Last Name Hungry, First Name Always

I'll be honest and confess that I've always battled with body image issues. I mean which girl hasn't? I'd look at all these beautiful women in the Bollywood & Hollywood industry and always aspire to look like them. One person I always wanted to look like, was Aishwarya Rai. (We all did at one point).

I lost tons of weight when I was 17 and I finally achieved the body that I was after. But even then I wasn't happy. I still saw myself as big and that was so damaging for my mental health. Looking back now, I'd slap myself for thinking that. The issue with my weightloss, was the fact I had done it the really unhealthy way- Starvation. I really hope no-one looks towards starvation as a route to losing those extra few pounds. Eventually, what was bound to happen, I started to pile the pounds back on. Sadly, it wasn't in my bank account! I fell ill and this took a tumble and I managed to get myself to my highest weight. I can remember Mcdonalds, and eating out with friends a lot- which probably contributed to it all. I drank way too much fizzy drinks, ate too many crisps thus proving my eating habits were really unhealthy.

Fast forward 2 years, and I got married on Christmas Day being at my heaviest. I look back at my pictures and I see myself looking beautiful, but not in the best of shape. I can see all the aspects about myself that I have major issues with. Therefore, I made the decision to lose the pounds and get healthy.

Being married to a sportsman, has given me the boost I needed. Even though in the first 3 months of being married all I ever ate was KFC and Street Food- I managed to drop 8kg. Genuinely the best diet I have ever been on. Losing pounds without actually doing anything. But I can't constantly eat unhealthy and expect to lose weight. So at the beginning of June, I made the decision that its time to get serious. It's time to get rid of the fries, the fizzy drinks and unhealthy food. Time to swap fries for salad.

I follow what my husband does- eat healthy for 6 days and indulge on the 7th. Its like God, he made the world in 6 days and took a day off on the 7th. Obviously I'm not creating the world, but still- eating healthy for 6 days is a challenge.

From Monday-Saturday:

1. No Sugar

2. No Wheat

3. No Fried Food

4. No fizzy drinks

Losing weight is something I'm serious about, but Im not trying to become stick thin. My goal is to become healthy. I look at women in todays world like Ashley Graham who have completely embraced the way they are. If I had to look like anyone, it would probably be JLo or Beyonce. (Don't we all). I aspire to have the confidence that Ashley Graham has- to one day be so confident in my own skin.

I will definitely not stop eating fries- thats my sunday treat. As soon as Friday Night comes around, me and my husband sit and look at food pictures on Instagram to get us geared up for sunday. Trust me, we take full advantage of 'Cheat Day'. I'm always hungry- but I've just swapped crisps for fruit, fried chicken to grilled chicken. I am a foodie, and I will always be a foodie. I definitely am not the person who eats Kale chips (even though I've tried a number of times). I want to get healthy, eating tasty food- not depriving myself and forcing myself to eat a leaf!!

So Keep an eye out on my journey to becoming healthy. I'll be posting more about my routines, what I eat, how I exercise and my progress.

Besos

xx

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