Every year seemed to be the same: put weight on then take the weight off. However, each year the amount put on got larger and it was harder to take off. It seemed that I would just have to look at food and I put on weight.

I couldn’t understand why I was getting larger, despite eating less. I starved myself, and still seemed to put on weight. I hated the way I felt, and it was affecting my work, my moods and my happiness.

I was introduced to my awesome PT who taught me how to eat right and get the most out of exercise, so I started my own 12-week challenge; eating clean food and exercising. I was eating more food, but still losing weight. It was working.

However, right near the end of the 12 weeks, my mother passed away suddenly. I stopped everything I was doing and of course, slowly put the weight back on again, plus more. I was more miserable about the way I looked than ever.

With my wedding approaching, I decided enough was enough. I wanted to look and feel the best I ever have. So I decided to complete the BodyBlitz challenge to keep me motivated.

It was a tough 12 weeks. Easter and Mother’s Day fell in this time, and instead of going to food for comfort I looked to exercise. I became addicted to the way I was feeling – healthy and happy.

Completing the challenge has brought my partner and I closer, it’s improved my work and it’s made me like myself and the way I feel. It’s also helped me deal with the loss of my mother as well. I’ll never go back to the way I was before. This is the new me!