My name is Rachel Faye Robbins (@rachelfayeak), and Im 27 years old. Im from Anchorage, Alaska, and Im the owner of Perfectly Imperfect Photography. I struggled with binge eating until I started taking care of myself by counting calories, practicing portion control, and powerlifting.
My binge eating was my biggest struggle with food and weight growing up. I fought with it since my preteen years, and it really took over in a serious way after I had kids.
I was 26 when I reached 267 pounds. At that weight I was constantly dealing with lower back pain and high blood pressure complications. Worst of all, I wasn't loving the woman I saw in the mirror.
But my turning point didn't come until after I left my marriage in November 2019. I began the process of rebuilding a home for myself and my two boys. In learning how to parent alone, I decided that I deserved so much more than the low standards I had in the past. And most of all, my boys needed a strong and stable mom.
So thats what I did. I also cut out all fast food and started to drink only water.
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Seeing the body changes and strength improvement was huge for me. I first started off doing 20-minute HIIT workouts and yoga six days a week. As the pounds came off, I took the leap and got a membership at a local gym.
I started powerlifting and fell in love with it. Now, I lift heavy three days a week at the gym and do daily cardio workouts at home for my mental health.
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I was the most unmotivated person before all of this. And I never truly believed that the power to change my life was in my hands the whole time. It took a lot for me to deal with my demons and face the fears I had been pushing down for so long. But Im so glad I did, because my life has changed in the most amazing way.
Now Im a powerlifting gold medalist, business owner and someone my kids can be proud of. Just take that first step, and I promise you will end up somewhere amazing.
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'I Used Calorie Counting And Powerlifting To Lose 90 Pounds In Just Over A Year' - Women's Health
