Meet Kirsten

Slowly went from a UK dress size 12 to a UK dress size 22 through eating junk food and living a sedentary lifestyle

Joined my first slimming club

Lost 4 stone (56lb/25.4kg)

Gained 6 stone during pregnancy and hit my highest weight of 18 stone (252lb/114.3kg)

Rejoined my original slimming club and lost 5 stone (70lb/31.7kg)

Started yo-yoing so tried other slimming clubs and diet plans, numerous times

Comfort ate my way up to 17 stone (238lb/107.9kg)

Joined a leisure centre but focused on classes (mostly dance based) as I felt too fat to go in the gym

Continued to yo-yo, repeatedly losing and gaining the same 2 stone (28lb/12.7kg)

Still 2 stone above where I wanted to be, I finally found the courage to speak to a Personal Trainer at my leisure centre, got myself in the gym and discovered my love for resistance training! Strong not skinny became my motto!

Signed up for a Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training with the vision of helping other people like me. I learned about calories and nutrition and by putting this new found education into place I went on to finally achieve my personal weightloss and fitness goals.

After a year of undiagnosed chronic foot pain, being unable to exercise and even struggling to walk I gained over 3stone through total inactivity and trying to comfort eat the pain away.  When I was finally diagnosed with Chronic Plantar Fasciitis, my GP, physiotherapists, a private doctor, sports therapists, a podiatrist and an osteopath couldn't help me. I finally found an amazing osteopath that found the root of the problem, a misaligned pelvis I'd had since I gave birth to my son in 2005.  Almost 2 years down the line I started Shockwave treatment and massage therapy.

Finally I am in a position to start exercising again, with some frustrating limitations, and work on getting back to my previous level of health and fitness.