Health and fitness blogger Katie Lolas is living proof the numbers you see on the scales don’t necessarily reflect how you might actually look.
The 31-year-old – who also teaches high school students – recently shared a photo of herself on Instagram revealing a five kilogram weight gain, and not only does she radiate good health, her toned physique shows how her shape has transformed for the better.
Sydney-based Ms Lolas shared details of her journey on the post, writing that her goal originally had been to feel ‘strong and confident’ in her bikini for a planned honeymoon trip to Mauritius.
Katie Lolas recently shared a photo of herself on Instagram revealing a five kilogram weight gain
The school teacher revealed a health goal had been to feel ‘strong and confident’ in her bikini for a planned honeymoon trip to Mauritius.
Ms Lolas began the post by saying ‘hard work pays off’ before going on to say how ‘proud’ she was of her efforts.
‘Five months ago I booked our honeymoon to Mauritius,’ she wrote.
‘The mantra I applied to achieve this goal, and any goal I’m ever working towards is BALANCE.
The health enthusiast also said not weighing everyday herself was central to her health programme.
Not only does Ms Lolas radiate good health, her toned physique shows how her shape has transformed for the better
Although she’s fanatical about fitness, Ms Lolas is a firm believer in creating a training schedule that’s realistic as well as flexible
‘I didn’t crash diet, I didn’t count calories or macros,’ she added.
‘I actually didn’t count anything at all.’
Although she’s fanatical about fitness, Ms Lolas said she was a firm believer in creating a training schedule that’s realistic as well as flexible.
‘Did I occasionally miss training? Yes!
‘Did I eat carbs and chocolate? Of course!
Ms Lolas shows how her body improved over the course as it converted fat to muscle
The health enthusiast advocates for everything in moderation
‘I believe that everything is good for us in moderation. If I had completely cut these things out, it would have been too easy to binge, and become demotivate and slack off training.’
She closed on a strong message to her almost 80,000 social media followers writing, ‘Enough with the 12 week crash diets, and workout programmes.
‘Find something you can love, long term and watch your desired goals come to life.
‘Project honeymoon body – ACHIEVED.’
The stunning 31-year-old is a firm believer in finding ‘something you can love long term’
In addition to Ms Lolas’s positive attitude towards health and fitness, she previously revealed her general wellness is built on managing her diet to counter the debilitating effects of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
While she a follows a low FODMAP diet, Ms Lolas told Daily Mail Australia the key to making this lifestyle change lay having the foresight to prepare her meals in advance.
She even shares photos of her week’s daily meals carefully laid on her kitchen bench in order to encourage others who are looking to adopt a plan-ahead mindset with their diet.
‘I eat super regularly. I’ll have breakfast, a mid-morning snack at work, lunch, an afternoon snack, a snack before dinner, dinner and then sometimes even a little something after that,’ she said.
‘Trying to make all of those meals every day wouldn’t leave me with much time to exercise and relax.’
Ms Lolas incorporates lots of colourful vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates into her daily meals that she carefully lays out on her kitchen bench to take a photo of each week