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08/10/2025

Thank you to her.

It wasn’t the woman on the right that made the changes in her life. It was the woman on the left.

She is the “before”.

She is the one who took a chance.

She is the one who decided to try, who didn’t quit when it got hard, who became ok to put herself first.

For most of her life she hated herself, she was her own worst enemy. But she took a leap of faith which resulted in an avalanche of positive change.

I am so incredibly proud of her. Because without her, there would be no “after”.

While I can’t physically go back to tell her not to worry, that change is coming, I can make a photo of me hugging her with gratitude because now, we are both at peace.

06/10/2025

Most of us want growth… but not the discomfort that comes with it.
We say we want change, but we also want to keep our routines, our excuses, and our comfort. Unfortunately, I had to learn, the truth is, you can’t have both.
Every meaningful transformation in my life started with a moment that made me really uncomfortable!! Whether it was
✨The 1st time I joined BodySlims
✨Going to therapy
✨Walking in public
✨Stepping into my 1st dance class
✨Going to an event alone
✨Speaking honestly on social media
Even though discomfort is really scary, it is fleeting. Sticking with it is where the change happens. And let’s face it, we are all capable of so much!
What’s a little discomfort when we compare it to everything else we’ve been through?
✨ Save this for the days you feel resistance. That’s usually where your growth lives.

26/09/2025

My 1st weekend on BodySlims.

Probably one of the most pivotal points on my weight loss journey. It was late on my 1st Friday night and I was crying my eyes out because all I wanted was a Chinese but I had committed to and really wanted to give it my all. I was starving. I’d gone food shopping, late, on an empty stomach!! A trifecta of odds stacked against me.

By the time we’d gotten home, I was seconds away from placing an order. Until Vincent sat me down, gave me a tomato with salt and pepper and I regulated my emotions.

I realised that I was going to have to do something to ensure this didn’t happen again. I’m sharing a few things that stopped my weekend becoming my “weak end”.

Was it easy? Nope!

Did I like it all the time? Nope!

But was it worth it? Every single time!!!

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19/09/2025

My Weight Loss Shopping Essentials - Save for later
These are examples of some of the foods I bought during weight loss. I eat two meals a day because I Intermittent Fast, lunch and dinner. My lunches were typically salad or soup and dinner were some kind of component bowl or a quick freezer meal.
The majority of my plates would always be vegetables, either frozen, fresh or pickled with a carb, protein and some kind of fat (olive, vegan cheese etc)
Yes, I did and still eat processed vegan meat. I know it’s not for everyone and I’m in no way saying this is what everyone should be eating, but this will give you an idea of the variety of foods that were typically stocked in our house and still are now.
I hope this might help some of you, especially for those who are starting next week.

17/09/2025

Something I never expected to experience after losing weight.
Grief!
Having spent my entire life living in a bigger body and even morbidly obese, when I finally achieved my weight loss, I thought I would only feel positive emotions. Don’t get me wrong, for the most part I was delighted, but I didn’t expect to experience grief.

The grief I experienced wasn’t for the person I used to be, but it was more for time. For the times I sat on the sidelines of life and didn’t take part because of the way I spoke to or felt about myself. Grief for the innumerable opportunities I passed up because I didn’t believe in myself. Grief for the years I wasted shaming myself when there was never a reason to. Grief for all the times I held myself back and made that silly promise of “I’ll do it when I lose weight!”

So please, if anyone is reading this and feels like they don’t deserve to take part in their own life because of their weight, I want you to know that complete bullsh*t. Please don’t hold yourself back from the possibility of sharing your talent with the world or experiencing joy just because of your weight or life limiting beliefs.

If you’ve been holding yourself back, take this as your sign to go for it and experience that joy.

12/09/2025

Finding Style After Weight Loss - save for later!

For as long as I can remember I loved fashion, but unfortunately it didn’t seem to love me. If I was able to find something that fit, then I’d rarely like the way it looked on me. I basically stuck to a uniform of treggings (shiver) and some kind of loose black top.

Going from having very limited options to basically limitless (except for my budget obviously) options was completely overwhelming. Over the last few years I’ve spent a lot of time curating my own personal style which I’m really happy with. I consider it “dark feminine” or “soft alternative”. Basically feminine silhouettes with edgy details.

I’ve put together this guide to help anyone else who might feel totally overwhelmed. Comment if you have any other types to add or anything else that helped you.
Dark feminine style, alt fashion, alt styling, non scale victory, weight loss journey, dopamine dressing,

18/07/2025

6 Years in the making

This day 6 years ago I had a realisation that changed my entire life. I had lived with insidious negative self talk for as long as I could remember. Being my own worst critic and enemy. But I had no idea that this wasn’t “normal”.

On this day I heard something I said to myself and realised it wasn’t my voice. In fact, I realised I’d been living by a narrative that had been created by those around me and society, with no concept of who I really was and what I really thought.

This had caused me so much pain for as long as I could remember and I had used food to escape my feelings. My weight was a symptom, not the cause.

6 years later and my entire life has changed so dramatically.

While sometimes I still have to battle that narrative, I now have the tools and they don’t involve food!

So please know, that we are all capable of change, no matter how “stuck” you might feel.

02/07/2025

Going Live

This Sunday at 7pm I’ll be going LIVE here on Instagram and on page

Join me to celebrate the one of the most impactful challenges on the programme and celebrate this as some of the final steps on this cycle of BodySlims.

I’ll also be sharing some exciting updates coming for the programme.

Hope to see you all there, whether you’re on the programme now or you’re interested in learning more about our upcoming cycles.

xx

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