About Jelly

My lifestyle certainly wasn’t what I would now call healthy. I had no idea about nutrition in foods, I didn’t really know the difference between healthy and unhealthy, I only knew Fast Food was bad, Salad was good and alcohol was bad but I also didn’t really care being young and foolish (as we are) I ate and drank pretty much anything I wanted and since I had youth and metabolism on my side, it didn’t really bother me too much.

It was only when I turned 20 that I started to gain weight and I really started to notice a difference to my health, feeling tired and out of breath easily without much effort and I can remember joking about exercising saying ‘I really need to start going the gym’ but never had any real intention to change much at the time!

I was drinking a lot of alcohol, eating fast foods most days (I worked in a fast food restaurant which didn’t help) and the turning point for me was my Grandma getting upset because she could see the path I was headed down and she genuinely feared for my health. She actually told me I was Fat at the time (grandma’s have no filter) and regardless of my size or the comment she made, I knew she was right and I need to make some changes before things got even worse!

So the next day, I signed up to the gym and started eating salads all the time! I had no idea what I was doing but the weight started to fall off and although I didn’t feel particularly healthier, I felt good about losing weight and thought I was doing everything right! I couldn’t have been more wrong! I continued losing weight to the point that I lost too much and ended up in hospital because of it!

This was a huge wake up call and I decided to ask for some help, I got myself a diet and fitness plan and I was on a mission to be happier and healthier and that’s exactly what I did! I found balance which is key to success! I transformed my lifestyle and my body and gained a ton of knowledge along the way!’