Constance Hall has revealed the one change she made to her diet to lose weight fast and denied losing the pounds with the controversial drug Ozempic.
The mummy blogger said she simply stopped eating after 3 p.m. every day, even on special occasions, and only consumed liquids.
She had put on 20kg and was “mentally and physically unhealthy,” so she tried all her “old tricks” like cutting carbs and taking long walks, but the pounds wouldn’t shift.
The mother of six admitted that she was given another injectable drug last year but did not complete her course due to the nauseating side effects.
After trying her hand at getting back into shape by fasting at 3 p.m., the weight started to come off, but fans grew suspicious that she was taking Ozempic, a diabetes drug that many celebrities have abused to reduce their appetite.
Before and after: Mummy blogger Constance Hall has shared how she lost weight by fasting from 3pm every day and denies taking the controversial diabetes medication Ozempic
“I’ve noticed I’m not the only one… people accuse everyone of using injections for weight loss. Which made me wonder if people have the wrong idea about these injections,” she said in a lengthy Facebook post.
“It’s not the miraculous appetite suppressants everyone thinks they are.”
Constance said her health was suffering and her “bad habits were getting out of hand,” so she went to the doctor who agreed she was a “dangerous weight.”
She was given another anti-diabetic drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity.
“You inject yourself with a little bit of EpiPen once a day instead of once a week and there was no shortage of it, so I wasn’t putting diabetics at risk by using it,” she said.
Constance was only able to take the drug for a few weeks because she claimed it caused terrible side effects.
The mother of six had gained 20kg and was “mentally and physically unhealthy” so she tried all her “old tricks” like cutting carbs and taking long walks, but the pounds wouldn’t shift
She went back to the doctor who encouraged her to try to lose weight on her own by changing her eating habits and although she was skeptical at first, she was inspired by some simple words of encouragement.
“Instead of focusing on the two years I was unhealthy and unhappy, the doctor told me I would easily slide back into better habits because I had 37 years of healthy habits I could fall back on and that gave me some hope,” she said.
“I was wondering if I thought about it, maybe weight gain is complex, but weight loss doesn’t have to be.”
Constance said her fast was about setting boundaries: “Knowing that I can eat whatever I want as long as it’s within a certain time frame has worked for me,” she said.
Constance devised a plan to stop eating from 3 p.m. every day after finding some studies that outlined the apparent health benefits of evening fasting.
‘I haven’t looked back. I still drink after 3 p.m., juice, water (alcohol if I want to, but I’m not a huge drinker) or a full cream chia if I’m hungry,” she said.
“I even had a fat shake when I took the kids out to dinner and felt left out.”
While a high-fat shake can have more calories than some meals, Constance said her 3 p.m. fasting rule was about setting boundaries for herself.
“If I start thinking I can eat after 3 p.m. but only on special occasions, I’ll convince myself that every day is a special occasion, but most nights I won’t have a fat shake laying around to indulge me,” she explained.
“I know myself and I know how my mind works and this works for me. A simple and consistent change is what has worked for me. Knowing that I can eat whatever I want as long as it’s within a certain time frame has worked for me.”
Constance doesn’t limit her eating before her 3 p.m. cutoff, admits eating McDonald’s on some occasions, but found she “naturally” made better meal choices throughout the day.
She reminded fans that her weight loss was about her “mental and physical health.”
“I’m not talking about the beauty industry and the unrealistic expectations of women that society constantly pushes on,” she said.
Constance doesn’t limit her eating before her 3 p.m. lockdown and admits to eating McDonald’s on some days, but found herself making better meal choices “naturally”
“I’m talking about every day women who like me have found that being overworked or taking care of other people gets in the way of taking care of themselves, whose physical and mental health needs help.”
The mother added that she was “frustrated” by the allegations about taking Ozempic – not because she felt “condemned” or even praised for losing weight without them, but because of the misconceptions about the drug.
“It’s frustrating because I worry that people will think these miracle injections will shed pounds for everyone who tries them,” she said.
‘Of course they have worked miracles for some, caused health problems and made vital medicines inaccessible to others.’
Constance wanted people thinking of trying weight loss injectables not to feel “discouraged” if they don’t work.
“Don’t give up on yourself and your health, it’s the one thing that should come before everything else,” she said.
Being thinner doesn’t make you happy. This I know. But getting healthier and taking control of your body is a good start.’