A resident of the English city of Swindon, Wiltshire, complained that after she lost 63 kilograms, she was hounded on the net. Her story was shared by The Sun.
Georgi Phipps, 28, said she has been bullied on social media since she underwent stomach-reduction surgery in 2018 and dramatically lost weight.
“Don't lose weight anymore, you look sickly”, “Where have your boobs gone? They disappeared!”,“How the hell did you manage to lose weight so much”- such comments flooded her Facebook page.
“I thought people would be happy for me. And many were glad, but I was not at all ready for the fact that I would become the object of constant attention and criticism of ill-wishers. Suddenly they all wondered how I looked and how I was able to lose weight,”Phipps complained.
She admitted that losing weight has changed her personality. In 2015, she weighed over 120 kilograms and was not particularly worried about her own appearance. The girl was pleased with herself and at her own wedding, which took place the same year. However, as soon as Phipps saw the photos from the ceremony, she realized that something needed to be changed. The British woman joined a local weight loss group, tried all diets, but could not stick to any of them.
In 2016, a therapist put her on a waiting list for a stomach reduction procedure. At that time, she weighed 140 kilograms. Two years later, the operation was finally carried out. Phipps admits that the first months after her were very difficult. “Not only was I constantly in pain and vomiting blood, but I also had to develop new eating habits, and my stomach was the size of a three-year-old,” she complained.
The British considers unfair accusations from acquaintances and strangers that losing weight by reducing the stomach is "dishonest." After the operation, she not only began to monitor nutrition, but also took up walking and yoga. “When I was overweight, I was simply not noticed. And now they notice me, but I don't always like it,”Phipps summed up.
Social psychology professor Elle Boag commented on Phipps' case. She noted that although the movement is body-positive and protects overweight women from attacks, its supporters can attack those who have lost weight and accuse them of "anti-feminism." “Losing weight girls are considered less emotionally vulnerable because slim girls are considered happy and confident in our culture. They think that if she has the strength to lose weight, then she will withstand criticism,”God explained. She recalled that bullying can upset a person, no matter how much he weighs.
