For years, I was the woman who ran everything and held it all together on the outside.
A busy estate agent, I juggled a portfolio of 250 properties around Brighton and managed five members of staff, all while solo parenting my daughter, now 10. Whatever happened, I just kept going. But inside? I was running on empty - battling stress and a brutal menopause, and using food and wine to fill the gap.
It proved disastrous to my waistline. By January 2025, I tipped the scales at 16 stone and couldn’t imagine a day when I’d ever feel confident about my looks again.
Yet just 18 months later, I’m a proud size 10-12... and have developed a foolproof system to stay that way. At 51, I look in the mirror now and see someone I actually recognise. I stand up straight and own the space I’m in.
But before I tell you how I did it, let me explain how I got here, and why I feel strongly that any midlife woman can achieve the same results.
