Teenager who lost 50kg gives birth to son – after being told she might never become a mum 

A teenager who lost 50 kilos in 18 months naturally after being bullied for her weight has given birth to her first child.

Georgia Nesbit, 19, of Matamata, New Zealand, found out she was pregnant exactly two years after she lost all the weight and one year after she started her degree.

Georgia was over the moon when she found out she was pregnant as she previously was told there was a strong chance she would never become a mum.

‘I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which I found out when I was 15 and was told I would struggle to have children and lose weight,’ Georgia told FEMAIL.

‘One of my motivations to lose weight was to have children, it wasn’t a planned pregnancy and I was on birth control at the time so it was a huge shock.’ 

Georgia Nesbit, 19, of Matamata, New Zealand, found out she was pregnant exactly two years after she lost all the weight and one year after she started her degree

At her first scan, a 3.9 centimetre cyst was found on Georgia’s right ovary, which means pregnancy should have been even more difficult. 

‘It was quite amazing to see my little baby was conceived while my body was going through this, it feels comforting knowing I have my son and a family now,’ she said.

‘I am young and I am also a mother but I truly think my weight loss impacted on the fact I got pregnant.’

Although Georgia couldn’t have been more excited about her oncoming baby it wasn’t an easy pregnancy.

Georgia was over the moon when she found out she was pregnant as she previously was told there was a strong chance she would never become a mum

Georgia was over the moon when she found out she was pregnant as she previously was told there was a strong chance she would never become a mum

'I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which I found out when I was 15 and was told I would struggle to have children and lose weight,' she told FEMAIL

‘I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which I found out when I was 15 and was told I would struggle to have children and lose weight,’ she told FEMAIL 

She was severely sick which meant she had to be kept in hospital overnight as she had hyperemesis, which is a severe type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

This lasted throughout the pregnancy which meant day to day tasks became extremely difficult and she started to become sick at work. 

This meant she had to give up the gym and even walking, as she could hardly stand at times, let alone walk. 

‘Everything was challenging. Foods that I used to eat I could no longer look at or touch and foods that I stayed away from while losing weight became my best friend,’ she said.

'It was quite amazing to see my little baby was conceived while my body was going through this, it feels comforting knowing I have my son and a family now,' she said

‘It was quite amazing to see my little baby was conceived while my body was going through this, it feels comforting knowing I have my son and a family now,’ she said

During this period she would eat lots of carbohydrates and fill herself up ‘fast and easy’, especially as she had no appetite. 

Her son Braxton was born on February 2, 2019 and Georgia said he is the ‘most content baby ever’. 

‘I had a good birth and my recovery was very easy, tt meant that I could move around a lot and heal faster,’ she said.

‘I took the opportunity to lose weight as soon as I could. I started eating clean again, ate less filling foods and I go for walks every day when Braxton falls asleep.

‘I have only nine kilos till my pre-pregnancy weight. Before I got pregnant maintaining the weight was the hardest part, and for anyone in a similar journey they will be able to relate, the hardest part isn’t getting it off, it’s keeping it off.’

Georgia found it very difficult before the pregnancy to maintain the 73 kilos she managed to whittle herself down to.

She was severely sick which meant she had to be kept in hospital overnight as she had hyperemesis, which is a severe type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy which meant she had to give up the gym and walking

She was severely sick which meant she had to be kept in hospital overnight as she had hyperemesis, which is a severe type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy which meant she had to give up the gym and walking

She explained that she found that staying in the 80 to 90 kilo range, so 10 to 12 kilos heavier, really helped her and for a year and a half she managed to stay at this point. 

She put on a bit more weight during her last year of high school but Georgia said she was ‘super happy’ with her weight. 

‘There was no reason for it, I think it’s what my body wanted and needed. It wasn’t used to being so small and I didn’t want to become obsessed over that or my weight,’ she said.

‘As long as I can keep a healthy lifestyle forever I am happy, that is my only goal to accomplish with health and fitness.

‘Some days are harder than others but it’s also like that for parenthood, work, and studying because anything good in life takes time, consistency, hard work, a positive attitude and attention to detail.’

She explained that she found that staying in the 80 to 90 kilo range, so 10 to 12 kilos heavier, really helped her and for a year and a half she managed to stay at this point

She explained that she found that staying in the 80 to 90 kilo range, so 10 to 12 kilos heavier, really helped her and for a year and a half she managed to stay at this point

Previously Georgia told FEMAIL that she’d wanted to lose weight since she was 10 but found it a struggle due to her unhealthy eating habits. 

At that age, she weighed 98 kilos and by the time she turned 15, she tipped the scales at 123 kilos – classed firmly in the obese category.

It’s also more than 50 kilos above what the average woman over the age of 15 weighs in New Zealand, a country that has been battling an obesity crisis in recent years.  

As a kid, Georgia was given money to buy breakfast from a bakery on the way to school – so she often opted for fried chicken or mud cake.

Her weight just kept increasing as she entered her teenage years. 

What was her diet before? 

Breakfast: Fried chicken or mud cake

Other times she would just skip the meal entirely

Lunch: Two sandwiches with white bread and processed luncheon meat  

Dinner: Chicken, microwave pasta, frozen vegetables 

What is her diet now? 

Breakfast: Porridge with banana or scrambled eggs with vegetables, tomato, kale and red onion 

Lunch: Chicken salad or leftovers 

Snack: Cruskits with avocado, ham and tomato

Dinner: Stir fry, carb-less burgers, salad or meat and vegetables 

Previously Georgia told FEMAIL that she'd wanted to lose weight since she was 10 but found it a struggle due to her unhealthy eating habits

Previously Georgia told FEMAIL that she’d wanted to lose weight since she was 10 but found it a struggle due to her unhealthy eating habits 

‘I would walk down the street and a lot of people would look at me because of how big I was,’ she said.

‘I was eating mud cake and fried chicken for breakfast for breakfast or lunch. I would go to the bakery and I would choose what I wanted. 

‘I drank a lot of fizzy drinks and anything that was really unhealthy, I loved.’ 

 I was eating mud cake and fried chicken for breakfast for breakfast or lunch.

Her self-confidence continued to plummet when other children would bully her for her size and because she was forced to wear her mother’s clothes.

‘I had to wear my mum’s clothes because children’s clothes wouldn’t fit me,’ she added. ‘I was bullied because of my weight and the way I looked.’  

Obesity also runs in Georgia’s family – her grandmother died at 22 because of it – and she feared that she would eat herself into an early grave if she didn’t change her lifestyle.

Over the course of 18 months, Georgia's weight dropped from 123 kilos to 73 kilos

Over the course of 18 months, Georgia’s weight dropped from 123 kilos to 73 kilos

‘One day when I was 15, I was sitting with my best friend and she turned to me and said that she was really worried about me and that she feared I would die if I didn’t stop being so unhealthy,’ she said.

‘Having a best friend say that to you, it’s really hard but I thought that I really do need to.’

She added: ‘My grandmother died when she was 22. She passed away because she was obese. 

‘That’s another reason why I wanted to lose weight because I think about her a lot and when I was bigger, people said I looked just like my grandmother all the time.

Her grandmother weighed perhaps 10 kilos more than she did at her heaviest, Georgia said. 

As a kid, Georgia was given money to buy breakfast from a bakery on the way to school - so she often opted for fried chicken or mud cake

As a kid, Georgia was given money to buy breakfast from a bakery on the way to school – so she often opted for fried chicken or mud cake 

She joined the gym in May 2015 and started working out five times a week. Coupled with a healthy diet, her weight dropped to 73 kilos after 18 months

She joined the gym in May 2015 and started working out five times a week. Coupled with a healthy diet, her weight dropped to 73 kilos after 18 months

She added: ‘It really scared me. [Obesity] is definitely in my family’s genes and a lot of my family members are overweight.

‘I was scared that I would die so young. I was in the hospital once and I remember that I couldn’t walk up the stairs. 

When doctors advised her to look into gastric band surgery when she turned 18, which would cost NZ $18,000, she was even more determined to prove that she could lose weight naturally. 

She joined the gym in May 2015 and started working out five times a week.  Coupled with a healthy diet, her weight dropped to 73 kilograms after 18 months. 

‘I looked at people online and saw what they did and what they ate and it was inspirational. 

‘I learned a lot about nutrition and cut out carbs and ate all natural foods and started working out for an hour five times a week.’ 

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