{"id":29134,"date":"2026-09-13T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29134"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:45:43","slug":"woman-lost-8st-and-became-bodybuilder-after-daily-30-minute-morning-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29134","title":{"rendered":"Woman lost 8st and became bodybuilder after daily 30-minute morning swim"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A woman shed 8st by swimming for 30 minutes every morning \u2014 and has since become a bodybuilder.<\/p>\n

Megan Winstanley, 31, tipped the scales at 15st 10lbs at her heaviest, and would secretly indulge in sugary snacks late at night.<\/p>\n

She spent years watching friends swap clothes with one another, while she always had to go out and buy something new.<\/p>\n

However, she shed two stone ahead of her brother’s wedding by completely overhauling her diet \u2014 ditching meals such as chicken tenders and chips in favour of green beans, rice and protein oats.<\/p>\n

Determined to keep the momentum going, she signed up for an online 12-week calorie challenge, carefully tracking her macros and calorie intake.<\/p>\n

She began swimming every morning for 30 minutes, and has since taken up bodybuilding, shedding an impressive 8st 3lbs in total.<\/p>\n

Now a trim 7st 6lbs, she visits the gym most days and recently finished second in her latest bodybuilding competition.<\/p>\n

Megan, a local authority worker from Wigan, Greater Manchester, said: “I didn’t have much confidence – I was trying to act as the joker because if people are going to laugh at me because of my weight, I’d rather it was because I was funny.<\/p>\n

“It was more if I felt sad, I would emotionally eat.<\/p>\n

“I always knew I was a bigger girl.<\/p>\n

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