LBFitness

The difference of a year.

I wasn't going to bother putting this up, because people don't generally care. They think it's ego.

This is not an ego post.

There's so much you can't see in this. The difference in the head, the energy, the sleep, the confidence etc. But the number 1 thing to take from it is that progress was slow. The full loss is 9.15kg or 1stone 6lbs. That's 2.9lb a month. Less than 1lb a week.

It took me until Sean was 15 months old to start. I didn't get my head together before that. Even when I was training for the mini marathon last year, I was running but I had no structure. No training programme and I wasn't eating well.

People always want to see big changes. Big losses. Big changes week in, week out&it's just not feasible. But on weeks when you see no loss or feel like your loss isn't big enough, the important thing is to power on.

If you can make your goal of training to FEEL better, then your training isn't tied to weight loss. The reality is, if you train consistently, you use common sense with food (I used calories& a protein target)

But also, last post I did, I was considerably more toned looking. And some days I look more like I "should" as a trainer, than others.

I still look at the most recent picture and think... Jeez I have a bit of work to do yet. When the reality is that I carried 3 babies in 2 years and I'm nailing being a mam to them all. We are so hard on ourselves, no matter what stage we are at. You can get your flat stomach back after a baby but who has that discipline and time. It has to be your first priority. I know NO mother who puts themselves first.

So if you are feeling a little s**t about yourself, If you feel like you don't know where to start. If you feel like you are lost. Meet your sister. I was there. I'm happy to help anyone get onto the right path but know this, if you have just had a baby, your body is a wild place. Train for your head only to start. Your body is busy keeping everyone alive&it's already under pressure without us adding "lose the baby weight" to it. Instead let's add "get strong"

Change your mentality.

If you build it, they will come 🤣

Consistency beats hard work every time!

May 2025, I felt awful. I'd been running, in training for the mini marathon, but I had no motivation to strength training or get my s**t together food wise. Then I seen the photo on the left. It was the kick I needed. There's a difference of about 10kg

I ran the mini marathon (slowly) but after it, I joined the gym again and got myself a programme. I committed to 3 days a week but I have zero interest in long workouts or absolutely killing myself in training.

But I knew food choices had to start supporting my goal. So I started calorie counting, focusing on protein and using common sense. I still wanted to have chocolate every day!!!

Staying within 2000 calories a day, I did 3 training sessions (all 35-45 mins) and focused on lifting weights (not very heavy)

My routine is boring.

I eat the same snacks, dinners etc and I do the same programme (changing every 6 weeks or so)
I don't feel the need to be constantly changing

But I go, regardless of mood.

Don't want to go to the gym? I go anyway. I can count on one hand how many times iv missed the gym since July of 2025.

So if you can make a commitment to yourself to strength train, use a little cop on with your food, be it better choices or smaller portions and do a little calorie counting with protein as a focus, you can make changes to support a healthier life

It won't be exciting, but it will be worth it ❤️