Mum, 33, shed over 2st in just three months after fat jabs immediately stopped her daily wine cravings

WHEN Caitlin Cameron started taking fat jabs, she saw dramatic results – losing two stone in just three months.

But for the 33-year-old mum of two, it was the impact on her that truly changed her life.

Caitlin Cameron, 33, before her weight loss journeyThe mum went from a size 18 to a 4/6

“I just had no desire to drink alcohol after that [starting fat jabs],”; she said.

“That completely surprised me.”;

After in 2020, Caitlin, from Mississippi, US, struggled with .

During that period, she turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism.

“I wasn’t drinking a lot in quantity,”; the project manager explained, “just often”;.

“A glass of wine a day, a beer after running with my husband – it became habitual, comfortable,”; she added.

By 2024, Caitlin was 241lbs (109kg) and size 18 (US).

“I had two little kids and was really struggling to get through every day,”; she said.

Caitlin and her husband, Matt, 35, also a project manager, share two daughters, ages two and four.

Despite how difficult things felt, Caitlin says Matt helped her feel safe enough to seek change.

“No matter what I looked like, what I was going through, my husband treated me the same,”; she said. “That gave me the encouragement I needed.”;

Caitlin was eventually diagnosed with , which pushed her to try , used to manage and .

She took the weight loss injection for three months which saw her lose 30lbs before she lost 75lbs more naturally.

‘Found healing through fitness’

Caitlin is now a slender 135lbs and a size 4/6 and says she has the energy to be a “better mum”; and “wife.”;

“I’ve lost 105lbs, reversed pre-diabetes, and found healing through fitness, community, and mental health support,”; she added.

Caitlin made the decision to stop drinking a year ago.

The project manager turned to booze after suffering from postpartum depressionQuitting booze turned her life around

“That choice changed my life,”; she said.

Although she later had to stop taking the medication due to a conflict with her , the disinterest in alcohol remained.

That, she says, was the turning point.

“I had more energy, more clarity,”; she said.

“I started going to the gym regularly, met people who made me love showing up, and found a healthy relationship with exercise again.”;

‘I have more energy for my kids, my job, and my life’

This time, her was part of a bigger transformation.

She worked with a personal trainer and dietitian, focused on balanced , and stopped .

Last time she had tried to lose weight. it was just about weight loss, she said.

“This time it’s holistic. It’s mental, physical, emotional – and it’s sustainable,”; she said.

Reflecting on the journey, Caitlin notes how the changes helped her regain a sense of self that had felt lost during early motherhood.

Though she had to stop the medication due to a conflict with her antidepressants, her disinterest in alcohol stuckShe got into the gym, met great people, and discovered a love for exercise

“I felt really stuck,”; she said. “Like I had lost my identity. When you’re not physically and mentally healthy, it can feel a lot worse.

“But once I made those changes, it was night and day.”;

Now 105lbs lighter, Caitlin said the transformation goes far beyond the scale.

“I just feel like I did a 180,”; she said. “I’m a better mum, a better wife, a better friend. I have more energy for my kids, my job, and my life.”;