Warning. This episode may be triggering for anyone with an eating disorder.
Today I talk to Magda Dawczak about how she transformed her body after having her daughter, earning herself the title of ultimate bikini pro world champion.
Magda moved to England from Poland when she was five months pregnant and didn't speak English or know anyone. She was nine stone heavier and could hardly do six press-ups on her knees.
Her transformation started with small steps like lunges whilst walking her baby and changes to her diet. Years later, she became a fitness instructor and discovered a passion for bodybuilding.
Magda shares the highs and low's of the process. The dedication and control it requires to lean down her body fat before a show and how to prevent the urge to binge once it's all over. We discuss eating disorders and how Magda suffered from anorexia as a young girl.
Discussed in this episode :
How Magda's mother encouraged her to do sports from a young age (1:00)
Overcoming shyness by becoming a Zumba instructor (2:10)
Does a parent's encouragement feel like support or does it feel like pressure? (3:20)
Magda wished she had been introduced to weightlifting earlier but it wasn't popular for women in Poland (6:00)
What is required for the bikini category (7:40)
How other categories are more extreme and unhealthy for the body (8:50)
The challenge of overcoming Stage fear (11:00)
Empowered or exposed as a female posing in a bikini (12:49)
How Magda lost nine stone after having her daughter, learned English and became a fitness instructor (16:45)
How less cardio and more weight lifting helped gain back elasticity in the skin (22:10)
Earning the title of pro world champion, first time competing, wasn't enough (26:00)
Having Endometriosis and needing surgery, has dictated when Magda can participate in a show (31:00)
Body building is not a healthy sport (32:00)
How hard it is to adjust back to a gradual and normal food intake instead of binging (36:00)
The danger of developing an eating disorder and how Magda had anorexia as a teenager (37:00)
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