I'm Semira and I'm 27 years old and on my journey to fight years of unhealthy eating and to become not only slimmer but a healthier person. This is my story, When i became so obsessed with the way i look, i turnt to diet pills.I somehow thought that i could take the pills and still eat what i ate. Reading magazines of celebrity's that have lost few pounds by diet pills had me searching for them on the net. If it was good enough for them it was good enough for me right? I must of rattled, always constantly searching for that new pill. The best bit about it all was, i wasn't even fat. I was just caught up with society of celebs and famous people racing to be the next Mrs/Mr Slim. This was the start of my yo-yo dieting. I would lose weight then put tons back on.It wasnt until after having my baby i felt the need of a change, i was over weight before i was pregnant.Putting on 3 stone during my pregnancy and having a pregnancy related illness which had caused me to be on crutches from 4months pregnant had left me miserable. I knew that if i was smaller my condition proberly wouldn't of been so bad. My son was born and my weight loss journey had began. To start off it was the pram walks, dvd workouts then the occasion session down the gym,i needed something different......
I had heard about a bootcamp style workout in the area that i live in and decided to find out more. I found Deborah Welch on facebook through a friend that was going to the bootcamps. At first i was unsure, i mean i thought bootcamp was some tough army guy shouting at you constantly and reducing you to tears,somewhere you stay for a week and eat awful food,but i was so wrong. I first started off doing a free "taster" class of kettlercise.Kettlercise is a metabolic workout and therefore increases your metabolism, burns bodyfat fast, and delivers results quickly! My partner had taken a picture of me before i started and another three weeks later and i could see a difference. I was then attending one morning a week at "Bootcamp" Ive become hooked. So hooked i even attended bootcamp on Christmas eve!
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I decided to really go for a change, Deborah was looking for someone to take a step further then her DDS (Drop a dress/jean size)Plan, a complete body transformation! Now thats what i call perfect timing! I'm braving it and taking the plunge,I had to step outside my comfort zone to achieve my goals. No cheating is allowed, i followed Deborahs plan and to workout a minimum of three times a week.... Can i do it? There was no cant about it. I had to make a change. i had nothing else to loose? Being over weight had already made me feel trapped inside the person i once was. Somehow i knew its not going to be easy, but you don't get results from doing things the easy way !
So i met up with Deborah Welch, we spoke about the healthy food plan, the exercise, but also importantly why i have to eat plenty and drink lots of bottled water! And all other tips that will help me aid fat burning, and repairing muscles, and Sleep! Its crazy to think that if i had this basic understanding from school i probably wouldn't be the way i was in the first place. The plan seems simple to follow, a few rules here and there, but no calorie counting or syns or points or even weighing. Cant believe tho that il be buying full fat yoghurt for the first time in years! It was lovely to actually speak to someone who really wanted to listen and help. I then went and got weighed. I was so shocked to see how much body fat i had put on over the years. Yep that flashed up on the scales too! There was no hiding! I also had certain parts of my body measured. I wasn't ment to start until the following week, but I started to think, "Why put off tomorrow, what i can do today" So off food shopping i went. Bye bye sausages,bread, Sugar and processed foods!
Heres me a few years before i met my partner.
To be honest with you, i don't think i enjoyed the camera as i became bigger. The only time i enjoyed being big was when i was pregnant.I don't even think i knew just how big i looked until after this pic was taken.
So
this is now my past, and that's where it will stay, as I'm no longer
looking back. Even the old slim me can stay in the past, i want a newer,
healthier, no cutting corners version.The new one will have a story to
tell with a happier ending....... 
By
day four on Deborah Welchs plan i had felt such a huge difference.I
felt like i had more energy and lighter even tho i had eaten lots! My
workouts where good but there where times i found my body was just not
as flexible as i want it to be.I just kept telling myself I need it to
work, and doing
it the easy way is noway to get results. Strange thing was i haden't
actually
craved anything. However i cant avoid temptations, there
everywhere!!
Theres no excuses! plan and prepare! It got me through. I find what helps is if I prep up my snacks and fruit for breakfasts in tubs. I like to boil eggs and keep in the fridge. Handy and great for after working out.I decided that I was going to try Two classes of Deborah Welch on that Monday evening. All Abdominals , cardio and Conditioning. To sum it up in one word would be SWEAT! I loved the first class, calm, relaxing ab session that hits the spot but the second class was out of this world. I'm what you call a aerobic-phobic lol never liked it but this was different. It had some bootcamp moves, squats, jumping jacks, jogging on the spot, I actually enjoyed it. Then we did some crazy thing using paper plates and our mats. Not sure what you call it, slipping and sliding around with paper plates under my feet was hard but so good All I remember after was my legs felt so wobberly and Deborah saying," see you in the morning for bootcamp! And weigh in" . Morning came and had the shock of my life, yep you've lost 9.5 pound! And 3inches of fat gone from my waist! I mean , where l did that go? I couldn't wait to get bootcamp over with so I could go home and tell my other half!
Since starting Deborahs Welch 'M.E.T.H.O.D' nutrition plan its re-programed my mind and the way i think.Being out and about sat next to a friend and watching them sip a diet fizzy drink made me realise i don't miss it. I know whats contained in that can. Which is why i don't miss it. Unlike the days before i started the 'M.E.T.H.O.D' nutrition plan i was glugging away at the no sugar squash thinking it was healthy because it contains no sugar, never mind the artificial junk it contains.
Then I had to face doing our weekly shop, going through the huge double automatic doors waiting for the supermarket to swollow you up and make you buy the chocolates and Easter biscuits that's on offer by the door. No not me, i push my trolley down the isle expecting to be attacked by packets of bright coloured sweets coated in sugar. Hi sweets, bye sweets im off to the fresh veggies and fruit. I did it, i succeeded. I really thought id want them.Shopping must of been £40 pound cheaper. Just shows how much processed food we do actually buy. Lighter on the purse is a big plus doing it the Deborah Welch way. The only pounds I've lost are the ones that been glued to me for years. "Welcome to my World" That's one of the very first things i can remember Deborah saying. I must of thought i was crazy, but for now I'm glad I'm here.
Nothing tastes as good as loosing weight feels, I'm changing shape, and my clothes are becoming far to big for me. In fact i wore one top that Ive not worn for four weeks and somehow it now resembles a nightie. I don't think i have quite got it in my head that I'm actually loosing weight. This plan is actually working for me. The one thing I've noticed was how much luggage I've carried, I'm not just talking about "more junk in the trunk" (chunky butt) but why I've put on the weight, I also know that its time to let it all go now. New start and that means a new me. So its time to turn my frown upside down and fight through the emotions,past hurt and pain and leave it all behind. Clinging on to`the past has only left me clinging on to the weight. Talking to one of my close friends and actually opening up to her had made me realise. Ive spent too much time one putting everyone else first and that's left me coming last. So I'm being selfish for once, making a stand and doing something for myself. I just told myself , if I'm not healthy and fit how can i be expected to look after my son and partner?
By the third week in I was 2lb away to
loosing a stone. This was my results in the first month,
Week 1- noticed how much energy i had. By end of the week my skin looking clearer.Week 2- My size 18s had become to big to wear.Size 16s just fit. Lots of compliments from people about me looking slimmer.
Week
3- Even more compliments! Noticed that my hips have shrunk dramatically
and my ex pregnancy belly overhang has shrank so much that even the
large magic knickers will have to be sacked! theres not much to hold in
no more. Legs,shins,knees look more thin. I can no longer call them
turkey drumstick legs. I've lost a total of 24 and half inches off my
body in 28 days! 6 and half was off my waist alone. A total of 1st 4.5
lbs and loss 6 1/2 percent of body fat! :)I've never felt as sexy as I'm feeling right now. To be told by the one you love that they can see the sparkle back in my eyes is brilliant. When you look that good, you put the hard work in its safe to say you deserve a night out! (pic of me in black dress slim version next to fatter version) I feel like I've been turned into the swan from the ugly duckling.When i got dropped off outside my friends and knocked on her door the response i received was awesome.
While I've been doing my body transformation with Deborah I've also been dealing with my mum having cancer again, the exercise has been helping me through this time. Its become my best friend. I can vent my anger, frustrations thoughts and feelings and Exercise listens. It listens,it hears and knows how your feeling and turns it into something good and positive. So the next time I'm asked "who's your best friend?" my reply will be "Exercise". Exercise treats me how i treat them, If i work hard then i get hard results back. If i don't put much effort with them then it wont show me much back. The inner me cant wait to be unleashed, I've got alot of years to make up for. I was the one that would sit and mope about my weight yet not doing anything to make a change. Trapped in a circle thinking that someone would do it for me. This time the only reason why I've stuck to plan, is determination. To actually want people to see me shine and see me for me instead of looking me up and down first before they've even said hello.
I have now lost 5 and half stone in total and still currently on my body transformation. I have set up a facebook group where blog updates are posted https://www.facebook.com/groups/392913420772041/ and also am a member of deborah welch fitness and fatloss.
I"Remind yourself that your body is a living machine that needs to be pushed past its normal physical limits, you will start to feel so much better in yourself, and you will see change! It doesn't happen over night but it does happen if you work hard at it.You may not see the difference at first but you will feel the difference! People will start to notice and trust me that's a good feeling to have"
My advice to anyone thats been following my blog and want to do the Deborah Welch Drop a Dress/Jean Size to get in touch and go for it.Honestly, give it your all and you will see results. In three weeks i had lost a total of 16 pounds . however its not the number on the scales that count, its the inches ive lost and the healthy lifestyle im adapting too. http://www.deborahwelchfitness.com/ for all details and classes that Deborah has to offer. Sign up to her newsletter also. :) Im so glad i started when i did.
