'I was heavier than my own dad,' says Haley Barker. After hearing about actor Zachary Levi's simple meal prep for 'Shazam,' Barker thought, 'I could do that.'
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When I was 19, I watched a [U.K.] TV show called “The 18-30 Stone Holiday,” a documentary about overweight people who go to a special resort designed for them. After watching, I decided to weigh myself and I was 108kg [almost 240 pounds], only 1 stone [14 pounds] away from the people in this show. I was heavier than my own dad. I knew something had to change.I started by making very small changes, like cutting out chocolate for periods of time, but still generally overeating.
At the beginning, I focused on eating fewer than 20g of carbs per day and tried to limit them to 5 percent of my daily macros. I didn’t worry about calories, protein, or fats. Looking back, I was eating around 800 calories, which is not enough, so I had to be conscious to aim to eat at least 1,000 calories.
For 100 days I focused solely on diet, and then I introduced exercise. I started by doing the Couch to 5K program, and when that finished I had deadlines to meet, so I started to slack on the running. More recently, I’ve completed the Blogilates beginner Pilates calendar. I leaned towards these rather than trying to go to the gym because these plans give you a routine and are free to do at home.
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