The Cindafit Story

I was your typical ‘skinny girl.’ I was insecure and had a bad relationship with food and my body image. Some days I would be lucky to eat one meal. 

Through my high school years it was an endless battle. Throwing out my lunch, only eating ‘selective food’ and obsessed about anything weight or body image related. I had no idea about the body and what it required to function. I wasn’t aware of the harm and stress I was putting on myself from starvation. I was your typical cardio-obsessed girl; determined to get ‘skinny’. I would run up to 8km every day and often on an empty stomach. I even went to serious extremes of taking diet pills, binge eating and purging. I felt like I was on a crazy rollercoaster and unsure how and if I would ever get off.

I, like most girls was obsessed with my self-image and hated my body, I saw myself as fat and I thought food would make me look worse. I had no idea that to look toned I needed to do weights training and eat a large variety of each food group.

I would always worry what others thought of me, I wasn’t comfortable with who I was. I would do things to please people and make them happy, even if it meant putting my feelings second. I would never stand up for myself and others would walk over me.

I started looking through magazines at the amazingly strong women and decided I wanted to be one of them.

“I wanted to wake up every day happy with my life; positive about the day and love what I saw when I looked in the mirror; Knowing this is me, I’m unique and I am healthy.”

Once I moved out of the boarding college my ex-partner and I split because of my obsessive ways with food. I soon realized it was time I had to change! To accept myself and most of all get my health on track…

The moment I realised that the people who love and care for me will still be the ones in my life when I did something for myself, was the moment I started to make the biggest progress. I accepted that life isn’t about being flawless… it’s about being you! 

My first step in the right direction was joining a gym, starting to weight & strength train and CUT my cardio. Don’t get me wrong this was scary. I was intimidated by the gym, I think we often get stuck in our ways and continue to follow routines which we believe work best.

However, soon enough I began to find my way and I was hooked! I felt myself getting stronger and my body was changing more each day that passed.

Following this, I strived to get my nutrition on track. I did my research about eating the right foods at the right times in proportion for my body. I slowly increased to eating a solid 3 meals a day. However, I would still find myself nibbling throughout the day and over-eating at meal time. This is when I added in a ‘morning’ and ‘afternoon’ tea meal every day. This was such a change and I had progressed from one meal a day to five!

“I felt amazing knowing I was fuelling my body with foods it loved and I felt satisfied. My energy levels were high and I no longer had an unhealthy relationship with food.”

My fitness journey didn’t stop there. I went on to compete in 2014 as a Fitness Model. Since then I have won three Over-All State Titles in South Australia. This is an achievement I never would have dreamed of five years ago!

I went on to study and complete my Bachelor in Health Sciences and Paramedics degree in 2013. I moved my focus towards Health, Fitness & Wellness!

I have now completed my Certificate III in Fitness & Health and I’m working on my Certificate IV in Personal Training & Wellness. In the near future I am going to direct my study towards Nutrition and Disease Prevention.

“I want to give back to women what I have experienced myself. And offer them the opportunity to also change their lifestyle, mental well-being and physical appearance”

Representing a team of athletes has been one of the most rewarding opportunities of my life.  I provide one-on-one competition support and believe I am more than your typical ‘coach.’ I am a role model, 24-hour support and best friend.

The CINDAFIT TEAM share a passion which is focused on being the BEST and most HEALTHY version of ourselves! 

When I look back and evaluate how far I have come I can’t believe what I have achieved in such a small time-frame. I am happy to share my own struggles and mistakes with you and what I have learnt over my journey because no one is perfect. We all have insecurities and hardships- it’s how we overcome these and move forward that shows our strength and the true people we are.

Every day I am energised, strong and most importantly, I feel healthy and happy. My active life isn’t about having a perfect body, it’s just as much about my well-being and mindset! I eat more than ever and I have realised that food is not the enemy: it’s our fuel!

So, this is me today!

CINDAFIT: the coach, e-book author, wellness, health & blogger and state Fitness Model Champion. 

Beneath all of this I am just your ordinary woman who has transformed her life. One who loves to LIFT and workout daily, who eats well because it makes her feel good. Finally, I am a woman who has a dream and believe it is worth chasing!