Real Families: Britain's Fattest Teen's Weight Loss Tale

[@mimithemermaid3860]

This program is from 2008. I was curious to see how she’s doing so I checked for updates. Sadly, she gained all of her weight back (and then some) when she came back home. An article from 2012 stated that she had to be cut out from her mother’s house and spent over 200 days in the hospital to be treated for a skin infection after going up to 700 pounds (50 stone). It says she lost 1/3 of her weight after 2 surgeries (no details, but I assume it was for gastric bypass surgery), which means she was at 465 pounds at age 22. The last update I found was from Feb. 2016, stating that she was going to move in to a specially designed council house (gov’t housing). I’m beginning to think that these programs don’t really help these people in the long run. The trouble is that they do great when they’re in an environment that totally supports them, but no one is there to guide them when they go back home… So very sad!!!

[@lindyoliver7750]

I'm sure she was given psychological support when she got home. But unfortunately probably her mother wasn't abd been back home would have triggered the child. Her mother was her dependant not the other way around & its so selfish. She had only 1 year to herself & to be a normal teenager so not programmes fault but her toxic home environment.

[@mimithemermaid3860]

@@lindyoliver7750 Perhaps, but evidently not enough…

[@Tova.Iceborn]

Thank you for looking it up, was curious as well.

[@trav3ll3r]

This is honestly heartbreaking. This little girl has had her life snatched out of her hands. Her parent ans social services should have done so much better for her.

[@thedoberman9458]

I just hope she doesn't forget about that moments spended on the program, her friends, the therapy and the good moments having fun.

[@chantalsscaleisafibber]

Her commitment and taking responsibility for her actions is showing how mature she is and the commitment to her exercise is awesome.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

She has a mental disorder, a severe eatind disorder you speak as if she has been lazy and not taken responsibility. This teen has never had proper help with her traumas in life (father dying when she was 5 and now taking care of the mum’s health). After all she is a child, but is made to be the adult- reversed parent/child roles is too much for a child’s brain to handle. Had it not been obesity it could have been anorexia or drugs or an addiction to drugs etc. She lost her childhood! Did you notice they focus on her size and not her mental health?! The idea that obese people should magically fix their mentsl disorder when it’s just like any other life threatening eating disorder, the difference is its form.

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah she seemed quite mature actually, a good and responsible girl (she was caring for her sick mother too). Very tragic that she didn't get the right support when she was 5 and her dad passed away so she wouldn't had to turn to food instead. I have noticed that so many who are morbidly obese since childhood have been through a trauma and turn to food to cope because they don't have a supporting environment (that a child manages to get this obese shows too that they for whatever reason don't have supportive adults around them).

[@mimithemermaid3860]

Sad that she was unable to maintain it after returning home…

[@Peace.Beyond.All.Understanding]

On her first night home, her mum fed her deep fried fish and chips, setting her back on her path of addiction. The mum should have her kids taken off her, as she has no idea how to not kill her children.

[@lucyw.7597]

@@teijaflink2226 I think her mother is pretty much to blame for a lot of it. She's not that 'sick' She has arthitic conditions, which i have, but she's being filmed getting around perfectly ok, if slowly..if she was so sick she was unable to do much she would have a certain amount of care allocated to her. She seems to have drummed it into her poor kid that her role is to care for her, when its really not.

[@silverdoe9477]

I’ve been there, first an overeating obese 11 year old, to an anorexic all my teenage years into my twenties. The food is NEVER the problem, it’s a symptom.

[@adorable3817]

I wouldn't go that far. I have a food Additive addiction. When I eat sugar, it makes me feel hungry. All i can think about is food, all I want to do is eat....and I'm never full. Even if I have a stomach ache from overeating, I'll stuff more food in my body. All from white, refined sugar. Without it....there's calm 🌈🙏 So, a pudding to me, is like an alcoholic beversge to someone in alcoholics anonymous. Kind of like a chain smoker can't just have 1 cigarette per day. I can't have ANY refined sugar. So, in my case, it IS the food. Refined sugar is 8 times more Additive than cocain. We're taught moderation... but in the case of refined sugar 100% avoidance is the only solution. Flour same thing for me. And humans don't NEED flour and refined sugar to survive. Instead of chocolate an Apple. Instead of bread, a baked potato. Peace and love ✌️💜

[@squiggle.64]

ive always struggled with eating disorders, binge eating since i was 6, trying to purge at 11, then being an anorexic teenager and now my sensory issues that come from autism means all food just looks and feels and tastes and smells disgusting to me

[@silverdoe9477]

@@squiggle.64 I’m so sorry, I hope you’re doing better. 💜 I also got diagnosed with autism, unfortunately not until I was 29 so I had no support or understanding during any stage of my life. My eating disorder as well as other harmful “coping-behaviours” were developed & ingrained. I can’t really function normally. I’ve graduated university but I can’t work without getting ill.

[@squiggle.64]

@@silverdoe9477 hoping things get better for you

[@xkathrynx]

me too and i also have autism! i was an overweight kid then i developed anorexia as a teen, still struggling with it and im in my 20's now.

[@MissMcFly1]

I feel really bad for her, just looking at her parents (and that picture of her with her dad as a little child) you can see that she's really been dealt a terrible hand, with parents who have not provided her with the right nutrition or opportunity to be healthy from day 1.

[@SD-ip2wb]

Some of us had parents that physically abused us and emotionally abused us. She’s got loving family

[@MissMcFly1]

@@SD-ip2wb no one said they’re not loving and caring - I pointed out how it was inevitable that she would be overweight with parents that clearly don’t know much about nutrition themselves. It’s a tough generational pattern to break.

[@tauruscommunist9532]

@@SD-ip2wb this is abuse, what they've done to her. Just because you have it worse doesn't take away from someone else

[@tyc1Z.Z1]

2008 at almost 15 she was 33 stone. After Wellspring 20 & lowest 18. After that she steadily gained more to reach 40 stone in 2016. Seems in 2017 a crane was needed to lift her to take her to the hospital

[@maxfr142]

@@SD-ip2wb Neglect comes in different forms. It is not black and white. This is neglect.

[@lsdivers]

The moment with the doctor was so sweet. You can't underestimate the power of positive encouragement when you see a smile like that.

[@claireemily1983]

You can see her personality come out the more weight she lost, I’m so impressed with her determination and motivation

[@graceochieng8900]

I love how mature and emotionally intelligent she is. A lot of people that are obese blame their family for enabling but this girls takes accountability and self-responsibility. Amazing!

[@Malfoy1594]

google her🤣

[@graceochieng8900]

@The Burbles tell meeee

[@julietakirilovsky5931]

She was wrong though. A minor that overweight is not responsible for it. It is her mother's fault and it is even shown in this video how she sabotaged her as soon as she went back (the milk, the family offering her dessert, etc)

[@lucyw.7597]

@@julietakirilovsky5931 Her entire personality seems so different the minute she's away from her mother. Its a very sad story,

[@SeriousKween]

The system really let this girl down. How could they let a 12 year old become the sole carrier of a parent. That mother should've been offered paid adult care for both her and her child.

[@KPlyf]

If system can dictate that, it could restrain her eating rations too. Either you allow both to happen or take control over your life and live with consequences

[@SausageSideways]

It's child abuse. Her mother abused her by allowing her to get huge then abused her further by making her a 'carer' She had to do so much and none of it should have happened just because her mum was ill. If the mum lost weight she'd have been able to do more as well.

[@URFUTUREUK]

Local authorities will do ANYTHING to save money, including stealing the human rights of a child, well into adulthood. If it saves them money on their budget and gets them a pat on the back by their seniors, they will be far more cold hearted than this.

[@horatiotodd8723]

All cause of the tories

[@tmfromdenmark9158]

How can a 12 years old be a full care for her mom 😡? The system failed her.

[@felsouthsam1493]

I don't understand how a country can let a 12 years old girl to be the sole carer of her mother

[@sandrawestley4193]

There even younger children than that, who are full time careers, for there parents, even 8 years old and 12 years old

[@CatWithBall]

Yeah that stood out to me at well. Sound completely insane!!

[@mamaraah2578]

Sorry for putting up so many comments but I read a lot of articles about Georgia at the time this was made. Her mum fed her condensed milk as a baby because she was fussy with formula. The locals used to call her ‘the takeaway princess’ because she was always ordering takeaways . It’s all so very sad and I do hope that she has turned her life around.

[@lalaleenax]

condensed milk?? :O omg! she set her up for failure

[@lorilee1931]

That's how sugar addicts are made.

[@lorilee1931]

Thank you for thus precious info.

[@cathyabrahamse1929]

When i read the comments that she put it all on again my heart sank. Its like taking a addict out of rehab and putting him back on the streets. Why was she her mom's caregiver far to young to be at home to me the law should not allow that no motivation,no social life no sports stuck at home watching tv looking after your sick mom. The mom should have said no she would get an outsider as a caregiver.We all love our mom's well most .. I really hope she fights this she is lovely and deserves better. I really wish there could be a follow up for 2022

[@lucyw.7597]

she wasnt at home all day, she was in school..but cared for her mother out of school hours. To be honest her mother seems able to get about, albeit with difficulty, but she would have been entitled to a certain amount of care provided by the local authority. Whether she took it or not seems not to be mentioned. As for a follow up, she has continued to put weight back on, she's been on a few different shows, some aimed at weight loss..but so far, nothing seems to have worked. i think its a shame she came back to the UK when she did. i think if she'd maybe had a year or more there, she might have been able to really break this sad cycle.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Her mom is dead

[@ljmcdonald2703]

@@lucyw.7597 she was offered to return a 2nd time and had a panic attack at the airport

[@lucyw.7597]

@@ljmcdonald2703 She has has mutliple other stays in various clinics, boot camps etc. as well but it hasnt helpd her unfortunately.

[@amberfortune3692]

I see online that she is even heavier now after the loss of her stepdad. Poor girl. I believe she can and will get the motivation she needs to go on another weight loss journey before its too late. xx

[@SD-ip2wb]

Where did you find that

[@PositiveRaincloud]

@@SD-ip2wb Look up Georgia Davis. She apparently weighs double the amount she used to now. Very sad

[@South_Heat]

Oh no I didn’t want to hear that! 😔

[@EmmaAlysonMusic]

Yes I know she got up to 63st (882lbs) then lost 20st so weighed in around 600lbs. But that was in 2016, I’m not sure how she’s doing now but I hope she got the help she needed and is living a healthy life now.

[@michellep4792]

That's so disappointing. She's not had an easy life though and for her, food is the crutch. We all have one. She has the heart of a lion though and a very bright mind. I hope for her that she will eventually find a way to be happy and healthy - however that looks for her.

[@Nina_Olivia]

Georgia is a very determined, very impressive young woman. Sending her love and hoping she’s happy and well.

[@parwatii3925]

I looked up how she was doing after the camp, sadly I read articles that said she had not only gained all the weight back, she put a lot more on, at the highest she was 60 stone-840lbs-381kg, she lost 20stone-280 lbs-127kg when she was put in a hospital for more than 200 days, as a consequence of losing that weight, she was dumbed by her boyfriend, who I suspect had a lot to do with her gaining the weight in the first place. (I think he may be a feeder but I don't have any proof, just my opinion in consideration of the whole situation) She supposedly wants to keep losing weight again, and i wholeheartedly hope she will succeed in doing so, as she seems like a sweet person.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

In 2012 prior to her being cut out of her flat she had a relationship that ended resulting in her becoming depressed. In 2015 she had to be admitted to hospital due to an infection her weight was up to 50 stone at that point, her last boyfriend Andrew Beggie made headlines after Georgia slammed him as a creep, pathetic and spineless after he made a s*x tape of them

[@vandam2711]

What a wonderful young woman, I simply love her character. And what a gorgeous smile. I wish her the best life has to offer, it’s all hers for the taking with an attitude like that 🥰

[@mamaraah2578]

When she got home from the camp her mother was no help at all. I remember reading that first night back in the UK her mother ordered her fish and chips. That was when Georgia realised that she could not keep the weight off.

[@kathidori8504]

From when is this documentation? Did they do a close-up?

[@kathidori8504]

Why didn't her mother get support and knowledge? It's a family problem....

[@mamaraah2578]

@@kathidori8504 because her mother could not be bothered. I’m sure she was offered advice and support.

[@mamaraah2578]

@@kathidori8504 I don’t think there was a follow up but there was a lot of magazine and newspaper articles at the time.

[@Jess1361]

I just googled her and it doesn’t look like things when well after she left :(

[@tilly.....editssssss8056]

She was overweight before her dad died in that picture. His death clearly exacerbated the issue but she wasn't buying the food and preparing it.

[@yourtransformationgenie]

30:31 - enabling her abuser by defending her actions. Knowing the things which caused your eating disorder and being able to point to them in another person's behaviour, does not mean you love that person any less, but it does mean you have gained the insight you need. Her mother needs to fully recognise this. I love this program, but ideally the family needs to be having therapy too. One of her biggest dangers after returning home will be dealing with people who are seeking to police her but who have no knowledge of what she needs (who are not therapeutically trained) and secondly, dealing with people who may also need interventions and who know it, but who will not seek to get any. Jealousy will rear its head, big time. I do hope she manages to stay true to her course. Sending her best wishes as I write this.

[@rebekahvarney2378]

her mum made me so mad. she doesn't support her daughter, she acts childish, takes everything like its all a big joke. just look at what Georgia accomplished when she was given the tools and support she needs. makes me so so mad.

[@joannelawrence2126]

This child was doomed from the start with parents who, loved and cared for her, but lacked giving her ANY healthy lifestyle rules and choices! I was VERY overweight as a child, would sneak food all the time. Both my parents and siblings were and still are all normal healthy weight. I lost all my excess weight aged 21-23yrs old. I just had enough, BUT… I was lucky to have my parents and family to support me totally. This girl has no one to hide her?, it’s very sad, I understand her obsession with food, I was lucky to have the family support to get me to my healthy weight.

[@adorable3817]

She's so beautiful 🥰 and so responsible and loving. An Angel 🌻💜💫 wishing her all the best

[@user-ss9xt5lj3u]

Hello it work 👆👆👆I can't believe I'm with my love again after so many years of break-up🏃🏃,...,, he do alot of work okay.., and keep to his words and it works within 48hours..

[@MyPerfectGecko]

What ..........

[@saintshrooms9424]

She’s gained even more

[@jessicaellina3878]

Wow Georgia! What a huge achievement! Your mum must be so proud... you look gorgeous. lt was the incentive you needed to get onto a healthy lifestyle regime. Congrats to all your mates there and the wonderful, supportive staff... it looks like a beautiful place. Keep up the good work, there,s whole, new exciting life out there waiting for you. Very best wishes ❤

[@JamesBur]

shes now about 60 stone

[@ruthbashford3176]

@@JamesBur Can she get out of bed now?

[@synne2729]

Beautiful, confident and strong minded woman. I wish the best for her

[@michellep4792]

What an impressive young woman Georgia is. Very strong mind. I hope she continued to be able to control her weight and move on to a successful and happy adult life. She deserves it.

[@JamesBur]

sadly she's about 60 stone now

[@ruthbashford3176]

@@JamesBur I hope not, if she carries on she will kill herself.

[@murdermyst2804]

@@JamesBurhow do u know

[@ljmcdonald2703]

@@murdermyst2804She’s had a couple of issues since leaving Wellspring, her weight reached 58 stone at 19 resulting in her having to be crane lifted from her home and put on a medically supervised diet in hospital. In 2015 Georgia was admitted again due to an infection, her weight has been in the 40 stone range for some time

[@DipsyMum29]

@@murdermyst2804it is true. She had to be cut out of her home in 2016.

[@jaderhead6770]

I had so much hope when researching where she’s at now.. only to find that she’d reached 56 stone by age 20, so sad ☹️

[@nohatershallowed9673]

Newest update- unfortunately her mother passed away. Georgia is still obese but seems to be enjoying a social life and has many friends.

[@nohatershallowed9673]

Info 2021-2022

[@vickynakamaanya5599]

She is sooo sweet and detamined... I hope you succed beautiful young woman ❤❤❤❤ love from Sweden

[@janeevans4758]

I blame her mother! Look at the size of her and Georgia was huge at a tiny age of 3 how did she get that big, her mother!!that is who to blame...shame on her. What parent would even consider registering their 13 yr old child as a carers...i cant believe how selfish Gorgie mother is...just disgusting, especially in the uk as care agencies are everywhere and you get free 8 week care on release from hospital and if its needed longer then you get social services and benefits to cover it, how dare she use her daughter and attempt to take her childhood away and kill her with diabetes & heart attacks with being so over weight...grrr

[@denisesander7728]

she's so lovely. i hope she's happy and healthy

[@susanyork5089]

Nah now weighs 50 stone googled her

[@jessicac.1382]

Sad to see she was unable to keep her weight-loss journey up. Hopefully she finds her way back to this mindset soon.

[@layla_missAmericana13]

She’s done so well!💘🫶

[@rida7862]

We had a billy joe in our primary school who was very big and so was her mother ! Got to secondary and same but then her poor mother passed away and billie lost all her weight which was good but the pain must be alot because she was never herself again :(

[@oobalooba.]

She’s amazing. She’s already so mature, she’s going to be an incredible mother one day!

[@susanyork5089]

She is now 50 stone ! Googled her

[@roadmanpussio4562]

@@susanyork5089 I saw that she got up to 63 stone🤯

[@jeme8076]

@@roadmanpussio4562 how is that possible 😮

[@janeevans4758]

Yes and had to be cut out of her house! Georgia Davies is her full name.

[@annika9930]

They are actually smart girls, they understand their problem. When she said, noone notices, when you have addiction to food until too late, bc you need food every day. Yes, so true

[@Abfab039]

Huge respect Miss! You’re the strongest girl!!!

[@thomasnewton8997]

Her commitment and attachment is amazing

[@deedee3719]

My daughter went through traumas, and to deal with it, food became an addiction, like drugs, like alcohol, but Dr's don't see that, all they do is give negatives that has a bad affect, so my daughter turned to food again!! It's a terrible addiction and the help and support isn't out there, it affected her mental health and anxiety. My daughter has had a long journey, she has lost her weight, she now power lifts, but now she has become food conscious and now I worry about anorexia symptoms, its never ending.

[@coffeewithtwosugarsplease]

dysfuntional parents are the root of these overweight kids , kids turn to food when they starve for something else , the parents are always the core of the problem .

[@cuteakoya]

She is such a sweet and caring person. I wish her continuous success/recovery and no relapse.. Edit: Sadly, I've read she relapsed because of her mom 😢 I hope she realizes that as long as she's alive, there's always hope...🤞🤞🤞

[@No-xs1no]

She seems narcissistic, jealous and arrogant to me

[@weevil8025]

Not true, sadly. If you're at the point of severe morbid obesity, losing weight becomes near impossible due to the fact you can't exercise. Sitting around all day brings on more hunger.

[@kt1pl2]

You CAN excercise. Haven't you ever watched my 600lb life? @@weevil8025

[@GloryDaze73]

Very complicated to have this illness. I hope more research and less shame will help people in the future.

[@selestineshiro3918]

She is so beautiful and confident. I love the support from everyone

[@okoriedoris739]

WoW this is one of the most enthusiastic young girl i have ever seen. I hope she succeeds and maintain a healthy weight.

[@troubletime8684]

This girl is making me smile with tears in my eyes 😍💖

[@melinafuchs921]

She's awesome, so mature!

[@niccolog2166]

Georgia became her mothers only caretaker at age 15. That means that this family was pretty separated from everyone else, in a way, no? Society should be like a community. The concept of family is really not working for some exceptions like this one. I have been thinking communities are so great and this documentary just reinforced the idea we should build communities not segregated families societies.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

She was 10 when she became her mom's caregiver, I felt bad that she had to grow up pretty fast.

[@ingseBingse]

Sadly enough, she gained all the weight and some more when she came home. And when she was 19 years old, she was hospitalized. They had to break down a wall to get her out of her room.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

She was hospitalized again in 2015 as well

[@thelanguageofthebirds]

I like the idea of the wellspring school. Should be a baseline for all schooling or education systems going forward.

[@eprohoda]

Bravo~great video-work- have a good day!;))

[@AyoHadouken]

Apparently she gained a lot more weight and got up to 55 stone (770 lbs), and was trying to get back down to 40 stone (560 lbs) in 2016...

[@Iwoasasaned]

Oh no 😩

[@EllieJadeOke]

😳😳😳😳😳 that's massive

[@Sammyrox1989]

i found this on google Georgia Davis, 20, weighed 56st at her her heaviest and had to be cut free from her home and lifted out when she became too big to stand up. But following a rigorous diet after she suffered multiple organ failure in April, she has dropped to 37st and 4lb and told The Sun she wants to 'live and be normal'.11 Aug 2013

[@touraneindanke]

I miss my dad mom and little brother sooo much. My main task is taking care of myself and living the best possible life in their memory and…me! It’s not a walk in the park but the alternative is laying myself next to them.

[@tessobrien8364]

What an incredible young woman

[@thefangirlfromhell9627]

I developed type 2 diabetes after gaining 4st in two years at ages 15-16 after becoming severely mentally ill. I was displaying symptoms before hand so there is a little bit of debate on my actual diabetes type but I’m insulin dependent now and suffer from very severe hypoglycaemia episode where I can’t feel the symptoms until I’m on the floor unconscious. I also now have heart problems and while the cause is unknown most likely stress as I was fleeing domestic abuse a few years ago and was homeless I’m trying my hardest to loose weight. It’s not easy at all and some days you feel so defeated. I wish everyone the best and to keep being so strong and positive. Remember you are doing this because you love yourself and your body enough to give it what it deserves which is health and well-being!

[@kathidori8504]

Do you have supporting people around you? It seems to me, that you are very strong and fighting for to get healthy, but of corse it can be helpful, to have a supportive surrounding. I wish it for you.

[@RobynnesArt]

You go girl 😊👏👏 you’re amazing 💪 Best of luck on your journey 😊❤️

[@mamaraah2578]

I remember when this poor girl had to be cut out of her house to get to the hospital and all the media there watching her. Then a year or so later her boyfriend publically dumped her, that was all over the papers too. This happened after the documentary and she had sadly put all the weight back on again.

[@pauldupreez4473]

Omy thats sad....

[@jessam4875]

Ahhh, I shouldn’t have read the comments until I’d finished watching it. I won’t bother finishing it now. I was really hoping it’d be a success story.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

Had they helped her with her mental health it would probably be different. Someone with an eating disorder doesn’t get well by adjusting the food intake (be it eating more if the person is severly underweight or eating less if they are overweight/obese). This is a serious mental disorder that comes from traums and medically there are usually many things that goes terms of how the brain is wired, it is genetics and nature (home environment).

[@AlbertWesker1960.]

Yeah, and she was in her 20s and her boyfriend was in his 40s. 😬🤨

[@anthea6669]

​@@soilgrasswaterairshe did get therapy

[@amythomas409]

I was in the year above Georgia in school. Didn't know her personally but I did see her around school and she was big. Don't know if this was true, but I did hear that during break and lunch times, she was not allowed access to the canteen just so she couldn't eat any extra food.

[@fozzt]

I feel like that's not true just a horrible rumour

[@amythomas409]

@fozzt Like I said it was just a rumour. No idea if it was true or not.

[@share_accidental]

if that’s true, that’s sad 😢

[@superjoce]

She can do whateaver she wants in life ❤️ loved her story

[@DanceAddikt]

Unfortunately she put all the weight back on and more (reaching over 800lbs) when she returned to the UK after the program ended :( I hope she can find a good support group in her home country, as it seems that's what is missing!

[@earnold1896]

I understand eating when upset. So many millions would be the same. So hope Georgia succeeds. Nice girl. So sorry your dad died my dear.

[@patparker4964]

Georgia was quite overweight even when her father was still alive. No doubt the things that happened affected her as well of course. Her mother is also grossly overweight and that is not purely down to osteoarthritis! Her mother is clueless. I saw the Nesquick-a-sweetened powdered milkshake mix.I don't know if her mother is stupid or if she doesn't understand or doesn't care but there is something very wrong there. How did her mother cope while her carer was away for a year???

[@susanneryding6064]

How dere the system to make A 12 YEAR OLD the solo careere for her own mom who have suffleres a heartattack ??? Was it to save money, and spare a caretaker ??? Really ?? Its the social inharetance all over again. When she are going to take Care of a sick mom?? A position she is not att all educated for, she lack at School. And eat as a coping mecanism. In denmark THIS would neber occur. Its INSANE. I am sending a hug longer than 3 seconds. A Big High five for being a EFFING strong mature and very likeable person. Keepbup the good worth. You apparently Can do anything you want. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marnegro8079]

This girl is so much strong and determined than adults, wow I loved her

[@philippamediwake1235]

Mother is obese too. This is usually the case

[@shez5964]

I bet her record of Britain';s Fattest Teen has been overtaken in the last 14 years.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Malissa Jones was actually Britain's fattest teen at one point weighing 35 stone at 15 and underwent gastric bypass at 16. It caused her to become anorexic and she still suffers from the adverse effects of it today

[@bluecatjay5229]

What a incredible brave smart young lady!! I believe she has the ability to make any goal come true! But it’s very difficult when the environment isn’t built to support her! Living in a tiny town in house with mum that has her own health issues food eating issues with a child that needs a lot of support and role model! It’s a pity the program couldn’t keep her even employee her there !

[@MickeyGee73]

How cruel to throw her a line then throw her right back into the deep end..

[@WhiteRapunzel]

What a gorgeous and intelligent young woman

[@smelis6917]

I hope Georgia is ok and doing well: she really is a gem! Not many people got as big as a personality as she does, and she really seems quite intelligent. ❤

[@leahu1231]

Hi she’s from my mums hometown, she ended up gaining loads of weight after this to the point she had to be cut out from her house because she got so big :(

[@sh3llie]

wait the 15 year old??

[@ljmcdonald2703]

@@sh3llieUnfortunately yes, she had to be cut out of her home again in 2015 after her weight reached 50 stone.

[@carolynellis387]

​@@ljmcdonald2703 Didn't she die in the last few years?

[@mefdunesadik8692]

She is soo amazing wishing her all the best for the future.

[@rivers0ng]

What a lovely girl, she's so mature for her age and really self aware. I feel awful for her that she's imprisoned in such an isolated body.

[@Sam-xe8rr]

What an amazing girl! Loved this

[@ninar.173]

See the big children jump makes my knees and hip hurt.

[@ulfanfinneriksen4643]

It's good they are focusing on helping young people with this challenge in todays society. Regulating emotions with food. I say intervene even earlier 10-12 years.

[@scotswumin5502]

Well done Georgia. You go girl 👏👏👏👏

[@sarahwall5987]

keep up and well done to you , you are amazing and strong person

[@BettyBoop201910]

This is from 2008! I remember watching it back then... Anyone knows how's she doing now?

[@markchamberlain8468]

I wonder how many seats she took up on the plane?

[@Ellie_Wonder]

Well done beautiful Georgia👌❤️

[@denisesander7728]

what I want to know where all the family were when a 12 year old girl was being a care giver to her mom. being a caregiver is extremely difficult, never mind for a child.

[@kathidori8504]

and/or the social department of their city.

[@teijaflink2226]

Even if she wanted to (there could be mental pressure) it's totally crazy to me that a 12 year old can become a career of their sick parent (and specially when they have already lost one parent), shouldnt a kid focus on school and taking care of their parents, it must be extremely stressful mentally and psysically and they will be so much more behind others their age. I'm surprised to hear that it works like this in UK as they have free health care and stuff. Both mother and daughter should have got help from a career. She has no chance, sadly wouldn't surprise me if her life isn't going well.

[@lucyw.7597]

@@teijaflink2226 It doesnt usually work like that in the uk. She was still going to school, if very sporadically. Her mother would have been entitled to certain amount of care, whether she chose to take it or not seems debateable. Same as in the US there are thousands of kids out there who are caring for an ill relative, but they are still going to school. Its a shame she didnt get into another residential program back here rather than moving back in with her mother.

[@salobrena6442]

good for her.. weight loss is so difficult.

[@SuperHazel9]

What a lovely girl Georgia is ,her personality is Beautiful.

[@debwilson5236]

I’m 58 and British when I was young you never really saw obese people especially children, when Mac Donald, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and all the other fast food restaurants came to the uk the weight problems started then I had my children young and of course they wanted what their friends were eating so I made a healthy version at home I ended up feeding all their friends at lunchtime because it was healthier and tasted better, my family have never suffered with obesity problems. They never really had much sugar or chocolate they preferred fruit

[@kuki2349]

I feel like without Greggs the obesity rate would also go down 99% 😂

[@amberjansen6878]

The mum needs to go on a diet too

[@ljmcdonald2703]

She's dead now

[@steffinotrom7350]

This program did not use sustainable methods that are successfully continued at home. The dietary advice is dodgy, too and is only sustained in controlled environments. Georgia continued to become Britain's fattest woman. Last time I heard of her, she was on oxygen, in hospital. They had to cut her out of her own home to save her life because she didn't fit through doors anymore.

[@uteschneider3349]

Wirklich? Kannst du bitte einen Link schicken? Das ist sehr schade. Ich finde, sie sollte dann eine 2. Chance bekommen in so einem Programm. Falls sie wirklich einen Rückfall hatte, alleine wird sie es nicht schaffen, wieder Gewicht zu verlieren. Sie braucht nochmal Unterstützung. Ich hoffe wirklich, sie erhält nochmals Unterstützung❣ Wie alt ist Geogia jetzt?

[@ummamalia]

@@uteschneider3349 ich glaube, das Problem ist das Programm an sich. Das Problem liegt nicht in ihr, sondern in ihrer Familie (Stichwort „Parentifizierung“) - also liegt die Lösung auch nicht in ihr allein (abnehmen), sondern in der Familiendynamik. Solange die Mutter nicht mit einbezogen wird, hat die Tochter kaum eine Chance, die eingefahrenen Verhaltensmuster (die zum Übergewicht führen) zu durchbrechen.

[@uteschneider3349]

@@ummamalia Ich denke daß Programm war zu kurz. Sie war ja viel zu jung und auch finanziell abhängig von der Mutter. 1.Sie hatte wahrscheinlich gar keine Chance, dauerhaft an gesunde, teure Lebensmittel heranzukommen. 2. War sie wieder im Umfeld ihrer gleichaltrigen Freundinnen, die ihre Freizeit sicherlich nicht mit hartem Training verbracht haben. Wenn sie das Programm konsequent weiter alleine durchgezogen hätte, hätte sie völlig isoliert neben den/ALLEN! Menschen ihrer Umgebung leben müssen. Das schafft kein Teenager, die alten Freundinnen zu sehen, vorbeizugehen und einsam zu trainieren. Jahrelang. Die Versuchung ist zu groß, mal hier und da die Zeit vom Training abzuknappsen und am Sozialleben teilzunehmen. Die vielen Fettzellen sind angelegt. Sie füllen sich schnell wieder. Schwupps, kommt Stagnation und dann gleich wieder Gewichtszunahme. Ich bin überzeugt, daß sie was das Essen angeht die mentale Kraft gehabt hätte ihr eigenes Ding gegenüber der Mutter durchzuziehen, wenn sie entsprechende Lebensmittel zur Verfügung gehabt hätte. Aber die ganzen anderen Umstände, daß konnte sie in der alten Umgebung alleine nicht schaffen. Dafür war sie schlichtweg zu jung. Das Programm hätte länger sein müssen, damit sie noch mehr gefestigt wäre in den Gewohnheiten und ihrer Persönlichkeit. Im Anschluß hätte sie dann gleich an einen geeigneten Ort ziehen müssen (mit Trainingsmöglichkeiten, Sportvereinen, Schwimmhallen), um dort eine Lehre/ Studium zu machen, eigenes Geld zu verdienen und sich neue, gleichgesinnte Freunde zu suchen, die eine Lebensweise mit gesunder Ernährung und Sport bevorzugen. Ihr junges Alter, die Kürze des Programms, hinterher keine geeigneten Anschlußperspektiven - Das hätte anders bedacht und organisiert werden müssen. Ich hatte den Eindruck, daß sie es wirklich hätte schaffen können. Sie war sehr stark. Vielleicht hätte sie sogar ihre berufliche Zukunft in dieser Richtung entwickeln können. Aber sie war noch ein Kind.

[@jessicaellina3878]

Any program can only take the regime, advice, dietary requiements and encouragement so far... a member of staff can,t go home with any of them. At the end of the day, the individual has to want it so badly and stick to the regime. Georgia obviously couldn,t cope with the triggers and stresses of her every day life and turned back to food. So sorry to hear of her setbacks

[@ljmcdonald2703]

The camp closed down years ago and those who attended it years ago have made videos on social media about it. One teen who went there in 2009 ended up having anorexia and bulimia for most of her teens and adult years

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

All the best to you Georgia.

[@gianninai3349]

If 10k steps is three times the average, the reason for the obesity problem is right there. 10k steps is what I get on a regular day when I don’t do anything else than take my child to school and go get groceries. Feels unreal.

[@mssdn8976]

Lovely young lady, good for her

[@joha6266]

She was only 15. She shouldn’t have been her mother’s primary caregiver. Where were the children care (or whatever it’s called in the uk)

[@jensmith3719]

Her mother is responsible and should be prosecuted for child abuse, if she was starved she would have had intervention, the state enables as well by giving benefits as they become disabled by their obesity sucking a good 20% of the nhs budget away from others

[@joha6266]

@@jensmith3719 exactly. Why did the government let this happen?? She grew up too fast, which she’s also telling. This can give her severe issues in the future

[@debwilson5236]

Good on you Leslie sweetheart you looked beautiful and happy at your leaving dance I pray you do well in what you want bless you and your mum ❤❤❤this school is a really good place the staff are fantastic I hope everyone did well and carries on doing well god bless you all ❤❤❤

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Lesley the mom died in 2020, Georgia the daughter regained all of the weight and more

[@lizberry9266]

She should be proud about herself, but u can see the parents are overweight and they end up doing it to their kids. You see very overweight parents with overweight kids, never skinny !!

[@RERTOxCRAFT]

The weight thats gone off her face already by 14mins into the video is crazy and looks like its less of a struggle to move even with the injury! 😮

[@janeevans4758]

That then teenager,now woman who piled on all the weight back and some has unfortunately made bad mistake and one another since leaving the programme 😢Georgia Davies of Aberdare wales uk has had several life savings operations and had to literally be cut out of her house, the Firefighters and builders had to take down a upper wall in the house to get her out to receive urgent medical attention...and since having a gastric band it appears her teice her age feeder boyfriend has dumped her! So awful as she was so determined at 15..😢

[@veronicab4372]

Beautiful, corageous young woman. Stay strong.

[@nicolewooldridge9683]

Go sweetheart you would make any mum, proud.

[@Justcaroline001]

She loves her mum Soo much❤️❤️

[@lucyw.7597]

Her mother has curated a very unhealthy relationship with her, making her feeel as if she's responsible for her, almost reversing the parent/child roles. As soon as she was back her mother was getting in huge takeaways!

[@sophierusk9704]

What a legend 👏 👏 👏

[@adventurouspeach]

While this was all very good she unfortunately gained it all back and ended up ~800lbs She did lose some weight at get down to 600lbs in 2016 not sure where she’s at now Unfortunately it doesn’t seem she had the support she needed to continue healthily in the uk

[@EmilyGilbeywilbey]

How is this allowed to happen. I know this was in the past but it is child abuse. Parents who allow kids to be 20% over weight should be re-educated!

[@jensmith3719]

prosecuted, they know what they are doing, and if they dont then they are not fit to care for children

[@soufleur5015]

It's not a little illness, its an addiction like Heroin, Speed etc...

[@uteschneider3349]

Weil in allen billigen Nahrungsmitteln viele schlechte Sachen sind. Ungesunde Zucker und ungesunde Fette. Damit sie billig hergestellt werden können. In diesem Stadium ist es krankhaft, weil das Fett Entzündungen macht und Hormone produziert und falsche Darmbakterien angesiedelt sind.. Ein Kreislauf aus dem niemand ohne professionelle Hilfe herauskommt.

[@fuzzylogics139]

So since this is from 2008 how is Georgia doing today? I hope she's happy and healthy.

[@tessobrien8364]

Id love to no

[@reddragonlady5014]

Sadly, once she came back, she put the weight and a little extra back on.

[@SD-ip2wb]

@@reddragonlady5014 where did you see this

[@mssdn8976]

@@reddragonlady5014 that’s so sad, but I don’t think her Mum knew how to help her. She had such support and then it stops, pity they didn’t keep it going on line

[@reddragonlady5014]

@@SD-ip2wb I read it in other comments and also googled her.