A bride has revealed how she shed almost 30kg so she could feel her best on her wedding day — and why compliments on her new figure do more harm than good

A bride has revealed how she shed almost 30kg so she could feel her best on her wedding day — and meu why compliments on her new figure do more harm than good.was 92kg at her heaviest so set out to lose 10kg to tie the knot with her partner Daniel but once she reached her goal decided to keep going.15 months after getting engaged, she was 27kg lighter, energetic, more confident and comfortably fitting into clothes three sizes smaller.The hairdresser was overwhelmed with comments about her changing appearance and, while complimentary, the attention saw her develop extreme anxiety around going work and social events. Now that the comments have waned, Brooke has learned to love her new lifestyle and what she sees in the mirror as she shares her weight loss secrets and what her average day on a plate looks like.  Before and after: Brooke Reffo (pictured) was 92kg at her heaviest before she embarked on a weight loss journey to drop three dress size and feel confident on her wedding dayBrooke had wanted to lose weight and clean up her health for as long as she could remember. ‘I had always given in to binge eating and always said ‘I’ll get this under control when I get engaged so I look amazing for my wedding day’,’ she told FEMAIL. ‘Daniel and I were engaged on July 14 2021 and my weight loss journey started on July 15.’Melbourne was plunged into its final and second longest lockdown just days later so Brooke had time to focus on coming up with a new diet plan and not being on her feet all day for work, she could manage a low calorie intake. ‘I spent each and everyday counting calories and walking the neighbourhood.

I researched healthy, low calorie recipes and documented everything I consumed on the MyFitnessPal app to hold myself accountable,’ she said  Brooke wanted to lose weight and clean up her health for as long as she could remember.

‘I always gave in to binge eating and said ‘I’ll get this under control when I get engaged,’ she said The day after her partner Daniel proposed, Brooke started on her weight loss journey by coming up with a new diet plan of low-calorie but delicious meals’I started with 1,200 calories a day which is very low, but I was stuck at home in lockdown and wasn’t exerting much energy.’ Brooke teamed her new clean diet with regular exercise, walking or jogging up to 10km a day.After lockdown finished, she dropped down to 4km-6km as she was on her feet all day working and tried going to the gym more often but attributes her body transformation to a calorie deficit.  ‘I sporadically did a gym class with friends every now and then, but I don’t really enjoy the gym,’ she said. ‘I taught myself portion size and I wholeheartedly admit for me, my weight loss was down to what I put in my mouth.’ Because she was burning more and exerting more energy at work, Brooke upped her calories to 1,800 a day to sustain her and the kilos kept dropping off.By the time she hit her 10kg weight loss goal, she was feeling confident she could go the extra mile so continued new regime.   Because she was burning more and exerting more energy at work Brooke also upped her calories to 1,800 a day to sustain her and the kilos kept dropping off<div class="art-ins mol-factbox femail" data-version="2" id="mol-05636a60-00eb-11ee-9fbd-0b12b727a2e2" website shares how she lost almost 30kg to feel her best at her wedding