The reality of realistic weight loss: my story of stretch marks and saggy skin...

The reality of realistic weight loss...

 Don't automatically assume that something as simple as shrinking your silhouette will strengthen your self-esteem. Excess skin is a common consequence of substantial weight loss that can be equally as confidence crippling as a 'bigger' body (particularly if you're yet to make peace with your perceived imperfections), and can create a whole host of psychological problems that will last a lifetime unless you work hard to achieve, and sustain, self-acceptance regardless of your shape and size.

 As a former 'fat' girl who has successfully shed a staggering amount of additional adipose tissue (nearly 11 stone of it!), my stretch marks and saggy skin are not only a reminder of how the slimming success stories shared on social media rarely resemble the reality of realistic weight loss, but how important is it to work on improving ourselves internally, as well as externally - a reason why I have chosen to share these very personal photos of my far from 'perfect' physique post weight loss in the hope of highlighting how dropping a dress size won't necessarily strengthen self-esteem or shape the same slender silhouette that slimming clubs and consultants claim that their clients have created. 
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