VIRGIN Media star Katja Mia has opened up about an "added hurdle" in her journey to "long-lasting changes" with her health. The star told how "losing weight is hard as f***" but that having an autoimmune disorder has made it tougher. But the popular presenter said she's "enjoying the process of breaking toxic food habits".
She started her post with a warning: "TW: Disordered Eating & Dieting...
Losing weight is hard as f***." She explained: "Let’s be honest, I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food which is why my weight has yo-yo’ed my whole life." The 28-year-old revealed she suffers with hypothyroidism, which is an underactive thyroid gland that can affect your metabolism.
She said having to take medication daily has been part of what made her want to help herself, "the right way". Katja explained that the process of regulating diet and exercise into her life will take a while. She added: "It took me having an autoimmune disorder (which is quite common I hear) and having to take medication everyday to finally get my act together and want to help myself.
.the right way this time. "So enjoy this series of gym selfies because there is going to be a lot of them on my page lol, this process is going to take a while but I’m going to enjoy it even though I’m not even close to my goals.
" She concluded her heartfelt post by saying: "I’m in it for long-lasting healthy changes this time round." Along with her candid admission, Katja posted a series of pictures from her workouts at the gym. Friends and fans flooded the presenter's comment section with similar stories of their own and showed their support for Katja.
RTE star Laura Fox wrote: "You are the most beautiful girl inside and out and can we all agree that growing up in the 00s messed us up big time?! "Not eating was cool and we were obsessed with every fad diet going as KIDS." Model Holly Carpenter commented: "Healing isn’t linear but every time you show up for yourself it really is the best feeling! One fan said: "So proud of you every day Katja, continually inspiring us all." Another added: "True inspiration Katja!".
