Personal trainer reveals natural way women's bodies change throughout menstrual cycle
- last year
A personal trainer who struggled with her body image has revealed the "totally natural" way women's bodies change throughout their menstrual cycle.
Sia Cooper, 33, became a personal trainer after losing 45lb she put on while working as a nurse.
The mum-of-two admits she was "obsessed" - but now loves her body as it is, and says "if I want pizza I’ll have some".
As part of her mission to embrace "total body positivity" she filmed a video showing how her perfectly healthy body changed during her menstrual and hormonal cycle.
In the video, with footage taken throughout January, Sia shared on the caption: "Watch me grow!
"Hormones can make us feel not so pretty sometimes. But it's ok! Even though PMS symptoms aren't so pleasant and we feel our least best, it's important to remember that you're not alone."
Sia, from Destin, Florida, said she was inundated with positive comments when she posted it on her social media platforms.
Sia said she wants to share "total body positivity" with women through her social media platforms.
Sia said as a child she suffered with bulimia.
As an adult she was the "heaviest she had ever been" at 150lb, after graduating in 2010.
She smoked two cigarettes a day and ate Burger King several times a week, and decided to lose weight because she "hated" the way clothes fit on her.
Sia said becoming a mother helped to improve her relationship with her body.
"It wasn’t until I had my first baby, my son Grayson, that I started appreciating my body for what it is and not just the number in the scale," she said.
"What is really important to remember is that your weight doesn’t give a full picture of health.
"What will help you to understand your wellbeing is going to the doctor and getting blood diagnostics.
"If you do want measurements, I would suggest you go ahead and start measuring yourself with the measuring tape.
"That will give a much more accurate picture."
Mother to Grayson, nine, and Everly, six, she qualified as a personal trainer in 2015 and now works in fitness full time using her platform "Diary of a Fit Mommy".
Sia Cooper, 33, became a personal trainer after losing 45lb she put on while working as a nurse.
The mum-of-two admits she was "obsessed" - but now loves her body as it is, and says "if I want pizza I’ll have some".
As part of her mission to embrace "total body positivity" she filmed a video showing how her perfectly healthy body changed during her menstrual and hormonal cycle.
In the video, with footage taken throughout January, Sia shared on the caption: "Watch me grow!
"Hormones can make us feel not so pretty sometimes. But it's ok! Even though PMS symptoms aren't so pleasant and we feel our least best, it's important to remember that you're not alone."
Sia, from Destin, Florida, said she was inundated with positive comments when she posted it on her social media platforms.
Sia said she wants to share "total body positivity" with women through her social media platforms.
Sia said as a child she suffered with bulimia.
As an adult she was the "heaviest she had ever been" at 150lb, after graduating in 2010.
She smoked two cigarettes a day and ate Burger King several times a week, and decided to lose weight because she "hated" the way clothes fit on her.
Sia said becoming a mother helped to improve her relationship with her body.
"It wasn’t until I had my first baby, my son Grayson, that I started appreciating my body for what it is and not just the number in the scale," she said.
"What is really important to remember is that your weight doesn’t give a full picture of health.
"What will help you to understand your wellbeing is going to the doctor and getting blood diagnostics.
"If you do want measurements, I would suggest you go ahead and start measuring yourself with the measuring tape.
"That will give a much more accurate picture."
Mother to Grayson, nine, and Everly, six, she qualified as a personal trainer in 2015 and now works in fitness full time using her platform "Diary of a Fit Mommy".