A fitness babe known for rocking her curves said diet pills left her with a “weird tummy” when she was on a mission to be small.
Molly Ava, AKA Molly Ava Fit to her over 89,000 Instagram followers, is known for documenting her fitness journey and offering advice.
She often defies social media’s beauty standards by teaching people it’s normal for bodies to fluctuate.
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But, in the past, she admitted she’s struggled with body image herself.
She said there was a time when she was obsessed with wanting to be “small”, as opposed to being fit and strong, and this led her to turning to diet pills a few years back.
The fitness guru said it’s something she wouldn’t recommend as it “didn’t work” – and left her with nothing other than the runs and an odd-looking stomach.
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Writing on Instagram, Molly said: “2019-2022. I came to my fitness journey an unhealthy, depressed student, drinking too many VKs and relying only on mac and cheese ready meals and fruit pastilles for fuel.
“So what did I do? I bought a teatox and some fat burning pills (I wish this was a joke), and clearly that didn’t work. I just had the runs and a weird tummy.
“So I sat myself down at the start (well February because January was, if you’ll pardon the pun, a shit show) of 2019, and said enough was enough.
“I bought a gym guide, some protein powder and set myself some goals. I was going to stick to it this time.
“For the first 2+ years of this journey all I cared about was being small.
“I just wanted to be lean and slim, I enjoyed lifting I loved feeling strong, but the overriding goal was so be small.”
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She continued: “I struggled over lockdown with weight loss and gain, but I really made some changes, and found my consistency and drive over time.
“It’s not just something you wake up with, but one day after realising both my boobs and a** had done a runner I knew I couldn’t live life under 2000 calories forever and something needed to change.
“So with the help and encouragement of @gymwithwarr we both embarked on our first bulk and honestly it changed my life.
“I had never felt such enjoyment from food, without any guilt, my body worked so much better, my mental health was a million times more positive, my hair was thicker my skin was healthier and best of all MY LEGS WERE GROWING.
“I felt like a beast, I trained hard, I kept going and I accepted learning and growing through the tough times, self-doubt and some incredibly testing body image days.”
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Since she opened up about her journey, many people have thanked Molly for being so honest.
More than 3,800 people have liked the post, and dozens of people left comments.
One person said: “So proud of you.”
Another added: “Great case study of your transformation and journey, as well as proof that you trust in your own abilities. Well done.”
Meanwhile, a third commented: “This right here is so important. I wish that more women could realise this.
“Food will make it happen. Food for fuel.”
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