Suffering Panic Attacks
In those years just before getting the part on This Is Us, Chrissy Metz tried to approach her weight loss goals in a whole new way. Metz said that her manager at the time suggested she lose weight. However, she already lost 50 pounds before moving to California. After falling to a depression, Metz saw herself gain another 100 pounds. It was then that she began to have panic attacks. Unfortunately, she even had to go to the hospital after one particularly frightening panic attack on her 30th birthday.
Fresh Start
Losing then gaining weight and suffering intense panic attacks, all of this made Chrissy Metz start to reevaluate her weight loss plans. Metz didn’t want to just wallow in her sorrows. Instead, she took a positive and healthy approach to losing the weight. In an interview she explained, “I was so gung-ho, I lost 100 pounds in less than five months. All I did was eat a 2,000-calorie diet and walk 20 minutes a day.”