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Lara Macpherson Reveals How she Lost 50 KG

Nick Papaziakas: Hi Lara, tell us a little bit about yourself when we first met
Lara Macpherson: I probably wasn’t in a very good place, I was very unhappy with myself. I didn’t particularly like who I was, I didn’t like my own reflection in the mirror and it seemed to stem into all aspects of my life. It was time to make a change.
NP: Why did you decide to make a lifestyle change?
LM: I think it was all just building up over time, I guess being in my mid-20’s and going out with my friends and stuff and being the only one that had a weight problem in that group, and I guess also being sick and tired of not being able to walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath and noticing the way people would give you a sideways glance and things like that. One day I just woke up and said Enough Is Enough!
NP: What type of results have you achieved so far?
LM: In the last 3 years I’ve lost 50 Kilos and it’s not only just the weight loss it’s also my whole life, my whole life has changed as a result of that
NP: What was your weekly routine before you made the change and what’s you weekly routine now?
LM: Oh my weekly routine before I made the change Nick, it’s not very good (Laughs). It was just copious amount of things, I was just abusing my body, I’d been abusing my body for such a long time it was all about you know, I guess too much coke, McDonalds, my god I’d finish my work at Safeway and I’d be down at McDonalds for a happy meal at 11 O’clock at night. I guess it was just those sorts of things, I never really understood what it was actually doing to my body. Now my god, I don’t drink soft drink anymore and it’s something that if I have a sip now I can’t actually handle the taste, I’ve gone from doing absolutely zero exercise, I was the type of person that would drive around the shopping centre to get the closest car park to the door, whereas now I exercise 6 days a week!
NP: How is your life different now?
LM: My whole lifestyle and my outlook on life has changed, I think I’m a far more confident person since I’ve lost the weight, I feel far more happier in myself, I’m not tired anymore, I’m not grumpy anymore, I used to be quite a sad person and always upset and not understanding why I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself but since I lost the weight I guess for me it’s been about taking the power back so from then on my life keeps moving in different places which I never thought would ever happen for me.
NP: What is the secret to your consistency over 3 years?
LM: I guess just knowing each week I have to come and see you! (Laughs) I seem to now notice that if I go a few days without the exercise I feel like something’s wrong, something’s out of the ordinary and I actually miss it. So it’s just about making my whole lifestyle change, I don’t even think about whether I want to have a glass of coke or a glass of water it’s an automatic thing i’ll just go straight for the water as opposed to the coke.
NP: Do you have any tips for someone just starting out?
LM: My biggest tip would be not to worry about what anybody else is thinking. When I first started exercising that was my biggest fear that people would look at me and judge me, so don’t worry about what anybody else thinks because it’s your journey and you’ve got to do what’s right for you.
NP: Why is Healthy Vibes a good choice for personal training?
LM: From my perspective I was always very scared of exercise, I was very scared of gyms, personal trainers and Healthy Vibes was the first place that I could come to, I actually felt comfortable, you guys inspired me and made me feel proud of the results that I was actually achieving. Even if it was just that first time I ran on that treadmill for 10 minutes and I thought my heart was going to palpitate out of my chest, you still made me feel like that was a massive accomplishment, and whereas these days, you know, I’m running up to 5km’s (It is now 8km). I guess Healthy Vibes from my perspective changed my whole life.

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