After battling with her weight for eight years, Mellita Lumsden learned to trust her PT and soon achieved results. She now makes healthy choices in restaurants and sticks to a balanced training schedule to maintain her weight
For the past eight years I have battled with my weight. When I was younger I never had to worry about my size, but all of a sudden my weight just crept up on me. I went from a size eight to 10 to almost a size 16.
At my heaviest I was 82kg, which is huge for someone who is only 161cm tall. I tried everything: Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, meal replacement shakes and even the Atkins diet. I would lose the weight, but put it straight back on again.
About three years ago I met my trainers Bree Cassidy and Jenny Kozuharoff. I began personal training and was successful in losing quite a bit of weight. I then went overseas for a few months and when I returned I didn’t get back into my exercise and simply let myself go.
I became very lazy and very quickly put on half the weight I previously lost. I couldn’t believe it. That’s when I realised that something had to change, and I started back at Jenfit with my trainers.
Jen suggested I do the BodyBlitz challenge, as she believed that I could lose at least 10 kilos. I was very hesitant about the 12-week challenge at first, as I honestly didn’t think I could do it. I was feeling very low and down on myself at the time and was scared of failure. My saviour was my trainer, Bree, who helped me all the way through the challenge.
Honestly, it was tough work. Juggling social events and a two-week holiday in Sydney was very difficult, as I didn’t have the support I needed from my trainers while I was away. But I got through it and every morning I would go to the gym at the motel and work out for an hour. I was so thankful that Jen taught me about healthy food options, as eating out was a breeze.
I think the toughest thing for me was when I broke up with my boyfriend of two and a half years during week 10 of the challenge. I took it pretty hard and wanted to simply give up. Thankfully, I had a lot of support from friends and family and was able to get through it.
I feel amazing now. I look at the photos and can’t believe it’s me. I love my new body and most importantly, I love the new me. c
Eating plan
Breakfast: Two Weetbix with skim milk and one banana.
Morning tea: One apple and 1/4 cup mixed nuts.
Lunch: Roast chicken breast and salad sandwich on multigrain bread.
Afternoon tea: Low-fat yoghurt.
Dinner: 150g pork fillet or grilled fish with spinach, bean shoots, snow peas, mushroom and zucchini.
Supper: Low-fat hot chocolate.
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| Exercise plan |
Monday: 1 hour circuit training.
Tuesday: 1 hour walking, sit-ups and skipping.
Wednesday: 1 hour personal training session.
Thursday: 45-minute bike ride, sit-ups and skipping.
Friday: 1 hour personal training session.
Saturday: Circuit class or thump boxing.
Sunday: 1 hour walk.
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