Raena: "Since being a Powherful girl I have become more confident, comfortable in my own body, proud, strong and I feel like I belong somewhere"

When I started my fitness journey many years ago, all I had in mind was negative self talk like “I’m so fat”, “no one is going to love me when I look like this” and other obscure thoughts like “I’ll love myself when I weigh XX kilos”.

I had a bad relationship with food, binging and then starving and restricting calories rapidly. I did manage to lose weight, like my goal anticipated but as time went on I was more focused again on how much I ate, how much I trained and the number on the scales. None of my goals were sustainable as my “why” was “to not be fat”, my goal had no substance or proper purpose behind it for me. 

I joined Powherful two years ago and have been a part of the group ever since. In the first few weeks of Powherful I had learnt more about myself and my body than I had in years! Most importantly, for me, I learnt how to have a better relationship with food and that the number on the scales doesn’t matter, it’s more about how you feel. Since being a Powherful girl I have become more confident, comfortable in my own body, proud, strong and I feel like I belong somewhere.

The most important thing is that now my goals centre around a holistic approach and a real “why”. They’re more focused on consistency with training and nutrition, healthy relationships with food, how much I can challenge myself with lifting heavy things and more importantly how I feel inside out. I no longer put too much care into what number is on the scales, rather how I look and feel about myself. I now have the confidence to wear a crop top and feel good about how I look and it’s the little things like this that make it all worth it. Above all, it’s not my weight or shape that’s changed the most but my mindset. I now think in a different way and have a more positive and holistic way of looking at my health and fitness instead of just seeking fat loss to feel better. 
I’m so fortunate and grateful I found Powherful, it came to me at a time in my life where I needed it. I love the supportive community of girls and how passionate and committed Kirsty is in helping us become our best versions of ourselves. I feel like I belong, I feel valued and we all just are like a mini sisterhood of badass Powherful gals who challenge each other. It’s like nothing I’ve experienced before and it’s truly enhanced and changed my life for the better.