Weight Loss

Earlier this year I competed in 3 competitions, PCA Saxon Classic where I placed with an invite to the British Finals, then the NABBA Midlands where I placed and got my invite to their British Finals also. The competitions were all quite far apart, after competing at the NABBA British Finals I made the decision not to continue my prep and do the PCA British Finals. It was only 3 weeks away however I was struggling to stick to my diet and my head wasn't in the prep anymore.

As soon as I made this decision to stop prep I went straight into struggling with my eating. I would try and eat clean all day then it would get to the evening and I would binge. Chocolate, sweets, crisps, anything. I'd tell myself that tomorrow was a new day and I'd get back on it and do cardio and stick to my diet. That never happened. I'd lost my head completely and I was obsessed with food - unfortunately for all the wrong reasons though. I was doing so much cardio, eating quite low calories throughout the day, then binging in the evening.

I managed to get out of this cycle on the run up to my holiday, but I still couldn't control my diet too well. I was still slipping off my plan too much, temptation got the better of me all the time and still i was over doing it on the cardio. The holiday came, when going away I wasn't happy with the way I looked anyway but there was no way I was going to diet on holiday.... I drank, ate what I wanted, didn't train for the whole 10 days and had the time of my life, genuinely I wouldn't change it for the world. It was the best holiday I've ever had and so many amazing memories made.

Now don't get me wrong, I know i'm not obese but for me, this is weighty. When I left for holiday I was 11 stone 4 pounds which is the heaviest I've been in my life. Upon returning from holiday I'd managed to put on 11lbs, luckily 6lbs of that was gone within a few days. The first week back I ate clean and tried to get back into training but didn't have much structure as wanted to take it steady and get my body used to training again. I feel like my holiday flicked a switch in my head, I didn't want to carry this weight anymore, my head was back in the game and I was eager to get back on track and start feeling happy with myself again.

Two week ago I began a stricter plan, I've set myself a target to hit for my birthday which is October 3rd, I'd like to lose around 14lbs, I'll assess how I look and feel when I get to that weight and decide if I want to lose more.

I am currently eating 2100kcal, 200g+ carbs... No low carbs, no low calories and no i'm not doing a lot of cardio. I've been doing 2 HIIT sessions a week for my cardio and lifting weights 3 times a week. Focusing more on weights instead of cardio! I've lost 4lbs in these 2 weeks and as you can see from the pictures below, it's actually made a massive difference. (Each picture is taken a week apart)

I still go out for a meal every weekend, but instead of binging, I eat until I'm full - I leave whatever is left. I used to eat until I felt sick and still have a dessert. I went out last weekend for a few drinks with the girls and still lost 2lbs last week which was great. Everything in moderation!

If I get a craving now, instead of ignoring it, I'll have a little bit of what I fancy and be done with it. Otherwise I'll leave it a few days and a binge will occur. For the past 2 weeks I have stuck to my plan religiously and due to the amount of food it's been easy.

I prep all of my meals in advance, 3 days at a time to avoid slipping up. I take my meals everywhere, there are no excuses. Only you are in control of your actions, if you don't like the way you look, if you're not happy with something in your life, then you are the only person who can actually do something about it. Get off your ass and make changes!

Looking forward to seeing my body change as the weeks pass by. Feeling motivated and determined :)