I was stuck in a never ending vicious circle of negative thoughts. I wasn't exercising and felt horrendous, I was eating anything and everything, going for food and wine as comfort, as a treat as a stress relief, every possible reason to eat and drink “treats” then felt guilty. I was still using the baby and breaking my ankle to hide behind but I know I couldn't carry on any longer.

Now I feel like everything has clicked, I feel focused and I feel so much better in myself, my body has started to go back to the shape I was before pregnancy. I don’t use food and wine as an emotional crutch anymore, In fact I’m drinking less than I have in a long time. I've learnt that I can factor the odd glass and actually enjoy it. I still manage to have sweet treats occasionally but I don’t over indulge and I don’t feel guilty.

My general mood is better in every way. My PT and gym sessions are sometimes the only time I get to myself when I’m not being a manager a mum, a cook a cleaner or a wife to be!

I have lost weight on the scales, lost some of the flab, I’ve got back in jeans I hadn't worn since before pregnancy and my eating habits I believe have changed forever, it's all been just so refreshing and just what I needed.

I'm also so much more confident, I’m starting to enjoy wearing clothes I hadn’t worn in more than 2 years. I feel focused and I'm enjoying the balanced mindset. My fiance has definitely noticed a difference and makes comments on my improved body, which is nice.

If I could tell anyone who was apprehensive about taking the plunge I would tell them that Charlotte is worth every penny and to go for it, without a doubt!!

Gemma, Business Manager, Mum of 1

“I’d tried everything and I hated myself for what I saw as ‘giving in’ and taking anti depressant medication, as awful as that probably sounds..

I constantly felt flat, I was irritable with my kids and never present with them. Mentally I was exhausted and I just felt defeated in every area of my life.

I ate more to feel better but ended up feeling worse and my confidence was at rock bottom.

Fast forward and I feel like a completely different person.. the old me again… But better.

I’m completely off my anti depressant medication, my relationship has improved ten fold and I’m enjoying life again.

I’m enjoying being a mum again .

It was never about the weight itself, that has been an amazing by product and I never actually thought I could feel this good about my body again .. But I do.

Honestly, I feel the sexiest I ever have in my whole life .

Never did I think I’d see the day when I bloody said that!!

My biggest worries at the start, in all honesty, was money but after speaking to Charlotte and seeing her client results I knew I had to make it work and it’s honestly the best investment I’ve ever, ever made in myself.

Working with Charlotte has been like nothing I’ve done before. It’s blown my mind, seriously.

I’ve had generic personal trainers, I’ve done the calorie deficit thing, numerous gyms and programmes and all along THIS was exactly what (and who) I needed.

The support, understanding and care I’ve received has been so much more than I could have asked for.

She’s been there every step of the way. I actually feel really emotional writing this but for anyone thinking of working with her, as scary as it might seem at the start to make that move..

Do it. Just bloody do it.

It’ll be the best thing you’ll ever do”

I used to be a person who constantly compared her self to others, who couldn't even look in a mirror without being critical and I felt like the way I felt about myself was impacting my whole life.. it was spilling over in to my work and my relationship with my husband - I knew that to make a serious change it wasn't going to be another diet.

Now, I feel so much more relaxed about myself and about food - I no longer have panic binges then restrict, like I used to. I've stopped constantly scrolling instagram and comparing myself to other people and I've learnt that I CAN feel good in my own skin.

I no longer stress so much if I eat a cake or have a treat, I know now that I can trust myself to enjoy it and get on with my day without beating my self up.

My new mentality is "This is me- take it or leave it" It feels so empowering to be in this mindset.

The whole process has made me a nicer person to live with as I've learnt, step by step, to love me for me, whilst making my own progress, on my own terms.

For anyone thinking of working with Charlotte - do it.

It will be the best thing you ever do.

-Heather

I feel like Charlotte has done some crazy voodoo on my mind because I never could have believed that I'd feel this confident and amazing. I'm excited for what I can achieve with this next phase of my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, what you have helped me achieve this last 3 months has literally changed my life...

I was very depressed - I scored myself a 1 out of 10 on a work wellness survey near the beginning of starting to work with Charlotte.

I was feeling bloated, exhausted, and the world felt very very dark. I wasn't sleeping, was drinking heavily, eating very badly and completely lacking energy and I was also suffering heart palpitations in the night.

I was unproductive at work; I didn't want to speak to my friends; the dog wasn't getting regular walks; and my parents were incredibly concerned about me.

I have made such massive strides in the last few months. I feel like I live in a completely different world. I've gradually made changes that I have actually stuck to and am prioritising the way I feel over everything else. I can't imagine how I managed to get to the place where I was previously and know exactly how to prevent that from happening again.

I have spent a long, long time wearing boring dark coloured clothing so that I am unnoticeable. I feel now like I can take on the world - I want people to notice me because I deserve to be noticed.

Since being a child I have had a terrible relationship with food - binge eating has been normality for me for a very long time, and guilt and shame were normal everyday emotions for me in relation to food. Now I am actually enjoying food without the guilt or shame.

Working with Charlotte hasn't been about a meal plan, or an exercise plan. Obviously she helps with those things if that's what's needed. For me though, I know exactly how to get results I just don't do it.

What Charlotte has done is help me to work on those internal beliefs and my mindset so that the changes I'm making aren't about 'losing weight' or 'getting a bikini body', they're about feeling better in every way.

I followed Charlotte for AGES on Instagram and have been loving her content but having worked with many trainers before I was really worried about spending more money and not getting anything out of it. Charlotte's social media content really seemed to resonate with what I was looking for. I have definitely not been disappointed.

Before hand I was was worried about her prescribing me a 1200 kcal diet, or expecting me to work out 7 days a week like I've had before from other trainers.. But I've really been amazed that I am making the decisions about what activity I do and what I eat, with Charlotte to guide me and help me make great decisions that work for me.

The biggest result has been my confidence and the state of my mental health. I was scared of how I felt when I started working with Charlotte, but I'm coming out of this process with tons of energy and feeling amazing.

After years of weighing myself every single day, breaking free from worrying about my weight and starting to focus on what makes me feel amazing is really life changing.

If you’re thinking of working with Charlotte just do it, you won't be disappointed. Charlotte genuinely cares about you and how you feel, and will tailor the way she works to suit your own situation.

It's not your usual 12 week transformation and then you need to keep going back every time you have a holiday to get back in shape; working with Charlotte is about making changes that will impact the rest of your life.

I feel like Charlotte has done some crazy voodoo on my mind because I never could have believed that I'd feel this confident and amazing. I'm excited for what I can achieve with this next phase of my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, what you have helped me achieve this last 3 months has literally changed my life.

I was the heaviest I’d ever been and was really unhappy about the way I looked and felt about myself. I felt out of control and angry with myself for not having more ‘will power’ and self control but the more I tried the more I failed.

In the past, when I’ve struggled with feelings of low mood and lack of enjoyment, I’ve used food as a distraction and a crutch and last year towards the end of summer, I realised this is what I’d been doing again for some time.

I could feel myself becoming angrier with myself for allowing this to happen again and I would often take this out on my boyfriend. I was snappy, irritated, lacked energy and didn’t want to really do anything other than stay at home.

Being unhappy with the way I look and lacking in confidence was also effecting the way I did my job. I found myself with less energy and passion for work and I knew I was being irritable and snappy… especially in the middle of a night shift.

Fast forward to working with Charlotte and I no longer feel like food controls me, instead it fuels me to move and have the energy I need to achieve things with my day.

I have actually started to feel good about my body again.

I feel far less shame about the things I eat and the way I look.

I feel happier, less tired and sluggish, motivated to keep going and I think I’m a nicer person to be around

I have far more will power and control over the food I eat. Food doesn’t control me and my mood anymore.

Rather than focusing on diet and deprivation, Charlotte has taken a completely different approach and helped me make changes that are sustainable and will work with my daily life, circumstances and job as a busy midwife

She’s never judged or ‘punished’ me but instead was there when I needed, with full support, and complete understanding of how ‘real life’, and my own personal realities, can sometimes throw up curve balls…

But rather than me stressing and falling off the wagon, we’ve assessed things, changed some things and gone again.

I know that her approach works because, at the heart of all she does, she is a champion for real women, with real jobs, real demands and pressures AND real lives!

Her goal is to build women up and give them the tools they need to believe in themselves and make them feel good about their body and their relationships with food and exercise, in order to enjoy life and that’s what I’ve loved about the whole process.

**** Some other wins I’ve had ****

Lost over 2 stone

Can run 5k

No longer binging or secret eating

Clothes fit better

My relationship with food is completely different.

Gone down a scrub size at work

I’m so much happier and a nicer person to be around

"I was very low. I had piled on weight, hated what I was looking like and also feeling like.

I was very lethargic, couldn't be bothered with life, stressy with the children and my husband, didn't want to socialise, worried about what everyone thought about me (could say I had developed severe anxiety) I also wasn't sleeping very well which had a knock on affect with everything else in life...

I'd also tried everything and was getting no where...

Calorie counting, detox, atkins, slimming world, "eating healthy", cutting down, intermittent fasting etc etc

Fast forward....

"Working with Charlotte has been totally different to anything I've ever done. I've only every had...

"You need to eat this many calories, this many macros, don't eat sugar, don't eat carbs and your weekly weigh-in is everything, you don't lose, you haven't succeeded", blah blah blah"

No one has ever worked with me and gone through exactly what is going on in my head...that's where the issues were, hence why for 10 years I have failed every time I have gone on a "weight loss journey.

I can't quite believe the difference in how I feel. I'm in a much better place mentally, now I know exactly what I need to be doing.

I am more energetic, I actually want to be out and about, socialising.

I am much calmer with my family.

I have learnt how to manage my sleeping issues too which helps everything else overall.

My relationship with food has completely changed and I'm slowly learning to love myself which, before this, I didn't think was ever possible.

Before, I would look in the mirror and despise what I saw, now I can comfortably look in the mirror and I no longer have those negative thoughts I used to have.

My body has changed more than I have ever seen it change before in just these past 12 weeks.

I feel more confident, I've dropped a dress size and my outlook on life has improved so much....What the scales say is actually not important when i look at everything else that I have achieved.

If you're thinking of working with Charlotte DO IT!! It’s such a worth while investment.

I never really understood self confidence, self belief until recently, and how it can really damage you as a person, as it was doing to me. Now, I also never realised how powerful having self confidence and self belief actually is for a person...its huge.

And that's exactly what she helps with from the inside out"

Emma B, mum of 2

Despite trying every possible diet I still  hated what I saw in the mirror - hated feeling the way that I felt about myself. For a while I was trying to understand there is more to life than constantly feeling like I did but found it so hard to get out of.

I was overweight at the age of 18 and lost 5 stone and felt good for my wedding in 2009 - maintained my goal weight and lived the life of good Monday - Friday then treat at a weekend.

However since having my daughter nearly 6 years ago I just could not get my weight off. I had a C-section and my overhang was definitely more prominent than it was before having my daughter. I've suffered from Anxiety and Depression for the past 5 years and feed my low mood with food, bringing on guilt of what I've just done and feeling even worse then causing my bowel disease to flare up - a vicious circle.

Before hand I feared it would all be too restrictive but it was something I would commit to, because I saw the results she got for clients and read the reviews of her past clients. I also feared I would fail and let us both down , because it's all I had done so far.

Charlotte is one of the most real and caring women I have ever met - she genuinely cares. It's nothing like I expected, there are no restrictions with food or life.. it’s all about living your life but being aware and accountable for what you do.

 The advise she gives is honest, real and genuinely helps you to rethink things through rationally. For what I have been through these past 5 years with depression/body and weight issues I feel Charlotte has lived it with me with the talks/advice she gives me. This has genuinely changed my life and the way I think and feel about myself - so much so I am no longer taking my anti depressant medication.

I’ve learned to stop punishing myself for having a ‘bad’ day, it's one day, we are human AND I'm not on my own. If I have a craving, have what I crave within reason and get on with my day - I don't punish myself and I feel in control.

 Somethings have been so simple but it's having her there to help me re-programme my mind and tame (what she calls) an Inner B!tch, into this new way of thinking.

To anyone in two minds about taking the leap and applying to work with Charlotte, with all my heart, this is the best decision I have ever made (and I have spent a lot of money on personal trainers and everything possible to lose weight and feel good) I truly feel this has been a life changing year for me. Charlotte sees you for who you really are and helps you to begin to love yourself and that means more than anything to me.

You really can't put a price on investing in yourself.

I’d tried everything, only ending up gaining more weight than when I started. Fast forward to working on Charlotte’s and my attitude to food and training has completely changed. I’m a whole 3 and a half stone lighter, despite an avid love for Pizza and a couple of holidays and social events thrown in there too.

I’ve learnt how to still have a life whilst getting results and I now feel confident to make mindful choices around food and have fully embraced weight training to change my body, something that used to scare the hell out of me.

More than anything , my friends are all really shocked that I’ve been able to stick to everything as I’ve never been able to do that before. The accountability, support and actually learning about myself, and what works for ME, during the are the things that REALLY gave me the light bulb moment that I needed to make a serious change... More than a year on, I’ve kept the weight off,  I feel amazing in my clothes and happier than ever in myself ... which really does speak for itself

Emma, 29, PA

After having two babies within 18 months of one another, I was the biggest I’d ever been, everything wobbled and I’d completely lost sight of myself with no idea how to even start to get myself back to ME again. I’d started to accept that this post pregnancy body, and the mentality that came with it, was just how I was now.

Getting started was a massive issue for me, even wearing gym kit was a stress as I was so embarrassed by the way my body looked. Never in amillion years would I have believed that, from this point, I’d be 3 stone lighter, fit in to an old 'little black dress' from the back of my wardrobe that I wore back in uni, and run a sub 5 hour marathon whilst caring for my two children and going back to work, all in less than a year.

I did everything that Charlotte advised and couldn’t have done any of this without her support and guidance, I feel like I’ve really found myself again. I knew that I didn’t want to work with a male trainer and needed something more personal than someone who has more than 40 clients to look after a week.. I didn't want to feel like I was another number on a conveyor belt.

I also knew that working with someone who had been in my situation and understood the road I had to go down was a no brainer ... The rest is history.

Helen, mum of two, Physiotherapist.

Sadly, my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer and, because of this, my  brother decided to move his wedding a year earlier, with me as a bridesmaid. It was really important for me to feel my best on the day, not just to 'look good' but more so I could feel my best on the day and look back at our precious memories.

Having followed Charlotte for years on social media and seen the results her clients were getting (and knowing Charlotte on a personal level) I knew for a FACT that she is amazing at what she does and that she would definitely be the one to help me.

I did worry that  I wouldn’t stick out SOS. I have been overweight now for the past 10 years, I’ve had some brilliant intentions and as much as I enjoy something at the beginning, whether it be a new class, joining another gym, joining another Slimming World class, eventually I’ve lost interest and the motivation I had at the start, just to end up back at square one.

Charlotte taught me so many things about taking back control on my own terms and how I relate to food, the myths and beliefs I've picked up over the years that have been wrong for me and, best of all, she taught me how to still be able to live my life, without the guilt.

I feel so motivated to keep going. It’s a complete change in lifestyle for me, but I’m loving it and it hasn't been hard at all. I’ve learnt that, the right foods are important but I’m living proof that you can still have a treat and enjoy your life as you should.

If you're thinking of working with Charlotte, make the investment and DO IT!

For me, going to a gym or a group class just didn't work for me, little did I know that there were so many, simple, missing ingredients that I wasn't aware of - all of which I've learned and implemented in SOS and beyond.

I feel so much more in control and motivated to keep doing what I'm doing.

Just want to say Thankyouuuuuuuuuuu from the bottom of my heart for all your help and giving me the kick up the backside that I’ve needed in so long. Without SOS, I’d be dreading Saturday (the wedding) as I just know how uncomfortable I would have felt in my bridesmaid dress wishing I’d have done something months/years ago. Instead, I feel proud that I can concentrate fully on making memories and feeling good about myself <3

Becky, mum of 1, bank clerk

It wasn't until I was on a flight to Spain and could not fasten the seat belt round my self that I realised something needed to change- that was my light bulb moment. I liked drinking wine to "relax” and realised that I was doing this every night of the week.

SOS wasn’t like anything I’ve ever done before, I loved the Change Your Story Module and got so much out of the Inner B*tch training around mindset and feeling in control around food.

This really hit home when I was out one afternoon with my grandson and we stopped for a Brownie, which I sat and enjoyed with little George with no guilt and without feeling like I was ‘off plan’ or that I was "off the wagon". My mindset has been completely transformed.

I had followed Charlotte on facebook for nearly a year and liked her style of communicating, but it took me about 8 months to actually apply for SOS as I thought I might be a lost cause as I was not a bride to be or a post natal mummy and thought maybe I was too old to start doing things like this.

I also worried that I would not be able to do the workouts as I have dodgy knees, a dicky ticker and was clearly out of condition.

Between than and now?? Ha ha, I literally feel like a new woman. I have lost weight, toned up, bought new clothes that I love. I flew to Australia and could fasten the seat belt without breathing in and have a new love for weight training.

All told I’m at 3 and a half stone weight loss, my confidence is through the roof and I’ve got a new found belief that I’m not a lost cause after all.. I AM capable of feeling fit and healthy and I feel confidant to walk in to my own gym and actually know what I’m doing now too.

I eat better, sleep better, have more energy to run round with my grandsons and I just feel better in myself all round- something that I didn't think was possible.

If I could give advice to anyone thinking of applying to work with Charlotte it would be …Go for it!! I thought it would be too expensive, too time consuming, too hard. All the excuses and stories under the sun that I had used previously. But as L’oreal say in all their adverts, YOU are WORTH IT and I can honestly say it’s the best investment I’ve ever made in myself.

Carol, 60, nurse

Life was all over the place, I had no time for me and my health. I looked in the mirror and didn't see me anymore, I just saw a tired, stressed and over weight version of myself that I didn't recognise. I was disappointed that I'd let this happen as I'd always looked after myself but I just couldn't get out of the rut. I was just so exhausted all the time.

Before SOS I worried i wouldn't see the results I wanted, worried I wouldn't be able to do it, worried that I'd not be able to motivate myself and I'd make it a waste of money because I was so exhausted with all the changes at work at that time but I knew enough was enough!

Fast forward to the end of SOS and I actually feel like me again, like the person I used to be before life took over and I got lost in a career, house work and my comfy marriage - I didn't even realise I was neglecting myself until it hit me all at once. It's amazing to feel like the free spirit I used to be.

I no longer feel that constant and uncomfortable bloat. The inches I've lost are incredible over such a short space of time and I can actually fit back in to a size 10. I feel like I actually have control now in a way that works for me AND in a way that I can sustain without any crazy rules or misery.

I was tired, stressed, overwhelmed with life and struggled making time for myself. I was very low & felt horrible about myself.

I was never a gym bunny and I’d always been told I couldn’t do much with the state of my joints, so I had no confidence to step foot in a gym and was too scared to even start any kind of exercises -  'I can't'  just became my mindset and I'd always tell myself that same story .

Having seen Charlotte's videos and the way she spoke about things which was so different to the usual brocolli and burpee personal trainers, it all seemed so relevant to me.

I was so worried at first that I'd let myself down, feel like a complete waste of time & make a fool of myself. I also worried that I  wouldn’t be able to keep up but it wasn't like that at all.

My confidence has grown so much in all areas of my life, my husband, kids.. and even my hair dresser have all commented on how different and happy I am. I also feel a lot stronger and more focussed!

The biggest thing I've learnt through the mindset training is that making more time for myself is SO important and not selfish!

Physically I’ve lost 5 inches but for me this was about getting back my sparkle and, most importantly, I now feel like the old me. I also have a lot less pain in my knees and I feel so much stronger.

Mentally, I’m much more confident and I've since join a gym, and actually ENJOY IT, now that I know what I’m doing where as before I started with Charlotte, this whole process terrified me.

Charlotte has completely worked at my pace and given me so much support and confidence both mentally and physically!

It was a huge thing for me stepping out of my comfort zone but I’m so glad I did. I look at food in a completely different way & I’m much more positive all round.

I just want to say thank you so much for helping me get my sparkle back! Thank you for making me realise that time for myself isn’t selfish it’s important. You’ve changed my mindset towards food & helped things seem so much clearer.

I was lacking so much confidence in my self and in my body to the point I'd get upset before an outing or a date night because I hated what I saw in the mirror. I'd constantly put myself down and this had also started to impact on my relationship, I knew something needed to change because of the impact this was having on my life.

I went to the gym and did all the 'things' you were supposed to be doing but nothing was changing.

Something I'd never worked on before was unpacking things from my past, facing my issues and where they came from and actually dealing with them once and for all.

Fast forward and I feel so much better in myself, I feel like I can actually take a compliment now, my relationship has improved and I've started to feel comfortable in my self for the first time in a long time.

I'm no longer beating myself up when I eat something 'unhealthy' and I don't feel guilty or beat myself up the same.

I'm starting to feel so much better in myself, so much more confident and I don't compare myself to others the same as I used to.

I've loved the entire process and if you are thinking of doing it - just DO IT. It's life changing <3

Lynne, business owner

I wanted to feel more confident and finally make a change to how I was feeling in the midst of just feeling like 'mum', 'wife' .. I feel like I'd lost my own identity.

I was totally lacking in confidence and was off work with anxiety and depression.. everything was pretty bleak so for me it was now or never.

Between then and now I had so many light bulbs about things that are holding me back and I feel like I’ve come out of the other end as a new person. I’m also now back at work feeling confident to tackle things head on.

The guest experts were amazing and the modules have been life changing particularly the way I think and feel about myself, my body, about food and the WHY’s of where these things came from.

Having been in to fitness and doing diets/ healthy eating on and off, over the years.. This is not like anything I’ve done before and it really has been mind blowing. I feel like I've got 'me' back.

Caroline, mum of 3, Occupational Therapist.

I was tired, stressed, overwhelmed with life and struggled making time for myself. I was very low & felt horrible about myself.

I was never a gym bunny and I’d always been told I couldn’t do much with the state of my joints, so I had no confidence to step foot in a gym and was too scared to even start any kind of exercises - 'I can't' just became my mindset and I'd always tell myself that same story .

Having seen Charlotte's videos and the way she spoke about things which was so different to the usual brocolli and burpee personal trainers, it all seemed so relevant to me.

I was so worried at first that I'd let myself down, feel like a complete waste of time & make a fool of myself. I also worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep up but it wasn't like that at all.

My confidence has grown so much in all areas of my life, my husband, kids.. and even my hair dresser have all commented on how different and happy I am. I also feel a lot stronger and more focussed!

The biggest thing I've learnt through the mindset training is that making more time for myself is SO important and not selfish!

Physically I’ve lost 5 inches but for me this was about getting back my sparkle and, most importantly, I now feel like the old me. I also have a lot less pain in my knees and I feel so much stronger.

Mentally, I’m much more confident and I've since join a gym, and actually ENJOY IT, now that I know what I’m doing where as before I started with Charlotte, this whole process terrified me.

Charlotte has completely worked at my pace and given me so much support and confidence both mentally and physically!

It was a huge thing for me stepping out of my comfort zone but I’m so glad I did. I look at food in a completely different way & I’m much more positive all round.

I just want to say thank you so much for helping me get my sparkle back! Thank you for making me realise that time for myself isn’t selfish it’s important. You’ve changed my mindset towards food & helped things seem so much clearer.

I had always been active, attending classes and after my baby (my 4th) I couldn’t wait to get back to doing something for me to feel healthy and get back to ‘me’.

I specifically applied to work with Charlotte because I wanted to get my bug back, have more energy, start to tone up and FEEL good about myself.

I started doing Buggy Bootcamp and baby spin which were fine but I just wasn’t getting the results I’d hoped for.

I did worry at first that I’d be paying all that money out and what if it didn’t work? Especially being on maternity leave.

Would it be a really strict regimented diet plan that I couldn’t follow or wouldn’t have time for? Would I be afraid to tell her that I’m really fussy with food and hate veg?

But fast forward.. I got food strategies that fit around me and my hectic life and I’ve become so much more knowledgeable with my food and training using Charlotte’s principles. My mood has improved, I’ve loads more energy and the best part has been over coming my Inner B*tch mindset.

I’ve been out recently for a new outfit and couldn’t decide because I felt really good in everything! Which is unheard of for me because I’ve previously been really critical of myself, for as long as I can remember.

Oddly, I’ve also felt so much more prepared in a morning and less stressed, which was a big factor for me and something that we worked on - something I never even thought that needed looking at in the past.

The biggest thing is now that I don’t have a fear around food, I can go out and feel like I can make choices of food I love whilst ENJOYING my time out too, without the guilt.

For anyone thinking of applying I’d say, stop putting it off and do it.

Leanne, mum of 4

I was feeling overwhelmed with life, unhappy with some aspects of my body and I lacked confidence when competing (in powerlifting)

This was the last ditch attempt to actually be happy with my body. A few years ago I was very overweight and have worked extremely hard to change my lifestyle becoming much healthier and fitter.

Having had 4 children has stretched my stomach to the point where I now have excess skin.

I was extremely self conscious about it and have looked into having surgery.I wanted to see if I could be happy without resorting to this.

Initially, I was worried about having to share things with people and also worried that I still wouldn’t be able to overcome what I set out to.

Fast forward and my confidence has grown immensely.

I have come to terms with why I had issues with my stomach. It’s still a new process and I’m still working on it.T he feelings haven’t magically disappeared but I understand where they come from am so much more positive. I definitely won’t be having any surgery.

With regards to competing I had 2 competitions in a short space of time. The second one was my first national competition. Which I was understandably more nervous about. However, the difference I felt doing that first squat was amazing. I absolutely took control and was able to feel confident walking out on stage in front of the judges, spectators and my family and do what I’d been training to do without a fear of failure or shaking legs. It was fantastic and I can’t wait until my next one.

When it came to my relationship with food I did used to worry about weekends away, nights out etc and see these as stumbling blocks or a hindrance to where I wanted to be. I’ve learnt how to stop doing this and enjoy, it’s really worked.

I got rid of tonnes of emotional baggage and feel light as a feather with tonnes more confidence.

I feel like my outlook has completely changed. My attitude towards my body is different and even my attitude towards other people.

I view the ideas I had differently eg the idea of being overweight or fat or 'too this, too that'I understand where these beliefs came from. How to tackle issues that arise in my life.

I have 3 young daughters and I’m more confident about how to help them in this aesthetic world.

If you’re thinking about working with Charlotte then you should do it.

It’s been a brilliant experience for me.

You will be surprised what other things come up that you didn’t realise were a part of who you are and why you think certain things.

Char is an excellent mentor and handpicks things for every individual. Some of the stuff that we worked on has had a massive impact on me and redirected my life.

It really is a brilliant experience. It’s cathartic.
You’ll have many light bulb moments. You’ll focus on positive things.You’ll feel fabulous AND you will feel totally liberating.

Sinead, mum of 4