Sa kanyang mahabang Instagram post ay ini-reveal ni Jessy Mendiola na dumaan siya sa katakot-takot na hirap at halos patayin na niya ang kanyang sarili ma-achieve lang ang kanyang weight goal.
“Losing/maintaining weight has always been a struggle for me. I only started taking my health seriously some time last year. It’s so hard to be in tip-top shape especially when a lot of people try to put you down and tell you how you’re supposed to look. Sometimes you’re too thin, sometimes too fat.
“I used to hate my thighs and arms. I would always kill myself at the gym just to achieve unrealistic body goals and starve myself just to reach my weight goal, 100lbs (2nd pic, 110lbs),” simula ng post ni Jessy.
She went on, dumating sa puntong nagkaroon daw siya ng Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D) at Bulimia Nervosa.
“I was depressed and heartbroken at that time (2013) and I gained 25lbs (3rd pic). I still kept pushing myself to work out every day. I suffered from Bulimia and B.E.D (Binge Eating Disorder), desperate to lose weight in a short period of time – from 135lbs I went down to 103lbs (4th pic).
“I starved myself just to lose unwanted weight… to look “perfect” but I was so unhappy. I couldn’t live my life the way I wanted to. I was usually weak and “lutang” because I didn’t have enough nutrients in my body,” sey niya.
Nagpatuloy daw ang struggle niya until 2017 at last year lang daw nagkaroon ng pagbabago at ito ay dahil na rin sa tulong ng boyfriend na si Luis Manzano and two other people she mentioned.
“This kept going until 2016 when I suddenly gained all the weight back and eventually hit my heaviest weight, 140lbs.
“Because of all the hate online, the struggle with myself kept going until 2017 (5th pic). It was only last year when I started changing my workouts and eating habits with the help of @bodybymamakat & @nadinetengco and of course to @luckymanzano.”
Si Luis daw ang naging daan para maka-recover siya sa depresyon dahil na rin sa pagmamahal na ipinaparamdam sa kanya.
“He made me feel better every time I felt so insecure about myself and he helped me recover from my depression and made me feel loved every single day.”
Sa huli ay nagpahayag ang aktres ng kanyang advice sa mga makakabasa na kailangan lang ay tanggapin ang sarili tulad ng ginawa niya.
“Sorry for this long caption. I guess all I’m trying to say is, it doesn’t matter how long it takes for you to find inner peace and whatever works for you, just stick to that. I am far from perfect but this is who I am and this is how I love myself.
“I love myself enough to eat what I want to make myself feel good. I love myself enough to move everyday because I want to live my life as best as possible. I know it’s hard sometimes but you just gotta stand back up and try again.
“To whoever is reading this, accept yourself and work hard to be the best version of yourself. You do YOU. Btw, I’m doing a fitness journey vlog soon comment below what you want me to share with you,” pagtatapos ni Jessy.
Maraming netizens ang na-inspire sa post ni Jessy at malaking tulong daw ito para sa mga taong nakakaranas ng weight struggles.
Nakakatuwa rin ang comment ni Luis na “proud of you” na sinagot naman ni Jessy ng heart emoticon.
Isa nga sa mga nagkomento at pumuri ay si Iza Calzado who, as we all know ay dumaan din sa ganitong problema during her teen years
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Baby ni Rochelle nairita kay Jo Berry
Excited na rin ang bida ng “Onanay” na si Jo Berry na makita ang baby girl nina Rochelle Pangilinan at Arthur Solinap na si Shiloh Jayne.
Magkasama sina Rochelle at Jo sa “Onanay” at nasubaybayan ng huli ang pagbubuntis ng una. Kuwento nga niya sa interview ng GMA-7, lagi raw niyang tinitingnan ang tummy ng co-star.
“Ang favorite ko pong gawin is tingnan ang tiyan niya habang gumagalaw. Lagi kong kinakausap si baby. Inaasar ako ni Ate Rochelle na ‘Naiirita na siya sa ‘yo kay siya galaw nang galaw! Naiingayan siya sa ‘yo,’” pahayag ni Jo sa naturang panayam.
Dagdag pa niya, isa sa pinaka-close niya si Rochelle sa mga co-stars niya kaya sobrang excited niya ngayong isa na itong ganap na mommy.
“Siya rin po kasi ang isa sa pinaka-close ko talaga sa lahat ng kasama ko sa Onanay, kasi ate siya sa akin. Best friends sila ni Onay, tapos kapag offcam, ate ko po siya. Puwede ko siyang tanungin tungkol sa kahit anong bagay, binibigyan niya ako ng advice, kaya isa ako sa sobrang excited na naging mommy na siya.
“‘Yung baby na ‘yun, nakita namin mula sa umpisa ng pagbubuntis niya hanggang sa manganganak na siya,” she said.
At dahil nga CS (caesarian section) si Rochelle, medyo matatagalan ang healing period niya kaya baka hindi na rin siya makabalik sa “Onanay” at maabutan na ng pagtatapos.