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.
“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.
“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.
“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.”;
