I lost 3.5 stone without turning to Mounjaro or fad diets – one exercise method transformed my body after I had two C-sections

A British mother has revealed how she toned up and lost 3.5 stone using just one exercise method – all without touching fat jabs.

Bethanie Kendra, based in York, has been on a post-partum weight loss journey for several months, having gained weight in her lower stomach after having two babies via C-section.

Sharing how she shed over 3.5 stone, the wellness influencer posted a video to TikTok, where she has 77,000 followers.

Alongside a healthy lifestyle – where she prioritises eating wholefoods – the mother-of-two credits starting Pilates, especially when combined with weights, as the secret behind her transformation.

‘First of all, the most important this is fat loss. I lost weight, I lost over 50lbs,’ she revealed the the beginning of a video posted to social media.

The mother shared progress photos of her weight-loss, pointing to her a picture of her stomach before she began her journey.

She then cut to a picture of her lower body, which appeared tanned and toned in an electric blue gym set, having spent several months working on her figure.

‘The only way you can lose weight is a calorie deficit. You want to focus on nutrition and diet, nutrition and diet, nutrition and diet,’ she explained.

Bethanie Kendra, based in York, has been on a post-partum weight-loss journey for several months, having gained weight in her lower stomach after having two babies via C-section. Pictured before her weight-loss

Bethanie eats a high-protein diet consisting of wholefoods, healthy fats and fibre, and is expert at practising ‘portion control’ to keep her figure trim.

She insisted that she has never counted calories but has instead focused on eating ‘intuitively’.

She also emphasised the importance of ‘balance, moderation’ and ‘healing your relationship with food’.

She says she has never used ‘fad diets’ but instead made small lifestyle changes that she knew she could keep.

‘It’s all about a change of lifestyle so that it can be long term thing,’ she told her followers.

Alongside eating a healthy diet, Bethanie also took up a new form of exercise, one which she now believes is responsible for her incredible transformation.

‘The second thing I’ve done is Pilates, specifically strength Pilates – so with light weights,’ she said.

‘This is honestly all I’ve done. I’ve lost weight and I’ve started some kind of strength training exercise.’

Pilates is a low-impact exercise system designed to improve overall physical strength, posture, and flexibility.

Alongside a healthy lifestyle – where she prioritises eating wholefoods – the mother-of-two said there was one type of exercise in particular that helped her shift extra pounds. Pictured after her weight-loss

Because Pilates focuses on exercising the core muscles, Bethanie has not only been able to ditch weight gain following her C-section, but has been able to tone her mid-section.

‘As someone who has lost and gained weight three times, twice from having children, I can honestly say Pilates after the fat loss is what has really toned my stomach and filled it out with definition and muscle.

‘When you do Pilates, you are strengthening so many teeny, tiny muscles that get missed out in other forms of exercise, almost everything is working your core,’ she said.

Additionally, Pilates encourages people to focus in on their breathing, a factor which improves core activation, according to Bethanie.

The mother added that she didn’t even need to leave the house, but did most of her Pilates workouts from the comfort of her own living room by following YouTube tutorials.