# 115. The 3 Hardest Things Nobody Warned Me About Losing 65 Pounds (And How I Got Through Them)

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Published: 2026-04-06T11:00:00+00:00
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Can I tell you something the weight loss industry will never put on a before and after post? Losing weight is HARD. Not just physically, but emotionally, psychologically, and in ways that nobody prepares you for. And that silence does so much damage. Because when you hit the hard parts and you will hit them, and nobody warned you they were coming, you think something is wrong with you. Nothing is wrong with you. The hard parts are where the real transformation actually happens. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the 3 hardest things I experienced on my own 65-pound weight loss journey that completely blindsided me. We're not talking about meal prep or workouts. We're talking about the inside stuff. How my body image actually got worse as I lost weight. How letting go of diet culture felt like grieving a part of my identity. And how the mental work was so much harder than anything physical, and I was completely unprepared for it. These are the things nobody warned me about, and I wish someone had. Because when you hit these moments and feel completely alone in them, it's easy to think you're failing. You're not. You're doing the deepest, most important work of the entire journey. The invisible work that nobody claps for but that makes lasting weight loss actually possible. If you've ever felt more self-conscious as you lost weight, struggled to let go of food rules that felt safe, or wondered why the scale moving still doesn't feel like enough, this episode is going to make you feel so seen. Press play and let's talk about the hard stuff nobody else is willing to say out loud. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE: << Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching…

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