Nowadays if you meet the confident and fit Oxygen Challenge Winner, Carina Gabb, you would never guess that she once felt trapped by her own inner demons, physically and psychologically out of control. She was her own worst critic, but what sets Carina apart from the crowd is that she chose ‘her hard’. She decided that being overweight was harder than starting her fitness journey and has built herself a healthy lifestyle from the inside out.
I was at the lowest point in my life before I made the decision to start training. I felt depressed every single day, weighing in at the heaviest I had ever been at 95kg, wearing size 16-18 clothing. I was constantly tired; my moods were a rollercoaster and I felt like I was trapped and out of control. To be honest, I hated myself. I hated being told that I was loved, because why would anyone love me in this state? The inner voices continually told me I was not good enough; that I was not worthy of things like happiness and success. There are only so many times you can tell yourself these things and then you start to really believe them. I was my own worst critic.
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