Why I Gained Weight
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Hey guys! In today's video I get super personal and talk about my recent recovery story and why weight gain was SO necessary for me. I also do not mention numbers or sizes during this video, purely because I don't want to trigger anybody. I hope you understand! Hopefully this video will help those of you who are going through something similar, and if not maybe give you some insight into my story and eating disorder recovery. Love you all so much! xoxo Anna
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Hi Anna I cannot tell you how refreshing you are. What a positive and down to Earth women you are. You are one heck of a role model for your kids. You are nothing even close to anyone else i follow. I relate to you so much and your outlook is so similar to mine. I have followed since 2014 and have the first friendliest friend white shirt and the card you and Jonathan signed. The way you are so patient-to your kids and the words you use are so kind and down to their level. Your girls and your boys will be such good humans with great confidence and kind words for their peers. You and Jonathan have your heart in the right direction raising your kids. I truly mean this from the bottom of my heart. I have stopped weighing myself because of you because i was horrified of a weight i never saw before. It’s truly only if you feel great in your head and heart and I’m working on that! Love you so much!
Aww, thank you so much Taylor, that means a lot! ❤️
💯 agree
True.
Love that you did not include numbers. Everyone has their own journey.
Aww, thank you ❤️
I feel better not knowing the number too, but here in the US the medical assistants like to announce how much you weigh when you’re on the scale. I hate it and tell them in advance to not tell me.
But then the healthcare companies ALSO provide you reports on your health which boldly list your weight. AND employers monetarily reward people for losing weight every few months. They make it a competition and call it “wellness”. Mindsets need to change.
THIS is why you don’t comment on people’s weight. You NEVER know what they are going through mentally. Anna, you are an angel for this 💜
So much respect for Anna talking about this openly to help others💜
Shes been going on about this for months is there anything else to her
Aoife Gillespie you can always unsubscribe you know I doubt anybody will miss you
Prispao thankyou💜
@@Prispao o I'm not a subscriber😁
@@aoifegillespie7825 then do one!
This is so interesting Anna. It sounds a lot like Stephanie Buttermores “all in diet”, she was experiencing extreme hunger and decided to not restrict herself with food as well. She ate until she felt satiated everyday. In the beginning because her body was depraved of food for so long, she was eating over 5000 calories every single day, yes she gained weight but slowly over time, her hunger levels reduced similar to you not craving all the goodies anymore and then she also saw her body lose some weight and not it’s returning to what it known as your bodies natural set point. Crazy how the body works. Thanks for this video Anna, you’re a gem. Might be interesting to check out Stephanie Buttermore
ua-cam.com/video/N9z5xqAP7ek/v-deo.html here's the link!
I was just going to say this! And yes Anna you need to check this out!
Not good to gain all that weight like she did.. restriction isn't good, nor is eating anything and everything in sight.
Diana M she wasn’t eating anything and everything in sight. She was eating until she was full. She was having weekly check ins with a doctor as well so I think they know what’s healthy and what’s not
It blows my mind what women go through taking contraception. Men really would not put up with the awful side affects we endure
You are correct. I would encourage you to look up the male contraceptive pill that has recently been trialled. The side effects were weight gain, mood swings, tenderness, head aches, bad skin.... you know, the same side effects as the female contraceptive pill. The Male contraceptive pill was discontinued because it was believed that it wouldn’t be popular amongst men because of the side effects.
Absolutely! Although if he was unwilling to do anything I’d still go for the non hormonal IUD over pills for sure.
When I went through eating disorder recovery I gained a bunch of weight because my body had been starving. The refeeding process was painful but I promised myself that I was going to let my body be whatever it would. This healed my mind and body. After about a year or 2 of gaining. I lost weight without even trying and my body normalized. I think it’s because I had been starving my body on and off for 19 years. I love hearing about your journey. It’s nice to hear someone with a similar story.
Thank you Mary! I'm so glad to hear that you've been on the same journey of healing and are in a much better place now! That's so encouraging! 😊💕
Who really cares how much we weigh anyway? I don't know why we punish ourselves so much!
Mary. How did you cope during those 2 yrs. I am in this stage now but cannot accept this body? When you lost weight without trying, was it because your appetite reduced naturally or did it stay the same. Just wondering?
Sarah Bartlett the way I was able to accept my body was exploring why I felt like my body had to look a certain way. I realized I believed I had to be very thin to be loved and accepted in society. I realized I was trying to make my body conform to the standards my mind set vs let me body be whatever shape it took while living my life and eating when I was hungry instead of judging every decision around food. As far as how my body regulated. In the beginning I was ravenous all the time because I had been starving my body for over a decade. But over time my hunger normalized but I would say that didn’t even make me lose weight. I think my body needed time to realize that I was going to keep feeding it and my metabolism and digestive system needed to heal. I hope that helps you. I’m here if you have any other questions 💜❤️
@@MaryScarpati Thank you so much for your response. Yes, I’ve heard it said many times that the weight goes once you have accepted your body. Yes , I had that hunger too but that has settled so I’m expecting weight loss. I’m only several months in so I’m just being inpatient. I’m glad you were able to recover and wish you all the best. XX
Get him to have a vasectomy. He has seen what the hormones do to your body, he needs to step up and take one for the team!
I wish my husband would too
mine had one 18 months ago best decision ever 👍
@Married@17 I personally would never have major surgery when he can just have a little snip. So glad my husband stepped up, we already go through so much as women It was peanuts for my husband.
@Married@17 I love having that freedom as well but without the surgery:)
@Married@17 I see!!!
A wonderful role model for girls and women today. I am 74 years old but still enjoy your videos and can appreciate how helpful they are for younger people. Keep up the good work Ann. You are one of the world’s beautiful people inside and out ☘️💚
Out of the million “How I lost Weight” videos out there, this is a breath of fresh air. Yay body positivity!
I don’t comment on videos often but I just wanted to tell you how much I love you and your channel. My mum passed away 10 months ago and I’m only 18. It’s so hard to be positive a lot of the time but I find your videos so comforting and uplifting. You have such a positive and calming outlook and you are my go-to on UA-cam especially when I’m feeling particularly stressed or sad. You have inspired me to keep going and shown me that, as hard as it is, life can still be worth living even after losing a parent. So I just want to say thank you. You honestly have no idea how much you’ve helped me. I also struggle with my body image and overall self confidence so I love these type of videos too. Please keep doing what you’re doing and never stop. Sending lots of love🤍
It’s easy to forget that you’re beautiful inside and out. Those 4 dear children look up to you so much, and love you, even if you’re not “ perfect” in your eyes. You are their whole world. 😊
such a sweet comment, I totally agree🥺
You're so lovely, thank you! 🥰❤️
Really appreciate you not mentioning numbers or sizes, thank you ♥️
Aww, thank you! 🥰❤️
Couldn’t be any prouder of you Anna, your are incredible 🥺
It's Emily Rose I agree Emily x
Just a reminder you've had 4 kids and you're still gorgeous and an inspiration to so many! I know so many women lose confidence in themselves after they have a kid(s) because it changes the body but you're a role model to so many Anna, keep doing you and being you :)
This sounds a lot like stephanie buttermoore's All in journey. Only was she malnourished from extreme dieting for fitness competitions. Very interesting 😊
If you've been feeling a bit down lately and you're reading this comment.. I hope something amazing happens within your life very soon, stay strong, everything always works out in the end and have a great rest of the day/night!
You too! : )
@@emiIyrosee Thank you Emily! xx
Thank you, just broke up with this guy and we Both love each other but the distance hurt me like hell
Thank you Josh, back ‘atcha!🌸
Same to you. Hope everyone is doing okay x :-)
You are stunning no matter what Anna. You are gorgeous and so inspiring. We are all so proud of you x
So much respect just sharing and self loving, people body shaming is horrible
I'm a registered dietitian and I'm so glad that you've been able to step away from diet culture. It's so toxic and reinforces unrealistic standards. You should be proud of yourself! Sending love from Canada.
“Although I think that I have control when I have the number, it’s actually the number that controls me” wow EXACTLY
Honestly admire your strength so much. Being able to sit there and talk about everything, and helping others by doing so admirable. I love you 💗
It's Emily Rose I agree Emily x
Anna your weight on the scales will also be a lot of muscle weight, you work out a lot and have extra protein through your powders etc, so just remember that the number on the scales isn't always related to fat.. muscle is heavy 💪 💕 you're healthy and strong and that's what matters x
Your story really reminds me of Stephanie Buttermore’s ‘All in journey’. When you’re malnutritioned for a long time, your body needs that extra food in the first months of not restricting anymore. Very impressing, you can be very proud of yourself. 🤗
I adore Stephanie!!
I came to mention this as well.
Great content from Stephanie!
Yes! I thought the same thing! So amazing.
roses are red, violets are blue!
who’s the best idol? anna it’s you 🥰
I love thissss 🥺 it’s so true!!
Awww, thank you so much!! 🥰❤️
It would be so interesting for you to do a video with Jonathan about his point of view as a partner ! (Not about the weight obviously, about the eating disorder !) 🤍 xxx
anyone else just absolutely obsessed with the way Anna talks?!
Her voice is so soothing
Irish 😍
Yes, I'm always fascinated with her voice. I wonder what's her accent? Doesn't sound very British and American... Does she have a strong Irish accent or something else?
Very beautiful. English is my 3rd language and she's the only one that I can understand without subtitles.
Lol a bit too much! Im aussie and used to watch her all the time and i happen to pick up other accents. Ive had people ask if im irish wtc and when did i come here? Im like oh, too much saccone jolys
Pistachio it is an irish mix. She is irish but soent first 8 or 9yrs in the US
I know you talked about it shortly but do you think that because you’re in the public eye this journey of disorder eating was harder for you? I mean, maybe you “forced” yourself to keep the weight for a long time because you were in the public eye.
You truly inspire me and I think you look amazing. Lots of love from Brazil. Xx
I'm not sure about that because I know so many people who struggle and are not in the public eye at all! So I don't know the answer for certain but I imagine things would have been the same even if I weren't! Great question! 💕
Anna - i loved the white/purple floral swimsuit you showed. Plus on your IG doing a show of some of the clothes - they looked GREAT on. You’re always so stylish! And I think you look stunning.
You have such a healthy mindset now Anna. You've really experience Post-Traumatic Growth not Post-Traumatic Stress. Blessings
you should look into stefanie buttermore and her „all in“ story.
Anna you are one of the most nicest loveliest most down to earth person ever you always make people happy your videos are amazing you and johnathan are my idols don't ever stop making videos xx 😀
I love you Anna. Ive struggled with anorexia for the last 17 years and honestly look up to you in recovery x
Sending you lots of love ❤️
@@Beecas Thankyou 💕
Im 20, i went through both starving and binge eating disorder (and nobody knew), thank you for this video, it was very comforting, you are an amazing person
I feel like I've watched you forever and what I love most about you is how honest and open you are about hard times with all of us. You are amazing.
Thank you for sharing your recovery story!!! I am currently in a treatment program and there has been NUMEROUS relapses but I keep moving forward. Your videos as well as my support system has really helped me get through it. I am so determined to get better and I can see how happy and glowing you are now and I want to reach that point!!!
Sam Elle I believe in you!!😊😊
Charlotte thank you so much 🥰
Thank you Sam! What I've realised now is that relapses are not really "bad" they are actually really important learning opportunities and have deepened my knowledge about myself & my responses to things...which in turn have made me stronger and more resilient against fighting the disorder. So use those relapses to your advantage...keep pushing forward and know that you are stronger than you realise! ❤️
How are you handling Jonathans health journey? Him loosing weight...and his restrikted eating.
I cannot believe how strong and self-reflected you are! 💪🏾💕👍🏽
Jonathan eats completely unrestricted so I don't find it triggering at all! I'm super proud of him! 🥰❤️
Oh Anna this platform needs more souls like yours. Your honesty is so refreshing.. I can only imagine how tough it must be to speak so open and truthfully about your struggles but my god if only you knew how many people you are helping. Thankyou so much for being you 🧡
Hope this video will help many.
Thin does NOT equal healthy. Everyone’s healthy weight will be different. I am so happy to hear you feel good because it shows and you look your best ever !
Anna you have come so far I'm proud of you x
Anna, although I think that “the idea of having idols is overrated” but if I were to have one.. it would be you coz you inspire me more than any other contemporary personalities in the public-eye. Lots of love ♥️
intuitive eating is what I felt works best , dieting is the restriction of foods where the Eating disorder lays is in the restriction to food.
the hormonal drop after you finish breastfeeding is no joke! i've never experienced anything like it. i've never felt so blue and so all over the place emotionally in my life.
Another day another Anna sacconejoly video! I’m very excited to watch this, I idolise you so much Anna 🥺🤍
I HATED being pregnant and it was the worst for my mental health.. i also hate breastfeeding 🤣 love my baby.. also I wish i lost weight while breastfeeding!! i get as hungry as a whale and end up binging
Here, your still gorgeous !! I always find I am happier size 12 than size 8. Food is life :D
You never looked better. Now back to watching your video.
I am so proud of you. Thank you so much for being such a positive influence and role model in regards to topics like this, a lot of us need someone like you.
Ellie Wilson I agree Ellie x
Thank you so much Ellie! 🥰❤️
I respect you so much Anna and love your message here. You’re a great role model for young girls and women and for any individual who has struggled to be healthy and happy with themselves. I’ve admired you and your family for years and always thought you were beautiful but now you are also incredibly powerful inside and out. Thank you for this and I hope you are always this centered, happy, and healthy.❤️
I've been learning about intuitive eating and also Stephanie Buttermore's experience going "all in." It's good to hear your journey has been very similar to hers and proves that it works and diets do not. Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring as always,
So proud of you Anna! Your an amazing women and so proud to look up at you as a role model ❤️🥺
I am currently in eating disorder recovery and I have struggled with the weight gain aspect so much! But this really inspired me, Thankyou!! Our numerical value doesn’t define our worth💛
Can I just say to everyone that weight and numbers are sooo overrated. As long as you are happy and healthy and where you want to be in life physically and mentally, you will become the best version of yourself. Coming from a someone who has had an eating disorder five years later, I feel so much better without constantly measuring myself or weighing myself constantly. Thanks Anna for sharing your story ❤️❤️
So proud of you always Anna, thank you so so much for using your platform to talk about this, it’s so important. Love you always!! 💗
Literally so proud, she is amazing 🥺
I'm proud of Anna too she is the most amazing person x
I've been trying to gain weight my whole life (40 year's old) but I still found it interesting to listen to your story. You look better and healthier now, well done on your achievement.
I wish that, as a species, we thought it was more important to FEEL good vs "looking" good to the outside world. The only opinion that should ever matter is the person that owns the flesh suit. As an aside, I think you look great!
I’ve been watching you for years since Emília was born and I genuinely believe this is the happiest you’ve been. I’m so so so happy for you that you have found your love for food again and you’ve kept going to beat your ED because you can just see the difference in you as a person. The number on the scales doesn’t change your value, you’re such an amazing woman your kids will be so proud 💕
This was so helpful, thank you. I've struggled with an eating disorder since 11 and I'm 25 this month, I am in recovery but still have moments, I know how hard it is. Thank you for sharing ❤️
I always thought that your what you eat in a day and the way you talked about your body in the past were not healthy. When someone has had an eating disorder it can effect them at different times in their lives and you have to be vigilant about that. To see you regain a healthy relationship with eating is great.
Anna, I can't tell you how helpful, enlightening and relatable this was to me. Thank you so much!!! It helps to know that there are others out there who feel and experience the same things. When you mentioned about trying to restrict even just a little one day, then for the next day you were extremely hungry.....I experience the same thing!! Even if I lie to myself and tell my body I'm not restricting, it knows I am and then it thinks there's a famine and then I am so so hungry the next day.
Thank you for reminding us that it's ok to gain weight...its not a crime and it doesn't make us less beautiful.X x X
Anna it's very interesting that you say that you felt better pregnant and then very low post breastfeeding. In addition to the oxytocin, have you had your bodies natural progesterone levels tested ? It sounds like you have a mild progesterone deficieny ? Also your magnesium levels may be low.
You are SUCH a beautiful human. Thank you for being so candid. ❤
Anna, I was having The Worst day today and watching this reminded me I need to love myself the way I am. Thank you and I'm glad you're feeling better! 💛
Wow. This video, Anna. I'm a woman who has been struggling to LOSE weight for my entire life. I am the product of a toxic, abusive childhood that caused me to gain weight at a young age and has haunted me my entire adult life. I had self esteem issues to the point where it was non-existent. I tried to lose the weight. Some diets worked, some did not, but at the end of the day, I hated myself. I was utterly OBSESSED with losing the weight to a point it was detrimental to my emotional health. It wasn't until I was fortunate to surround myself with amazing, loving friends who accepted me for who I am that I slowly... very slowly... started to let it go. I started to realize that there is more to life than being a certain size, to being a certain number, and that I was ENOUGH. Once I accepted this, everything changed. I suddenly had self esteem. I suddenly loved myself. And I was finally able to let it all go. I was the size I was, and I had finally accepted me the way I was. The moment I knew I was going to be ok was when I found myself sharing a small office with fit-bit loving, step & calorie counting, cauliflower loving (thin) women who spent half the day obsessing over dieting. That would have been a trigger in the past, but I was truly healed as it had no effect on me. *Thank you, Anna, for being a voice of strength and determination for all those who struggle with body image.*
Absolutely LOVE the idea of not letting the numbers control you!! That goes for calories, weight, clothing sizes, etc. Thank you for this Anna ❤️
I am currently 8 months into anorexia recovery, I decided I would listen to my mental and physical hunger 100% about 3 weeks ago, I’ve finally started to gain weight, I’m eating so much food and some days everything feels so overwhelming. Today is one of those days but watching your video has helped me so much, it has remind me that what I’m doing is okay and that weight gain is okay. It’s soo scary but your recent videos are amazing so thank you so so much for doing them. 💛💛xx
That pill made me gain so much weight too. And the progesterone only pill saved helps me keep my weight down!! Very interesting!! Thankyou for sharing this as someone who struggles with ED it was so refreshing and made me feel positive. My mum watches you and she made me watch this and I’m glad I did💗
Which pill? I know she mentioned it in the video but can't remember where haha
Thanks for sharing. I’m so glad you’re trying to take care of yourself. ❤️
PS: I don’t bake, so there’s been a bit too many baking videos for me. Though, the kids are always adorable in those vids. ❤️
AS a teenager myself, i cannot tell you how important, helpful and inspirational this video is, thank you so much Anna for sharing xx
i haven't watched your videos in years but one thing that always struck me is that you seemed to be really conscious of how people saw you - i guess i spotted it because i have felt the same way in the past. almost like you are always seeking validation of looking a certain way. as i get older, i'm less bothered about what other people think and more in tune with how i feel and how i want to look personally. and making allowances to not look perfect because we are not mannequins. it's nice that you are accepting and at a place of self love now. x
Hi Anna,
Firstly, I want to say a massive congratulations on how far you have come. I have literally followed your blogs from the beginning, simply because we have a very similar journey. I am so happy that you have managed to reach a point I have yet to get to myself but it's so heartening to know it is doable...and you look amazing for it.
Secondly, a huge thankyou. Conversations like this are needed more. Pregnancy was really hard for me...I have suffered with disorders for around 15years now, and dieting has always been part of my life for aslong as I can remember. I always say I had just reached a happy weight before I fell pregnant...but truth is I remember everyday as a constant 'fat' battle. Not being allowed to diet on pregnancy was liberating, my trip to NYC and bot being anxious over cheesecake was amazing...but same as you, those scales the day I went in to have my baby crippled me. I should have seen it as 'you're pregnant - stop freaking out!' but i'm sure you know as much as anyone that it is easier said than done. 15months on with my gorgeous boy and I am not crucifying my body but still find it hard.
I hope that some point I will find courage like you to ditch the weight loss and quit the battle. Listening to you talk about this has literally been like me listening to myself and it's been so nice to know that i'm not battling alone. I would love to have a second baby but the weight gain genuinely terrifies me as I know what it does to my head atm. I hope one day, I can reach the same point as you have.
You have no idea how much of an inspiration you are! Thankyou xxx
And for all the body shamers - you are literally the reason why half of us get into this state in the first place. You cause so much damage! Shame on you. ☹
Feeling good about yourself and your body is THE BEST.. NO MATTER WHAT IDIOT IGNORANT SELFISH JEALOUS PEOPLE SAY...
You are literally the most genuine, humble role model that I could ever ask for. I respect you so much, thank you for being a motherly figure to me. Love from Katie xx
Anna , thank you for sharing your journey with us. Being so open and honest is so helpful to us and encouraging! Thank you!
condoms, coils or the snip!
Wow, I'm so glad I watched this! I'm 8 months post partum and still breastfeeding my baby boy. He feeds at least 6/7 times in 24 hours. I've been experiencing bloating and cramping, headaches, and extreme fatigue... Now wondering if maybe I should be upping my calories. Thank you. X
The most inspirational thing you ever said that hit me hard was something like ‘I’ve never known my adult natural weight’.. I don’t weigh myself anymore, but when I was during my recovery I kept feeling down/triggered that my weight was so much higher than what I felt it should be.. until I realised I didn’t even know what my weight was (without wither being pregnant or with an eating disorder as an adult). That really forced me to think that the weight doesn’t matter.. it’s how I feel physically and mentally. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Yes! That is 100% true 🥰❤️
so true about the number on the scale even if you are under weight too , it really triggers .. i think its time too throw away my scale
sarah s great decision 💗🧘♀️ go by how your body and mind feel.
Anna can you do an updated morning and night time routione and also i liked the video💗💗
Sure! Thank you!
Noproblem and thankyou for responding im so happy cause you never respond so thankyou ❤❤
I had a baby around the same time she had Andrea.I remember being so jelous of her for losing the weight so fast after having him, it made me feel like absolute crap. Its stupid and we shouldnt compare each other and yet we still do. Cant help ourselves. Same with you Anna, your been pressured by the public to look good etc and now finally you are being yourself and embracing your true self.. so bravo. please continue to just be authentic.
One of your best videos, ever, Anna!! My issues and journey paralleled you very nearly. From control, to pregnancy feelings, to dieting, to body image, to weight gain/loss, & the ultimate trigger removal... the scale!! Truly, truly, nourishing oneself is self love. Excesses are unhealthy, but when you realize that a size 8 to a size 12 is the matter of an inch or two, ...realize that love is the purpose of life!!!...Not whatever weight you are or what size you fit into!! Your children and spouse give not a wit!!
And, as I’ve shared with my children, now 23 & 27....the most attractive thing about Any person, is not their weight, hair, eye color or clothes!!... it is one’s own self confidence!!! You are a beautiful Mom, wife and friend!! Your children and Jonathan adore you!! Weight will come and go but love remains!! ❤️❤️❤️
Anna, 5 years from now you're gonna kick yourself in the ass and say, OMFG, I was so hot. Why didn't I see it? Anna, you look beautiful . Better now than ever. After all the children? Crazy. Relax. Enjoy. You're beautiful.
Anna when I was between 49-50 I had a weight gain period and was also up to what I weighed full term pregnant. Funny thing though, I was so content and happy. Had first child at 31, had two ectopic pregnancies, then our second child at 39. As women, it's just so important to just focus on what are bodies are saying to us. The sad part for me is, I had been a smoker in my teens til mid twenties. I quit for 26 years. Then I stupidly started again in 2014 and still smoke. I need to quit. I'm now nearly 57. My bday is one day after yours. Stay honest and beautiful 💕 Really enjoy that you and Jonathan are part of my UA-cam viewing life ❤️
Anna I’ve been following your family for years. I am so sorry you had to make this video but I’m proud of you too. I recall for years having dealt with this. You Are Very Strong & Brave 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I have been a follower since 2012 and don't really comment, but every time I want to catch up with your family and vlogs always continue to inspire me ❤
Anna you are a truly beautiful woman! You have inspired me to get rid of the mindset of dieting and weighing myself. I had body dysmorphia in my early twenties and despite being severely under weight (following a bout of illness) I saw myself as huge and fat. I am 6ft and I am overweight since having my two children, but classing foods as good or bad and going on and off diets is not a lifestyle I want to be passing on to my daughter. My Mum was bulimic and would binge and purge - watching my Mum make herself sick made me develop a phobia of being sick. In fairness to my Mum, when she realised she stopped making herself sick, but she continued to binge eat and developed type 2 diabetes and now has severe health issues (almost blind due to multiple bleeds in her eyes, she had to have half of her foot amputated and her kidneys are now failing which is causing severe memory issues) all due to her being unable to control her binge eating and therefore her blood sugars. My lovely Mum is only in her early 60’s - eating disorders are incredibly dangerous and I think it’s incredibly important that they are discussed!
Thank you for bringing up the topic and for your bravery in talking about the demons of eating disorders! Young women today are pressured into being a certain body type, a certain weight, a certain look! Social media in many ways perpetuates what young girls are told from an early age via the media - thinner is better, thinner is prettier, thinner is hotter! The first time my daughter was called fat, she was 5 years old - a girl in her class repeated her Mother’s words, telling her she couldn’t have bread or cake or she would be fat like my daughter. My daughter has a sweet heart shaped face and was in no way fat. But the unhealthy and toxic mindset of another Mother, told my beautiful baby girl that she was fat. As women it’s time to do better for our daughters - they deserve so much better than what social media and the mainstream media want to teach our children! It’s time to teach our children that all shapes, sizes, colours, heights, weights, races and nationalities are beautiful!
Hi Anna, this video inspired me not to worry about my weight gain on the post pregnancy that I may experience in the future. I am planning to get married to my German man by October next year and we will start our own family after, to get pregnant instantly (you know what I mean). Which I am excited about, but at the same time, this 'I am going to get fat/ gaining weight on post-pregnancy' thought bothers me BIG TIME. I was 76kg and my height is 150cm, I have lost weight up until 50kg currently. It is just I dont want to go back to that weight anymore, can you imagine being that short and carried that weight, it was traumatizing me enough, mentally and physically. So thank you for making this video, now I am like, 'if it happens then I will recover myself naturally and be happy about it'. Thank you.
Dearest Ana 😘 I have watched you right from you and Johnathon started UA-cam !I watched you when it was just you and Johnathon and Albi and Sina before you had any of you children .You were in your tiny little house in Ireland and I so admired you and your positivity to life .I felt like I was watching family members sending me videos every week 😂❤️I couldn’t get enough off your lives together ! You are such a wonderful couple and I know that you and Johnathon will grow old together ! I watched him propose to you in a heart shape made by tea light candles and he got down on one knee and asked you to marry him ❤️🙏You had Emilia and I watched every step of the pregnancy!she came out perfect just like her mama 😇I remember your beautiful wedding in Sorrento and I have to say you were the most beautiful bride 👰 I have ever seen in my life !👰❤️Johnathon is a very lucky man ! 👏🥰You did a wonderful job giving birth to Eduardo ,then sadly lost little squid ,then came Elessia and Andrea ! I was so proud of you as you made it look so easy and all us women know fine well how painful and difficult it is to give birth !😱Well done Anna you are a saint 😇🙏👏👏👏👏I Kew you were suffering from an ED as it’s clear to see when you are doing it yourself !I find I have bodydismorphia where I can look in the mirror and think I am huge yet I am the lightest I have been since I was 14 which is totally not right ! There is so much pressure these days to look like a model and to reach weights that make you look skin and bone which now I am older I can see it so clearly ! It’s to much pressure put on women to be stick thin or you are not perfect !I totally blame newspapers ,magazines and social media !😡🎥😱I just wanted to live a healthy lifestyle of breakfast ,lunch and dinner and a bit of exercise thrown in !I am in a wheelchair due to having cancer at 27 and I can’t get any help to excercise from anyone !Its like they don’t want to help a disabled person !I starve myself and my tummy has gone like a balloon 🎈 due to malnutrition !I thought I was getting fatter or bloated but no it was malnutrition..I wish I could get help as I don’t eat because I can’t burn the calories off in a wheelchair!so yeas I can certainly relate to the malnutrition tummy ! I had to have a hysterectomy at 27 for cancer and due to the lack of hormones I now have osteoporosis 😭It makes me so sad my hormones were all over the place .I do so wish I could get help just to get my mental health and physical health in tune with each other ! I think you have done the right thing for you ! That’s what’s important is you know how you feel !I think I can honestly say hand on heart you look the healthiest I have ever seen you in all these years. Absolutely stunning after all those babies you are one hot mama 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰🥰😘😍The people who hate on you are just jealous ! It’s disgusting that people body shame you I think because you are on UA-cam you get your haters hidden behind their computers probably really overweight and unhappy but like to take it out on people they envy ! It’s that old word my nana used to say when she was alive jealousy does nothing for anyone except turn people into really nasty people 🙏Bless my nana she was right ! I just thought I would come on and say you have been a big part of my life for so long you are a huge inspiration to me and have helped me through the things you so bravely post about !I want to say thank you for that Ana !please you don’t need a diet of any kind you are perfect and if you are happy that’s what counts ! I know Johnathon my friendliest friend thinks he has the most beautiful gorgeous wife in the world and he does ! 😍❤️❤️🙏I am happy you are feeling good ! If you have any tips I could do with being a disabled women due to having cancer several times an ovarian cancer ! I would love to hear what you think I could try for exercise as I can only have foods that are liquids now ! I need to get my body moving a bit just for health reasons !Well done for sharing your story my dear friendliest friend ! Don’t listen to any of those keyboard idiots out there ! You know the truth and the truth is “YOU LOOK GREAT MAMA “ don’t let anyone tell you differently !🙏I am soooooooo proud of you Ana I really am !Your Daddy and your Grannie will be too ! You have come a long long way in many ways ! Keep your Chin Up and be proud of those fantastic achievements!God bless You My Lovely ,Your Husband and all them babies and the doggies !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️a heart for each of you ! God bless and Stay Safe but mostly stay strong Ana love you to bits my dear friend love Paula Xxxxxxx🥰😘💪👌😇❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧
I also feel the best mentally and physically when I am pregnant 😂 thought I was the only one ❤️ thank you so much for being so open with us, it really helps 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Anna,
I’m new to your channel so have been watching back a few episodes. I was never going to watch this one, it came up on auto play and I couldn’t believe it. My experience with weight change was very similar after my second child (a big baby boy,) and I lost loads of weight, and suffered health problems. Hearing you talk through it just helped me sort a few things out, connect some dots.
Thank you x
Your video has made me realise this is what’s happening to me I’m still in the middle of my bulimia recovery but I feel exhausted all the time and bloated. Thank you for telling your story you have no idea how much you help me xx
thanks Anna for being so honest x helps a lot
Curious why you stop breastfeeding at 12 months? Is that a UK thing or does someone tell you 12 months is the time to stop?? I’m in US and it’s recommended to 2yrs but with my 3 I didn’t feel pressured to stop at a certain age and just went with flow
. Genuinely just curious
I hope a lot of women will benefit from your story ❤❤❤
You look absolutely stunning, please don't let any unoriginal haters telling you otherwise, and thank you for addressing it.. by sharing something that made you so vulnerable at times, you are helping others push through their own body image issues. I don't have any eating disorder, and I am working on loving how I look myself, but if I looked like you, i'd feel like miss world! (not self-hating at all, I just think you are just overall very beautiful in and out! So does Johnathan, and you two make beautiful little ones as well!) Take care of yourselves :D
Looking back at your old photos I can see how underweight you were then compared to how much more healthy and beautiful you look now xx
Hi Anna, as a woman who's been through eating disorders for a very long time, you do sound like someone who tends to self-diagnose quite a lot (I'm referring to your intolerances/allergies beliefs, in particular). Hiring a coach sounds like a good idea, but have you tried combining that with a check up by a professional nutritionist? X
Super helpful video Anna. I am currently going through massive changes to my diet due to ibs & eating intuitively. I’m hoping my health improves as I have struggled for so long xx
Hi Anna Saccone I totally agree with what you said. You are very positive about everything. You should feel good about yourself. Don't listen to the people that say bad things about you they are just jealous. You are a very lovely person and Johnathan is lucky to be married to you and he is very lucky that he has got you in his life and your children are so cute. I love the UA-cam name for a lovely Irish family the sacconejolys. You children are so lucky to have you as their mum. You are beautiful Anna. I would like to meet you Anna I don't know why I would love to meet you I just do I feel like we would talk about lots of things. Take care Anna Saccone. From one of your viewers Emily Finn. Xx
Anna! I just admire your strength and honesty. I have 5 children and whilst pregnancy was tough (I had spd 3x) I did feel that was the only time I liked my body. I breast fed them afterwards and felt the depression sink in every time I d stop feeding them too. I wish more people spoke about it. I thought I was loosing my mind. I battle so much with weight and with lockdown, I’ve gained more and feel myself spiralling again into bad habits and have gone up 2 dress sizes 😞
Bloody hell, just came across this video and i think you have an amazing body. After 4 kids too.....girrrrl you look insane. Xxx