‘We’re Each Other’s Biggest Cheerleaders’
When Latisha Doty and Alison Bocking talk about each other, they use the words friend and sister interchangeably. They consider themselves family, bonded by the shared experiences of spending most of their lives trying to lose weight.
“All your life, if you’ve dealt with weight issues, you’re scared,” says Doty. “Then, you have somebody on your side who’s motivating you saying ‘We can do this. We are not going to stop until we reach our goal.’”
The two met in 2022 through a TikTok GLP-1 community soon after they started using the weight loss drugs. “We’re each other’s biggest cheerleader,” says Doty.
“I don’t know anybody who is more inspiring and encouraging to those around her than Latisha,” adds Bocking.
Their friendship quickly became a lifeline for both women — they text or talk daily, offering encouragement — and important reminders. “Because I don’t think about food,” says Doty, “Ali will text and be like, ‘Did you eat today?’ If you don’t get your protein in, your hair could thin.”
Doty has a long list of the ways she tried — and failed — to lose weight over the years: Richard Simmons, Weight Watchers, ‘90s fad drug fen-phen, lap band surgery, Tae Bo, Atkins, gastric bypass surgery. “I’ve tried everything. I’d lose a little bit… and instantly put it back on,” says Doty. “It was exhausting…………click here to the original story.
