How this mum of 2 lost more than 15kg and got her confidence back
Despite being an avid runner, Riccinni Banham was still piling on pounds. A diet overhaul and exercise regime change turned things around
Riccinni Banham had always loved sugary and starchy foods, and rarely thought twice before helping herself to extra rice at mealtimes or indulging in gelato, cookies, cake, pastries and chocolate.
She began to notice that as she ate less healthily, her weight would go up. Her self-confidence began to take a hit.
“I stopped weighing myself when I reached 73kg [161lb], because I’d put on about 15kg by then and knew that I was only getting bigger,” says Banham, who stands 157cm (five feet two inches) tall.
“Being overweight affected my mental and emotional health. I didn’t feel good about myself, and my clothes no longer fit. I also had difficulty performing physical activities. Hiking uphill was an issue.”
The soon-to-be 55-year-old, who grew up in the United States and lives in Hong Kong, realised that running regularly was not enough, and that she had to do something else to lose the weight.