HOW I LOST 100LBS IN 1 YEAR ( MY STORY ) 

Some of these aunties need deliverance. I’m glad you prioritised your peace of mind and left that church. I don’t know why some people think it’s okay to comment on anyone’s body or life choices especially at their big age. And it’s always unsolicited, like who asked you? Mind the God you serve and the business that pays you. I feel so upset that you had to go through all of that but I’m grateful you’ve overcome that stage in your life and you’re becoming the person you want to be ❤❤

After I cut off my abusive and toxic family in November 2023, I went from 234 to 186. That extra weight of trauma and neglect just LIFTED off my shoulders thank God 🎉 We’re so proud of you for sharing your story and that you’re still here with us ❤️❤️❤️

I saw your short about you weight loss, cried; came to watch your story and cried again. I’m 5’9 and used to be 170 lbs. every woman in my life told me I was too thin and my head was too big for my body. I looked sick. I don’t feel like my diet had changed but it crushed my spirit and my activity level plummeted. I gained SO much weight, the last time I looked at the scale was at 252 and then I stopped tracking but I know I kept gaining. I’m still in the middle of my weight loss journey. I’m down to 225 lbs rn but still feel like I take up so much space. Your video has me feeling like I’m not as alone as I feel. Thank you

PEOPLE NEED TO STOP COMMENTING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES BODYS.

The vulnerability in this video is unmatched. Thank you for sharing your story, Hanna! You are so strong, keep soaring❤️

YOU SEE BEAUTY YOU SEE DISCIPLINE YOU SEE MOTIVATION ✨✨✨ so happy for you girl

This makes me so sad, people don’t realize how harmful their criticisms can be to kids. Many blessings to you, girl! Healthy is the goal and I’m glad you’re on the right track.

I am extremely proud of you. Whenever you feel like you are going backward, always come back to your audio diary to remember why you started your journey.

Girrrrrl, I went through almost the same things you did. These Ghanaian family members can ruin your self esteem and you'll be a full grown adult wondering why you're struggling with so many issues. My dad also would always be on me about my weight, telling me I eat too much and always commenting about what I was eating. I started to starve myself in my teens, lost a whole bunch of weight and still wasn't happy with myself. I was depressed, weight up and down all through my 20s. Now in my 30s I'm starting to find myself and start to love myself with the help of a therapist. I applaud you for your hard work girl💛

"People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.." - taylor

Mam i weigh 280lbs currently and i have started my weight loss journey this week. Im really scared about how i should proceed but i have to lose 100pounds within a year. So, ur story has been really inspiring, thank you! and wish me luck 🙏❤

Still at the beginning but the woman around you were EXTREMELY jealous. I hate that adults us their authority to bully children and young adults. As a mom I made a pint to tell my kids respect your elders but respect is earned as well. If someone makes u feel bad in any way please tell me so Mama bear can handle it. SMH. This video speaks DEPTHS about soo much. Thanks for sharing

You were gorgeous before you lost the weight and beautiful now as well. You are just a beautiful person who glows, I can’t wait to see more videos from you! I love the including of prayer! Prayer is sooo important! ❤

As an oldest daughter, that was taught respect is everything for elders, this caused me a lot of turmoil, as I got older, because I felt like I couldn’t check adults who needed to be checked because they were older than me. But please understand that when you’re being “respectful“ or trying to keep the peace, whose peace are you keeping? if you were to do something disrespectful, they will call you out on it. Why is it only disrespectful when it’s towards them but never towards you. I know it’s a lot harder said than done, but I pray that you’re able to stand up for yourself as respectfully as you can, because you don’t deserve to be made to feel that way from people who do not have to live in your skin for a single day. You’re beautiful and I’m so proud of you.❤

Sis being a Ghanaian is sometimes hard I had those issues with my skin tone I was very fair as a kid and grew up to be darker. I would hear people tell me or my mom that I’m too dark and that my colour has changed sometimes they would even hint that I was so much more prettier as a child than as an adult it’s terrible how we speak to each other. Even Now I deal with weight gain myself and hearing people say I’m too big etc it’s an on going cycle I’m so sorry you had to go through it but through it all you came out so VICTORIOUS …. It’s all a process and I’m glad you overcame your struggles and are thriving!❤😊😘 you look amazing!

Girl I’m crying right along with you! I’m so happy you’ve found peace and balance. What an inspirational story!

I have been bulimic since 2012, and this year, I have been clean for two years. I've slipped up here and there, but for the majority of these 2 years, I have been purge-free. I teared up when I heard your story. You have no idea how wonderful it felt to finally find someone who has gone through what I have, and to know that you have also gone on to have a healthy body gives me incredible hope. My BMI is 40.1. I, too, am terribly overweight. I hope I can be like you one day and finally live a healthy life. I want you to know you made a difference in my life, Hanna. I hope you post more content, especially about your journey of overcoming your eating disorder. Best of luck!

This sounds so familiar I have lost 50lbs am still over 200lbs and people keep telling me that I don't need to loose any more weight and I know I am not yet at the weight I need to be but the comments keep coming. I am not going to let them stop me.

You’ve done an amazing job sis, healing your mind and body. I’m so sorry that church aunties put you through all this. I want you to know you’ve inspired me so much and I want to go on my own journey. Saw you from Instagram and listening to you here has given me the motivation to figure out my why and get healthier. God bless you. 💕

Girl as you were talking, I wanted to beat up everyone who was mean to you. 😅 Thank you for sharing this and being vulnerable with us! I wish you many blessings! God bless you my sister! 💕

There are so many aspects of your story I relate to, I'm at 208 right now down from 235 and hoping to eventually get to the weight you are now. Thank you for talking about the emotional side of weight and weight loss and for being so open about mental health.

this is really not the end of your journey. you need to keep working hard and going to therapy and always being analytical about your thought processes so you can keep these mindsets and behaviours in check. you can’t question when people will be happy for you and stop making comments about your looks/weight. you can’t question why they do what makes them say that. because you have no control over it. you have to look out for yourself and what makes you truly happy without having anybody else’s voice influencing that. i feel like changing the thought patterns that have been ingrained in you since childhood is harder than losing the weight and i am very happy for you to see you are on a journey to achieving that.

I'm crying 🥺 you story is so relatable... As a slim girl I get"why don't you eat more" comments and back handed complements alot... But I sat down I looked at myself and said I am genuinely happy with the body I have and if I want to change anything... I'd change it only if it comes from me There's more to life than matching up to the societal standards the world would always change it's heart

You spoke volumes to my childhood self. I'm sad that we went through a similar journeybut I'm so proud of you for sticking it through, especially when it seems that everyone was against your mental health. That part when you said "hearing it at home AND outside" hit home! I'm so so grateful that you've found a healthy relationship with yourself/food/life. Praying you continue to have peace + tenderness with yourself🫶🏾. Let's keep going!!! 🤸🏾‍♂️🧘🏾‍♀️🏋🏾‍♀️

this made me cry :( i went through that exact same disorder, it's so so difficult but luckily i've changed my habits and no longer have the terrible mindset that brought me so much pain. you're so wonderful thank you for sharing x

Sis, I'm so beyond proud of you. It's not easy being this vulnerable and truthful to yourself but you are doing so well

Girl do what pleases you ok, I'm skinny girl and people will be asking me when will i gain weight 😢. They will be the same people to comment when i become chubby 😂

You look good even when you were heavier. I was bullied for my size growing up. It really messed with me even today I don’t love my body, and the strange part is people compliment me all the time now. But the damage has already been done.

Thank you for being honest about your journey

I hate how much others can influence the way we view ourselves. No one deserves to have their appearance commented on this heavily. The stress of societal pressure is evil especially to younger children people need to realize this…

Only in America would people chide about being skinny. Too many African Americans with health problems for this to happen. I’m big and on a weight loss journey, so I acknowledge this.

Thank you for sharing your story, I relate so much. And you're 100% right about this people needing to shut up instead of making comments about people's bodies, they're so disrespectful. You're so amazing! keep going on your journey of loving yourself and being healthy, this is the only important thing ❤❤

This woman is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your story. You are so brave and we’re all proud of you.

The warning at the beginning nearly made me cry, thank you for including that

Thankyou so much for being brave and sharing your story hun, I understand it wasn't easy but believe me there are women who were/are in your shoes and your results are truly inspiring❤.

I'm sooo extremely proud of you that you didn't allow those people in church to take you away from hard. I know how much of a journey that must have been

Awww, I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I wish I could give the old you and the new you a big big hug!

Omg what a beautiful soul. I'm so sorry you had to go through this experience, but I'm even happier that you got professional help to heal. I don't think I have ever been so happy for a stranger as I am for you and I hope you have moved on from these horrible people and have a healthy circle. We women need to support each other and unfortunately there are more and more people who want to see you fall, which is a shame. God is soo great, I'm glad your prayer was answered and you persevered. Much love from Germany from someone who knows what it feels like when family, friends and acquaintances say things about your body. Wishin u the best, soooo happy and proud of youuu

Wow, this story made me so sad. I literally cried!!! At the end I’m crying from happiness for you! People need to understand that your value does NOT change when your weight is up or down. You were amazing before, during and after your journey. I’m proud of you señorita! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

Thanks for being vulnerable. I grew up in an African household and let them tell you something it will have you second guessing yourself. But I learned ppl are so miserable and project their misery. That Aunty that commented on your weight probably struggles internally with her weight or not happy with their childrens weight. It’s really sad how ppl use their words to tear ppl down, not knowing how much it affects them.

I have my own body goals! I move to the beat of my own drum. I'm glad you figured it out. To young women of the world, please don't let people influence how you feel about yourself. If you accept their compliments, you will accept their criticism. Just be authentically you. ❤

u are so strong. people don’t realize weight loss is 90% a mental thing.

I’m so sorry people were using every opportunity to deal out judgmental energy and not actually watching out for your well being. I’m sure some just didn’t know what they were doing, but I’m sure some knew they weren’t being kind too. I’m so glad you found your way to a healthier place and I hope you find the emotional healing you deserve ❤

Thank you for sharing! Our community/Ghanaians must change! Happy for you!

So proud of you Hanna fr! An inspiration to many and the hardest working person I know. You deserve all the happiness and joy that is coming to you❤️

Thank you for sharing your story! Its encouraging to hear that all your hard work payed off even when you didn’t see results right away. I’m sorry that people thought it was ok to comment on your body. At any weight it is rude and unhelpful; you know what is best for your own body and health and everyone else can stfu. Good luck on your continuing journey, gorgeous!

You’re such an inspiration to me right now. I also dealt with EDs since the age of 11 because of people’s comments, especially my parents. I found out my behaviour was ED when I was 25 and did therapy for it. I’m regressing a little (now I’m doing EMDR, like you did!) but your journey is the healthiest I’ve ever heard of. You went to therapy, you did EMDR, you got a nutritionist and personal trainer to make sure you did everything right and that is such a massive achievement. You seem so at peace and I’m so happy for you. It gives me hope for my own journey ❤️

It hurt me to hear everything you went through. I’m proud of you. Keep protecting your peace ❤️ you’ve done an amazing job. So glad you stop listening to those negative people.

HANNA I AM SO PROUD OF YOU !!

Hanna I LOVE YOUR STORY! its soo crazy because I feel like this is my story too but a different version. I'm on my journey of healing and weight loss too at the moment and I pray I can have the amount of strength and resilience as you did, so I can come out on the other side happy and free. Thank you for sharing and I would love the in dept video on what you did during your journey.

Dang!! I can only like this video once. Stay focused on you Queen. There are a lot of unhappy play happy people in the world.

I just started watching and the first thing I see is your BEAUTIFUL smile. Ok now I will keep watching❤

You are a mirror of me exactly everything I did, now I’m the heaviest I ever been bc unhealthy dieting has stopped working for me and now I see I need to do it right. Hoping to loose 100lbs this year- side note: there is no way in life you should ever let anyone talk to you that way old or not, there’s a respectful way to put someone in their place. You didnt deserve any of those comments and Ik bc at my skinniest starving myself they used to say Amanda only eats grass etc making fun of me my own family

you are so inspirational!! you’re story and everything you’ve been through is so astounding keep it up! you’re doing so good

Thank you for being so raw and real with your story! would love to hear the breakdown of the process 💗

I am so proud and happy for you. Thank you for sharing your story, so many of us relate. Transformation inside and out is the most important and underrated aspect I've forgotten at times. Wish you all the best throughout your journey.

I need to lose 50 lbs and i have never been this big so I need guidance and tips and motivation/inspiration which is why I am here

I can feel the goodness of your soul through your eyes! So proud of you for enduring the highs and lows of life while still maintaining a soft, loving heart. ❤️

When you started crying i wanted to hug you right away. Im so sorry you had to go through all of this turmoil. But i am happy you overcame.

Hanna B. I can't thank you enough. I have watched this video over and over because everything you've been through resonates with me. I needed to hear the reality of what needs to be done. Thank you so much for your transparency. ⚘️💌

You doing great Hanna! Go girl💫 I'm proud of you👍 keep the good work up,👏 don't let no one discourage you.🙏

thankyou so much for posting this! im so beyond proud ❤

pleasee you have me crying:( i struggled with eating and sports throughout middle and high school, the toll it takes on you mentally is otherworldy, especially when u go through it alone!

Great job mama 👏🏽 You DID THAT! ❤️ May god continue to bless & guide you on your journey 🙏🏾🥰✝️

You are so courageous love! I think it’s wonderful that you worked through the mental before the physical, it is so often overlooked. Thank you so much for sharing your story! ❤

Dear Hanna, your story really touched me. I am shocked how hurting people treated you and I am really astonished how they could be so impolite and thought they had the right to interfere so much into your affairs. (I don´t know if I used the right words because English is not my own language.) I am from Austria and here not a lot of people would dare to offend somebody as much as you have been offended and hurt. I also put on some extra weight in the last year therefore I was interested in your journey but when I say something about my weight to other people they usually downplay it because everything else would be considered as impolite here. I used to criticize the inhibition of the people in Austria but hearing your story, I´d rather have this than a lot of people telling me what I should do or not and always commenting about something not of their business. And it really irritates me that it happend a lot in church. As a Christian they should know one of the most important sayings of Jesus: "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?". What they did to you has nothing to do with love but with ignorance or worse (arrogance). I have to tell you that when I watched the first video of you (with different pictures of different times) I thought to myself: She is beautiful no matter of her size! And I admired how you seemed to be very secure and radiant no matter how much you weight you had. (Sadly you often felt different inside but this was my first impression) You always had a lot of sex appeal and seemed to like your feminity. I really liked that and I showed me that woman can be beautiful independet of her size. It really encouraged me to feel beauty no matter if I will be able to lose the extra weight or not. Maybe this message is even more important than your weightloss journey! And for the aunties... prepare a little mirror and show it to them the next time they think they have a right to say anything. You are a wonderful lady no matter what they say! Thank you for sharing your story so open. Sending you lot´s of love from Austria! Christina

Good job girl. Keep going! Praying you keep moving forward

WOW!! You’re so impressive, keep posting!! You’ve got a huge fan ❤️

There’s so much I could say but I’ll simply say you did a beautiful job articulating your story and thank you so much for your vulnerability ❤

Thank you so much for sharing your story, making yourself vulnerable ✨🙏🏽❤️happy that you started prioritising yourself and stopped listening to other people’s options You are important, you value and you are the one person in your life that you should make happy 🤍thank you thank you thank you And also thank you for the disclaimer in the beginning, it is so important to mention the triggers in the video 🙏🏽so much appropriated

Very real and vulnerable. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

Congratulations for being and standing up for you. You are Amazing !!

Definitely need another detailed video detailing everything you did.

You should be so proud of yourself! And thank you so much for sharing your story with us and being vulnerable. You are saving someone’s life simply by sharing.

Thank you so much for sharing ur story! I’m so proud of ur journey and I related to so much of this. I’ve always been just the chubbier kid and also had a community of people from temple that I’d see every week and adults would make comments. I was literally 10 years old when a 50 yr old man made a very direct comment about my body and how I need to lose weight to look pretty as a little girl. I was already struggling with bullying in school and hearing comments at home. It was just so triggering coming from someone you’d thought u could trust and look up to, I just locked myself in the bathroom and just cried. The worst part is I was still healthy at the time but these comments and stress made me spiral and develop bad eating habits. Im still on and off with my weight loss journey I’m a bit of a perfectionist so im kinda all or nothing which isn’t helpful. It’s just difficult rn bc im exhausted trying so hard to be seen bc nobody ever sees you if youre fat in this society and it’s fucking hard.

Thank you for your transparency! I’m so happy that you sought help. God bless you on your journey.

Thank you, I needed this encouragement, especially about starting out with my mental health. Proud of you !

I came here from your short. Wow, you have a great journey. You have a beautiful soul and I hope you keep it up! God bless ❤

The enemy was at work. Using ignorant people in the church. I’m so proud of you. The lord carried you through. The enemy was on an assignment to break you but he did not win! The lord always has the final say! Keep pushing through beautiful. People like that in church are operating in wickedness and they can’t even see it. And even if they do, there is no way they are truly after the heart of God with that heart posture. The lord shall continue to be your peace in Jesus name ❤❤❤❤❤❤

thank you so much for sharing your story and being vulnerable. I wanted to cry with you at every point. So proud of what you've been able to overcome and achieve and prove to yourself. please share more videos! would love to see them

I am so inspired by you. Thank you for uploading this, and keeping it up. Girl to girl, you’re helping me heal. Thank you thank you thank you

*Thank you for sharing your journey and showing that it's possible to achieve incredible results with determination and consistency!*

Thank you soooooo much for sharing this amazing journey. I went through the same thing in my home church with older people committing on my body size. This gives me so much joy to hear your story. I’m so proud of you for keep going and God has so much more in stores for you! ❤❤❤

So proud of you!!! YOU DID THAT 👏🏽👏🏽

I’m so sorry you went through all of that with those rude people at your church no one deserves to be treated that way. You are beautiful and you always will be

This is so emotional to listen to your story. I am an older woman and I am a cheer leader for younger women. I think those old cows at your church were jealous because you are such a beauty. I was also raised to show respect to my elders but when you are spoken to like that it is so demoralising. Love yourself. I am learning to do that at this later stage in life. Glad you reached a happier place

God bless you for uploading this video. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing the backstory. God bless you Hanna.

This is the most relatable video about weight that I have ever heard. I also did the sneak eating and starve myself. But I’m still going through the process of healing my relationship with food and working out

I happened to come across this video during work and downloaded it to watch on the train home. Honestly one of the best decisions, because there was so soooo much I identified with in your story. Some times I got so frustrated and thought myself insane for my terrible relationship with food. I've tried to get help before, but I see now that it was always so lazy and half heartedly. I had no faith in or love for myself and it showed from the way I treated my pain. I would disengage with the very help I sought after as soon as I felt a drop of vulnerability from me, because I had had to hide that side of me for so long since I was reminded over and over again that that was the only way to be loved. But I can't love myself without being honest with myself, Andi can't be honest with myself if I'm not vulnerable with myself 💙 Thank you.

I love how true you remain to your upbringing. To see you suffer in silence is not okay from other comments. As now being adults, we have to learn to be respectful and also assertive. It is fine with telling others to respectfully stay in their place. And remember ppl will push as long as they think they can and that is why we ultimately do things on our terms and for ourselves, not others. One day they are hot, the next they are cold and will send you to an early grave! I am glad you discovered the balance of living for yourself while maintaining your integrity and being assertive at the same time! Congratulations

You are AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing!

It honestly takes so much courage to be this transparent, thank you sooo much for sharing. I know that you went through so much pain, but I think God allowed you to go through this to be a help to people like me. Thank you again ❤️

Thank you so much for being so vulnerable - that alone takes incredible strength. And it is so, so heartening that you've done the massively hard work of starting to heal your mind and heart. You highlight a great point (among many other great points) - people will ALWAYS say something about your weight or how attractive they do/don't think you are. Not only is it them projecting their insecurities on you, but a lot of time it is about trying to exert control over you. Beauty standards seem explicitly designated to control women, and the idea of masculinity/manliness to control men. One doesn't need to be a particular weight or fitness level to love themselves, and they shouldn't feel like they've inherently failed themselves - priorities change, there will be times you can't be as active or eat as healthy as you'd like. It is an unfortunate reality that most of the highest paying jobs are entirely sedentary, that there are foods designed to be cravable rather than safe and nutritious, and therefore we're often forced to compromise on those things because we gotta eat, and we gotta work to eat. There's A LOT working against us average folks from achieving what society says we should look like, so the focus should be on what makes you feel the best from a health perspective.

Thank you for sharing your story. Truly inspirational and well done on your results.

It’s so sad you had to go through this at a young age. My heart goes out to you. You’re a strong woman ❤

Your journey is so inspiring Hanna. I'm also battling with weight loss, also contributed to by health conditions. I so wish people can be mindful of their comments because they do more damage than good.

yess hanna you inspire me so much💕✝️🧺📖

So proud of you ma sœur keep being the light ❤️👏🏾

Thanks for sharing this! I really appreciate this message.

Sending Love and Light 🫶 So Happy For You and I’m Excited To See What Your Future Holds.