We tend to tell weight loss success stories here, but there are also bumps along the way: in a recent Instagram post by actress Rebel Wilson, she shared photos of herself relaxing in a hot tub on a boat.
She mentioned in the caption how her busy work schedule affected her health, writing: "Working really hard meant that because of all the stress, I gained 30 pounds (14 kg)." This after losing 35 kilograms over the past two years.
While Wilson admitted that she didn't Having to feel "bad" about her change in appearance, she admitted it still takes a toll on her. "It makes me feel bad about myself... it shouldn't... but it does," she wrote, before explaining why the work schedule Hers has been so busy lately.
"I'm really proud of the work I've been doing new movies and my memoir, it's just been a lot and I've lost focus on my healthy lifestyle," she said. She then opened up to her followers, asking: "Anyone else going through The same?"
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To her surprise, many fans were able to relate to her inner struggles.
"Your body is allowed to be comfortable. Continue with your health and fitness choices, but allow the joy and small things that make you happy," wrote one woman.
"At the end of the day, your weight and your body don't define you. We'll love you at any weight. "I struggle with it too."
Another person said: "So normal, a doctor once told me, 'We fluctuate up and down about 10 kg all our lives Ours, it's normal', when I heard that, it was so liberating."
"Really me. The stress ate up and gave back so much after losing close to 40kg.
My 'skinny' clothes don't fit and I'm sad," added a third person. "Hopefully my willpower will come back to kick my ass into gear again.
You're not alone."
Meanwhile, others assured the actor that their love and support isn't conditional on her looks.
"It's tough!
Everyone is proud of you, but we already loved you, didn't we?
No matter what size you are, you're still beautiful and funny," one person wrote, while another Instagram user noted: "Everyone feels the same and no one cares... I love every movie you're in."
Rebel Wilson after the upheaval of 2021/screenshot, Instagram
Since declaring 2020 her "year of wellness," Wilson has been open with fans about her ongoing health journey.
In 2021, Wilson revealed that her decision to start a new diet and fitness regime was partly due to improving her chances of getting pregnant, having previously been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Wilson also spoke candidly about how people have treated her differently since she lost weight, such as holding doors open for her or carrying her groceries.
"I like to think I've looked good at all sizes and all things and I've always been pretty confident. So it wasn't like I wasn't confident and now I'm, like, super confident," she said during an appearance on The Morning Crew.
"I think what I'm really interested in is how other people treat you. Sometimes being bigger, people didn't necessarily look twice at you. And now that I'm in good shape, like, people offer to carry my groceries to the car and hold doors open for you. I was like, ' Is this what other people have been experiencing all the time?'"
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