Woman loses 13 stone in a year after 'Damascus moment' changed her life

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A new mum has described how a 'Damascus moment' led to her shedding 13 stone after years of struggling with her weight. It was almost three years ago that Carla Piera FitzGerald realised she needed to make a big change in her life.

The 35-year-old, from Dublin, says she had doubted herself for years - having struggled with a variety of different diet plans.

But after a moment of 'realisation', Carla embarked on a journey of self-reflection, the Irish Mirror reports. It led to her life being transformed - and has given her the drive to get back to her goal weight after giving birth to her son last year.

Carla said: "I actually had a realization in July 2019 that everything I thought about myself was a lie. READ MORE: Mum refused entry onto Ryanair flight over 'confusing' passport rule that left family going on holiday without her "I was literally driving down the N7 on my way to have a massage with my partner, and I had been doing a bit of journaling, a process called the morning pages and a couple of other things, and things had started to kind of stir within me… my doctor calls it a Damascus moment." Carla says she had been battling with constant negative self-talk, but after time it became clear that these thoughts were not her own.