Real-life fitness journey: How Coach Anna lost 50lbs postpartum | EP84

Body Smart Podcast

Body Smart Coach, Anna Skinner, joins Jaymie and Stacey on the podcast today to share her own fitness and weight loss story on today’s episode, including:

🤰 Her 50lb weight gain & fitness struggles during pregnancy and postpartum
💪 How her body has never been the same since and why this is OK!
📸 Body dysmorphia - how it takes time for your brain to catch up with your transformation
👯 Why these experiences have made Anna the coach she is today
⚖️ How Anna and I balance busy careers, fitness and motherhood
🧠 The mindset work Anna does with clients to help them transform their lives
This is a heartfelt and honest chat about Anna’s experiences including the struggles of new motherhood, emotional eating and the small steps Anna took to bring her to the place she is today: 40 and fitter than ever!

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

00:00 I was so angry with myself

01:15 Meet coach Anna

02:02 I was always active - until I got pregnant

04:07 I gained 50lbs and lost my mobility due to SPD

06:00 The things I still can’t do after SPD

08:55 My rock bottom moment

12:41 When you lose the ability to exercise

17:00 Coming back to fitness after pregnancy

19:55 How can we make small improvements now?

23:30 Doing it for the kids!

29:57 Coach Anna’s fitness habits

33:35 How to juggle work family and fitness without mum guilt

42:58 Learning to prioritise self-care

47:59 Visualising the person you want to be

50:20 Weight loss doesn’t have to change your identity - even if you love food!

54:44 Even fitness coaches have bad habits

1:03:20 How your body image adapts