Mum-of-three, 25, reveals how she lost 33 kilos using The Healthy Mummy

A young mum-of-three has confessed that eating banana cake, nachos and beef stroganoff every day has still allowed her to lose 33 kilos and have three successful pregnancies.

Shan Butcher, 25, joined The Healthy Mummy 28 Day Challenge almost five years ago after coming across an advertisement on social media.

While the program focused primarily on balanced eating and regular workouts Shan was surprised by just how simple it was to make the switch without losing some of her favourite snacks and coffee order every day.

‘It’s okay to stop along the way just don’t give up! I have stopped… it has taken me 4.5 years to get here and three babies in that time,’ the mum from Tamworth, NSW, said.

‘It’s okay to stop along the way just don’t give up! I have stopped… it has taken me 4.5 years to get here and three babies in that time,’ the mum from Tamworth, NSW, said

‘I’m so much fitter and have so much more energy! I have never ever been so confident in my body. My mental health hasn’t ever been this good either.’

She tries to incorporate smoothies, protein powder and apple cider vinegar tablets into her diet to maintain the weight loss and her favourite recipes to make for her family are nachos and easy loaded chicken bake.

Shan recommends watching your calories, setting reasonable goals to work towards and staying positive throughout the process to ensure you stay on track. 

She tries to incorporate smoothies, protein powder and apple cider vinegar tablets into her diet to help with the weight loss and her favourite recipes to make for her family are nachos and easy loaded chicken bake

‘It all takes time. It’s okay to stop just don’t ever give up! Anything is possible,’ she said

What is Healthy Mummy? 

The aim of The Healthy Mummy has always been to empower mums to live a healthier life and it started off with just a few hundred mums using the programs on Facebook to more than 825,000 mums being part of The Healthy Mummy Community and transforming their health, life and body on the plans.

The two biggest products are the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge and the Healthy Mummy Smoothies.

There are also over 52 books, supplements, singlets, active range, snack bars and lots more which cover Healthy Kids products and Healthy Pregnancy products. There are also 130 Healthy Mummy Consultants who are working mums themselves.

Free healthy recipes can be found here

Healthy pizza recipes are popular among those who follow the Healthy Mummy program

Pasta is also encouraged but is often loaded up with vegetables and low fat cheese 

‘It all takes time. It’s okay to stop just don’t ever give up! Anything is possible,’ she said.

On a typical day Shan will enjoy a Healthy Mummy smoothie and a cappuccino with skim milk for breakfast, followed by a protein bar or banana cake for a mid-morning snack.

Lunch could be beef nachos or BBQ chicken with veggies, with a pre-dinner snack of wholemeal choc chips or a Fibre One bar.

Dinner would usually be beef stroganoff and dessert is a choc lava microwave cake. 

On a typical day Shan will enjoy a Healthy Mummy smoothie and a cappuccino with skim milk for breakfast, followed by a protein bar or banana cake for a mid-morning snack

What is Shan’s day on a plate?

BREAKFAST: Healthy Mummy Tummy Smoothies with skim milk. Cappuccino with skim milk.

SNACK: A protein bar or banana cake.

LUNCH: Beef nachos or BBQ chicken with veggies.

SNACK: Fibre One Bar or Wholemeal Choc Chips

DINNER: Beef stroganoff

DESSERT: Choc lava microwave cake

Shan’s day on a plate isn’t about restricting food (pictured above)

‘This month marks my five years with The Healthy Mummy,’ she said.

‘My journeys haven’t been easy… I have had to start over three times after each pregnancy. But I can finally say I have made it! This is the smallest I have ever been in my life.

‘Anything is possible! It is possible to change your life and become who you want to be.’