Victoria Gill started hitting the gym when she was 18, but only began lifting weights at the beginning of this year.
While the 24-year-old account manager may be new to the fitness industry she’s already snagged second place in Pure Elite’s Bikini Babe Tall competition in June.
Speaking exclusively to Dailystar.co.uk, Victoria opened up about her amazing six-month and revealed how she “cheats” her strict eating plan.
“Before I started training I didn’t really have much of a shape,” Victoria said. “I was ‘skinny fat’ so I was slender but I had extra fat on my love handles and extra cushion on my stomach.
“I started out doing a lot cardio at the gym and an ex-boyfriend got me into strength training,” she added.
“As I saw my body change I liked the idea of getting stronger.”
Now she’s hitting the gym four to five times a week for gruelling one and a half hour sessions and it’s brought her a new found confidence.
She sadi: “I feel a lot happier. Before I felt really self-conscious and I had to wear certain clothes to fit my body type.
“I know how far I’ve come. I feel a lot more confident with how I am and how I feel.”
While she spends most of her time meticulously weighing out food groups and prepping her meals days in advance, Victoria reckons that a little bit of bad can be very good.
She said: “If I fancy something, I have a little bit of it just to get rid of the craving.
“Diet coke is a life-saver. Obviously it’s not the best thing to drink but when I get bored of eating chicken all the time it’s like heaven.
“Also if I’m craving chocolate and I can’t resist it anymore I’ll have a Kinder egg.
“But I find that cheating on my diet helps me stay motivated. If I’ve indulged a little bit when I shouldn’t have, the next day at the gym I smash it.”
The Basingstoke-born beauty has also devised a nifty recipe for a guilt-free bacon sarnie.
She said: “I love bacon sandwiches but obviously I had to stop eating them because bacon is high in fat.
“I found that I could make a healthy option out of turkey rashers and Nimble wholemeal bread and it tastes just the same to me. It’s like heaven on earth.
But whatever you do don’t call her thin. “I don’t like it when people call me skinny,” she fumed.
“Not many people would take that as an insult because most people want to be skinny. But I’m the opposite. It’s insulting because I want to put on weight and I find it difficult.”
TRAINING PLAN
Devised by partner and coach Eric Van Meter
LEGS: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps
-Squats
-Good Mornings
-Leg ext
-Leg curls
-Stiff leg deadlift
-leg press
CHEST: (extra careful) #2 sets of 15 reps
-Incline db press
-flat bench with bar
-cable chest flies
BACK: 3 sets of 10 to 15
-wide lat pull downs
-wide grip cable rows
-bent over barbell rows
-db shrugs
SHOULDERS: 3 sets of 15
-db lateral raises
-shoulder press machine
-reardelt machine
-db front raises
BICEPS: 3 sets of 10 to 15
-straight bar curls
-db hammer curls
-cable curls
TRICEPS: 3 sets of 10 to 15
-cable rope pull downs
-triceps machine press down
-db kickbacks
ABS: 3 sets of 1m
-planks
-lying leg raises
-bicycles
-sit ups
**(Grouping muscles together)
Day 1 -Chest, shoulders, triceps
Day 2-back, biceps
Day 3-legs
If you want to workout more than 3 times a week then make sure you stay in the order or rotation.
When you hit the muscle groups for a second time go in the reverse order. In a few weeks I’ll give you different exercises so you can switch it up.
*abs you can do after every workout and on one of your off days if the gym. Don’t exceed working out your abs more than 4 times a week though they need time to heel.
DIET PLAN
Upon wake up:
-women’s multi vitamins
-fish oil
Breakfast:
-2 egg whites 1 whole egg
-oatmeal
– 3/4 of a cup of green veggies (broccoli, spinach, or asparagus)
Meal 2:
(after workout) if you workout at night move this meal to whenever you get done lifting.
-protein shake (water only) *25 grams of protein
– handful of almonds, walnuts, or sun flower seeds
-1/2 cup of fruit
Meal 3:
-4 to 5oz of chicken or fish
-4oz of sweet potato or 3/4 cup of cooked brown rice
-3/4 cup of green veggies
-teaspoon of coconut oil
Meal 4:
-30grams (protein) or fish
-1/2 of an avocado
-1/2 cup of fruit
Meal 5:
-4 to 5oz of chicken, lean pork, or turkey
-1/2 cup of asparagus
*Every three days treat yourself to steak for one meal.
*Drink 1 gallon of water a day
*No milk or breads (once a week is fine if you really want to)
Courtesy of: Daily Star