It’s funny but I weighed in 2 days ago, and I was down by 2.5 pounds- I started this last week Tuesday btw. And I have thoroughly enjoyed all the foods I’ve been making. I have saved money yo!! I would usually grab a salad from McDonald’s and a cup of sweet tea ($9), grab coffee and a breakfast sandwich too in the morning ($6-$7), snacks during the day ($5). So now I’m spending maybe $40 on my “diet groceries” a week. So I’m saving about $60! And this is a lifestyle I can keep up. I still HATE going to the gym- the recycled air and just being on one spot makes me nauseous, but I walk/jog for at least 1 mile a day few times a week. I know it’s less than 2 weeks but I’m loving it!!! I’m hoping to lose more weight as time goes on.

I met April on Instagram and then I started following her for a while. Seeing all the transformation pictures at first I thought maybe she gives her clients some herbal or normal medications. I kept watching transformations daily but by then I was already pregnant with my 2nd baby. I decided to contact April when I was 20weeks to know how I could have a healthy lifestyle with my pregnancy. God knows it worked wonders. Throughout my pregnancy from 21 weeks till now that I am 34weeks I haven’t put on weight from where I started. I lost a little instead with the growing bump. So I’m full of my baby bump not weight gain. I ate 3 square meals and snacked twice a day. People keep asking me why I’m not putting on weight or my face instead getting slimmer and my bump is just growing long but from the back it doesn’t show I’m pregnant.. Being on the LifestyleChangeWithApril has taught me alot about healthy living that I’ll be implementing after my baby is born.

I first started following AprilLaugh back in August. I enjoyed seeing all of the transformations of her clients however the little voice in me kept discouraging me from signing up. Since having my girls 5 years ago I have not been able to successfully loose any weight or maintain any exercise regime. I remember emailing for enquiries yet not having the courage to sign up. Then came Christmas, where I felt my worst and enough was enough. I took that big step eventually in January and contacted April. Since then I have been challenged and motivated by the wonderful coaches, the ladies in the group and April herself. My weight started dropping and now I have lost a dress size. I am not where I want to be but it feels good to see the numbers go down on the scale and friends/family noticing the weight loss too . It’s definitely a journey and now more than ever I am excited of the future ahead of me.

It’s been an amazing group with wonderful women who work hard and motivate one another and I’ve really enjoyed being this group. I joined to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle after falling off 2 years ago and this group really helped (especially seeing everyone work hard) Our coaches have been amazing. I never thought I could eat healthy and work out consistently but I realized it had gradually become a lifestyle. I was a terrible runner before joining but now I realize I am able to look forward to running and trying to do a 1 mile run in 9 minutes (currently at 13 minutes)I lost inches and I am actually looking forward to losing more.

I just wanna seize this opportunity to thank April wholeheartedly for this job you do. You have changed lives and raised our self confidence to another level. Our bodies are our identities. You have transformed us and brought out the better part of us. I never knew what being healthy was till I followed you on Instagram for over two years before making my decision to join this program. Today I went to the shop and guys!!! I’m not a UK size 16 anymore. I’m a whooping size 14. OMG… My daughter screamed in the dressing room that mum you have lost so much weight.!! I was speechless. It’s strange for me to go to the smaller size section of shops and shop confidently… sometimes I still go to size 20. It’s a mindset. Battling obesity from childhood is real!

Aprillaugh changed my life completely ‘. I lost confidence in myself since gaining weight from a size 12 to 18 and I kept saying to myself I would lose weight which never did happen. However, to say I have been following the page for a few months but closing my eyes on that very day to make that payment was the game changer for me. The comments from people have been so amazing and did I mention the overall confidence, it’s called ” How Wumi got her groove back” which is why I am not stopping until I have reached my target weight. Thanks so much Aprillaugh and the crew, you made it possible.

Ladies – I’m afraid it’s goodbye from me for now. I joined last February (2017) and have gone from 99kgs to 76kgs and from bra size 38G to 36D. I have loved every minute of this journey – I feel like I have a much better relationship with food which has always been my challenge. I started eating and enjoying apples and pears for the first time in my life and now crave the crunch of vegetables and fruits. I have @⁨FitMrsFats and all of you to thank for that. It’s not goodbye from me but See you Soon (Au Revoir). I need to settle in my new home – I’ve just moved from New York to Nairobi so it’s a huge adjustment for me and my family. I will be back though because I love the sisterhood and solidarity and accountability that this group gives me. I promise to keep up with my burns and meal preps. For now take care sisters and keep up the excellent work on this incredible life long journey of a healthy lifestyle.