Man who lost almost 60kg shares unexpected side effect of his massive weight loss: ‘Low-key embarrassment…’

US-based Justin O’Regan is a self-proclaimed ‘weight loss coach’. He often shares videos of his weight loss journey, fitness regime and diet on Instagram. In a video, Justin, who is in his 20s, explains how ‘losing the weight has been a bit embarrassing’. He said he had lost more than 130 pounds (58.9 kg) in weight. Read this also Man who lost 50kg reveals 12 not-so-obvious benefits of massive weight loss: ‘I’m an inch taller’

What did he say?

Along with one of her videos, she wrote in her Instagram caption, “Can anyone tell?” In the July 2024 clip, Justin said, “Why doesn’t anyone talk about how embarrassing it is to lose weight? So, I’ve lost over 130 pounds, but every time, I lose weight when I was younger.” Tried to do.” Someone will point this out and say ‘Hey man, I noticed you lost 5 pounds, good job’ or ‘Hey man, how’s that diet going?’. I felt like my deepest secret had been exposed. I thought that if no one knew I was actively trying to lose weight, they wouldn’t know I was fat.”

He added, “I would literally hide my Fitness Paws (an app for a fitness center) in the back of my phone in case someone saw it while I was showing them something and then put the pieces together. And it’s like, ‘Oh wait, you’re on Fitness Powell because you’re on a diet, and you’re on a diet because you’re fat.’ “This is the next level of denial in your weight gain and you don’t want to gain weight because that will make it real.”

Reactions to his videos

“For me, it’s the change in people’s attitudes when I’ve lost weight. So far I’ve lost 86 pounds (39 kilograms), and people are very excited about it. And I’m just as happy about it.” , and I’m doing good, the voice in the back of my mind comes, Didn’t they love me / Didn’t I make them proud / Didn’t they respect me when I was at my heaviest, ‘This is sad,’ read one comment.

Another person said, “Honestly, any self-improvement effort is embarrassing because then you have to accept who you are. That’s why radical self-acceptance is the key to any self-improvement journey.” The first step is…”