A TikTok star has shared how a slimming jab helped her lose almost half of her body weight - but did have side effects. At 24, Madison Lydia from Detroit, Michigan dramatically transformed her life by losing 60 pounds in just six months. The beauty content creator, who has more than 28k followers on TikTok , revealed her struggle with weight began in childhood.
"As a child, my relationship with food seemed normal, but in adulthood, I've realised I used food to cope with my emotions rather than finding healthier alternatives like talking it out or getting active," she explained. "While I used to eat lots of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables during the day, I would often binge unhealthy snacks at night while watching television and never exercised." Madison's wake-up call came in 2023 when she stood on the scale and saw her weight had climbed to 213 lbs.
"I'm just 5'5, so I was very overweight for my height. I couldn't believe how much I'd gained. I felt so depressed and unhappy with my body," she noted.
Determined to make a change, Madison started researching various weight loss options. "When first doing my research about medical weight loss, all I knew of was bariatric surgery. The idea made me nervous, but I was still interested because I felt really hopeless about reaching my weight loss goals," Madison revealed.
"I looked into what you need to qualify as a candidate and learnt that many bariatric patients need a BMI of 35 or higher. At the time, my BMI was listed as.
