

    💚💚💚

  • @Ellen.Oestergaard
    @Ellen.Oestergaard11 күн бұрын

    💜💜💜

  • @giftenetienne9556
    @giftenetienne95563 күн бұрын

    💖💖💖

  • @SiljaHrundBarkardottir
    @SiljaHrundBarkardottir13 күн бұрын

    💕