About Melissa

Hey!
Ive just started reading up on your website and I checked out all your youtube videos now.
I love everything youve posted, and Im very interested in starting the Bikini Model Program.

I used to be 105lb, Im 5’3″. That was a very NORMAL weight for me due to the fact that my family consists of extremely skinny men and women. We have a higher metabolism naturally.

However, it was when i tried on my wedding dress that I knew i needed to bulk up. Since I DONT exercise, and Ive only ever eaten what I wanted, I just ate MORE to make the difference I thought I needed to look good in my dress and not so skinny.

Now Im 20 lbs heaver then before, and I hate it, and the weight cannot distribute thought my body naturally. It just rests on the abs waist and neck. But my arms and legs and butt are just as skinny as ever. Its been 2 years since and I need to slim down for good!

Would you suggest the Bikini Model diet for me? Or should I just try to eat less, exercise a bit more? Im not sure how great the Program is at keeping you on top of the game, and motivated to exercise?

Thanks girl!!! Loving your videos, you seem like a really sweet person!

Oh and Ive been making a protein shake with GREENS new smoothie protein powder/ orange vanilla flavor, frozen blue berries, and flax seed oil. Would that be a good morning smoothie to loose weight? And keep lean muscle?

Crystal

Hi Mel!

I am Miranda, 29 years old, Georgian (Republic of Georgia). I moved to USA 4 months ago, (my husband is American).
Few days ago I found your website and videos. First, want to say- You look so petite and charming and beautiful and really do an interesting job.
I also am interested in getting a bikini body and looking like a Victoria’s secret’s model, (Miranda Kerr is my favorite). I am 92 pounds, 5’1 and I’ve always been skinny but I want to have model body (just for fun).
I do workouts almost every day: 60 minutes weigh training (3 pound, no more), 30 min. fat-burning and relaxing yoga. I write down everything i eat during a day and try not to eat more than 1200- 1300 calories.
I never buy ready-food and cook everything by myself (even bread). I eat everything but do the portion control.
I drink water, lemon juice with water, apple cider vinegar (one tsp in one glass water) and sometimes alcohol
In my country food is really healthy and we put greens, garlic, onions and peppers, walnuts and vinegar in almost every meal. Our only salad dressing is salt and vinegar.
I don’t know how helpful and interesting my message is for you. I just wanted to say thank you for being lovely.
I do have good results with my diet-exercise job.
good luck with your plans and take care.

Mira

Hi again

About cooking everything?- it’s a big fun and burning calories when cooking. (cooking is my hobby), i like to try dishes of different countries.
Apple cider vinegar- if it’s difficult to drink like that, you can mix it with lemon juice and honey (this is what my sister did, she lost 5 kilos in 4 weeks)
I forgot to say, I don’t use food processor or dish washer, the only “machine” I use is vacuum cleaner and washing machine
I try to be very active, don’t mind even shoveling the snow from the driveway haha, I know that’s funny
oh, by the way, how is your 5th week of “bikini body diet” going?

Hi Mel! I just wanted to say i absolutly love your website/youtube! you are such an inspiration to me, and look amazing I’d better add. I admire your determination to be the best you can be, and how you’ve changed your body over the months/years.

I just wanted to ask for a little advise/help. I’m 18 and within my “healthy” weight range, but am really unhappy with the way my body looks. I could lose another stone and still be classed as healthy, and I’ve been trying to do so for what seems like years recently, but everytime i embark on a new diet or exercise regime, I fall off the wagon only a couple of days in! I’ve been able to hide under big jumpers and leggings all winter, but with summer coming closer (I live in Scotland btw), I’m worried about getting my skirts and shorts out!

I’m a student, and i have a gym membership and £25 per week food budget to live on…and I just don’t know where to start!? I’m going on holiday with friends this summer, who are all skinny and toned and gorgeous and I’m determined to get bikini ready by june! Please could you give me some starting off tips? Or just any advise that may have helped you when you first started out? I’m so unhappy with my body the way it is right now and seem to spend my days obsessing over it and being jealous of other girls and their figures! Its ridiuclous that I’m so upset about one thing I actually have to power to change but seen to be unable to do!?

thanks for reading, and keep up the great posting! Becca x

thankyou so much for replying! Right now, I unfortunatly don’t have any exercise habits as such :/ I enjoy running, and its something I’m ok at but not something I’m consitent with by any means! I go through periods where I’ll use the gym and then I’ll stop, so on the exercise front its mainly just walking that I’ll do every day (usually about an hour a day to and from University).

My eating habits are also quite varied. One thing I’m consistent with food wise is being a vegetarian (although i eat some fish). My meals are all pretty healthy calorie wise but I have no idea what i should be eating to lean up and lose weight because I’m not that far from my goal weight, I find all the weight loss tips i hear about are more geared towards those who have a little more to lose. I’m also very gulty of snacking and this probibly makes up half my daily calorie intake.

I’ve tried calorie restriction (although this tends to lead me to restrict a little too much, then i get far to hungry and eat too much to make up for it!), low carb diets, 6 small meals etc. I’m also very guilty of buying into “diet products” which I usually just feel bloated after eating! I’ve purchased a protein poweder too a few months ago, but havent used it as I’m not really sure how or when to use it!

In all, I’m basically just completely confused by all the information on dieting I’ve tried/read about and have no idea what to do or try because everything I’ve done in the past seems to have little or no (and oftent he opposite??) effect on my body! thanks for helping x

Hi!

I found your website a month or so back and have been following you and your progress with the bikini model program (Wow doesn’t that sound stalkerish lol). You’ve seriously inspired me to try it and lose some weight. I used to be so thin, I’m 5’9 and I got really sick a few years back and sat at about 47 kilos for a good couple of year but now I got so used to trying so hard to put the weight back on I went a bit overboard lol. Although I’d class myself as skinny fat like I’ve heard you mention. Sorry to bore you with my life story but thanks so much for this website, it’s a huge inspiration, as are you! You should be really proud of yourself, you look fantastic!

Thanks again,

Gemma

Mira,

about the vinegar drink, did your sister just loose weight from drinking the the vinegar water? or did she do other things?

Thanks, Esther

Hi Mel!
I”ve been working out a lot for the past few months but haven’t really lost a lot of weight because I still eat whatever I want!:( I found your youtube page today and found it really inspiring how you lost so much weight in such a short period of time, while still eating healthily. I’m not able to purpose the bikinimodelprogram, so I was wondering if you could offer a few tips in terms of exercise and diet?

Also, do you find that whenever you eat your stomach bloats out? When I wake up in the mornign my stomach is flat, then after I have breakfast (even if it is just a fruit), my stomach will pop out like I am pregnant!

I’m from Adelaide you must get readers from all over the place? Yeah I know some models must be that height and weight but they have muscle tone, I was just bone, yuck! You so fantastic, you did before too but there is such a noticeable difference, I’m definitely going to do the bikini model program! I love all the posts you do but I do love reading about the Victorias secret models diet/execs regimes. They just have the best bodies! Keep up the great work Xx

*look

Hey Mel, I’m 14 and 105 pounds. I’m 5″4 . I don’t know if thats fat or not….. Can u plz tell me. Thx.

hi mel,
i was wondering how often, and when, you have protein shakes?

No sweetie you’re not even close to being fat. Make sure you eat well at your age to keep your body healthy. Getting all the nutrients you need will make sure you have energy and grow up with great hair, skin, nails, teeth etc!

Becca, it sounds like we’re in a similar situation. Are you a forum member? Maybe i can help you? If you sign up you can search for me ‘startxtoday’

Oh yay, I have been wanting to use the forum for so long!!!!

About how many calories do you eat a day? And can you post about the SkinnyGirlDiet?

Hey Mel

I just started reading some of your posts and I would have to say that you are amazing with your weight loss success. I actually wanted to ask you for some advice because I haven’t been able to get any positive advice on losing weight.

At the moment I am 15, 154cm and weigh 46kg, but I look like I weigh considerably more. In comparison, my sister weighs exactly the same as I do except she is a size 2-4 (Aussie sizes) to my size 8

No matter what I do, I never manage to lose any weight. The only time that I have ever lost more than 1/2 a kg was when I was around the age of 11-12 and I suffered from anorexia. It was one of the most horrible experiences in my life and once I began treatment I regained the 10kg I lost in 1 year back in the space of 3 weeks.

I decided to start counting calories & found that I ate around 700 calories a day, the half of which was chocolate and processed foods. So I just cut out junk food, and chose healthier options when eating. Basically all I have ever eaten (excluding chocolate & a little bit of dairy & pasta) is fruit & veg (I’m vegetarian too) so really healthier options for me is using less butters and oils (never liked rich food, so little is cut out through that either).

This is the sticky part; with these changes I now eat around 250-500 calories a day. I know that this is DEFINITELY not anorexia, as I make sure I am never hungry so that I don’t repeat the past, and I know with anorexia, it was really different (like eating-half-of-my-dinner-as-my-only-meal different). However, eating more than 700 calories per day will cause weight gain (also I’ve never been physically able to eat more than that), and I only have about 15 minutes of spare time to really do some exercise. When I have asked others about what I should do, it was all the same; a recommendation of 2000+ calories per day, and the generic “but you weigh so little”.

Please can you seriously answer this, because I am so sick of being overly self-conscious of my body and I am really hoping for some advice from someone more experienced

hi zoe,
you are eating FAR to FEW calories! and you are 15 so you are still growing, so it would be very detrimental to your body to eat this few long term.
you are probably not hungry becuase your body is used to not eating much
also you are probably not loosing weight because your body is not getting the nutrients it needs, so your metabolism is not working properly.

there is a great diet called the australian wellbeing diet which will give you enough calories and good food so your metabolism will start working again.
and dont stress if you feel like your eating too much and you fear you will put on weight, becuase with this diet you will allow your body to burn through calories instead of holding them as fat.

another tip i have is to fill your plate with 1/4 lean protein like lean red meat, chicken or fish, 1/4 of your plate with carbohydrate like pasta, rice (best if its wholegrain), potato and 1/2 of your plate with veges. do this and you cant go wrong!

eat more sweetie and you will look much slimmer, healthier and happier.
also dont forget to exercise!

Hi Mel,
I just want to say your doing a great job! I stumbled across your web-site when I was looking for some tips on how to add strength training back into my regime. It’s refreshing to see a web-site which is promoting women looking their best but doing this in a HEALTHY way! After seeing your great results I instantly bought the Bikini Model Diet program. Im excited about what effect the weight training will have on my body. I just wanted to see how many times a week do you do cardio, and how many times a week you do weights? Im just trying to figure out the best plan for myself. Currently Im doing 4 cardio sessions and 3 weights sessions, should it be more than this?
Keep it up!
x

Thanks for your speedy reply Mel! Im working out 5-6 times a week at the moment, I run 4 days a week ( I love to run, and I know JNL says not too, but I just can’t give it up!), and Im doing weights 3 times a week. It works out that I usually have 1-2 days with no exercise. I will try to do weights 4 times a week to help with getting that extra tone!
Also, i recently became vegetarian and Im toying with the idea of becoming vegan. I became vegetarian for health reasons (my body can’t digest meat anymore), and Im loving it but I am considering becoming vegan. Any tips you have on keeping protein in your diet would be much appreciated, as I noticed your vego too! I am struggling with finding good iron and protein sources. Currently I have chickpeas, lentils, egg-white ommlettes and protein shakes. Loving your updates on the bikinimodel diet super inspiring! Thanks for your help!
x

Hi Mel,

I have a question about the Bikini Model Program, when you buy it online you don’t get a hard copy do you? I found it’s website a bit confusing so I’m wondering what exactly I’m getting once I’ve paid? Thanks x

heyya mel!
not long til you go away! how exciting!!!

just wondering how the bikini model program is going for you? How much have you lost so far?

also how did you find the max’s hydroy phase protein?

keep up the gd work sweetie
xx

Hi Mel
Just thought I would see how your progress is going on the bikni model diet?
I have been doing pretty good. I have bought the lean dessert protien powder – so Yummy! I am now doing weights 4 times a week and cardio 5-6 days a week. I feel full ALL the time, and i’ve lost weight. In 2 weeks I have lost about 2kgs. I only want to lose another 1.5kg and then I will be super satisfied. I have noticed from doing the weights that my legs and arms are the most toned that they have been in a long time!!! Please update us on your progress!! Can you upload another video? It is super inspiring!
hope your well!
xo

i’m seriously thinking about it! just need to save up some money to buy the ebook!

xx

hey Melissa
i really love your website . it gives me a lot of inspiration for my diet. i think its pretty similar to yours and i weigh around 50kg at a height of 5,5 ft.
I’m always on a good track and keep exercising a lot and eat plenty of vegetables and proteins but when i feel bad about myself or if i feel heartbroken i lose all my motivation and stuff myself with fatty, sweet stuff all day. do you have any tips on how you deal with that or how to keep that in moderation? any ‘thinking’ strategies or prevention?

Hey Mel! I was wondering where exactly and how to measure hips and waist. Also I have a skinny body but HUGE lower abs and hate it! How can i get rid of the lower abs and make it flat. thanks !

Hey

Heya Mel, I remember visiting your site a couple of years back when I was very heavy, could I ask for some advice ?
I’m 18 and I’ve yoyo’d up and down in wieght since I was 14 at my smallest I was 9st and at my heaviest I was 12.3st. I’m 5ft4 and know I’m overweight.
Just after christmas I was nearing my heaviest weight again at 11.12st about 6 weeks ago I started the slimfast 321 plan (a shake for breakfast, a meal bar for dinner, a 600 cal tea and 3 healthy snacks) and lots 8lbs in the first two weeks I stuck the diet out to the letter but didn’t loose anymore weight over the next 3 weeks that followed so I started having a weight watchers meal instead of a big meal for tea (300 cal) and I lost 1lb by my last weeks weigh day. I’m really starting to get discouraged and even had a little ‘bing’ yesturday after I got in from work but the went on the wii fit because I felt so guilty. I really don’t want to fall off the wagon this close to the British summer do you have any tips to help me to keep loosing the weight and to stop the binging ?
Thanks x

Heyy Mel! hope your vacation is going great! I just wanted to know that because of you I decided to order some hoodia pills! I just ordered them like 3 minutes ago and I’m so excited! thanks for helping me make this important decision! <3

Hi Mel!!!
You are just DARLING and SO incredibly inspiring! Thank you SO much for sharing your progress and experience on the JNL diet — and for being SO candid — you have NO idea how encouraging it is!
I am about to embark on the Bikini Model Program — and I am wondering if you just *jumped in* — or if you took a few days to *plan* your course and get your groceries together etc before hand…? I am the type to want to just JUMP IN and figure out the details later…BUT…given the fact that I have about 20 lbs to lose (<– I am 28 years old, 5 foot 2 inches tall — and 118 lbs…BUT with very little muscle…)…I just want to GO for IT!
I'd love to know how much reading and prep you did before you started…or if you just *jumped in*…!
MUCH thanks again — hope that you're GREAT!
Susie Q (from Bellevue/Seattle, WA…USA)

Mel!
I started on Monday (it’s Wednesday night here) and I am down 3.5 POUNDS already…(in just 3 days)! Needless to say, I am *tickled PINK* — SO excited to get to my GOAL and look GOOD in my bikinis this summer!
Thank you again for your SITE, posts and VIDEOS — you are a HUGE encouragement and inspiration!
Have a great EASTER — I hope that Easter Bunny is extra good to you! *wink*
xoxo…Susie Q

Hi Mel,

First of all, while I admit I’m addicted to this website, I often feel ambivalent about its effect over young girls and women.

I say this because I’ve managed to inspire myself to wittel down (via low carb, low sugar diet and regular exercise) to 43 kg or 96.8 lbs at 5 ft 3.5 inches tall. While I’m not a teenager at 22, I feel so shallow and pathetic for fearing gaining weight. My BMI is 16.9 and I often am harassed by medical professionals and put down by others for my new rather slender frame. I can’t eat with others because I eat less and more healthily which apparently offends others…

I eat no more than 1350 calories per day and less than 150 grams of carbs and try and eat as much protein as possible. I eat every 2 to 3 hours and guzzle green tea and warm lemon water.

I don’t know how to progress as I feel intellectually and emotionally torn about succumbing to body image.

At the end of the day, I still feel fat, ugly and unworthy. I hate feeling certain that the second I gain ten pounds, I’ll be back to being considered a waste of genetic garbage: just a geek. While sites like these give me advice on how to stay thin, I wanted to reach out and ask for your advice on how to try and get better.

Thank you very much for your time and advice.

Take care and Happy Easter!

hey Mel, thats awesome how you love traveling and how you can stick to your diet even when theres such exotic foods nearby!

i’m 17 and weigh about 165 pounds and im 5’8

but my sister is getting married and i want to lose about 45 pounds before her wedding in 6 months, do you have any great suggestions? thanks!

YOU look so Amazing!!! thanks for wrote me I am from PR. So you get your fabulous body now with only the bikini model program? Thanks for your tips …I like your BLOG a lot,
happy easter!!

yes i think i really do! lol and my diet is pretty good, i like fruits and veggies a lot, but my weekness is chocolate, and i exercise maybe once or twice a week, but i’m not sure if its better for me to do more cardio or more weights to lose body fat?

Greetings from Los Angeles!

After browsing the web for diet tips/programs I was fortunate enough to come across your site. First off, I must commend you on the content, willing to share your results and your dedication. I recently purchased the Bikini Model Program and will give it a go starting next Monday. Thank you again.

Cheers!

Hi Mel, 
I just came across your site by accident and it really inspired me to reach out to someone about this.

I am 15 years old and weigh about 109 pounds at the moment. My height is 5’5 1/2″ . This weight is enough to make me look healthy enough, so that I do not look awfully skinny, but it is still apparently slightly under the healthy weight range ( according to the doctor). I have gained some weight since the beginning of the school year, mainly because i realized what I was doing.. Restricting, exercising perhaps too much for the amount of calories I took in, feeling a wave of guilt every time I ate something slightly unhealthy, and constantly comparing my body to others.. Was NOT healthy. It became an addiction, and I never really realized why I was doing it. I didnt think I was fat… I just became confused about what was normal eating and what was obsessive. It really is true that body Image and all of the new ideas of what is ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ can be blown out of proportion. 
Now I am still trying to gain a few pounds to satisfy those concerned, and deep down I know that it will be good for me, but something in the back of my mind makes gaining those few extra pounds stressful and extremely hard. I still compare my body to others and I feel weird eating in front of family because I think they’ll judge. How can I just forget about everyone else and think about MYSElF? 
I just want to stop obsessing over what I eat and just eat healthily and be much happier with myself. 
Are there any diet plans that can help me gain weight in a healthy way, without making me feel guilty for the extra calories. I want to feel good about what I am eating and do it without overthinking anything. 
You seem to be at peace with your body- and that is what I really reeally want. 

Any tips? <3
<3

Hi Melissa! I was wondering, out of all the diets you have experimented with, which one do you recommend most? I am 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weigh 131 pounds. My goal is to go down to 120 lbs. I want to be slim, lose weight, lose body fat, and NOT gain a muscular figure. I am now 17 and am at a point in which I’ve considered unhealthy decisions, but have not had the courage to actually take such a risk. I want to be healthy and look like a thin, beautiful victoria’s secret model (just being honest here). Any advice? Please, i’m desperate. I would like to graduate high school happy and satisfied with myself.

Thank you so much. This helps a lot. And what kind of
Workouts do you do to keep in such great shape? What kind of machines do you use when you go to the gym?

Your welcome, I am glad I did. I definitely feel like if I don’t get over this myself, then talking to somebody could help. I am just glad I stopped myself before it got much, much worse. I think I am starting to realize that it isn’t all about being skinny- or skinner than anyone else- it is about being happy. If being super skinny means being stressed about food and unhappy with my body.. than what is the point? I know it will take some time, but I plan to accept my body and learn to take care of it.
Thanks Mel!

hi, I just watched your bikini model diet vids and just bought the program…however i noticed you saying that you weren’t exactly a healthy eater prior to the diet and not heavy on exercise either…. I’m sort of different: I have been struggling with weight (i gained everything plus more) after a year of anorexia (i got down to 70lbs at 5″3, prior to that at a healthy 105-110 range) and now weigh just under 140 (whilst only last summer i was 120lbs, and i had to eat around 700-800kcals everyday plus 1 or 2 hours of vigorous exercise to maintain that, plus i lost my period for around 6 months) once i got back to uni it was impossible to maintain and although i still tried to do 5-6 hours a week (as opposed to 8-10 during summer) my weight increased when i got my period back around last Oct. Right now i’ve been so busy and can’t hit the gym at all but i seem to maintain <140lbs on no exercise but eating 1000-1200 kcals a day (still 5"3). I know I need to exercise but i cant for another 3 weeks or so…. do you have suggestions on how to follow the diet given in the program or do you know how i can get out of the funk / damaged metabolism i am in – i mean people here are saying they're <100lbs on a <1300cal diet!

your help and advice would be great.

hi mel, glad i stumbled acorss your website and you look amazing. I currently weigh 8 st 8 and am 5ft 4, but am looking to tone up and lose a little of the wobbly bits like yourself! I currently run for about 30mins three times a week, i did used to go the gym but found my old routine to be a bit monotonous and felt it wasnt doing much. Anyways just wanted to ask you what you do when you are at the gym and how long do you spend there abouts? I eat healthily on the whole but perhaps could resist the temptations such as crisps and chocolate!! Please get back to me, that would be fab xx

Hey Mel, u look really pretty and ur body figure is great!!
do u know any slimming teas? apart from green,acai and dandelion(miranda kerr tip!).

Heij!
I was just reading about you and then I saw your fotos and I I’m impressed of you and what you do!
I enjoy reading all your posts
best greetings from Vienna!

Hi Mel

Your website is great! I love how your trying out everything and then giving your verdict on the diets and exercise regime. These celebrities make everything look so easy which is why i think it’s really good that your testing them all out. In a way it’s a wake up call to those who feel if they follow celebrity diets all the time they’ll have the same look and feel just as good but i know for a fact some leave me kinda depressed. I tried Beyonce maple syrup diet and oh my that was horrible! lol i was always so hungry and because of the amount of syrup i was having and then exercising, i was always feeling quite ill.

At the moment im 8st 7lbs and i’m 5ft 3, my boyfriend had made me a exercise regime which consists of 1 hour running for 2 days, 30mins boxing and weights for one day. 30mins running and ab & leg exercises for 1 day and on my 5th day i work out from a exercise dvd. I love it! And eating healthy has never really been a problem but I am looking at your videos and celeb diets to get tips & so far there really working!

Keep up the good work! All the best
Kelly x

D’you have facebook too?

Hi, I’m on the bikini model program and bought it after watching this video. I was just wondering how long it took before you started seeing results because it doesn’t seem to be working terribly well for me at the moment. Also, what do you mean by you followed it strictly because I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong or not following the guidelines closely enough. I’m confident it will work soon but I was just hoping for some words of encouragement as I’m finding it hard to stay motivated and I’m going on holiday in 5 weeks and want to be bikini ready for then!

Thanks for the website, I love it

Connie xoxo

Hi Esther,
Sorry, I couldn’t reply you.
my sister cut white bread and sugar from her diet.

Hi! I found your website and I absolutely looove it!:)
My question is about the amount of calories celebrities eat, the ones you described, they variate from 500to 800tops! How do they have energy to exercise if they eat so little?
Thanks so much!:) And I adore to travel too and currently look the same as you did on the left picture haha ;p hope to become the right one soon!

Keep doing what you’re doing!
XOXO

Hello your website looks amazing!
i just want to know what excersises to do to loose weight and tone up i hate my body im 5ft so im really small n i feel alot fatter because i look stumpy i weigh like 9 stone but i really wanna loose weight and tone everything speshially my tummy as its all wobbly and my legs and what foods to eat ? x

Hi Mel
i just have to say once again how much i love your website and articles, mainly because i think you have a similiar attitude towards food and sports like me, i’m like you a little obsessed and insecure about my body and wont listen when people tell me i shouldnt care because i look so tiny already.
have you had any experiences with crash/extreme starvation diets? just as an inspiration, i think you should make a blog post on them because i think most young girls/women aren’t aware of what dangerous effects they can have on the function of your body and your life style in general.
i have to admit, i have been quite unsensible about that recently and i just thought i’d share my experience with you.
it all started 2 weeks ago when i bought this top at american apparel that reveals the complete belly. the majority of people would say i can definitely wear that because my belly is completely flat and toned (my BMI is around 17,8) but the truth is my secret ambition to buy that was because i wanted motivation to diet and workout even more. i was planning on wearing it the next weekend so i put myself on a strict starvation diet containing around 900 kcl a day plus 1 hour of running, crunches and situps. first everything went well and i lost 1 kilo but last friday i suddenly started feeling dizzy. i had just eating some oats with almonds and fruit and 2 breads with cheese all day and been busy running around all day helping a friend with a party and having a presentation at uni. i started having coke and coffee and that made me feel better for a while. i went to sleep very early and the next day i woke up, felt awake but i coulnt leave my bed until 3 pm because i felt so dizzy and just completely out of energy. i just had around 700 kcl that day and later even went out and had drinks. the next 2 days i spent in bed completely although i wasnt exactly sick or anything, just no energy. yesterday i started eating normally again and that made such a difference. this gave me such a wake up call and i will never ever do such an extreme diet again!

hey I just found your website and wanted to tell you how pretty you are in those photos! I also love the way your website is organized and the message it sends

Hi Mel,

My name is Suzy and im 21. I’ve been slightly over weight for a couple of months now. I got down to 9stone from 11stone last year (but in a silly way of not eating).
I love your website and watching your progress on the bikini model diet was amazing! So thats what I’m going to do. Do you have any tips or tricks to help speed things a long? Seeing as i have a lot more weight to loose than you did.

Any advice i’d be so greatful. Really need to do it in a healthy way that i can maintain. I’ve done every fad diet under the sun, and they’ve either worked but when going back to eating normally again i’ve gained, and they’ve made me feel really crappy. And from looking at your vids it seems to really work.

email me back, it would be lovely to hear from you.
Thanks
Suzy
UK xx

Dear Melissa
I find your blog very inspiring. I like the fact that you are completely honest about how your height and weight. I am 5 foot 3 and I have never been overweight yet I’d like to lose 14 pounds around a stone because I definitly lack body confidence. My mother is obsessed with weight and it isn’t acceptable to be overweight in our family. Like you I am a vegetarian so any veggie options for those on the go would be great!
xo

Hi Mel,
First of all I just want to say that your videos and posts on following the Bikini Body diet plan were really inspiring and you look amazing right now.
I’m 18 right now and in about 6 weeks I’ll be heading off to uni in the US. RIght now I live in Singapore. I am 5′ 2″ and about 2 years ago, at the start of grade 11 I weighed about 45kg, however now and especially in the last 3 months I have gained a lot of weight and I now weigh almost 52kg. This weight is still in the normal range for my height, but I really don’t like the way my body looks at the moment, and I want to look good and feel confident about myself before going to uni. About 3-4 years ago I used to go to the gym and exercise almsot everyday. However in the last year especially after stopping for some time due to school work and exams, now I don’t go at all. My biggest problem is that I don’t even seem to have the motivation to get of the bed anymore. Like I”m thinking in my head that I should go, but I don’t and I put it off till the next day, which again never happens. The next BIG problem is that I am a HUGE snacker. At the moment I probably eat 1500-over 2000 calories a day just in cakes/cookies/chips and I still eat meals (although I try to limit myself during meals, since i feel guilty and i know i’m going ot snack after – which i know is silly since the meal is probably healthier for me). I should also mention that I’m indian and my mum especially thinks that I’m becoming anorexic when I even eat slightly less, so I don’t know how to keep up a diet in this house, where meals are made together (and usually contain a significant amount of oil/carbs).

I want to lose about 6kg, because at about 46-47kg I used to feel healthy too. (recently I’ve been getting occasional chest pains too, it’s not serious though). I”ve stopped wearing jeans since they don’t fit me and i’ve resorted to wearing looser shirts since my normal ones are getting tight. I really just want to feel good inside and out. I don’t know how to get my motivation back or how to stick to a diet. I’d really appreciate it if you had tips to help me. And sorry for babbling so much!
Thanks

Hi Mel
I love your blog and I look forward to reading your posts:-) I was wondering something about when you tested out the Hoodia, did you find that when you stopped taking it that you were very hungry or that you gained the weight back? Or were you able to keep up the weight that you were at?
I am a vegetarian and I am very health conscious, I really would just like some help losing the last 10 lbs. and then I will work to keep it off. I’m not even sure that a pill is something I want to take, but I am still wondering about it, lol
Thank you so much!

Hi,
I really like your blog and i just really want to know if the bikini model diet good for teenagers because in 2 years my height has crept up and i am very sad, i really want to lose weight and get back to my skinny self? What can i do to lose weight without pills ? Id really love to see what you think, and i really hope i can get back in track with in 1 year for prom.

Hi Mel Hope you are well? I stumbled across your website last night and I am so glad I did, it’s awesome! I don’t know if you will be able to help with this or not but I thought I’d ask anyway…I bought the fitness model program a while back and saw some really positive results with it but the bikini model program seems to be more what I am looking for in tems of the end result as I really don’t want to look muscular. There seem to be a lot of similarities though so I am not sure if I would be wasting my money buying this one as well? Have you had any experience using the fitness model program too or do you know anyone who has? I can’t find much information on the differences between them both apart from JNL’s website which says the Bikini model program is for women who don’t want to bulk up too much? I didn’t think the fitness model one was supposed to do that when I bought it either though so now I’m really confused!!!xx

Hi Melissa

Im Charlie, i’m 23 and really lost. I was a skinny 16year old, 5ft6and around 8stone12 to 9stone2, unfortunately I got really ill a nd was put on steroids! Fat would be being nice to me at my worst! I went from a UK 8 to about a UK 24!!!

Im now healthy and off treatment but still a UK 12 but im all lumpy in the wrong areas, thighs and omg my tummy is the worst! I have started jogging now but is there any diet u would recommend? the worst part is steroids made me hungry, and although off them, its like im pyschologically ruled by food, i eat healthy but i think im eating more than i should!

I just wanted to say that I recently came across your website and I think you are absolutely gorgeous. I am really glad you are not promoting weight loss just for the sake of losing weight, but really encouraging health. Thanks!

Hey Melissa,

Your website has been so amazing, a massive source of information and tips that you can trust!

I am 21, short (5 foot 4), with a naturally slim to average build. Up until I was 20 I fluctuated between 59-64 kilos, so not tiny by any means but still a size 10 (NZ). I was happy with my body and it was the right weight for me. But since university, getting an office job, and getting lazy in terms of eating right and exercising, I have gained 18 kilos… A LOT of weight. Somehow I let myself put on all this weight, and it has suddenly hit me how unhappy I am in my self and body. The weight doesn’t sit awfully on me, I still feel I look ok sometimes, but its definitely still there!!
So I am wondering what advice you could give me; I have drawn up a healthy eating plan (gluten free as I am intolerant) and am trying to fit in exercise around studies and my job- it isn’t easy to make time but I am getting better! What exercise is best for weight loss?- cardio with weights?
Also, this is perhaps a silly question, but I want to know if I will be able to (if I follow exercise and eating plans) get back to what I was- I almost feel beyond help!! An awful mentality I know, but I would feel better if someone with your expertise would actually say it to me- that it is possible for me to get back to how I was.
Thank you so so much.
L.

Hey Girlie!

I just wanted to thank you for all the information you share its super helpful! I am currently 5’2 125…I would really like to lose about 10 lbs. I recently started focusing on eating 40 to 30 grams of carbs a day as little sugar as possible and more fats and proteins….I was not sure if you have done a low carb diet and if so if you found results. I am also have troubles mentally. Last night my girl friends ordered pizza and I ended up caving and eating some then I beat myself up over it the rest of the evening and today. I guess I also wanted to see if you had any advice on how to work on my mental battle w/ food. Its as if I have no self control and that just makes me mad b/c its food…how can it control us lol. Anyway just wanted to see if you had any pointers. I thought about the lemonade cleanse but idk if I have the mental ability!

THANKS <3
Jordan

Hey Mel, I was wondering how tall you are? I’m dieting and think have a similar build to you and would love results like yours but I’m not sure if I should go as low as 48 kgs I am 5 foot 5.

Thanks so much Mel thats great advice! I want to stay in a healthy BMI and your story/site is great inspiration to look thin while being healthy!

Hi Melissa

Just wanted to say Hi and thank you for your website. I live on GC and feel insecure about stepping out in summer with all the tanned and tiny girls.

However, since finding your site I’ve been making changes to my eating/exercise and hope this summer I’m able to go the beach and parties without the usual dread.

Thanks again.

Since you’re so young, instead of worrying about weight – take good care of yourself because once you hit your 20s and 30s, you’ll wish you began everything at the age you are now and in high school. Always wash your make-up off – every night! I recommend an Ocean Salt scrub from http://www.Lush.com and Dream Cream lotion. It’s the best – especially for keeping zits away. Take vitamins and eat healthy. Be active so that will continue when you’re older. Be outside as much as possible, but take some Vitamin D, if you’re not outside as much as you’d like to be. Eat foods with Omega-3 vitamins.

Hey Melissa!!
I just wanted to say hello and tell you that you have a really solid website I am very happy I bumped into it. I am 23 years old, 5’3″ tall and 114 lbs (52kg), and I don’t wanna be crazy skinny, but I want to tone my body up, because I have never had a good tone body… it is always so flabby.
Well, I always read a lot a about weight loss online and nothing ever motivates me whatsoever because you never know if it works or not. But I just took a look at most of your website and it’s the first time that I feel I can make things work for me, because you have inspired me. You seem to be a great person with a great attitude in life, and that is so important… I wish I was like that. I really envy you (in a good way) and I thank you for sharing all that valuable information with all of us, because it really does help I am definitely going to bookmark this website hehe and I will continue to follow your updates and stuff. Thanks again and keep it up! I really wish you the best!! take care!

Hey Mel You are soooo inspiring <3
My sisters & I check your website daily…meaning 3x/day haha
So i was just wondering, how much did you weigh when you were on Week 4 of the Bikini Model Challenge?

oh oopsies..just watched the whole video again (i was skipping it the first time watching it so i didn’t see it when you were weighing yourself.)
anyway, i hope i can be as toned & skinny as you by the end of the month!

I have seen the Bikini model program and i seen JNL’s how to look like a fitness model without being one. I want to lose weight so which package would be good for weight lose ?

Have loved your site for years, glad your back uploading lots! I was just wondering if u kept a food diary everyday?
I do but worry that its making me obsess..
Many thanks, your website has been great for me and encouraging a healthy diet.
Pauline
Xxx

Hey lady! I wrote you an email but maybe you wont get it. I am the same heigh as you and 55.5kg and I realllllly need to get down to 52kg within around 18 days. What is the most effective method to do this? Your weight loss on the bikini model diet was amazing – but I cant afford to do that….I need a cheap, effective method. Thank you so much for your wonderful site.

Emily, i am currently 17 and reading your comment, i almost gasped at how close your story was to mine at the age of 15. You literally took the words out of my mind two years ago. I was so obsessed with being healthy it became unhealthy. I began fearing things such as weight gaining, things not worth fearing and thankfully i realized the true importances in life, not caring what others think but listening to my own body. I am so happy for your improvement and hope you are doing well!

Hey Mel I love love love your website I come on everyday to see whats new…. but I really need help. Im 71kg and 157cm so very over weight for my size plus im only 17yrs what diet do you suggest???

Hi, dear!
you’re amazing I really want to buy the Bikini Model program now, even though it’ s so expensive…
But you have mentioned your weight for several times..but what about your height, how tall are you??
please replay!!
I’m very short 5’1 and I weight 51kg( 16yrs) and I’m quite disatisfied with my weight, even though I do a lot of sports( equestrian – show jumping) EVERY DAY for aprox 3hours + cardio and strenght training 3-5 days a week, also lean protein like fish and turkey + steamed vegies and light yogurt with fruits are on my menu. some times I feel so exhausted but there are no results for me…
year ago I even had some kind of a disorder, I was crazy about my weight and at one time it was even 38kg… so now it’s quite hard for me to be plumpy….

Melissa, could you please share your weekly workout routine? I mean how often you do cardio and strenght training, for how long and what kind of exercises?

hi melissa ! love all your videos! I have been trying to lose weight for a while now and its tiring me out. i weigh 140 pounds and am 5″6″. its pretty average but im really unhappy with my body. i had a few weeks where i ate really healthy almost starving myself and working out like crazy but binged on the weekends so i saw almost no resluts and then after almost 10 weeks of this on and off diet im starting to lose hope and am eating junk food! I have really bad will power. what do you suggest i do? i love healthy food, veggies protein bars/shakes and i love running, zumba and all cardio.

Hello Mel!! I’ve recently started following your blog, and honestly, I find it really inspiring, not to forget, so much fun to read about all these celebrities! I moved to Australia just this year, and it’s kind of refreshing to find a blog that I really like written by an Australian girl. Anyway, thank you for keeping up your blog, and good luck

hi melissa.. i’m glad i found your website. my problem is kind of similar to the person above (heidi). i’m 20 years old. my whole life, i used to eat normally – healthy. junk foods only once in a while and i never really gained weight. but now i feel like i’ve lost complete control. i binge so much on chocolates – thats my biggest weekness. by doing so, i’ve gained so much weight and i just want to lose it all. i dont want to have an eating disorder anymore. its tiring, having to constantly battle with yourself and honestly, it just does your head in. i always want sugar. n i just want to be able to not crave chocolate anymore and i dont want to have food on my mind 24-7. i just want to eat noramlly and focas on other things in life but it’s gotten out of control, to the point of obsession but i don’t know how to stop. i’ve been wanting to talk to somebody about it, but didnt know who i could tell in confidence or who could actually help me overcome this. i’m hoping you can help. if you have any advice on what i should eat and how i should space my meals out, i’d be very grateful for your help.

I live in Sydney, attending my first year in UNSW. Took a bit of time to adjust, but gradually got used to the new university environment (especially in love with the uni gym!!). I see that you have a business in beauty, what is it about?

i’m not sure exactly what it is that causes the binge eating (i tend to just want soo much chocolate and i tell myself that i’ll just have loads now n then i wont have any in the days to come but that never happens).. but i do know that when i feel bad about something, i think i should punish myself by not eating. i usually tell myself i dont deserve to eat. family problems is something which is stressing me out all the time, as well as personal problems. i want to be able to eat normally but being told i have to eat 6 small meals a day scares me because i think i might over do it and end up eating too much & actually gaining weight instead of losing it. i dont know. i wanna give it a try but there’s always something stopping. i always tell myself i can get by with just one or 2 meals a day. but thats not normal though, is it.

Yeah I’m liking it here in Sydney too Especially the sunny days; they’re a bliss!!! I hope you’ll get to have lots of fun with your sister

Hi Mel,

thank you for your website, it is fantastic! When you will be in Europe come visit Prague and Czech republic, you will love the city! I am old as you and I am fighting with my weight whole life and here i foound great ideas!

xoxo

Iveta from Czech

Hi!

I’m just curious what your gym sessions are like and about how many calories you’re consuming a day! I am 5’7″ and weigh about 145 and am looking to get down to 130.. Any tips much welcomed!

hey melissa!
i was just wondering, is it better to lose the flabs first by eating healthy then go into weight training? or doing it whilst eating? i feel as though im heavier as in i look heavier when i do weights and and have fat on my body! waaaah help! im so confused!

I was wondering if you could tell me what kinda of food menu i should eat ever day thanks

Hi Melissa! I read your site a lot and it’s great! I was just curious though, what you do for a living? Seeing as you get to go on so many trips! So jealous. Lol but do you get paid to blog?? I love blogging and wanted to try it but didn’t want it to be a waste of time, you know? I’m just curious! Lol

Love much! Grayson

Hi Mel!!
I am Mónica, from Spain. I’m not sure how I got here, but I think your page is really interesting. I feel quite identified with you. I am also 23 years, I have tried a lot of diets (usually bad diets, that you lose a lot of weight in just a few days) and I had also a time in which I was really obsessed with my body, and quite skinny. Right now, I’m not that obsessed at all, I’ve learned to be happy with what I have. However, I’m thinking of losing some weight (since I weight 68kg with 171cm). I don’t know if you have any tips for me, or if there’s something you would recommend me… Lately I have been eating quite bad, but I’m going to eat quite healthy (I usually do) and I plan to go at least twice a week to spinning classes and 3 or 4 times a week to swim about 1 km.
Any recommendations?
By the way, congratulations for your page!!!

xxxxx

Mónica

Hullo i recently came across your blog. I do have diet related questions for you, but im not a member of twitter nor do i wish to join.

I know this weill take a while for you to get back to me, but please email me when you can i have questions for you! thank you (: