A cake shop owner who burst into tears after seeing herself in a swimming costume has turned her life around by losing seven stone. After battling with her weight her whole life, Abby Redmond admits her ‘rock bottom moment’ came in May 2021 when she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.
The 25-year-old, who owns Abby’s Cakes and Cupcakes in Bishopbriggs, decided to take action and signed up with personal trainer The Wee PT. The businesswoman saw dramatic results with her weight going from 21st 1lb to 14st 1lb.
As well as developing a love for exercise, Abby is now in the running for a top award after making her own protein bars which are flying off the shelves. She told Glasgow Live: “I've always been overweight - my whole life. I kind of just thought that was how it was, I never thought I'd be thin.
"One day I went swimming and I was in the changing rooms, put my costume on, looked at myself in the mirror and started crying. I thought 'Abby, you've went too far now, your body's wrecked'.
"That was my rock bottom moment. I went home that day and messaged the Wee PT. I own a cake shop and she'd opened a gym across the road. I thought if I'm going to do this she's the right person, there's no hiding from her.
"I joined the Wee PT and it was the best thing I've done in my life."
Since then, not only has Abby lost seven stone but is stronger than ever and developed a love for exercise.
"I've lost seven stone and I've got so much stronger - I love deadlifting. I never thought I'd be excited about getting strong but that to me is more exciting than the weight loss", she said.
Last year, Abby won an award at the Scottish Health and Fitness Awards for 'best transformation' thanks to her hard work.Abby often receives questions about how she lost weight when working in a cake shop and said she still has 'a sweet tooth'.
To help appease any cravings, she created her own protein bars - and they've turned into a huge hit, selling around 600 every week. Thanks to their popularity, Abby is once again up for an award for 'health foods and supplement supplier' at this year's Scottish Health and Fitness Awards in June.
"People ask me how can you work in a cake shop and lose weight," she said. "Now and again I still do eat cake, but I wanted to create a product that I could eat every day - I do have a sweet tooth still.
“I came up with the protein bar. I love fitness and I love my job so it combines the two. I can't believe how people are loving the protein bar. I'm moving into a bigger premises now to keep up with demand. I'm in the process of moving just now.
"I'm actually moving into the Wee PT's unit across the road because she's moving to a bigger gym - it's a full circle moment."
She continued: "It's completely changed my life - every aspect of it. The confidence I have. I took part in the Kiltwalk on Sunday, which is never something I could have done before.
"I'm not doing this weight loss journey anymore. It's just part of my life. For my mum and dad, they've been through it all from the start and they're so proud of me. My mum will text me saying 'I can't believe how far you've come, I'm so proud of you'.
"I think she can't quite believe how much progress I've made."
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