While all of the newfound attention and praise is something she is new to and enjoys, it has come with a startling revelation about how people treat others differently based on their physical appearance. Some viewers did not even believe her transformation was real, making comments like, “I refuse to believe it,” and “does not even look like the same person.”

Men who previously may have not found her attractive are now flocking to her. “Men now give me the time of day, listen to me, and take me seriously,” she said. “I’ll never forget how it feels to be the ‘fat and ugly friend’, I’ll spend the rest of my life avoiding that feeling.”

This change in how people treat her has continued to feed into her complex about her body. She said that she is no longer viewed as the object of bullying or just someone to entertain others at her own expense. “Sadly, I am now led to believe that my worth is tied to how I look. I’ll never stop obsessing over my appearance,” she said.