All of this resonates with me.
It didn't dawn on me right away that living like I was already at goal weight would result in goal weight in 2-3 years; that realization came later.
Like her, I had diabetes type 2 and was losing from a weight of 300 lb. The diabetes has gone away and I've been free of it for 8 years. I weighed in this morning at 172.
First, I want to take a second to completely and seriously say that I'm happy for her, and that she accomplished a difficult thing that will do a lot to improve her life. She should be very proud, 100%.
Second, though, when I think about her strategy, I think two words: time and money. She could pay to get access to a weight loss clinic beyond her normal physician? She was able to weigh her food and count all her calories, and made careful plans to have a balanced diet? She bought a exercise tracking band, when many people can't even get a glucose meter? She had the time and emotional energy to manage her activity, from exercise to naps to literally planned fidgeting?
She's totally right that everyone's body can and will change and adapt if your lifestyle does. But this just makes me more aware that having a lifestyle where you can achieve perfect health and weight goals is a privilege and a luxury that most people can't have
I see your point. Perhaps so, we can also see that she has now used that experience and is distributing her experience for free and publicly on a video like this.
She weighed 300 pounds, and is exposing that fact publicly. It is a fact that most people would be embarrassed about. She disclosed that she was an over-eater, a fact that some people might judge negatively.
With data that is freely available and tools that are free for us to use, most of us can mimic her methods and achieve the same success.
