How to Lose Body Fat: Sometimes, all it takes to kickstart yourself into a world of newfound health and fitness is the realization that confidence is running low, and being unhealthy relates to it.
That’s exactly what happened to Meg Macri, who at age 25 was feeling the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle and didn’t like her growing sense of low self-confidence.
“My journey started about 18 months ago during COVID-19 when I was feeling the unhealthiest and least confident in my body than ever before,” she recalled.
“I started running on a treadmill I’d found in hard rubbish, and doing workouts in my garage.”
How It Started
Meg’s transformation journey truly began in May 2021 when she signed up to her first-ever fitness challenge with local gym BFT Newstead, saying she’d been going to the gym fairly consistently but had hit a wall with her progress and was struggling to reach her goals.
“I’d say I had plateaued and was just feeling a bit ‘meh’,” she said.
“When I started the challenge, my goal was to lose 5kg, which I’d been trying to do for 6 months and simply couldn’t budge it.
“The challenge saw me do a real mix of training with cardio, strength and resistance plus a little bit of boxing and yoga when I could. I trained 6 days a week at BFT Newstead, and I also walked to and from work most days to keep my steps up!”
Following the BFT Newstead meal plan was everything Meg needed to track her calories and food. Because she likes structure, she followed the plan closely because it took the thinking out of it once she’d done her preparation for the week.
“I’ve never tracked food or calories before so the plan was pretty crucial,” she explained.
“I allowed myself treats, usually on the weekend or if I had a catch up with a friend. This was enough for me and I found it easy to get straight back on track with no guilt.”
