Online tutor Harriet Peacock has revealed how she was forced to lose 20 stone after she was pelted with food in the street. The Mirror reports Harriet was victim to cruel jibes and pushed over before she lost some of her weight.
Harriet has now lost over half her body weight dropping from 33st 3lbs to 13st 3lbs and has gone down from a dress size 34 to a size 16. She explained how being overweight had a big impact on her mental health, she said: “Being very overweight had a huge impact on my mental health. The fat-shaming I would endure was soul destroying. One time a group of men pushed me over and to add to the humiliation, I couldn’t get back up."
The 46-year-old explained how these fat-shaming incidents just drove her to her comfort food, she said: “Another time a milkshake was thrown at me in the street. These incidents just pushed me further towards my comfort – food.”
