I’d see pictures of myself and think, ‘That’s just a bad angle.’ My dress size kept increasing, but I was in denial. In sixth form, I would eat whatever I fancied – takeaway lunches and endless frappuccinos. Growing up, I completely lacked knowledge about nutrition. But I love the new curves that weight lifting has created for me. It’s in no way perfect-I still have stretch marks and cellulite. If I am hungry and I want a snack, then I have one.Įducating yourself on nutrition and fitness isn’t just about changing your body, it changes your mind too. I track my macros to make sure I am getting the right amount of protein, but I am not too strict about it. I discovered that the more food I fed my body, the more the muscles would grow, so I kept upping my calorie and protein intake until I was consuming 2,000 calories per day-and this is when I started to see the real progress. Plus, I tracked my macros on My Fitness Pal, which was one of the biggest factors contributing to my success was ditching my 1,200-calorie diet. Soon, I got the bug and was heading to the gym four times a week, learning from PTs and online videos how to lift properly, and with good form.Īfter a few months of training, I started to see noticeable differences in my muscles as they began to tighten. My husband convinced me to go to the gym with him-I felt very intimidated and thought everyone was going to be looking at me, but no one really cared, and once I tried a few machines, I realised liked it. I had lost a lot of body fat, but I was still wobbly-I was, as some people call it, "skinny fat." I hit 140 pounds, and was back to my more ideal weight, but was completely unhappy with the way I looked. I didn’t enjoy running very much, and I was starving all the time on my 1,200-calorie-a-day diet-but I thought ramping up my cardio and lowering my calories was the only way to lose weight.
With my new routine, I started to see changes on the scale, but I felt miserable. I decided to cut calories and start running, which I had never done before. At 182 pounds, I had put on over 40 pounds since before my pregnancy. Three months after having my second child, I decided it was time to get back into shape.
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