Mum, 33, shed over 2st in just three months after fat jabs immediately stopped her daily wine cravings
'I'm a better mum, a better wife, a better friend. I have more energy for my kids, my job, and my life,' Caitlin says since using fat jabs
WEIGH TO GO! Mum, 33, shed over 2st in just three months after fat jabs immediately stopped her daily wine cravings
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WHEN Caitlin Cameron started taking fat jabs, she saw dramatic results - losing two stone in just three months.
But for the 33-year-old mum of two, it was the impact on her drinking that truly changed her life.
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Caitlin Cameron, 33, before her weight loss journey
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The mum went from a size 18 to a 4/6
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"I just had no desire to drink alcohol after that [starting fat jabs]," she said.
"That completely surprised me."
After having her first child in 2020, Caitlin, from Mississippi, US, struggled with postpartum depression.
During that period, she turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism.
"I wasn't drinking a lot in quantity," the project manager explained, "just often".
"A glass of wine a day, a beer after running with my husband - it became habitual, comfortable," she added.
By 2024, Caitlin was 241lbs (109kg) and size 18 (US).
"I had two little kids and was really struggling to get through every day," she said.
Caitlin and her husband, Matt, 35, also a project manager, share two daughters, ages two and four.
Despite how difficult things felt, Caitlin says Matt helped her feel safe enough to seek change.
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"No matter what I looked like, what I was going through, my husband treated me the same," she said. "That gave me the encouragement I needed."
Caitlin was eventually diagnosed with pre-diabetes, which pushed her to try GLP-1 medication, used to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity.
She took the weight loss injection for three months which saw her lose 30lbs before she lost 75lbs more naturally.
'Found healing through fitness'
Caitlin is now a slender 135lbs and a size 4/6 and says she has the energy to be a "better mum" and "wife."
"I've lost 105lbs, reversed pre-diabetes, and found healing through fitness, community, and mental health support," she added.
Caitlin made the decision to stop drinking a year ago.
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The project manager turned to booze after suffering from postpartum depression
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Quitting booze turned her life around
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"That choice changed my life," she said.
Although she later had to stop taking the medication due to a conflict with her antidepressant, the disinterest in alcohol remained.
That, she says, was the turning point.
"I had more energy, more clarity," she said.
"I started going to the gym regularly, met people who made me love showing up, and found a healthy relationship with exercise again."
'I have more energy for my kids, my job, and my life'
This time, her weight loss was part of a bigger transformation.
She worked with a personal trainer and dietitian, focused on balanced eating, and stopped obsessively counting calories.
Last time she had tried to lose weight. it was just about weight loss, she said.
"This time it's holistic. It's mental, physical, emotional - and it's sustainable," she said.
Reflecting on the journey, Caitlin notes how the changes helped her regain a sense of self that had felt lost during early motherhood.
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Though she had to stop the medication due to a conflict with her antidepressants, her disinterest in alcohol stuck
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She got into the gym, met great people, and discovered a love for exercise
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"I felt really stuck," she said. "Like I had lost my identity. When you're not physically and mentally healthy, it can feel a lot worse.
"But once I made those changes, it was night and day."
Now 105lbs lighter, Caitlin said the transformation goes far beyond the scale.
"I just feel like I did a 180," she said. "I'm a better mum, a better wife, a better friend. I have more energy for my kids, my job, and my life."
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