How This Mum Shed Half Her Weight in 9 Months

Tipping the scales at 120kg, mother-of-two, Karlye Thurlow, has revealed how she managed to shed half her body weight in just nine months.

While she had always ensured her children had a balanced diet, she was consuming four litres of Coke a day and three years ago weighed in at 120kg.

Speaking to Kidspot, the 36-year-old said: "I was so unhappy but I would say to myself 'my body made these two beautiful children'. I realised I had to stop ignoring my negative thoughts and face them head on.

"It was so heartbreaking - I would go to the beach in board shorts because I was too self-conscious.

In just nine months she dropped from a size 22 to a size 10.

So how did she do it with two young kids? 

She began walking for an hour every day and in the first three months shed 20kg. And she reviewed her weekly food shop.

"I educated myself and reclaimed the power. I was the one doing the grocery shopping and looking after everyone. I didn't realise how negligent I had been."

Where she used to resort to takeaways or easy to prepare meals, she began to enjoy taking the time to make healthy dinners.

Eventually, she felt confident enough to hit the gym.

"I would go to the gym after Logan's 3.30am feed and be back in time for breakfast. I just made it work for me so that I could feel good about myself for the rest of the day."

"It's about breaking the pattern - I use pen and paper now to write in my journal instead of going to the cupboard and devouring a packet of Tim Tams."

Since her transformation, she has separated from her husband and both her children have been diagnosed with autism.

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