Welcome to Melissa Lahood Fitness. I am a Mother, Author and Weight Loss Success Story.

I haven't always been fit and healthy. In fact I have battled obesity my entire life, I have tried and failed many times to lose weight. Here I was again staring at the number on the scales. I had just become a Mother for the first time, my marriage had broken up and I weighed 120kg. My binge eating was out of control, my weight was at an all time high and my self-esteem had plummeted to an all time low. I was depressed and ashamed to be seen in public. How could I possibly give my son the best life if I wasn't giving myself the best life.

I decided it was time to make a change. I was too embarrassed to go to a gym and couldn't afford a Personal Trainer. I started walking around the local cemetery, bought some cheap dumbbells and started lifting weights. I began reading books about bodybuilding and educated myself on how to rebuild my body. Not only did I rebuild my body but for the first time in my life I kind of loved the person I was becoming. It was through Bodybuilding I fostered a healthy relationship with food. It was LIFE CHANGING!

Transforming my life from binge eater to bodybuilder, I shed an astonishing 65kg and entered a National Bodybuilding Competition. I went from being a recluse and wearing maternity clothes to walking on stage wearing my first ever teeny-tiny-BIKINI. It was such a proud moment to be able to walk out on stage and see my son in the crowd cheering me on.

Everything I have learned from my journey, I have poured that love and knowledge into all of my programs. All of my programs are designed to empower women because we are already born with the body of our dreams. Every program will empower you and give you the tools you need to build your best body, feel strong and confident.

Ladies, we are so much more than a dress size and a number on the scales. It's time to take the focus off the negative and instead place the focus on the positive and that is empowering. It's time to take back what is yours and learn to love your body at every size. Let's get strong and build your dream body. If I can do it, you can do it!

It is my mission to inspire and empower other women to live their best life.

"LIFE IS SHORT - WEAR THE BIKINI"

Melissa x