I am so glad I found your channel Carla. Your advice and experience has resonated so deeply with me. I have been inspired out of a 'stuck' place and managed to lose 25 lbs so far.....the mental health-weight gain/over eating connection was the key for me. 'Leaving' my body, or abandoning my adult self & leaving my wounded child in charge meant I looked for comfort in food. I am forever grateful.☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
Thank you Carla for sharing the stark truths of disordered eating, weight loss, and the mental health behind both. Your words and experiences resonate with me so much, and helped me see I need professional help. This is week 4 of weight loss and week 3 of therapy and I cautiously believe I can succeed. ☕️☕️
☕️ Thank you for sharing this experience, Carla. I am triggered by attention due to some trauma from men when I was younger. Whenever people compliment my appearance, it makes me panic and I want to eat to numb that feeling. Therapy has been really helpful for me, but it’s still a struggle.
☕☕☕ Hi Carla! I have to echo what many others have already said in their comments. I am so glad that I found you on RUclips (and IG). I am a few months into my weight loss journey and have found your videos incredibly helpful. I am so impressed with your willingness and ability to share your vulnerable moments publicly, and to discuss some of the not-so-fun parts of a journey like this. But just as important as sharing the hard parts is your sharing how you got through them. You are absolutely on the right track when you discuss the mental health aspect of weight loss. It's videos like these, with your raw honesty, that keep me coming back to watch more.
This vlog made me tear up. Not to sound too dramatic but you have been the person to help me have a “crack”. I’ve lost 20lbs since I found your channel but the biggest shift is taking a breath, thinking before I eat. I had a b’day this week and I didn’t even want cake or ice cream. I didn’t want to go backwards. I could have had a little slice but I didn’t want it or miss it. Amazing for me!! I feel a little bit like I’m a stalker and you probably think I’m a crazy lady, but there’s no one else in my life that understands. I have people who love me but they don’t get it. THANK YOU! ☕️ 🤗🤗
Dear Carla, it is difficult for me to find the right words in English. I can relate so well to that feeling in the supermarket. Since childhood, I have felt shame about my Weight, even though I wasn't that badly overweight. That came later. Those bad feelings over the years are now replaced by happiness with lots of good hormones. When those nasty feelings come back, it's all the more frightening and sad. So many years of bad feelings. This could make me cry again. But I too have lost weight with Bodyslims and am so incredibly happy. When those feelings come back, I grieve a little and let them go. Your body awareness exercise is fantastic, thank you for pointing that out. And thank you for your authenticity, I am glad to have found you here, sincerely Ivonne 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you for sharing! It's really hard sometimes to be vulnerable about all that happens with mental health alongside weight loss. I'm at 80lbs down in my journey and sometimes I feel sort of outside myself like I'm someone else looking down at the situation, sort of unable to believe where I am in my journey or believe that I deserve to be making so much progress after all these years otherwise. It's gotten better with help, and grounding like you mention helps a LOT when this goes on. My other trick for feeling triggered or during/before a panic attack is running very cold water over my hands for a couple seconds -- I learned that during college when I was much more prone to anxiety issues. (: Anyway, thank you again. I love this series concept and I appreciate how honest you were about real issues here. Not enough people talk about them.
☕ Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It helps so much to know others experience triggers similar to mine. Although you are soooo much better at articulating the experience than I am. Really looking forward to your upcoming journaling video. As well as your maintenance journey. Please keep up the coffee chat videos love these as well. 🖤🖤🖤 Thanks again Carla! You're the best!
It truly means a lot to see someone who has been successful on their weight loss journey (or even at anything!) admit that they still have these moments and can be triggered. So many creators seem to no longer struggle with these things once they've achieved their goal, and us regular folk can feel deeply flawed for having these struggles. I really felt the way you described the experience in Tesco; it sounded very familiar and I'm sure many people will relate. Thank you for your openness and honesty ☕
I realised that my husband's food addiction and his behaviour with food has impacted me a lot. I have spent 20 years repeatedly gaining and losing 3 to 4 stone. I really thought about how to break it and how to stop his behaviour with food from spilling over onto me. I am currently the lightest I have been for 20 years and having worked out what I need to do for me, I am going to stay here.
☕️ 💕Coffee with Carla is a great idea! I really appreciate you sharing the true human experiences of weight loss mental health and all that comes with it. It helps us all to be able to navigate through our own journies realistically, and possible tools we can use. Thank you for the description of how to deal with a possible panic attack. I will definitely use that grounding technique in the future.
☕ thank you for sharing, it is great you talk about mental health so much. And being triggered. And showing up for yourself. I started with walking (15min, now I am at 20min a day) and I am feeling great. But yesterday something happened and I was feeling down, and then during the walk, I was thinking how important is just to keep going, be kind to myself and not let it weigh me down. My previous pattern was to lose weight/get fit for 2-3 months, then something happened.... in some cases, it took me 1,5 years to recover and start again. I knew about your channel for a while but I didn't see how special it is. But at the beginning of July, I made a commitment to myself, that I will be consistent with my efforts to improve health, no matter what. And suddenly it was like a lightbulb went on (and I SAW funny how that works) :D btw. I signed up for BodySlims for September, super excited. This gives me so much hope, now I know I will do it. So anyway, thank you for the inspiration and being true to yourself and sharing it with the world :-)
This is so beautiful, thank you so much for sharing with me. And massive well done to you. BodySlims will be perfect for you. Just do everything they say when they say it and you'll go far!!
☕ I'm glad I was at the gym lifting weights when I listened to that story. Oddly I think if I had been at home in the kitchen, it might have triggered me to start bingeing. I'm going to need to use that grounding practice in the future. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so very much for uploading this chat, Carla. You always seem to have the answer for me. I got triggered last week and still am not able to overcome that sickeningly excruciating sense of helplessness and loneliness. I was literally praying for a helpful hand yesterday evening... and here it is, and I feel better already, just knowing that I am not alone in this struggle. Can't wait for your next video! Lots of Love
☕️I love the idea of Coffee with Carla! I am so impressed with how you are able to share such personal parts of your journey. Now that you are reaching your goal weight I am very interested in how you will be navigating the maintenance phase. Thank you for all you share.
Love the idea for this series! You're the first content creator in a long time that I've really been inspired by! So I say, the more videos the better :) Your insight and advice are very appreciated ☕🖤
☕️🖤 Really enjoyed "Coffee with Carla" (or whatever you will name it!). The Artist's Way is pretty powerful, isn't it? Met Julia Cameron years ago and have been doing morning pages for years. You are so honest and vulnerable about your journey - a BIG thank you. And the panic attack exercise info I will remember and use when needed. Thank you!☕️🖤
Thank you for sharing this, it's a reminder that this is a journey and that once I get to my weight goal I will continue to work on my mental state. It's deep... ☕☕☕ P. S. I was actually having a cup of coffee along with you, I really enjoy it, and this kind of content too.
This makes so much sense. Everything you are saying, I am feeling. What type of therspy did you do? Food doesn't cut it for me. I yry to let mydelf feel, journsl etc...
Thank you so much for opening up about your experience in Tesco. I have been curious how you have overcome the urge to binge or to give in to cravings. I have a real problem with late night eating. I do fine all day and then undo all of my good choices all day by eating a lot of junk food like chips, crackers, etc. How do you keep from giving in to cravings? Or do you not have the urge to snack when you don't have the willpower to keep from eating?
Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s so amazing to hear how far you’ve come and how much change has happened in your life. You’re absolutely right- this work is mental and emotional healing ❤️🩹 gotta get the head right. I am noticing slowly that I no longer need to eat to feel better about certain things in my life. It’s taking a long time but so worth it. ☕️
I am so glad I found your channel Carla. Your advice and experience has resonated so deeply with me. I have been inspired out of a 'stuck' place and managed to lose 25 lbs so far.....the mental health-weight gain/over eating connection was the key for me. 'Leaving' my body, or abandoning my adult self & leaving my wounded child in charge meant I looked for comfort in food. I am forever grateful.☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
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Thank you Carla for sharing the stark truths of disordered eating, weight loss, and the mental health behind both. Your words and experiences resonate with me so much, and helped me see I need professional help. This is week 4 of weight loss and week 3 of therapy and I cautiously believe I can succeed. ☕️☕️
☕️ Thank you for sharing this experience, Carla. I am triggered by attention due to some trauma from men when I was younger. Whenever people compliment my appearance, it makes me panic and I want to eat to numb that feeling. Therapy has been really helpful for me, but it’s still a struggle.
I can completely empathise with that Laura! Thank you for sharing x
☕☕☕ Hi Carla! I have to echo what many others have already said in their comments. I am so glad that I found you on RUclips (and IG). I am a few months into my weight loss journey and have found your videos incredibly helpful. I am so impressed with your willingness and ability to share your vulnerable moments publicly, and to discuss some of the not-so-fun parts of a journey like this. But just as important as sharing the hard parts is your sharing how you got through them. You are absolutely on the right track when you discuss the mental health aspect of weight loss. It's videos like these, with your raw honesty, that keep me coming back to watch more.
Thank you so much Lucia for your lovely comment 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you for being so vulnerable. It makes me feel less alone.
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🖤🖤🖤 I think when you allow yourself to be vulnerable, wonderful things can happen! Like this lovely and supportive community x
This vlog made me tear up. Not to sound too dramatic but you have been the person to help me have a “crack”. I’ve lost 20lbs since I found your channel but the biggest shift is taking a breath, thinking before I eat. I had a b’day this week and I didn’t even want cake or ice cream. I didn’t want to go backwards. I could have had a little slice but I didn’t want it or miss it. Amazing for me!!
I feel a little bit like I’m a stalker and you probably think I’m a crazy lady, but there’s no one else in my life that understands. I have people who love me but they don’t get it.
THANK YOU! ☕️ 🤗🤗
Dear Carla, it is difficult for me to find the right words in English. I can relate so well to that feeling in the supermarket. Since childhood, I have felt shame about my Weight, even though I wasn't that badly overweight. That came later. Those bad feelings over the years are now replaced by happiness with lots of good hormones. When those nasty feelings come back, it's all the more frightening and sad. So many years of bad feelings. This could make me cry again. But I too have lost weight with Bodyslims and am so incredibly happy. When those feelings come back, I grieve a little and let them go. Your body awareness exercise is fantastic, thank you for pointing that out. And thank you for your authenticity, I am glad to have found you here, sincerely Ivonne 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you for sharing! It's really hard sometimes to be vulnerable about all that happens with mental health alongside weight loss. I'm at 80lbs down in my journey and sometimes I feel sort of outside myself like I'm someone else looking down at the situation, sort of unable to believe where I am in my journey or believe that I deserve to be making so much progress after all these years otherwise. It's gotten better with help, and grounding like you mention helps a LOT when this goes on. My other trick for feeling triggered or during/before a panic attack is running very cold water over my hands for a couple seconds -- I learned that during college when I was much more prone to anxiety issues. (: Anyway, thank you again. I love this series concept and I appreciate how honest you were about real issues here. Not enough people talk about them.
☕ Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It helps so much to know others experience triggers similar to mine. Although you are soooo much better at articulating the experience than I am. Really looking forward to your upcoming journaling video. As well as your maintenance journey. Please keep up the coffee chat videos love these as well. 🖤🖤🖤 Thanks again Carla! You're the best!
I’ll get it all done soon! Thank you Shannon 🖤
It truly means a lot to see someone who has been successful on their weight loss journey (or even at anything!) admit that they still have these moments and can be triggered. So many creators seem to no longer struggle with these things once they've achieved their goal, and us regular folk can feel deeply flawed for having these struggles. I really felt the way you described the experience in Tesco; it sounded very familiar and I'm sure many people will relate. Thank you for your openness and honesty ☕
I realised that my husband's food addiction and his behaviour with food has impacted me a lot. I have spent 20 years repeatedly gaining and losing 3 to 4 stone. I really thought about how to break it and how to stop his behaviour with food from spilling over onto me. I am currently the lightest I have been for 20 years and having worked out what I need to do for me, I am going to stay here.
Well done to you Barbara 🖤
☕️ 💕Coffee with Carla is a great idea! I really appreciate you sharing the true human experiences of weight loss mental health and all that comes with it. It helps us all to be able to navigate through our own journies realistically, and possible tools we can use. Thank you for the description of how to deal with a possible panic attack. I will definitely use that grounding technique in the future.
☕ thank you for sharing, it is great you talk about mental health so much. And being triggered. And showing up for yourself.
I started with walking (15min, now I am at 20min a day) and I am feeling great. But yesterday something happened and I was feeling down, and then during the walk, I was thinking how important is just to keep going, be kind to myself and not let it weigh me down. My previous pattern was to lose weight/get fit for 2-3 months, then something happened.... in some cases, it took me 1,5 years to recover and start again. I knew about your channel for a while but I didn't see how special it is. But at the beginning of July, I made a commitment to myself, that I will be consistent with my efforts to improve health, no matter what. And suddenly it was like a lightbulb went on (and I SAW funny how that works) :D btw. I signed up for BodySlims for September, super excited. This gives me so much hope, now I know I will do it. So anyway, thank you for the inspiration and being true to yourself and sharing it with the world :-)
This is so beautiful, thank you so much for sharing with me. And massive well done to you. BodySlims will be perfect for you. Just do everything they say when they say it and you'll go far!!
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☕ I'm glad I was at the gym lifting weights when I listened to that story. Oddly I think if I had been at home in the kitchen, it might have triggered me to start bingeing. I'm going to need to use that grounding practice in the future. Thank you for sharing.
I’m glad you were in a safe place 🖤
Thank you so very much for uploading this chat, Carla. You always seem to have the answer for me. I got triggered last week and still am not able to overcome that sickeningly excruciating sense of helplessness and loneliness. I was literally praying for a helpful hand yesterday evening... and here it is, and I feel better already, just knowing that I am not alone in this struggle. Can't wait for your next video! Lots of Love
Oh Lavinia! Big virtual hug! 💋💋
☕️I love the idea of Coffee with Carla! I am so impressed with how you are able to share such personal parts of your journey. Now that you are reaching your goal weight I am very interested in how you will be navigating the maintenance phase. Thank you for all you share.
Thank you so much Mary!! I will be sharing my entire maintenance journey so long as you guys are still interested in watching 🖤
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☕️Thank you for sharing! Love hanging with you and hearing about your journey. So, so very helpful!!!
Thank you Glyn! I love chatting to you guys 🖤
Love the idea for this series! You're the first content creator in a long time that I've really been inspired by! So I say, the more videos the better :) Your insight and advice are very appreciated ☕🖤
I love this “slightly odd” and caffeinated woman☘️
I like the coffee chat format
u are o.k Carla ..just look in the mirror and realise how far you're come and how gud u look I love more coffee chats ...tks Carla 🍵
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☕️ I am still on a journey, closer to the beginning than the end. Thank you for sharing your experiences, they are giving me hope.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!❤
Thank you for sharing with us!
☕️I can relate to this. Thanks Carla!❤️
You are so welcome! x
☕️Very interesting as always Carla, take care x
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Love this content! Thank you! ☕
Thank you for sharing! ☕️
☕️ thank you so much for your open 🖤-edness. It’s so helpfull to me.
☕️ Thank you for sharing and for being an inspiration to the rest of us who are on a journey. I love the Witches Brew coffee cup. ❤️ 🍵
Thanks hun xx
☕️🖤 Really enjoyed "Coffee with Carla" (or whatever you will name it!). The Artist's Way is pretty powerful, isn't it? Met Julia Cameron years ago and have been doing morning pages for years. You are so honest and vulnerable about your journey - a BIG thank you. And the panic attack exercise info I will remember and use when needed. Thank you!☕️🖤
Love the Chat concept. It suits you. See you next time! ❤️ Suzy
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Hugs for you - and yes found this Coffee with Carla format really great. You’re always open and honest of course, but this video hit different xx
Thank you. Cup of coffee.
Thank you for sharing this, it's a reminder that this is a journey and that once I get to my weight goal I will continue to work on my mental state. It's deep... ☕☕☕
P. S. I was actually having a cup of coffee along with you, I really enjoy it, and this kind of content too.
This makes so much sense. Everything you are saying, I am feeling.
What type of therspy did you do?
Food doesn't cut it for me.
I yry to let mydelf feel, journsl etc...
Well done you! Great chat 👏🏻😁💪🏻
Thanks Aisling 🖤
Loving the series. Thank you so much for sharing 🖤☕️
☕️Thank you so much.
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Thank you for sharing ❤️
And it sounds like a good series ☕️
Thank you for having the courage to share your experience☕️
Thank you Sue 🖤
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☕️ witches brew haha Love this series idea!
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Thank you so much for opening up about your experience in Tesco. I have been curious how you have overcome the urge to binge or to give in to cravings. I have a real problem with late night eating. I do fine all day and then undo all of my good choices all day by eating a lot of junk food like chips, crackers, etc. How do you keep from giving in to cravings? Or do you not have the urge to snack when you don't have the willpower to keep from eating?
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Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s so amazing to hear how far you’ve come and how much change has happened in your life. You’re absolutely right- this work is mental and emotional healing ❤️🩹 gotta get the head right. I am noticing slowly that I no longer need to eat to feel better about certain things in my life. It’s taking a long time but so worth it. ☕️
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