HOW WEIGHT GAIN CHANGED MY LIFE

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@CaraaBellee Жыл бұрын

I'm only half way through this video, but I wanted to say how much this video resonates with me and it's a topic not many people talk about. I feel like so many people are scared to come out of a cycle of over-exercising and feeling super body conscious, so it's amazing to see how positively it has affected you to get to a healthy point in your life. Sending lots of love and wishing you a happy new year!

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

i agree!! you don't often see people talk about this, and so that is why i thought it was really important to do so! honestly, thank you soooo so much for your support, cara, and i am sending all my love back your way 😉💚✨

@andi01452 Жыл бұрын

Dear Holly, thank you so much for this and I'm so proud of you. I was at my lowest weight due to stress and forgetting to eat 5 years ago as a teenager. A year later I slowly started to gain weight and I unfortunately restricted myself to go back to my lowest so that I could fit my clothing. At last, I just accepted it and got new clothes that fit my new weight. Even now becoming a proper adult I've put on more healthy weight but I don't think that much about it since I need food to keep my energy and happiness up. With that came love and appreciation for my body.

@isabellaw.6330 Жыл бұрын

I am so so glad you got so far. When I followed your channel you were at Cambridge and I am a recovered anorexic myself so I noticed that your "intuitive eating" wasn't really that. It actually triggered me a bit. I then went through another round of recovery myself and can say all the points you spoke about are true for me as well and it's amazing how much ones life can change. Hope it inspires more people to not only recover to a point of survival but to a point of happiness

@jp5483 Жыл бұрын

I have been following you since the early Cambridge time and as a much older person (compared to you 😅) I can only say: It is so heartwarming to see you grow up and develop in soooo many directions ❤ You are so wise already and it’s great how you manage to analyse yourself and the past. Go on Holly, you are great!!!

@AshleyBitton Жыл бұрын

I loved this video!! I was in the same boat as you and then I found full recovery and full freedom and it feels so good! And you're right, you just have to make the decision and stop at nothing until you get there! Gaining weight was my biggest fear, but it ended up being the best thing I've ever done and I'm happier than I ever thought possible 😊 Sending you lots of love and support from LA!! xoxo 🤗🥰👍❤💕💕

@silvialogan9226 Жыл бұрын

Holly, I am glad that the change of lifestyle worked wonders for her and that you are healthy and happy.

@xj2246 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this Holly. I can so much relate to the experience now that I have been through similar situation myself. I have been really obsessed with food intake ever since I started my weight control until I lost my period last year. It has been really hard to come in terms with that because I was no way near my goal. When I started to self reflect I realised that although I am not underweight at that point(maybe somewhere near the normal build but definitely not slim) I was always feeling tired because I over stressed myself with exercise and was definitely not eating enough. Now I understand that satiety is the key and I pretty much eat what I crave for. I also started to enjoy running not as a task but a way to de-stress. Now I am much happier with myself and I hope everyone who is sliding down this slippery slope can find their own way to save themselves❤️

@elliemcmanus2910 Жыл бұрын

I've followed you for yearsss. This is my favourite video you've ever posted. So honest, informative and strong of you.

@ingerohei Жыл бұрын

I think you are helping a lot of people by being so open and honest about this! ❤

@Nicegram_me_at-HollyGabriell Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🔝🔝 And commenting Send a direct message on NICEGRAM right away you just won a gift 🆙🆙!.

@sophieirwin3497 Жыл бұрын

I was very skinny in university and was so restrictive. But now I love my food and have so much more energy. I just hoovered a big plate of home made spaghetti bolognaise, and I’d used to feel so guilty about it, but now I am pleasantly full, and will sleep a lot better on a full tummy .

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

exactly, i have never felt happier, more myself and i am such a high energy person 🤩 it's incredible!!!

@leniolesch896 Жыл бұрын

I can only say it again. Your honesty is so refreshing.

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

awww leni, thank you 💚

@Mamamagnolias 3 ай бұрын

I am so happy for you and thanks for reminders that exercise is not punishment and happy to see another woman living her life!

@Elena-pq8yp Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video 🙏🏼 so important for more people to realise that weight loss is not necessarily healthy and weight gain in turn is not necessarily unhealthy - it can in fact be the healthiest thing for your body. Weight is just ONE of many factors that contribute to health!! Being able to enjoy food plays an equally (if not more) important role in overall well-being and it’s really not worth missing out on social occasions due to obsessing over the nutritional value of food (and if anything would cause more stress on the body which is increasingly linked to shortened lifespan..) Weight gain will only give you more ENERGY to reach your potential and show up fully for others ❤

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

"weight loss is not necessarily healthy and weight gain in turn is not necessarily unhealthy" amennnnnn elena wow, amen!!! 🤩 i couldn't agree more!!!

@Elena-pq8yp Жыл бұрын

@@HollyGabrielle Amen to your video ;) Btw I sent you a few messages on Instagram a while ago but it may be in your requests bc my previous account got deactivated :/

@oxanadc Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more that this is not talked about enough. I am myself on my own weight gain journey, which I am talking about in my own youtube channel. I really want to bring awareness to normalise gaining weight

@justinfelt748 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Holly and Happy Sunday!😊😊😊😊😊💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷🇬🇧💜💜💜💜💜👍. This is the greatest idea ever! When I did push-ups at the gym, my heart gives me strength like a warrior from the movie "Red Sonja." I said, "Never give up and never look back."😀💙💙💙💙💙💙💙👍

@annabrewer9009 Жыл бұрын

This video was amazing, so motivational and inspiring... Would you be able to do a video on how you recovered both physically (ie gained weight) and mentally? That would be really helpful!!! 💕

@Nicegram_me_at-HollyGabriell Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🔝🔝 And commenting Send a direct message on NICEGRAM right away you just won a gift 🆙🆙!.

@AugherAndy Жыл бұрын

Holly you are such a lovely person. Don't change x

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

ahh victoria 🥺 this means so much to me, and thank you for putting the biggest smile on my face!!

@mehakwalia5990 Жыл бұрын

Let's embrace ourselves the way we are❤️ To add to my comment - I am literally obsessed with the last song oh god......

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

i couldn't agree more 💚✨ and the song is just too good ahhhhh 😉

@willemijn8005 Жыл бұрын

So proud of you Holly!! I remember you sitting at Macdonalds in Australia drinking liters of water next to your portion of fries... You have come a LONG way. So happy for you!!!✨ Would you mind sharing how you menaged to come so far? Did you get any professional help (psychiatrist/dietist/coach etc), or was it all through traveling and 'just' doing what you were afraid off?

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

awww i remember this too!!! how times change and i am so so glad i allowed myself to grow 🙈 i would also love to talk about some of the things that i think have really helped me, so i'll note this down on my list of upcoming video ideas 😉💚

@liliansmeenge3297 Жыл бұрын

Hi Holly, my new years resolution is to lose some weight because I got a little too heavy. Nonetheless I'm confident about my body. Your body positivity talks, healthy eating and exercising are an inspiration for me. Love from the Netherlands.

@henaimtiyaz4189 Жыл бұрын

Right Holly! You look more healthy now, never turn back. All the media attention and hype with being skinny and crash dieting is having a negative impact on people. When losing weight turns into obsession, this is definitely an alarm bell which has a negative impact on health. Those who want to lose weight, do it in a healthy way and when your body can't take it. Stop. We are all different and so is our body.

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

oh i won't ever, ever turn back! and i 100% agree! there are so so many pressures from the media, including social media, that make us feel as if we need to look or be a certain way . . . and this can have such a huge impact on our lives, mental health and relationships! it makes me really sad, but i just hope to be a small voice in doing something to change this! ✨

@leniolesch896 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever received like a formal ED diagnosis?

@speeedymcccoy Жыл бұрын

Finally first 🤩

@sophieirwin3497 Жыл бұрын

I heard that females have a pouch of fat on their abdomen about where their uterus is which is hard to get rid of. It’s because that pouch is added protection for the uterus and a store of high energy if females were to get pregnant. Having a bit of fat here and there isn’t bad, it’s the body’s way of storing extra energy, some insulation for the winter months and help you float when swimming.

@HollyGabrielle Жыл бұрын

this is very very true!! females store more body fat, and obviously genetics play a role in this too, but we do need to protect our reproductive organs through storing fat in this particular location especially . . . and we shouldn't therefore try and get rid of it!

@alpenroseable Жыл бұрын

brilliant

@fahimkhalasi4115 Жыл бұрын

i hope you are feeling all right

@pragyaakhare1665 Жыл бұрын

Well I'm first

@ambujsahu8162 Жыл бұрын

Why are you first?

@grittybird Жыл бұрын

I went through the same thing in school and came to the place you seem to be at when I finally finished. It feels so much better psychologically and physically. I hope your healing and growing continues steadily from here! 🪴

@globalhealthguidelines Жыл бұрын

Please help me, view Profile

@LittleVenator Жыл бұрын

I have also lost my period due to sustaining a low body fat percentage. It’s really difficult for me to deal with because I don’t look like I have an ED so other people don’t really understand if/when I’m struggling. Thank you for being a friend to us, Holly. 🤍