Food was my friend and my enemy.
When I was mad I ate, happy I ate, sad I ate and sometimes when I was hungry I ate.
Exercise was a dirty word to me, I did none.
I struggled every day just to get to work, do some housework and care for the family.
Aches and pains, feeling exhausted, not sleeping well and not having very good emotional health was taking its toll.
Then I met the team at B Transformed, I don’t remember everything about my first visit but I do remember feeling positive about the future when I left.
I met my personal trainer soon after and we set about making some achievable goals and he motivated me to start believing that I could exercise and lose weight.
It was very hard in the beginning, my muscles groaned at having to perform, I hated sweating and boy was I sore the day after training sessions. But I began to look at this positively and VERY slowly I began to start enjoying my sessions.
With psychological help I started to address my emotional issues and how I used food to soothe myself. I began to look at myself, my life for the future as positive and not reflect too much on the past which has been negative.
My Personal trainer was working me pretty hard and this inspired me to take up walking myself in between sessions.
And I began to lose weight, feel better and make better choices with food.
As time went on my Personal trainer became a close friend as well as trainer and would always be there to talk to, ask questions or motivate you in times of a slump- and there was plenty of those times.
As I grew stronger physically my emotional strength grew and for the first time in a long time I began to like myself.
I liked seeing my curves return, I liked hearing compliments from family, friends and co-workers at how good I was looking. I liked buying new clothes and dressing up a bit.
I liked standing out in a crowd for my sense of humour and good looks rather than because I was the biggest person in the room.
I used my time while walking most days to have some positive self talk and discuss with myself the days events rather than letting things bottle up and then explode later on..
I then set myself a personal goal of being able to complete a 15km fun walk. I trained hard and every time I walked I walked a little further.
The day of the walk arrived and I DID IT!  I cried as I crossed the finish line. I haven’t felt that proud of myself in a very long time. Everyone around me was so proud of me and the team  at B Transformed were so happy for me.
One of the most positive things I have learnt from the team at B Transformed is that you have to own your exercise plan and manage your eating habits. They are there to help and guide you but YOU have to do it for you! The fight with weight is in your head and I am proof that battle can be won. To date I have lost 23kgs with still a ways to go .I have set myself a new goal of a day kayaking trip for later this year.
Life is lighter, brighter and more fun now. I still struggle with issues but I am more positive than I’ve ever been, thanks to B Transformed, positive people in my life and mostly because of ME!

 
Regards 
Liane

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