They Won't All Be Happy for You... | 1000-Lb Best Friends

[@KianaDocherty]

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[@_ataraxia_arts_]

Love your videos ❤

[@marcellofunhouse1234]

Sellout

[@Flyig_Walrus]

So its just Cliff Note. Do they still Make Cliff Notes?

[@AnthonySTF]

You should do about video of supersize vs superskinny kids

[@Blox117]

kiana may have been chubby before, but she turned out ripe and well done😋

[@stanrix]

I think Vanessa went full steam because she got results and liked it. The first time you weigh yourself and it’s actually working can be extremely encouraging

[@itssteph263]

Currently on my own weight loss journey and I recently started taking progress photos, it's motivating to see the small changes.

[@sarahmccarty1372]

Agreed! I’ve tried for years to lose weight and could never stay committed cause the scale barely moved. Now that I’ve lost 20lbs I am so motivated to keep going because I love the way my body feels now and love seeing the number drop in my chart!

[@Opaali]

Faxx

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

This is such an underrated comment! I was always skinny. Like, tiny skinny. And because I counted every bite and walked/ran/exercised 6+ times a day, I had no pity for anyone who was overweight. Then, around 33-35 I became severely depressed. Now (39) I'm so overweight (and it all in my belly) that I look like a boiled egg on two toothpicks. I've struggled. So hard. Finally got some diet meds last week and within 2 days I had lost 2 lbs! I was SUUUUPER encouraged! This was IT! Nothing could bring me down! I've started exercising and eating less and less... but now I'm gaining again. Above where I started. So I just want to go back to bed and give up. (Literally, 4 days... and I've gone from OVER THE MOON motivated!!! To even worse depressed and ready to give up. Crying in the bed as we speak.)

[@stanrix]

@@inthelandofmorethansmall7582 don’t let the plateau get you down. Happens to everyone.

[@sabrinajl423]

This makes me feel lucky to have my best friend. When we met, we were both obese and did spend a lot of time eating together. Then i started working out and tracking and when my weight started coming off, she decided to join me. Our relationship switched from eating, shopping and watching tv together to running, hiking, going to fitness classes together and holding each other accountable. She's amazing.

[@heathercarpenter5497]

That's a real friend!

[@toribryant8373]

This is so wholesome it made me tear up lol, so happy for y'all :)

[@SabrinaJL4]

@Tori Bryant I hope you have a good friend like that too! We don't live in the same state anymore, but next month I'll be going to visit her and we'll do the Hot Chocolate 5k together. It's our 11th year running it together.

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

man, i want a good friend like that :) someone i can hang with and be myself around. that's awesome.

[@lallygamer4062]

@@AlexisTwoLastNames Same I never had a good friend 😔

[@EctoBabble]

She's also doing her hair, putting on make-up and even wearing brighter colors. She is seriously enjoying the person she is and excited for who she's becoming.

[@spyfire242]

Doing my hair, putting on make up and wearing more girly colors/clothes is what helped me start eating better and exercising as well. I came out as non-binary and never been happier. 😝 A positive self Image is so crucial to better health!

[@rosade_]

@@spyfire242Congrats boo keep it up!! 🫶

[@jenniferibarra7737]

I don’t have a problem with weight . I have insecurities and I think I need to feed nicer and brighter and feel myself more .

[@t.e.burgos3263]

And through it all, she even finds ways to laugh at life; notice when she said "[I get to] spread my wings" while flapping her arms' excess skin. This is a person with a sense of humour, and I love it!😄

[@1marcelfilms]

Not that it makes any difference L0LZ

[@Kat-tr2ig]

I had a friend tell me once "Everyone wants to see you well, but not better than them" and it's true. When I lost 40 kg (about 80 lbs), I also lost several friends, and other people started to be rude and make mean comments. Like, we'd go out to eat and one would say "I bet YOU will only eat a salad, right? hahaha" when I was totally going to order pasta. Or, that I was only going to the gym to pick up men (which I'd reply, "yes, I literally need to pick up my 23 year physically disabled son, you're right"). It is deeply unheartening.

[@TheBestSam42]

40kg is amazing, congratulations

[@kyeotzu]

You didnt just lose weight, you also lost toxic people in your life. They weren't 'friends' if they can't celebrate your achievements and be happy for you. Good job! You're amazing.

[@pdruiz2005]

Congrats on the weight loss! I've also gone on a fitness journey, and have a pretty good body now. Met up with someone over the weekend who constantly made snide remarks about my body--"You're so skinny!" "Things must be so easy for you!" "You can wear all these small things!" "You're so lucky!" I was, like, "Dude, this wasn't easy to achieve. I've had to be pretty disciplined for years to achieve this--it didn't come out of the blue." And it's true, achieving these things takes a lot of time and hard work. I hate it when people are so insecure about the achievements of others.

[@peasandmashedpotatoes6246]

after i moved out of my parents place i lost weight because i was able to cook my own food and i started exercising. when my family saw, they told me it “would never last” lol

[@Listening_Books12345]

I've truly never been a fit person even if I wasn't fat, but when I did get on a regular workout regimen and it started becoming visible to others, my friend got so irritated at me (and also her boyfriend, nothing to do with me but he'd also been working out) for having visible muscle definition and I was like "Girl wtf, I worked on this, I didn't just wake up this morning with a bit of definition."

[@un1xify]

She even tried to help her friends by cooking a healthy meal for them. She is an angel for that.

[@athena6832]

It's super unfair of anyone to be mad at her for doing what they all set out to do! Vanessa had to do it all alone 😢

[@eri020]

it’s really helpful for everyone bc it normalizes healthy eating as an option for social gatherings. most (usually overweight) people associate getting together with family or friends with huuuge quantities of unhealthy foods

[@athena6832]

@@eri020 It was wonderful when Ashley took it as motivation and they became closer 😭 Dr.Proctor is a pos though...or an idiot 🤷

[@brewmasterwayne]

And the food she made looked so good too!

[@TJ-bu9zk]

what wasnt angelic was pushing the weigh in at the dinner. Its easy to jump up and down and be a cheerleader for your friends when you know that you are going to come out as the most successful at the weigh-in. Even if she used to be the heaviest before, that is not the present. Megan fears her current failure, and thinking about her past success or others' past failures does not relieve that. They should not have pushed her, and should have left it at NO.

[@tateg.7530]

At about 5:50 "I WILL BE 180LBS" followed by the "I hope!" and the laugh and fingers crossed shows an admirable amount of realism and positive attitude. You can tell she is driven, but also not the type to beat herself up over failures.

[@Artanis667]

Yeah the fact her friends thought she'd be the one to never succeed showcases the truth about her. She's one of those people that go all in whenever they decide to do something, all in with bad eating and now all in with the opposite.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

You hit the nail on the head. Vanessa's attitude is what gives her the ability to lose weight. She's approaching it like an adventure whereas the others are looking at it like a task. In a sense, Vanessa got lucky because she worked hard enough to get noticeable results early on and after that, her motivation just snowballed. Oftentimes it's just getting over that initial hump of feeling trapped and powerless that leads to success with losing weight.

[@Badartist888]

Yup. When goal setting its important to remember that you can only control the inputs, not the outputs. In general its better to goal set around what inputs should (emphasis, should) get you the outcome you want. After all, outcomes can be tricky things with some randomness (good and bad) in them.

[@Listening_Books12345]

I really like this concept, I hadn't thought about it in these terms before and I will be turning this over in my noggin and hopefully applying it myself😊 ​@@Badartist888

[@HunterDrastic]

Most people have crab bucket mentality. When I got in shape, my out of shape friends stopped talking to me, and my in-shape friends would find some way to discount my progress: "well I'm still stronger than you", "That 1 rep max didn't count because A, B, or C reason", etc. I have found entirely new friends that celebrate my victories and you can too.

[@Nat-hu4gq]

Yes same thing happened to me when I lost weight too

[@seekittycat]

When I lost weight I noticed the women at my yoga studio stopped being supportive. "You're so skinny and you can't even hold that pose", "wow must be nice to be so skinny must be so easy" and once I felt dizzy after hot yoga and reach out for help and instead of helping me the lady said "omg did you guys see how that little bitch try to push me she thinks she's better then everyone else".

[@Nat-hu4gq]

@@seekittycatThat's awful! I had comments like "you are skinny because you don't eat enough" or "don't loose too much weight" or "don't eat to little". I got a lot of body checking from obese women, some were my friends. Men were okay, my dad defended decreasing my food portion sizes. At the gym men helped me with heavy free weights when I asked them to move them for me since they were too heavy at the time. It was women making all those comments to me

[@SD-mi2vc]

​@@seekittycat women are easily more jealous than men

[@anonmouse15]

You know you've made it when others try to drag you back down.

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

One sign of envy is toxic praise. When someone says something complementary but phrases it in a way to be negative. Like, "wow, you lost so much weight, you must have absolutely starved yourself to death to do that."

[@Nat-hu4gq]

I lost weight because of eating smaller portions and regular exercise. I got those comments too 😂

[@elizabethbrown5289]

Backhanded compliments as well

[@BasedZoomer]

Is that what people mean? I never assumed that. I just thought they had misconceptions about weight loss and management so I would launch into a happy explanation about sustainable deitary changes and exercise. Always seemed to get a good response, so maybe they say it that way because they ARE ignorant and frustrated because they want what you're doing, but don't know how to achieve it?

[@Fkknhigh]

This hurts

[@starr2shine738]

@@BasedZoomer Could be a mix of both. But backhanded compliments are definetly a thing, especially when someone doesn't want to be an obvious jerk.

[@bevsmith8617]

Vanessa is killing it! I weighed 420lbs and was told lose weight or have surgery or you're gonna die. So I began a journey, I started eating in moderation, swimming 2 times a week and walking with weights 3 days a week. I've lost 300 pounds. It took me almost 2 years. I've had 5 skin removal surgeries and now I'm 120 pounds and I wear a size 6. I use to wear a size 5x or plus size 32. I even lost shoe size from 10.5 to 8.

[@mirandaroney3751]

Wow!!! I am proud of you! It is so much harder and slower to go the route without the surgery but worth it.

[@EasyPeasyVegan]

CONGRATULATIONS Bev!!! YOU are killing it! I'm very proud of you for real!!

[@jessicavaquero6640]

You Go Bev!!! Whoop whoop!

[@PandoraBear357]

You did amazing!

[@sticksandst0n3s]

YOU GO GIRL!!!!🎉🎉❤ Do you have any tips for a struggling girl???

[@jakenguyen1150]

"And I've learned that if I can season it, make it taste good, then you don't miss your fat food" YES. Omg, yes. This is one of the things that helped me on my own weight loss journey. Some people honestly think that weight loss means you have to chew on cabbage and vegetable all day. Trust me, once you start eating the ACTUAL good food, fast food becomes less and less appeal

[@viablue8143]

Exactly! Just take salads as an example. So many people imagine it as just eating plain green leaves with nothing and that’s all you taste, that raw green taste. And ngl, that makes me feel disgusted as well. But that’s not how you should make a salad. You use greens, sure, but then you also use dressing (which can be a light but delicious dressing), add in a variety of vegetables with different textures, colours and tastes, and suddenly you have a very colourful and pretty meal that feels fresh, crunchy, slightly sweet, slightly salty, slightly sour (if you put vinegar in the dressing), is very varied and is just a bliss to eat. It even leaves you feeling nice - your body will thank you for the nutrients and vitamins by making you feel great - and knowing that you ate something good for you. It’s an extremely positive experience and comes nowhere close to chewing on bland leaves. But sadly so many people don’t know that, and don’t ever learn it. And the same thing applies to all sorts of food too… you can make very delicious healthy food if you just know how to season them and what to make them with…

[@elbuhdai605]

Even as I'm on my health and dieting journey I still don't find most salads enjoyable. I like big bold flavors. I prefer lean meat and veggies cooked with flavorful spice blends.

[@_.soymilk]

Yes! I love food, and now I channel that energy into learning how to cook more dishes and thinking of ways to manipulate recipes to make them tastier and also healthier (eg. I’ve been trying to incorporate more protein bc I realized my macros were not so balanced before). So much fun to cook and eat

[@plaster.art.ho3]

​@@elbuhdai605lmao same i cn not like op's still-light flavors. I like v bold flavours w lotsa meat!

[@georgelane6350]

+1, I way prefer to have something like spicy beans with the leafy greens on top. Then you get a variety of textures and flavors instead of just a load of fresh vegetables that all taste and feel pretty similar

[@randomanda]

You handled this topic so beautifully! It’s so HUMAN to experience envy, but to recognize it in ourselves so we can stop the harm it causes is a worthwhile skill to master.

[@KianaDocherty]

thank you very much!! and EXACTLY!

[@noaha6185]

@@KianaDocherty I've always said "In order to be a good person you have to be fully aware of your omnipresent capacity to be an asshole".

[@ispilled_thetea3286]

I don’t quote me I’m like 95% sure but jealousy is a normal human trait which can motivate you to thrive, but envy is the desire to take from others so only you have it. Something like that.

[@randomanda]

@@ispilled_thetea3286 you’re not wrong; envy is definitely taking jealousy to the next level!

[@delbertamadeustan6932]

As a person who has felt envy many times in my life I'd like to say it is indeed a horrible feeling, this feeling of not being happy for someone you care about succeeding and just in general being inferior. Worst thing is that inferiority just ends up holding you back from trying to achieve things

[@Alyrulz421]

I’m still saddened by the 1000lb sisters story because Amy lost weight and stayed committed while Tammy never had the drive to change in the first place so they grew completely apart from being the closest siblings in their family. The envy of others doing better even comes between sisters, it’s just so sad. Why can’t people just be happy for each other’s success?

[@JauntyCrepe]

Apparently Tammy is doing better now? I think it’s an ongoing struggle but there may be hope yet

[@ifp748]

Tammy has lost a lot of weight, it’s just the tlc show is an entire year in the past you can tell in her face on TikTok how much she’s lost

[@ren5221]

afaik Tammy lost weight and Amy gained weight because of the pregnancy

[@skrittle555]

@@ren5221 nah bfr she used the pregnancy as an excuse to gain weight. when you're morbidly obese and pregnant, it's a high risk pregnancy. she should have been LOSING weight for the baby and herself. and in fact as the doctor said himself, she shouldn't have gotten pregnant at all until she was at her ideal weight. now her babies are at high risk of being obese too because she had them when she was obese.

[@SunnyGirlFlorida]

Tammy needs a lot of counseling. She's a very angry and miserable person.

[@depressinggen]

I was borderline obese in my late teens due to emotional eating. When I went to college, I managed to lose over 50 pounds and gain so much confidence. I was more outgoing and overall happier with myself and then my mom (who would make fun of me for being fat) told me I was way too skinny and long story short I ended up gaining all that weight back and she’s happy because she can bully me for being fat again. I’m working on losing it again, finally got away from her 🎉

[@viktorbraginski]

You can totally do it! I believe in you!

[@brookecardwell9521]

You got this, worm!!!

[@et4313]

You got this mate! I’m rooting for you!🎉🎉

[@elizabethbrown5289]

You're worth it. You're making a positive change for good right now by being out of her influence. Your story is very relatable

[@marla79]

You have to be my sister! Your story sounds like mine.

[@alexkehoepwj]

I loved her from the moment she called herself a beautiful butterfly and waved her arm flaps! Fantastic sense of humor

[@cashmoneychanel1209]

I lost a friend I’d been friends with since 5th grade in senior year when I lost 80lbs. Very similar story to yours we bonded over making fun of the “twigs” and binge eating together. The bond was crazy close I was SURE we’d be friends forever. Until I wanted better for myself and she took offense to that

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

Sorry you had to find out the hard way. Here's to hoping you find better more supportive people.

[@annah9122]

Sadly, misery likes company

[@BilboBaggMan]

​@@annah9122took my comment from me. Such wise words.

[@crazyleaf257]

😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Charlotte-zj8rq]

Reminds me of some old drinking buddies I had. Once I decided to make better choices, they fell away. Not friends, enabling partners

[@conquertheyear]

This reminds me of the quote: "Watching someone else totally go for it can be incredibly upsetting to the person who’s spent a lifetime building a solid case for why they themselves can’t" - Jen Sincero

[@KianaDocherty]

ooouuuufff lol good one!

[@rebekahmeyers2184]

Oh wow that is a powerful quote

[@jessicaqu]

The victimhood mentality is truly debilitating

[@phoenix72999]

That is a cool quote indeed. I personally have been more on the envy/victimhood side, but I am trying very, very hard not to be an asshole about it even if something does upset me. I don't have my life figured out, but I am trying. The idea that "The only person why some people suffer less than you is that they work harder" upsets me a bit, personally. From my experience I also had a harder time when my mental health was worse. When I was working on it and also feeling better at the same time, I did not feel like I was putting in harder work than when I was spending half the day crying and just forcing myself to endure that instead of doing something stupid. Working hard and sacrificing things to feel better is something I didn't experience yet, literally never, so far I had the greatest success when I was feeling the best. I am motivated and always trying my best, but not particularly much, and when I feel like garbage I don't think that I have to sacrifice myself even more for things to improve again. I don't know. Maybe I am the only person in the universe who feels like that, or maybe I am just not there yet in my journey to personal growth or whatever. Probably noone will read this rant, but if anyone did, have a nice day.

[@Skatejock21]

I had to read that a couple times to understand it. It even reminds me of another quote "if we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives"- Lemony Snicket.

[@LuxeMindsetVibes]

I think Vanessa’s hard work came from unpacking her past trauma and valuing herself. She realized that she can have the life she wants and it’s up to her. Vanessa was always happy and positive but she was masking her pain. Now that she’s working to clear out that pain, her happiness is coming from a more authentic place.

[@Rebecca-zj4wq]

Yup. For all the armchair experts spouting "Calories in, calories out", the number one predictor of morbid obesity is a high Adverse Childhood Experiences score: things like abuse, and the death or imprisonment of a parent

[@Paper.Chronicles]

​@Ivory Kimble the thing is that often morbidly obese ppl with childhood trauma use food as a coping mechanism, it gives them comfort and it's how they deal with their emotions. So it's not just about shifting their diets but to tackle and change their way of coping THEN you can implement dietary rules like calories in calories out but again, it's useless until they change their coping mechanism

[@ninjaweretiger4273]

This is true. I’m 258 pounds now. Trauma is definitely a contributing factor… I survived two forest fires. One hurricane. Saw murder on vacation and dealt with all forms of childhood abuse… 1% of my trauma before 12 years old… Vicious cycle. Angry at myself for not getting healthier. Depressed leads to eating as a coping mechanism. Know it’s not okay. Trying to change. Constantly.

[@Sam-xr8ne]

​@Rebecca-zj4wq this is true because your body composition changes when eating proper food.

[@ge2719]

after i lost weight my brother just started randomly buying chocolate, junk food, crisps etc, and leaving them around. he blatantly didn't like that i'd lost weight and he hadn't lost any, and was actually gaining weight. He was passive aggressively trying to get me to eat junk and put weight back on so he wouldn't feel as bad about himself.

[@vomitfountain]

I had a similar thing happen to me too except it was co-workers. Once they noticed that I was dropping weight some of them started getting really nosy and judgemental about anything I was eating and were aggressively pushing fast food/candy/junk food on me.

[@coreyh6698]

damn...

[@proton8689]

I wonder if that's what my mom subtly does whenever she brings unhealthy food home despite knowing for the fact I can't eat it and she shouldn't eat it. Such as those really long chocolate square things, she got two of them and she's diabetic so I have no idea what's with her and buying the chocolate.

[@brcsephina]

@@proton8689chocolate bars?? 😭😭

[@irishcountrygirl78]

​@Vomit Fountain ya know what l used to get from people around, lack of recognition for the consistency and work "oh you're lucky, you're naturally thin.."

[@withering.poppies247]

This gave me flashbacks to HS. I had a friend that I considered a sister. When I started losing weight she cut me off and hated me out of nowhere. It broke my heart and she would constantly tell me I was conceited any time I talked about myself. To this day I still hear she talks about me even though I haven’t seen her in like 6 years

[@fujidenzo_kid4147]

I had a "friend" like this too. We both joined at work a biggest loser competition and it is so funny because when we are about to go to the scale, she insist on using another scale (she's a narc and obviously wont accept defeat) cut the story short, I won the competition and one day in the office, she blurted out that she thought me keto. That I actually learned it from her when in fact, I lost the bulk of the weight by just eating whole foods and then I did Keto to fully get rid of my sweet cravings. I am telling you, the amount of gaslight from this person is ridiculous. She went on not accepting defeat , downplaying that I won to then taking credit for "teaching" me Keto thats why I won. This whole jelousy thing reveals a lot about people. 😂😅 Its sad.

[@hellobirdie0617]

You literally outgrew that relationship, it happens.

[@blondequijote]

​@@hellobirdie0617more like she dropped a bunch of dead weight literally and metaphorically.

[@ya-pizza-wachu-want]

That wasn't a friendship. If something good happens to you and your friend is betrayed by that it means they thought of you as lesser than them

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@@ya-pizza-wachu-wantSo true. People sometimes latch onto people that make them feel good about themselves, and then drop them if they start to make them feel bad. That’s where the term DUFF comes from. “Designated ugly, fat friend”. They’ll attach themselves to someone who makes them feel better in contrast to themselves, and who they think makes them look better to others. It’s an awful mindset, but we’re all better off when they finally exit our lives. Most of them aren’t even conscious they’re doing it. They’re just so self-absorbed that it happens naturally.

[@Leoniebiebs222]

No matter how envious I feel of a friend, I would never try to bring them down. On the contrary, I'd congratulate them honestly and work hard on myself. It's obviously a personal issue so why would I let it out on my friends that probably fought for these blessings to enter their lives? Envy is a human emotion, that's neither good nor bad. What you do with it, is wat counts.

[@Listening_Books12345]

Yeah, I'd keep those ickier feelings of 'losing out' entirely to myself while celebrating them, and privately make plans to try and do better

[@ydorri2460]

When I get envious of someone, it's showing me where I want to be better x

[@CROSSMYHEARTREFUSETOLIE]

I actually would ask for advice to start bettering myself. Since friend already knows how it'd be easyer for me 😊

[@ashleyblack7101]

Exactly! A few years ago I was slowly gaining weight. I didn’t care much about it, because it was really at snail’s pace. That was until I saw that a friend of mine had lost some weight. I felt envious and had the urge to discourage her to make myself feel better. So the next time we meet I earnestly compliment her and asked her for tips. Then I got my shit together and started to work on myself instead of just complaining about how unfair everything is. That’s how it should be. Seeing others succeed should motivate you. We aren’t children who act on a whim!

[@overgrownkudzu]

yeah that's how it needs to be. it's ok to feel this way when someone gets what you also want, but you cant let it out on them.

[@missblackberrie]

I relate to Vanessa a lot. I met my ex boyfriend in college and he introduced me to his friends. His friends were very envious people who would gossip and find a reason wrong with everything. I was so naive I didn’t understand that they were showing me who they were. Fast forward, we had been together for FIVE years and in January 2022 I found out I was ahead of schedule and I was going to graduate with my B.S. in biology in May. When I told my boyfriend and my “friend circle” this news is when I noticed everyone was acting distant toward me. I started to walk on eggshells with my ex and his friends because I started to get iced out. After several months of emotional abuse from these people, my ex dumped me the day of my graduation in front of my family. When he did that, I knew I was given a chance to leave toxic people behind. So I did. I cut contact with him, his family, our “friends” because he showed me he was rooting for my downfall. It’s been 8 months since my break up and I honestly have not felt more free and happy in my life. I still have a ways to go but my breakup taught me so much about myself and people.

[@user-lb9de4ej4q]

That's beautiful. Congratulations!

[@V742]

What a petulant man. I'm curious as to what he thought would happen, but your improvement is far more important.

[@bonafidehomicide5742]

GOOD FOR YOU! You graduated AND lost a miserable 200 or so pounds!

[@camellia8625]

Funny how some men feel threatened by a successful woman with her own goals.

[@bobhuang7468]

I’m a bit confused. Weren’t you on track to graduating anyway? Wouldn’t you at most be graduating a year or so earlier? Do they go to university? Wasn’t your graduation inevitable? How long did it take you to graduate?

[@Bia-mp6mi]

Who else got too in love with the sleeping dog in the background to hear a word Kiana said? Seriously, that dog is adorable. Now, excuse-me while I play the video again.

[@KianaDocherty]

hahah he's a handsome boi what can i say🤷‍♀️

[@Bia-mp6mi]

@@KianaDocherty He sure is. S2

[@Vicious1ify]

@@KianaDocherty what is his name? (If i may ask)

[@splattim7554]

YEESSS i noticed him and just got distracted immediately (in the best way possible). I also have a corgi! they're such lazy little dogs sometimes :)

[@Honey-Bee-25]

​@@KianaDocherty I need the Corgi's name!! He looks like a Wellington 🤣!! If it's not off brand for your channel, can we get an introduction video for the Corgi? 🤣 I hope I'm not asking for too much LOL

[@seaurchin4451]

God I can relate to Vanessa SO much. I was in an abusive marriage, my father died, and I had postpartum depression with a newborn. I had tons of friends that pitied me. I lost over 50lbs, left my husband, met an amazing man and became an incredible mom and business owner. I truly changed my life! And guess what? All those friends are nowhere to be found. Not a peep from anyone now.

[@McFlatulence]

Who needs fake "friends" anyway. At least they took themselves out! You deserve the best 💜

[@seaurchin4451]

@@McFlatulence Thank you for that, I needed to hear that especially tonight.

[@missylou725]

Some people can only handle you when you're low enough to be pitied. Truly sad.

[@amandarecoveryjones8216]

They were happy to see you hurting 😔

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

Rejoice in knowing the trash removed itself. You go girl!

[@yootoob1001001]

"The fact of the matter is, sometimes people DO use you as a comparison point to make themselves feel better. And when you're no longer that person, it doesn't feel good for them. It's a very uncomfortable experience." Nailed it, Kiana. I have been in this situation with things other than weight loss too, and the other end of the spectrum, when people turn EVERYTHING into some sort of one-up competition, it's not cool either! I am hardly going to say I've never felt envy. I think envy is a normal human emotion, but I learned long ago it's what we do with it that matters, and it can actually be transformed into introspection about where we feel we are falling short for ourselves or have something to work on.

[@zeldadesantiago6974]

Well written

[@littlecaladan]

I also grew up with a “fat friend” - we bonded over our status of being the outcast loaner kids who were shy (as an adult now I also realize that one of the reasons we bonded is because we both came from physically and emotionally abusive and unstable households) - and then our bond grew to food and our entire relationship revolved around it…whenever we hung out, MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF FOOD had to be consumed… I eventually realized that I had to do something about my weight gain because it was causing me some real health issues…meanwhile she was still consuming enough fast food per week that the floor of her bedroom and vehicle was littered with fast food wrappers, and her doctor told her she had fatty liver disease and would be dead soon if she didn’t make a change… she asked me for tips and when I gave her my personal regimen of diet and exercise, she FLIPPED OUT ON ME for suggesting that she stop eating junk food and move her body around. I remember her screaming at me saying, “well I’M not doing THAT!” - as if I had asked her to saw off her arms and legs…she had an unhealthy emotional attachment to food and an even more toxic definition of healthy habits. We haven’t spoken in years and I hope she’s doing well, no matter what ❤

[@bingusmctingus4395]

There was a video I saw, where a British doctor did a diet of super processed foods for a month and did a before and after brain scans. After the second brain scan there were similar neurological connections that were made that matched those of drug addicts, which makes sense as some people make it seem like they'd "die if I stopped eating breads", and so on.

[@quelquun2018]

Don’t reach out, some people you have to love them from a far.

[@b.l7491]

​@@bingusmctingus4395 When I was younger, I had a decently severe pill addiction (stimulants mostly). Concurrently, I had bulimia/ food addiction. It took me months to break the pill addiction, but TWO YEARS to fix my ED. Even now I slip up from time to time and binge. Food addiction is no joke, for sure

[@_jokester_8537]

Probably dead

[@AliceBunny05]

​@@bingusmctingus4395well bread is not a bad thing to eat so I don't think that's a great comparison. the comparison of "I'd just die if I stop eating fast food regularly" is accurate enough.

[@gelflingfay]

My brother's wife used to be upset with me. She told me I had an ED, anorexia, because I was counting my calories, exercising all the time (like I used to when I was a teen, I love getting stronger) and actively and responsibly fighting my food addiction. I ate plenty of food, (I would eat up to 2,500 calories in day on occasion, I just had to earn those excess calories) I just made sure I earned that one snack cake I allowed myself every day. I avoided trigger foods, like pizza, etc. And then she got one of my sisters to join her for a little while. She joined the early stages of the intuitive eating, fat acceptance movement. People want to see you fail so they don't feel alone.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

So she wanted to be accepted by a whole community, but had no problem bullying you? This is why l have no friends and avoid certain inlaws, weightloss is hard, sabotage and jealously is real. Stay on your journey, the meaner they are the better you are doing ✨️ 👌 💯 ❤️

[@hope1575]

I don't think intuitive eating is really part of the fat acceptance movement. It can be a good lifestyle choice for people for whom counting calories is mentally damaging, as long as you actually start paying attention and using your intuition.

[@platosfriend]

I’m sure you’re SIL was jealous of you, but the statement ‘i had to earn my calories’ is similar to what people with ED say. Not saying you had/have an ED, but there is a thin line between living a healthy active style and becoming obsessive about it.

[@bruh-mb1rd]

@@platosfriend to be fair it might be a lot of calories for that person, I know it would be very much over my limit and that I'd for example skip one snack the next day

[@gelflingfay]

@bruh that is exactly it. I didn't have to earn my daily intake. I had to earn anything excessive, ie the snack cake I allowed myself each day but I had to exercise for about 20-45 min first. Because it had around 240 calories. I have a food addiction. If I was going to eat extra and it was junk food I had to earn it. I used my words correctly. It kept me in check when it came to eating excess.

[@blueturtle3623]

"Healthy food doesn't have to taste nasty, if I can season it I don't miss my fat foods. Most of the time" She just summed up my adventure with healthy eating. I fell off the wagon and really need to get back on, I've had financial difficulties and can't really cook which is my issue right now.

[@joywebster2678]

I just gave up eating...went to one meal a day due to the financial issues. Healthy food isn't cheap. I find that not eating decreases movement. But I drink lots of water.

[@Lee-qf9dz]

I hate the rep that healthy food gets. Eating healthy doesn't mean "eating like a rabbit." Diet is one of the mainbfactors in health. Yet, ppl dread healthy food bc they think it's just salad, chicken breast, and broccoli. I lost 15lbs in a couple months eating healthy and exercising. Not a single one of my meals were salad or chicken breast and broccoli. Not everything has to be deep fried or doused in cheese to taste good! Wish ppl would explore more with healthy food :(

[@plaster.art.ho3]

​@@joywebster2678no shit sherlock u hv way less energy

[@blueturtle3623]

​@@joywebster2678OK thats definitely not the right way to do things. Please take care of yourself. Gotta nourish to flourish.

[@joywebster2678]

@blueturtle3623 if it's not the right way, why do fasting and OMAD get so much press?

[@analuizadefigueiredosouza7851]

One thing that shows Meghan is not mean spirited is that she never tries to saboutage her friends, she's frustrated that she was once the one who motivated them to change their life style and then went back to the habits that harm her health. I hope she gets back on track. And I wish all the best to all of them. Plus, Vanessa is a great inspiration to anyone who thinks they can't change what's hurting them.

[@Uneclipsed]

The best thing Megan can probably do is see a different doctor for her weight-loss. What he said to her was unacceptable even for tough love. He basically called her the least successful patient he’s ever seen. That’s not medical honesty, that’s a legitimate roast. Why couldn’t he have said, “here is where you’re at, here is where we want you to be. We want you to be as successful as possible and you’re not there yet”. Why compare her to other patients?

[@kaylabean3693]

He said, “she’s one of the less successful people.” Not the less successful he’s ever seen. I do agree that that’s hurtful and if their personalities don’t match she should find another doctor. But the next episode it did help her understand that she still has to make progress. Sometimes hearing the truth is very hurtful no matter how nice we try to go about it. She’s still dangerously obese. Again if she wants to find another doctor, I would understand that as well

[@mgbell4917]

For some patients, such comments are the kick in the but they need to make progress. i had a psychologist once say something about a bad habbit of mine and what he said just felt like an absolute roast to me. It always stuck with me and made me more aware of when i was doing said habbit and i actively tried to stop it to the point i barely do it anymore. the mental state Megan's at, unfortunately, makes what he said terrible. She appears to be in a defeatest mindset and is giving up. That's exasperated by seeing her friend drastically improve herself and lose weight whilst she remains stagnant. his words just reaffirmed her thoughts and was not at all the best approach for this patient.

[@FronteirWolf]

Isn't that the same doctor that Tammy Slaton had? Tammy has definitely been less successful.

[@MuthaFuckaJones.]

Because he's caught up in the Hawthorne Effect. Camera's on him so it's his time to shine and drop some hard facts, tough love, zingers and get his character over with the audience at Megan's expense.

[@Uneclipsed]

@@kaylabean3693 That’s why I said “basically”. Doesn’t matter if that’s not what he actually said, that’s what she heard. When trust is broken by a medical professional, it’s time to move on to a new one. Dude messed up

[@cjo1821]

Dr. Proctor’s comments about “you are one of the less successful people that I’ve seen“ really hit me hard. I’m a doctor myself. Patients take what we say very seriously, and they look up to us as role models and sources of positivity and encouragement. When somebody that you look up to, somebody that you rely on so much for guidance about such a difficult thing in your life says something like that to you? It cuts deep. That was a hugely missed opportunity on his part to encourage her, rather than share his disappointment with her. I’m so happy you pointed that out in your video!

[@arctic_desert]

Definitely! Every time I get to write "quit" beside "Smoker?" and circle "Never" under "Alcohol Use?" I feel like I am finally getting a perfect grade back for a semester haha

[@tomboyraider1015]

Yes, what the doc said to Meghan was so hurtful. If i was Meghan's positive I wouldve been hurt too by that statement.

[@Falconer22]

The truth, even when painful can be incredibly freeing. Kissing ass or constant "encouragement" can be detrimental.

[@paks814]

@@Falconer22 it's like you didn't even listen to the video. Some people will find it motivating, but a lot are going to be entirely thrown off track by tough love. It's one of those situations where you have to consider whether you want to be right or whether you want results.

[@sarahmccarty1372]

Felt that lol. I got weighed at the doctor the other day and I lost 27lbs! But my doctor said “I thought you’d look thinner” and I’ve spent everyday since then thinking about that

[@LanaJoy78]

Megan says "it's over for me" as if she just simply CANNOT keep losing weight. She totally can.

[@ranaevalentine9876]

"Tough love does not work on people who already view themselves as a failure.'" is one of the most accurate statements I think I've ever heard. I rarely 'like' (thumbs up) videos but you definitely earned it with that.

[@oceanstar0515]

I relate to this a lot. My friend group is all heading toward 50, and the older we get, the more I get iced out. These are my best, life-long friends. I don't look my age, I'm happily childfree, I'm only slightly greying, and I've lost a lot of weight. The better I look, feel, and do in my career, the more I get pushed aside. It's breaking my heart.

[@goingunder2548]

Do you rub your lack of children in other people's faces like a lot of 'childfree' people do? Because that's a huge problem that a lot of CF people have and it annoys tf out of most people, even other people who happen to not have kids. Maybe you act superior to them because you're not a 'slave' to your kids and you don't even realise it. This lack of self awareness tends to be a problem in that 'community'.

[@emilyi771]

They may feel they have less in common with you. i am so sorry you are going through that.

[@wren7888]

It's really good you're talking about this, not all friends will grow with us

[@elaynarice7389]

the life lesson i'm working on right now is that there are certain friends for certain points of our lives. those friends may be there for everything, they may only be there for a month, but the friendship and time is important. even if it wasn't as long-lasting as I had hoped or thought or wished.

[@mirunapopescu]

That's such a hard lesson for me to learn

[@squirrelyshirley7629]

Dude...this video makes me wish I knew Vanessa in real life. Hope she achieves all of her goals.

[@unNavarralike]

She’s the friend we didn’t know we needed ❤❤❤

[@kippylily]

I remember when I started to take my health seriously (200lbs to 160lbs) my big friends went from supportive to passive aggressive. They would act offended when I explain why I decided to go small instead of a large for my take out. I get it but at the same time it’s not my responsibility if they felt triggered by my personal choices. Never told them to lose weight or anything but the more I lost, the more they over analyzed my choices. Safe to say I cut them off.

[@emmy_cat_taylor]

Even *safer to say* you made the best choice possible.

[@kippylily]

@@iamme25yago23 Yeah it still blows my mind people would destroy years of friendship over a personal choice! My bf still doesn’t understand why I got paranoid that I’ll lose more friends when I continued losing weight. He said it doesn’t make sense but unfortunately it comes with the weight loss journey.

[@kippylily]

@@emmy_cat_taylor Still don’t regret that choice after many years. Thanks to this channel I really understand the importance of how mental health determines the success of achieving any personal goals.

[@kathleenking47]

Also..people arent supposed to weigh as much as adult Male Grizzlies 🐻our hearts and JOINTS dont allow it 500-700 lbs. Years ago. Most stopped at 300

[@marzipanmango]

I'm sorry your friends weren't supportive, but good for you for getting healthier! I'm obese (used to be 300lbs, now 270ish and still working on it) and I remember when my boyfriend started shedding pounds (and I wasn't) I started feeling insecure- I wondered if he'd still love me if he was a normal weight and all that. But I sucked it up and supported him because I love him and want him to be healthy. He's helping me lose weight too because we cook much healthier meals now.

[@user-lp2nz7vq6b]

omg, the last time i saw vanessa i felt like there was no hope for her because of her attitude. seeing this makes me so happy. she is KILLING it.

[@chronischgeheilt]

Hearing you say "tough Love doesn't Help everyone" (or something along those lines) really touched me. Thank you for saying that. Especially in our day and age where sooooooo many people praise tough Love to obese people and have No empathy for them. That can cause someone who is struggling, but improving their behaviour little by little to Fall Back into old Bad habits because it devalues you once again and makes it all seem worthless. I am definately reacting very sensitive to negative feedback - I have been trained from a VERY little age that I don't Matter, and so I am still currently learning to NOT Let "failures" define me. It's hard.

[@plaster.art.ho3]

One day at a time, u can definitely do it 🎉

[@chronischgeheilt]

@@plaster.art.ho3 thank you ❤️

[@AnalystManIssac]

Slow and steady, wins the race, and you’re right top lov does not work on everyone. i’m totally blind and can’t see, in 14 weeks I went from 273 to 183. I am my harshest critic, and I give myself the most criticism. So for me, tough love works just fine. But this isn’t gonna work for a lot of people having the same issues.

[@zeldadesantiago6974]

Much luck to you ✌️😁

[@JaceReboot]

She lost the equal of me at my largest basically (250ish lbs). Losing the literal equivalent of a grown ass man is something to be extremely proud of and I am so glad to see her feel that joy. I swear the grin is the most beautiful thing she can wear at her new slimmed sizes.

[@white_tulip2189]

damn, well done!

[@Bullen_3]

I know exactly what Vanessa's feeling. I was 210 and went down to 125 at 5ft 4in,through changing diet and exercising,and it took a year and a half. I got accused of being a drug addict,(apparently that's how I lost all that weight 🙄)even though I explained very firmly I did not do drugs and lost the weight through diet and exercise..over and over again 😒 I got 'concern' comments from people(some who didn't have anything to do with me),saying I was beautiful the 'way I was',and they were worried I was anorexic and had body issues.. This was years ago and I still get angry if think about this.. I lost a few 'friends'.. It's hard when people do this crap! If you want it,then get off your a$$ and get it for yourself. This is truly deplorable behavior. Good for Vanessa!!!

[@bkwrm85]

Congrats on your hard work! Going from 210 to 125 in a year and a half is super impressive!

[@irishcountrygirl78]

My childs diebetic nurse (he's type 1) said to me after l said my son was really really ropey, he's very tall, but l thought he was too thin, " to me people have a warped idea of what healthy looks like now as everyone is fat, thin and healthy is a minority and now looks out of place." So they genuinely might have thought you were sick, because they have dismorphia.......or they are just jealous. Either way good for you tho 👏 👌

[@irishcountrygirl78]

​@Mae Lindsey so amazing!!

[@Bullen_3]

@@irishcountrygirl78 That makes sense! Thank you 💕

[@Bullen_3]

@@bkwrm85 thank you! ❤️

[@AdirondackRuby]

I watched a few episodes of this season and I love Vannessa. She is so determined, not just for herself, but for her friends and her son. She isn't flaunting or bragging, she is reaching out and trying to pull them up from the pit she finally got out if.

[@Sarah-mt2cv]

To be fair, Vanessa did admit at the beginning of the show that she was jealous that Meghan lost weight before her, so it does go both ways. I think those emotions are unfortunately just part of the process when you're trying to lose weight with people you're close to, but what's truly important is that you eventually overcome those emotions. I think deep down all they want is for them both to be successful.

[@rylandmarchetti9215]

I love it when Vanessa say “I will be 180lbs by this year; I hope” because she is determined but then also she doesn’t want to guarantee it so that she does discourage herself

[@ambers_myth]

I have a "best friend" who has NEVER found it in herself to be genuinely happy for me.. so I feel this. It's heartbreaking. She always seems to "be there for me" when times are hard, but when life is good, she's a ghost.

[@Ms.AnnDrist]

Energy vampire. She feeds off of your misery, not your joy.

[@imeanreally9094]

Just curious: Why do you remain friends with this person if that's the consistent case?

[@elijahkasweshi4480]

3:58 Yeah she literally spread her wings

[@lifeisbutadream2856]

Personally for me envy came from a place of low self-esteem. I remember back in middle school like Meghan I was envious of two girls. Both skinny, pretty and high academic achievements. I never sabotaged them or even was malicious towards them but I was pretty bad to myself. I had entire diaries filled with words of self criticism. I was overweight, not pretty and academically good but never where I wanted to be. But what hurt the most was the things could fundamentally not achieve. I remember one of the girls lost her Grandmother and was grief stricken coming to school crying, the entire school from classmates to teachers to parents all came to console her and give her words of support and kindness. She even gave a speech about her Grandmother which made everyone teary eyed. I remember pathetically sobbing in the bathroom that day. I was crying because I knew for a fact that if this happened to me no one would care. I remember losing my granny when I was nine and a teacher telling me to get over myself and do better on the English test. I was envious that she could be vulnerable and people would treat her with compassion. That she was allowed to be fragile and nobody would take advantage of her. All I had gotten from life was that vulnerability was weakness, showing any emotion was unacceptable especially crying. One must be strong and stoic. I wondered why life had treated her better, what had she done to win such admiration and support. I told myself I it was weakness to want someone to deal with my pesky emotions. Some people can afford weakness while others cannot. My father worked in a different town so I rarely saw him and my mother was completely home bound due her schizophrenia. I always had to look after her and the house so I never could have the luxury a childhood. I had no friends because I couldn't socialize due to my responsibilities at home. I could become skinny, pretty and everything else but I could never have a good support system. No friends. No parents. No family. I always had only myself and as long as I had that nothing could hurt me. It didn't matter other people didn't choose me, I chose myself. It didn't matter others didn't say nice things , I was my biggest supporter. I have been a cheerleader to myself as well as completely self sabotaged. But I never leave, I'm always there with myself through thick and thin. It gets tiring rooting for the antihero. I dislike people's sympathy, it affronts my strength. I guess it has made me over protective of myself and weary of others. Anyways, I've come a long way since then and that mindset. I lost 55 lbs, had a glow up in highschool and am now starting college. The way people treat me has changed a lot since elementary and middle school.

[@diyan5077]

You are a good person and I wish you happiness and success in the future. To go through all that alone and still never give up and try to be better, I hope you know how strong you are

[@lifeisbutadream2856]

@@diyan5077 Thank you .

[@evee3164]

You’re really wise, I hope you succeed on your future endeavours

[@kb3146]

:) Wishing you success as you go ahead!

[@user-yc9kc3fp3k]

Not you making me cry

[@uvevau]

This hits home. I got accepted to work at a hospital and my current coworker tried to bring me down as soon as it was announced that I would leave. Envy can be so hurtful.

[@mhirhcp]

Oh man, yeah, I'm totally like Meghan, I feel her...I'm still blown away every time I reach a goal at the gym, my head is still at the beginning where I couldn't do anything. It's really hard when you feel like a failure. Man that hit hard.

[@KianaDocherty]

Honestly I can be like this too!!! it takes time to overcome these sorts of beliefs

[@sandrag543]

Your analysis of how your closest circle reacts “when you get your shit together” makes me feel so very understood! Thank you! I had a huge bunch of friends when we would get together at the bar at least three times a week for years because, you would say, we liked getting drunk. But when I had a spiritual awakening and stopped drinking, they didn’t want to see me anymore. Lonely but 100% worthy path. 💕 Blessings

[@iiyyxxnn]

When I started doing better my "best friend" started being/getting angry all the time at what seemed like nothing to me.. to the point attacking me. Most people or "friends" really dont want to see you doing well as that makes them think about reality

[@iiyyxxnn]

As I'm watching the video, envy may be a great word for it!

[@blondequijote]

If your spiritual awakening was "as a result of these steps," I don't blame them. When I did those, I was a real buzzkill.

[@Badartist888]

Addicts like to share the addiction around. That way what they do is normalised.

[@lostmojo]

When I started getting fatter and fatter no friend told me to stop, not at 70 kg, not at 80, not at 90, 94, 96... When I was eventually able to shed kilos again and went from obese to severely overweight to overweight I had to hear all the time "stop now, you're hurting yourself, this is unhealthy". And be assured they the thinner the friend, the more concerned she would be about me shedding 3 kg per month. Well, concerned? I don't think so.

[@amethyst1062]

It’s a good thing in this case shredding 3 kilos a month but it would be very concerning for a 5’2 131lbs person as she would be borderline overweight

[@amethyst1062]

Like just barely

[@lostmojo]

@@amethyst1062 whatever. The point is: people enjoy other people's problems, it's schadenfreude, they can't stand a friend changing for the better

[@smp6565]

So glad you mentioned the "though love" thing. Tough love never worked for me. The way you explained it is better than I ever could've put into words. I've never had an inch of competition in my body and never was a "oh ill show you" kind of person. When someone is discouraging it just makes me deeply unsure and I ended up quitting. Only once I started doing things for my self abd not telling anyone about it, was I able to succeed

[@g00dbyemisterA]

Shoutout to the doggo living their best life on the chair behind you! (Whats their name? Also, pet them for me)

[@KianaDocherty]

Blue!!! But we mostly call him ..."Shrimps"🦐 for whatever reason lol😂 and will do !

[@brokenevolution5426]

Vanessa's smile and positive attitude is so contagious, I couldn't help but smile like a little boy while watching this one. Glad she's finally making progress and feeling better about her life.

[@MylingCyrus]

Vannessa is a force! That's a strong woman if I've ever seen one. You being pulled back down by the people you love and trust is a huge heartbreak

[@19lemonsandoranges]

This is exactly what I had with my dad. We were both overweight and both wanted to lose weight and I was the first to actually wanna take action. So I told him the planning I had made for myself and immediately he wasn't like "Great! Good for you! How can I help?", but he was saying stuff that demotivated me. Already making me feel like I would never be able to pull through and questioning whether the planning I made would even help me at all with losing weight. I didn't think much of it at the time and I asked him to just buy less sweet things or at least not offer me more food or unhealthy food when I was at his place. He kept offering and I kept declining and he would make me feel really bad with guilt tripping. Making me feel like I was betraying him or something. Even when I ate less than usual at dinner he would say things like: "You don't like the food I cook for you.", so I would be guilt tripped into eating more anyway. Now I realize I just have to ignore him and do my own thing regardless, cause I won't get any further with his "help"

[@susanlovesjava4961]

When someone makes those assumption/statement/question type comments, as them "what do you mean?" Them having to explain their inappropriate comment points it back at them and they start making more excuses to explain themselves.

[@19lemonsandoranges]

@@susanlovesjava4961 That's actually a pretty good technique yeah. Doesn't always help with him, but it's definitely something I'll keep in mind

[@Xenosthewatcher]

Vanessa is a QUEEN who deserves everything good that's coming her way. It's kind of impossible not to like her, she's so bubbly, infectiously positive and down to Earth.

[@val_valentine003]

When I lost 50 pounds two years ago, my best friend at the time who was also very overweight, switched up REAL quick. The second she realized I was actually dropping pounds she basically ditched me, and when we ended up working at the same place together, she put me down in front of everyone (especially guys) because suddenly I was a threat? And then she suddenly wanted to hang out again more but conveniently always wanted to go out to eat. I wasn’t stupid, so when we went out I made it a point to order the SMALLEST portions ever and I could tell she was pissed. Always saying I could eat more than that and she missed the old me. I lost weight and never changed; she’s the one who switched up. Like wtf?

[@bigbay1159]

She sounds like a complete bitch. Happy for your progress and ability to drop the dead weight...

[@BooksToAshes]

I appreciate you talking about the area you lived in and how it made you feel envious of others at times. I grew up in a low income home my entire life (in Toronto Canada). Our house was down the street from an area where gangs were present and just a violent area all around. Gunshots were normal to hear and they scared me. My neighbour was shot by her boyfriend and didn’t make it. A 17 year old across the street was shot in his car and didn’t survive. I remember seeing the car flee and the car the victim was in through my bedroom window. I couldn’t do anything the entire day as I watched it unfold from inside. I was jealous of people who lived in normal homes without that fear. I moved out over a year ago and feel so grateful now. It makes for interesting storytelling like you said but it’s not a fun environment at all. All in all, jealousy is normal for those who see what they wish they had around them. I’m also glad no one experienced it alongside me (same goes for situations like in this video. You can be jealous yet still proud of what they’ve achieved)

[@KianaDocherty]

Wow that place was literally downtown Toronto too! (off of Queen & Bathurst). Man that is a scary situation to be in!!! Glad you got out and congrats for your big change! And yes exactly 💕

[@BooksToAshes]

@@KianaDocherty Toronto definitely has a problem with it, thank you so much ❤ I’m glad we’re out of those environments now. I hope over time it gets better for everyone else too.

[@meggy0]

I feel your pain, but on the west coast, I moved here from overseas and lived just off East Hastings Street in Vancouver, having no idea what I was getting in to. It was awful, and I used telling these wild stories to friends back home as a cover for how much of a failure I was. I came to Canada for a better job and a better life and it all fell apart. Moved away into the suburbs, made it through and I am still here. So glad you got out of that situation and I'm so glad you're living in a nicer, safer place.

[@e_i_e_i_bro]

Every time I go to Toronto (usually for specialists because Toronto is where all the good doctors are) I ask myself, first of all, how do people drive here for work every day. Second of all, how do people live like this. Chaotic, too many people, thieves, mentally ill homeless and drug addicted people because our tax money goes to other countries instead of helping our citizens, etc. I go home completely exhausted, disheartened, and disoriented and just take a nap every time. The art there is beautiful. The best entertainment around. But my God, some of the things that go on there.

[@nehalilisays]

Reminds me of an acquaintance: He used to complain about all the criminal energy in his neighbourhood/district but when I said that he seemed frustrated he got offended and stopped talking to me ("Why would I be frustrated?! I got a girlfriend and a good job, things are going well for me"). Having to (in his case repeatedly) deal with a living situation that makes you uncomfortable *is* frustrating though.

[@Whyhellothere123-w9v]

“Everybody wants you to love yourself until you actually do” - Sofia Isselle

[@sonialoves444]

vanessa’s success and great attitude is definitely a rarity in a situation such as hers. i loved her in the beginning of the show, and i really love and admire her now, i literally say out loud while watching sometimes, “man she’s such a great girl, she’s so cool”.

[@emmy_cat_taylor]

It’s crazy how many parallels there are between this (weight loss) and my past with addiction. My mom always used the “tough love” approach and it wasn’t *my reason* for success - I succeeded *in spite of it.* I think your distinction of the difference there between the girls really was astute.

[@clau83938]

Her preparing a healthy meal for her friends was so sweet!

[@discardedroses]

My mom and sis are pissed at my weight loss. At first I thought it was me being arrogant just assuming people were jealous of my newfound confidence with the weight loss, but the compliments quickly turned into insults. They talk about my loose skin, they say I'm shaped like a boy now (I lost my chest and butt lol), and I'm getting TOO skinny like whaaat?!?!?!? I'm still considered overweight 🤣🤣🤣 I still love them though.

[@coreyh6698]

hard to hear it from the ppl closest to you but keep it up! family is family but sometimes we have to tune out what they're saying if they're not on the same page

[@20dabarr58]

Sending internet love to you ♥️♥️ my mum used to comment that I had gained a bit of wait and how she was concerned for me --- completely understandable, I had gained 124lbs over covid and she was terrified I would follow her path. Now that I've dropped weight, she comments about how healthy I look. She's so supportive... Unlike my friends, who had said I looked ano***** even though I've finally gotten to a healthy weight, trying to scare me back into the mindset I'd had before. I'm glad you were able to keep it up!!! Ngl I relapsed but I'm back on the weightloss and that healthy lifestyle 💪💪💪

[@discardedroses]

@@20dabarr58 congratulations 🎊

[@discardedroses]

@@coreyh6698 my family's harsh. I'm used to it 😅 went from too fat to too skinny.

[@jasmine1926]

This is why I constantly remind people not to make their weight loss their whole story or personality. Eating better and exercising, sure, be proud of that. But life has ups and downs and, if you don’t manage your emotional and financial health, you’ll inevitably spiral when you can’t manage. Do your best but I can’t imagine going on a show and feeling the pressure to succeed in front of god-knows how many people. It would definitely cause me self-loathing and shame while I try to get my life together.

[@somethingbig3797]

This was a great video. I've been on both sides of the envy scale. All my life I've been obese, poor, living in a state I hated, and resentful of everyone--of life in general. There were a few of us that were pretty fat at work, but I was always the heaviest at 370 pounds. The pandemic hit, and I decided I'd had enough. In one year I lost over 100lbs, and when I came back to the office, no one recognized me. I kept losing weight and building muscle until I was down almost 200lbs. Naturally this made one of my co-workers the new heaviest person, and every time I'd talk about my weight loss, he'd shut me down in some way. We had originally wanted to lose weight together, but he was never motivated. When I lost all the weight, I published a book, and I moved to the mountains where I'm constantly living a healthy, active lifestyle. Weight loss and lifestyle change changes your entire outlook on life. Eating the right foods even changes your mental health. I had struggled all my life with depression and anxiety, and most of it was attributed to my weight. The biggest motivator now not to binge eat and gain weight is how I feel physically and mentally compared to when I was morbidly obese. No food tastes good enough to ever feel like that again.

[@jb6712]

Congratulations on your health success! It's a tough road, one I've been on for four and a half years, but we can't give up! Your last sentence makes me think of a saying that used to be prevalent in the 1960s when I was a teenager: "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!" I've been remind myself of that statement every day, but substituting the word "healthy" in place of 'thin' (Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels). I'm a 70 y.o. woman, but age doesn't matter when it comes to the need to lose weight---rather, it DOES matter because I don't want my sister to have to have me cremated inside a piano box!

[@camilasuemi6850]

Cheering for everyone, especially for Ashely. Me being envy was one of the worst feelings i have ever felt in my life, but the moment i turned it into benign envy, my brain just started brainstorming all the benefits, the positives, the "i can do" and "i can have". Since that period i always try to see the good fortunes in everyone's life, how everyone deserves happiness. And if i feel envy again, i try to put it on my mind that it's nobody's fault. It's ok to feel this way. But i should never wish bad things to others, because eventually this feeling will go away.

[@Solararisa]

It's sad to see how your own friends wouldn't be there for you for your best changes in your life. At the end of the day, it's worth it to change yourself for yourself even if those "friends" aren't beside you. It's better to find new friends at that point.

[@yui7star]

Man, I've totally been in their modes during my weight losing journey, the one where you continuously get results, the stagnant one, the rebound and then the one where you slowly lose weight again. I feel for all of them, really. Thanks for another great video!

[@centralintelligenceagency9003]

When I started working out and trying to gain weight (I was always extremely skinny, like my BMI was 18 at it's lowest when I was 25), my family got really weird, with my mom basically bullying me and accusing me of using roids, telling me that I'd die and stuff like that, to the point of me admitting myself to a mental ward. I have since moved out and found joy in life.

[@aemi3174]

GURL i was just scrolling through your channel looking for something I hadn’t already watched to keep me company on my walk and you posted. PERFECT.

[@KianaDocherty]

yesss love that!!! enjoy your walk!👟🌱 (...I'll be right there with you LOL 💫😂) ... (I'm silly today idk hahah)

[@aemi3174]

@@KianaDocherty 😂🫶

[@tj-8422]

"Eating healthy doesn't always mean that you're eating something nasty"- Vanessa. What a fascinating statement-- I wonder what she thinks is in actual 'junk' food. Regardless: many congrats to this lady!

[@crowdemon_archives]

Yea, a fish steak lightly seasoned and then seared well is a good meal imo. Also pretty healthy since it's still mostly fish lol

[@itssteph263]

I think it has to do with how when people think of healthy food they usually associate it with kale salads or green juices, to each their own but to me those taste really bitter. Thankfully that mentality has started to pivot with the rise of people having more options and recipes online that they can follow to make tasty healthier meals.

[@user89389]

I was so glad to hear that! A lot of people refuse to eat healthy because they think it tastes bad and bland. Healthy food, if done right, is actually really delicious! The essence of eating healthy is eating a variety of stuff, which means: different flavors, textures and colors all together in your meals. It's actually very far from bland or boring! :) I'm so glad she discovered that too, it's going to keep helping her so much!

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@user89389 personally, I think the best way to deal with adding colours into your food is to either research very hard or just... Try something lol. Sometimes it's just that specific plant that is awful, but sometimes cooking method play a huge role in reducing the weird flavour as well. Like cauliflowers that seem to play nice with my palate if I blanched them and then seasoned and chuck them into an oven. I believe just plain boiling them is straight up awful though. 🤔

[@user89389]

​@@crowdemon_archives For sure, preparation and seasoning matters A LOT. I also think there is no universal advice here, everyone needs to experiment! And give things a 2nd, 3rd, 4th chance after some time has passed. Tastes change! I, for example, used to hate the taste of carrots a couple years ago. Now I'm obsessed with it. It's my favourite veggie, hands down. I can't explain it, I don't know what happened, it's not a deficiency or imbalance, I just randomly started liking them. So if you don't like something, try them a couple months or years later again. You might be in for a pleasant surprise. :D

[@clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920]

I love that you didn't condemn the envious friend. She's just a person going through a hard time.

[@JolynJessica]

If they are jealous it's their own fault, hard work does pay off, I need a slice of her determination

[@julesgeremaia4663]

Absolutely love your doggo in the chair...so cute!

[@crazyleaf257]

Me too

[@talia8493]

Am just glad to be blessed with a sister who offered to keep me accountable during my weight loss journey otherwise I would have given up on myself. I’ve lost 7 kgs since December last year and I have 13 more to go. I have started falling in love with my body again which is amazing

[@NadiaSeesIt]

You got this! It's a marathon, not a sprint! :)

[@talia8493]

@@NadiaSeesIt thank you for your kind words. It’s going to be my mantra from now on

[@turkuyaren]

We are progress twins lol. Ny sister is the one who keeps me accountable, too. Let’s crush and drop those 13kgs!

[@talia8493]

@@turkuyaren woohoo Wish there was a way to update you on the progress

[@itmustbecomeasun]

I remember a while ago someone saying that we feel envious of people for doing what we know we're capable of and I sorta agree, I forgot I was envious of a friend for being super social and extroverted and when I got a little bit more confidence I started talking to more people and the envy disappeared. It's a pretty interesting topic, great video as always 😉

[@brcsephina]

i need to he more confident in myself but unfortunately my confidence is tied to how i look and how i view how i look is not positive. i have realized that i am actually a very judgmental person because i automatically assume everyone is an awful person and is judging me for how i look despite not being given any indication of that being the case. i wish it was easy to just snap out of that mentality and go out of my comfort zone and start connecting with people

[@itmustbecomeasun]

@@brcsephina I get it, it sucks, I got more confident after going to the gym and being complemented constantly for my phisique, so yeah, I totally agree with you. I hope you find a way to be more comfortable with yourself, it's a terrible feeling. I send you my best vibes

[@abs6037]

this is the first ive heard of vanessa in ages and i cannot believe how happy i am for her!!!

[@duckpwnd]

I think benign envy is about wanting success for yourself so you can match the person your envious of. Malicious envy is wanting the other person to fail so that they match you.

[@Stoneheadass]

She seriously is incredible and I hate when people who shine bright have to dim their light because it makes others uncomfortable.

[@thecatfarm]

Vanessa's whole outlook on life changed and she seems pretty unstoppable now!

[@AnimeLover4Life3395]

I was a bit envious of my best friend when she lost weight and got her life together, but I got over it and now celebrate her happiness and success. Its ok to have feelings about someone so close making a change, but it's not ok to use those feelings as an excuse to bring them down.

[@andianderson3017]

I have definitely been in Megan’s position. I keep wanting to yell at her through the screen that even though it’s Vanessa changing the most right now, SHE is the one who started her friend getting so motivated. Which means she’s not a failure at all!! She just needs to give that same love to herself!! Motivating someone else is hella hard and she’s clearly not a failure in any way! Poor woman. I think she can turn it around too and I hope she gets ahold of what’s going on in her head.

[@AnalystManIssac]

She can definitely do it, I do agree tough love does not work on everyone. for me, and it worked just fine, I am my harshest critic. being totally blind, and dropping from 173 to 183 in 14 weeks. I put myself down the most, but that just kept me more motivated and wanting to keep going. But this is not the same approach that’s gonna work for everyone.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

Hi Kiana. Your wonderful videos started coming up in my KZbin feed and I wanted to share my story. I wasn't overweight, but my story about envy is similar. I had a male friend I met while I was still in high school. We both had similar interests in music and writing, however when my career began surpassing his, I noticed him drifting away. He once told me that he was a dreamer, but I was a "doer." After my first book was published, he sent me a super long email of emotional vomit, bringing up stuff I did wrong when we were teenagers. He never said this stuff to me before, but obviously the publication of my book triggered him. He said I promote my book too much and that I was a narcissist. That was almost 10 years ago. When I heard your story about your friend no longer talking to you, it was so familiar. We just can't hold ourselves back to appease the egos of other people. We have to let them go and move on. Keep up the great content. You're beautiful and a wonderful You Tube influencer. :)

[@phumzilegubanca4116]

I love the distinction between malicious and benign envy.

[@tipennya]

I'd like to add a #4: Envy is especially real and hard when it is something that you know you could have also or at one time had achieved and messed up some how. I recognize it in myself, envying others who have moved ahead in life (degrees, careers, financial security, etc.) And then ending those friendships, usually out of feeling of shame and embarrassment

[@lori3670]

Ever since I left my minimum wage job and got back to college my life has improved tremendously. I'm not the same person I used to be, I'm far more tenacious, confident, self loving... And my best friends stopped talking to me the minute I was accepted to uni 🙃

[@genaadams8461]

Wow. This topic hit me at the exact right time, I have been working hard to improve my life and my habits for the last few months and my friends keep saying they're supportive but when I'm around them they actually suck me back into those bad behaviors and it really confused me... This video really helped me to understand their mindsets. Thank you Kiana, you are always so insightful!

[@KianaDocherty]

ah man thank you Gena!!! So happy to help!!

[@benjaminharmon6541]

Thank you for touching on benign envy. I felt that way about one of my close friends, and it really alarmed me because I wasn't willing to damage our friendship over something positive. I did ask to stop talking about the subject anymore, but I also went on reddit and made a post asking how to process and handle this feeling. The responses I got were so helpful and compassionate and I was able to successfully reframe the situation in my mind so that I had nothing to be envious about anymore. It's important to put boundaries between your own success and that of others, because you have different unique lives and struggles. We have to focus on what we have going for us personally and what we can actually do to align our actions with our values. This is the greatest gift we can give to our friends and loved ones.

[@plaster.art.ho3]

What did reddit say bcuz im goin thru a shit time rn and am envious of my close loved ones. I dun feel happy fr their successes one bit.

[@carlyhastings4420]

Hi Kiana, I’ve been watching your videos lately, and they are very informative. This may be unrelated at first, but I am trying to get through my first breakup from a long-term relationship. Even if your videos are based on food culture, I see a lot of similarities with my recovery. This includes staying committed to change, staying positive for him when I am feeling down, and focusing on myself to work. I really want to thank you because I am interested in the topics you speak about, and I can connect what you say to aid with my very difficult journey.

[@Lizzy_sedai]

Wow Kiana, this video was a real eye-opener for me. I always feel bad when I don't feel happy for my friends. I didn't realise this was acrually quite common. Thank you

[@buira9482]

I've never met Vanessa in my life but I feel so proud of her just from watching these clips lol. She looks so happy with her progress. Amazing video as always!

[@lynnboartsdye1943]

That doctor calling Meghan a failure just hurt my heart, especially from a professional who’s supposed to help her improve her health in the first place. I’ve been given a lot of tough love and condescending advice for my mental health issues and tough love doesn’t make you want to change. You can’t force someone to be happy so that they’re more convenient for you to handle and if you try you’re likely to make them feel like their issues are not worthy enough to be addressed properly. That person needs to find what it is that sustains their happiness and that is an individual process for everyone.

[@tylerramos7633]

The way her friends tried to shame her for losing weight makes me so mad. When your friends do well you are supposed to be happy for them not jealous of them.

[@mummytrolls]

It’s a part of being human to feel envy. I’d say everyone will feel envy at some point in life, most likely multiple points. While we can’t fully stop ourselves, we can learn to cope with these emotions and stop ourselves from doing something bad. I don’t think the worst case scenario is walking away from somebody you feel furiously envious of you don’t think you can stop yourself from being angry or sabotage them. Some people aren’t there in their coping skills yet, but hopefully they work on themselves enough to be able to handle their envy. I agree it’s terrible the way they shame her while still understanding why they’re so jealous.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@mummytrolls personally I prefer to use envy as a learning attempt. "If people can pull this bullshit off, so can I!" and all, just need better techniques and skills perhaps... 😅

[@jborrego2406]

Well, nobody wants to be the ugly friend and now Vanessa’s gonna look better. She’s probably gonna want to get better friends that are more active. They’re the lame asses.

[@CampingforCool41]

It’s okay to feel jealousy, it’s not something you can control. What you can control is how you act towards the people you are jealous of.

[@trixi1608]

Envy/jealousy are normal human emotions though. I think those feelings should be acknowledged, it's just important not to act destructively upon them.

[@MeatloafTheCat-]

I love her attitude and commitment it’s really inspiring to see a person so determined and passionate about their health.

[@Mytheon151]

I'm glad you addressed the fact that Dr. Procter used the most unhelpful way to speak to Meghan. I don't care if everyone is of the mindset that tough love is the only way to go. I've been there, being raised by abusers my whole life and fake/genuine tough love for the entirety of someone's life will destroy a person's soul and core. Your obese ex-friend's 'you can only be friends with me if you gained all the weight back' IS FUCKING WILD, Kiana. I'm glad you're here and healthy with us.

[@halifaxguy]

Great episode. The resentment part was informative. When I started losing my weight my best friend and coworker was also chubby but not nearly as obese as I was. I lost weight very fast but never talked about it because I had tried so many ‘diets’ that never worked long term and this time the focus wasn’t weight loss but helping my severe IBS, so I didn’t want to go around saying ‘I’m doing this and this is going to be the result’… Well, my best friend/coworker stopped working and said, ‘ok, I’ve notice you are eating a little differently and have been dropping a tone of weight and you are almost my size. I’m not going to be the fat friend.’ Lol so he grilled me on what I was doing, what my resources were etc. And he joined me on my journey. Another long time friend went the other way. She started criticizing every food choice I made, telling me how unhealthy losing weight quickly can be and all that sort of thing. I noticed she started distancing herself more and more. Always had an excuse when I had gatherings, didn’t have gatherings herself for a long time etc. We still ran into each other every now and then since we moved in similar circles. She always complimented my progress, but there was a noticeable look of disapproval no matter how sweet she tried to appear. It was probably a year of me maintaining my ~100lb loss before she started going back to normal. She did come to me and ask what I was doing and then after a week of that when we talked I asked how she was doing and she said ‘it’s too hard, I like the food I like and if I can’t have them then it’s not worth it… I never mentioned it again. So I would say he had benign resentment that motivated him to succeed. She had hostile/bitter resentment. Over a decade now that I’ve maintained the loss and I think most of my old friends have adapted and any resentment has since fizzled out… (I HOPE)

[@SemekiIzuio]

Im just gonna say, thats sounds like an awesome co worker to hang out and do healthy activities and choices with

[@molehillfitness]

Its a shame, no one usually talks about the unfortunate side effects of a big life change like weight loss. I'm sorry to hear about your friend cutting you out Kiana. This is strangely timely as I just was talking on my channel about some of the fears I have around losing weight.

[@Itried20takennames]

This is part of the reason that having a “weight loss buddy” hasn’t been shown to help in many cases. It seems like such a good idea (you have someone to help motivate and keep you accountable!) but it mostly just adds an additional layer of emotional and interpersonal strain to the weight loss.

[@Becalavelle]

I watch this from the perspective of an addict, learning about motivation is crucial. I’m having to rewrite my thoughts, I spend a lot of time HATING smoking through the cravings, reminding myself that these cigarettes want to kill me, hurt me, take me from my young daughter who needs me , which is the WORST, hurting HER, I HATE these cigarettes!!