Brendan O'Connor Trisha Lewis - “I love myself now, I didn’t love myself 7 years ago”
Apr 4, 2026
Trisha Lewis, a health and fitness influencer who documented a multi-year weight-loss transformation, reflects on seven years of change and newfound self-love. She explains why she prefers spring starts over January and argues for small, kind habits rather than rigid resolutions. She also talks about non-linear progress, managing food triggers, ambitious new goals, and leading fitness retreats.
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Hitting Rock Bottom Before Transformation
- Trisha recounts hitting 27 stone, heavy smoking, debt and daily dread before changing.
- She describes waking disappointed and going to sleep hoping to wake, illustrating how low her mental state had become.
Begin Change With Self-Compassion
- Start from self-compassion, not self-criticism, when you want change.
- Trisha advises asking "What do you deserve today?" and taking small steps like extra walks, water, therapy or telling a friend.
Protect Small Chunks Of Self Time
- Carve out small, supported pockets of time as non-negotiable self-care.
- Trisha recommends putting on your own life jacket: set a 20-minute boundary and ask others to support it until it becomes habit.