How my journey started
Somewhere between turning 50, redundancy, struggling with menopause, and living through a global pandemic, I lost myself - completely.
I was physically in the worst shape ever. I’d gained 3 and a half stone, I struggled to get up the stairs and I felt old before my time. I looked a mess, I was even losing my hair. Mentally things were just as bad, I was struggling with the worst depression and anxiety of my life. As we came out of lockdown I felt like my life was over whilst the world was celebrating getting back to theirs.
I needed to sort out my life and get back to feeling like me again. I had worked for the biggest weight loss company in the world for almost 20 years until I was made redundant. I now realised all those years of watching my weight hadn’t taught me a thing about how to take care of myself and heal after the life-changing events I’d been through. A new approach was needed, a new way of looking at how to live a better, healthier, and happier life.
I started to study nutrition and wellness. I was amazed at how much of what I thought I knew wasn’t true. It took a major adjustment to look at things differently and realise that what I needed most was a better relationship with food, rather than ‘another diet’. I focused on eating nourishing food and rediscovered a love for activity. I practiced daily self-care to help me sleep better and manage stress. My health and fitness grew, and I felt my sparkle return. Life went from black & white to full colour again, in fact, better than it had felt for a long time.
I opened the first Best of You Community meeting on the 17th of May 2021. The people who joined were like me, looking for a different path to feeling good about themselves. We all just wanted to be the best versions of ourselves.
From that first meeting we have grown and grown and helped hundreds of people finally ditch the diet and change their relationship with food for life through following the 360 Wellness Guide - our simple approach to weight loss and better wellness.
This is how my journey started. Now I hope I can help you start your journey to success.