How I finally found body confidence at 31
Recently a life long friend of mine sent me a photograph of us posing in front of the mirror for a selfie examining how our bodies looked as we headed to our gym session. I was 21 years old and was always fortunate enough to be fairly slim, yet never really considered myself “skinny” or “toned”. Growing up I never felt good enough with my figure; I was always considered the chubby cute one in my family amongst my siblings and cousins, when in reality, looking back now I would love to give that younger version of me a great big hug and tell her just how perfect she really was. My mum and dad we’re always into their fitness and would talk about their physique constantly without really realising what impact it made on me or my brothers as children. My dad would always stare at his abs with pride whilst my mum would grab her perfectly flat tummy and say, “omg I need to lose weight,” I would then proceed to say the same about mine silently in the mirror.
This obsession came with me into adulthood and I became consumed with what I ate, using the gym as a way to punish my body for not being thin enough, or to train as hard as I could to compensate for going out for dinner. I had no idea about what it meant to be healthy, I was more concerned about calories in vs calories out rather than what I was actually putting into my body. Taking weight-loss supplements, boo-tea and brown rice with tuna for breakfast because I thought it was the thing to do. I’d go to the gym 5 times a week and 3-4 of those times would be with a PT. I was in a toxic cycle of obsession, constant diets, always bloated because of the rubbish I was eating, feeling stressed with work, not getting enough sleep and not really knowing what I was doing.
I thank god I found yoga, it was the start of my journey to living authentically and discovering what it means to actually live healthily and be happy in my own skin. Over the years I’ve made it my mission to learn as much as I can not only about the anatomy of the human body, but how to fuel your body with food to nourish, how to rest properly and the impact stress actually has on us as a whole. I finally feel at peace with my body, eating mindfully now that I know what and how to eat for optimal digestion and health, slowing down more and doing movements that I enjoy, so much so that it’s now my full time job. I know what it’s like to feel stuck and it’s now my mission to help those of you who may be feeling the same way. Burnt out and stressed, unsure about what the difference between what healthy balanced nutrition and a diet really is, moving your body from a place of I have to instead of I get to and feeling like you have zero time, energy or motivation to achieve your wellness goals.
It’s from this knowing that I created Sculpt & Flow my online wellness platform. A space where you can feel empowered to move your body in celebration for all you can do in a supportive judgement free environment with women everywhere who will be your biggest cheerleaders alongside me as your coach. Recently I’ve taken another deep dive into my wellness journey with my latest 8 Week Sculpt & Tone challenge looking at a few changes to my daily habits and eating patterns to put together my next level programme for even more support alongside Sculpt & Flow. I bring you Thrive. The first course in my brand new Wellness academy. 6 Weeks to help you dive into your habits, your eating patterns and your mindset blocks to help you truly thrive in your wellness journey teaching you exactly how to nourish your body as well as why so that you never have to feel like you’re on another fad diet, but instead enjoying a healthy lifestyle. I’m opening a waitlist for this before the official release so if you want to be the first to hear about it, please email me here