This story makes me so sad..

[xSinead]

'Britain's fattest teen' Georgia Davis is cut free from her home - Wales News - News - WalesOnline


I read the article & watched Daybreak this morning, and heard about what happened yesterday..
She's only a few years younger than me, and its just so scary! That could of been me. I was always obese as a child, i always weighed more
than my age.. and whats even more sad is that Georgia lost half her body weight a couple of years ago at an American boot camp, but soon as she
got home she put it all back on and now weighs around 60 stone at the age of 19!
I wish i could give her even half of my motivation & just tell her that hard work pays off.. slowly.
This will be my motivation for today (weigh in in an hour!)

[laurenamber]

I guess it's easy to return to bad habits you've always had when she got back home, such a shame poor girl!!

Good luck for your weigh in!!

[xSinead]

I'll never ever ever go back to half the person i was 3 months ago, i think if you're in the right mind set you can achieve anything. & Thanks

[Zest for Life]

I'll never ever ever go back to half the person i was 3 months ago, i think if you're in the right mind set you can achieve anything. & Thanks

Yeah, if your in the zone you've cracked it xxx

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[Drunk Tinkerbell]

Oh that's so sad I remember watching the reality program when she went to the boot camp. She was so motivated. But it was clear she was going to struggle when she got back. She was only 15 I think and her mum had filled the fridge with unhealthy stuff so she was obviously going to struggle when she returned. That's absolutely heartbreaking

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[Zest for Life]

Oh that's so sad I remember watching the reality program when she went to the boot camp. She was so motivated. But it was clear she was going to struggle when she got back. She was only 15 I think and her mum had filled the fridge with unhealthy stuff so she was obviously going to struggle when she returned. That's absolutely heartbreaking

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Yeah her parents not good doing that. I remember her now. Tbh she should have gone in foster care or at the very least social services should have stepped in. That's not even living is it.
Xxx

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[buddyboo]

what a sad story x

[xSinead]

I honestly do think parents are partly to blame alot of the time, i come from an italian family so my whole life ive been given HUGE plates of food.. its only been recently my mums been supportive, and the fact i don't live at home anymore! Lol!

[Happy Holidays]

I think what is really sad, is she was given the opportunity to lose weight, which she did, and then when she returned home it doesn't look like the support continued. What needs to be looked at is why she is overeating & why she continues to eat & remain overweight when she knows it's going to kill her.

She really needs help to overcome her eating habits & not just a quick fix.

[Starlight]

Theres a lot more to her weight gain than just not getting healthy meals when she got home. I saw another article about her about a year ago and she just didnt seem to want to take responsibility for her weight gain. She was blaming absolutely everyone apart from herself. Shes an adult now, she has to take responsibility, shes the one thats putting the food in her mouth. for the sheer amount of weight shes put on thats not just a bad diet, thats some massive bingeing and over eating. Shes put on around 40 stone in under 4 years!!! I cant in all honesty see this story having a happy ending

[xSinead]

I can relate to her not taking responsibilty though, its something that comes with time. I never looked at the fact i was 21 stone last year at the age of 21. I thought it was ok, nothing wrong with it. Maybe with a type of therapy to address her issues she would look at herself and lifestyle more and see what cycle she's been forming. I have therapy, ive had it for years and i'm changing my opinions of myself all the time, and realising this is MY journey, mine alone and its down to me to be the person i want to be.

[Starlight]

I think thats it in a nutshell isnt it, you just absolutely cant help anyone until theyre ready to be helped and clearly shes not. Unfortunately at the weight she is I dont know that shes got the luxury of being able to wait for that lightbulb moment...

[Drunk Tinkerbell]

I think it's hard to expect someone in her position to take responsibility. I agree that I should take responsibility for my own weight gain as I put all my weight on as an adult. I knew about healthy eating etc and I therefore knowingly consumed an unhealthy diet. This poor girl on the other hand was 15 and 33 stone. I personally don't think she can take any responsibility for that weight, as far as I'm concerned it's all down to her parents.

When she came home having lost 16 odd stone, she could have changed her life maybe, but by the articles I've read she tried. She walked lots and went back to school. But at 16 years old, it's a bit much to expect her to have provided herself with a healthy diet when she was still in education and living with parents that by the sound of things, visited the chippy every evening.

I just think her parents are *almost* totally responsible for the state she's in

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[Starlight]

But also you dont gain a stone a month by going to the chippy. Theres a lot more to her weight gain than her mother making unhealthy meals for her. Its just so sad but she just seems to blame everyone else for her weight gain. Unhealthy dinners aside, SHES the one whos eating what must be massive amounts of food and allowing her weight to pile on. I do agree that in her early teens etc her parents were at fault, absolutely but Shes an adult now but still blames everyone else apart from herself. She just doesnt seem to take any responsibility for her weight whatsoever. I know my weight was horrific when I started seriously dieting but I also know who was responsible for it.

If the sheer embarassment and humiliation she must have experienced yesterday doesnt give her a massive wake up call, then nothing will

Shes also proof that despite what people think about VLCDs, it truly is irrelevant how you lose your weight, its what you do once youve lost it that matters and determines your success in it staying off. So many people are quick to condemn vlcds 'faster it comes off faster it goes on' and that nonsense. This girl lost it healthily, eating well, and exercising, was taught all about making good choices and maintenance and it didnt make any difference whatsoever

[Drunk Tinkerbell]

Agreed. To everyone that says "you'll just put it straight back on" it really doesn't make any difference how you do it. Whatever your diet of choice, if you are doing it as a one time 'diet' and think you can eat what you like when at target, you'll be right back at square one in no time at all.

I must say though, it's daunting to have just 3 stone to lose. I can't even imagine where you would find the motivation when you have 50 stone to lose

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