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I went into fashion so that I could make people feel better about themselves. I used to believe that there was no issue that a beautiful pair of stilettos couldn’t solve. After I graduated, I soon realised that was no longer the case. I had ballooned from a size 12 to an 18 and was still growing. When I returned back to my home town, someone actually asked me if I was expecting. I went to my GP because I was waking up in the night with leg pains. I was told that there was nothing that they could do until I was no longer obese.

As you can imagine, no shoes in the world could make me feel better about those comments. What else could I do but cry to my big sister? Who, as sympathetic as she was explained the following:

• If you are happy, does it matter how you look?
• If you are not happy, get off your behind and make changes
• Do it for yourself! Not for the people who judge you on it

We began T25 that day. It killed my knees, but if the doctor wouldn’t help me, I had to do it myself! My sister completed every routine with me, every day for weeks! Just to push me, to motivate me, so that I could be happy! After we completed the challenge I had become a size 14 on top, 16 on the bottom! Wahoo! But was it enough? I was still considered obese.

I began to take some fitness classes at my local gym with a friend, too afraid to go alone. I started with Les Mills Body Combat. It was awesome! I went with a friend weekly and started going to Body Balance shortly after. But as the year roled on, Christmas came around, I stopped losing and started maintaining. But...not putting on!!!

Then it happened, my parents bought me a membership pass at the gym for Christmas. Safe to say, this present has changed my life!

At a size 12-14, I am still considered to be obese. I am on my way to being statistically overweight. I will achieve this at my own pace in a healthy manner. I want to help others to do the same...

Of course, I am no expert... I'm just in ReFlab!