The Transformation Of Melita Jagic

[Siouxcountry]

LINK (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/transf150.htm)

I got started because I reached a point where I was the heaviest & un-fittest I had ever been in my whole life! As a struggling single mother of two kids I had to make a choice to get fit or continue down the unhealthy path I was already on.

It was 1999, definitely the lowest part of my life, I had to stop my vicious cycle of comfort eating. Eating, or rather binging, for pleasure; to try and feel good. Yet, when the eating was over I would be left feeling bad from overindulging that I would be driven to eat once more to try and feel good again.

Over the years I had gained a considerable amount of weight, an uncomfortable 40+ lbs (20 kilos). I was bursting out of my size 12 clothes and really had to consider buying clothes the next size up. I had always been a size 6, never in my life had I been size 14!
Before: 172.4 pounds
After: 129.8 pounds

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[Shelly]

holy moly she looks siiiick look at her quad i want it!

[KP DIVA]

Beautiful transformation!!!

[fitmomma3]

HOLY MOLY that is FABULOUS!!!!:respect::respect:

[Dawn Melanie]

Ahhh Oui! Those quads. I remember she "told" me that was part genetics. Lucky girl...she was good but now she's the product of seeming MAGIC!. :respect:

[dvsness]

holy moly she looks siiiick look at her quad i want it!

That's exactly what I was thinking!!! :p

[IslandGirl]

What a beautiful girl and great body!

[buffbabeGA]

um i want her legs too.. and her tummy.. . awesome

[Ondrea]

Congrats to her...what an inspiration to every day people. She looks fantastic!

[melita]

Thank you so much to everybody for your kind words!

...and Sioux thanks so much for posting this new thread, I'm honoured!
I'm only new to the board. I was about to write up an intro about myself but you've beaten me to it!! :D

There's a couple of ladies here that I already know... Dawn Melanie, Rosa- Maria & Kiwijo. I'm really looking forward to meeting the rest of you!

Thanks again:)

[MoreMuscles1]

Just wanted to chime in-- incredible transformation, Melita! You have an amazing physique with great symmetry. What are your plans next?

[KristineLarge]

Wow..incredible! Your story makes me want to forward this link to all of my friends who make excuses for not being healthy!

[Siouxcountry]

Thanks for joining us Melita! :waving: Your story is one that will give many hope!

Make yourself at home here. :cool:

Thank you so much to everybody for your kind words!

...and Sioux thanks so much for posting this new thread, I'm honoured!
I'm only new to the board. I was about to write up an intro about myself but you've beaten me to it!! :D

There's a couple of ladies here that I already know... Dawn Melanie, Rosa- Maria & Kiwijo. I'm really looking forward to meeting the rest of you!

Thanks again:)

[Betsy]

Ure gorgeous and you body is SIIICCCKKKK.. a true inspiration for all women out there!!

SO glad you joined the boards.. cant wait to hear more about you!! :waving:

[Shelly]

Thank you so much to everybody for your kind words!

...and Sioux thanks so much for posting this new thread, I'm honoured!
I'm only new to the board. I was about to write up an intro about myself but you've beaten me to it!! :D

There's a couple of ladies here that I already know... Dawn Melanie, Rosa- Maria & Kiwijo. I'm really looking forward to meeting the rest of you!

Thanks again:)

THANKS for joining us Melita!:respect:

[melita]

The first quote that Sioux used belongs to an article I wrote last year. The first three paragraphs which didn't appear explain why I was so miserable with my life.

I thought I'd let you all know the full story to my weight gain!

Many people I know consider me to be an extremely lucky person. Lucky to be a competitive amateur athlete who does well at most shows I enter; lucky enough to sometimes be featured in magazines that reach thousands of people here in Australia; lucky to be sponsored by a highly reputable supplement company as such CNP Professional. Yet I’ll be the first to admit there is nothing lucky about me or where I am at this particular moment in my life.

Counting back a few years I wasn’t considered to be so lucky. My life as I knew it had hit absolute rock bottom. The year was 1997 and I had just had my second child. My son, Nicholas, had just turned three weeks old when my partner (and father of my two children) came home from work and without any prior warning announced that he had had enough and was leaving. I watched him, totally numb and in disbelief, pack his things and walk out the door. How could this happen and what did I do wrong?

Over the coming days and months the realization that I was left on my own to raise two children without support from their father brought on bouts of extreme loneliness and depression. With these emotions also came the feelings of guilt, thinking how could I have possibly prevented this from happening?

That's why I started comfort eating & ended up with all the excess weight! I HATED myself being so unhealthy and heavy.

The rest of the article continues:

Fortunately for me I woke up one morning and decided enough was enough. It dawned on me that I was the only one who could change things. I was the only one responsible for where I was at. On the inside I felt I wasn’t a fat person. I was never, ever meant to be a fat person! My children needed me to be fit and healthy for them, to be able to play with them and encourage them to be fit and healthy too. What sort of an example was I setting by not looking after myself?

In short, I made a decision that morning to change my circumstances and my life. From that moment on I was totally responsible for creating my own “luck”.

[melita]

Just wanted to chime in-- incredible transformation, Melita! You have an amazing physique with great symmetry. What are your plans next?

Thank you MM1!

I'm competing here in Australia this year.

I'm an amateur BB though Rosa-Maria has planted the seed in my head that maybe I should be doing figure. Being of European background I have large, powerful legs (thanks to my mom!!) so I'm not so sure I could bring them down to figure:o

[Siouxcountry]

Thank you MM1!

I'm competing here in Australia this year.

I'm an amateur BB though Rosa-Maria has planted the seed in my head that maybe I should be doing figure. Being of European background I have large, powerful legs (thanks to my mom!!) so I'm not so sure I could bring them down to figure:o

What is your height? And contest weight?

[melita]

What is your height? And contest weight?


I'm 5'3" and compete at around 128.

[Siouxcountry]

Impressive conditioning, Melita! :cool:

I think whatever you decide to do, whether it be bodybuilding, or figure, you will find success! :respect:

[melita]

Impressive conditioning, Melita! :cool:

I think whatever you decide to do, whether it be bodybuilding, or figure, you will find success! :respect:

Thank you again Sioux!

Can you believe the night before those pics were taken I was convinced I wasn't lean enough?? I almost pulled out of the show. My partner Matt convinced me I was an IDIOT LOL... I went on to win. :D

[Siouxcountry]

Thank you again Sioux!

Can you believe the night before those pics were taken I was convinced I wasn't lean enough?? I almost pulled out of the show. My partner Matt convinced me I was an IDIOT LOL... I went on to win. :D

Competitors are so tough on themselves. It's a good thing that you didn't pull out! ;)

[IslandGirl]

Thank you so much to everybody for your kind words!

...and Sioux thanks so much for posting this new thread, I'm honoured!
I'm only new to the board. I was about to write up an intro about myself but you've beaten me to it!! :D

There's a couple of ladies here that I already know... Dawn Melanie, Rosa- Maria & Kiwijo. I'm really looking forward to meeting the rest of you!

Thanks again:)

Hey there Melita! Welcome!!! So glad to have you join this awesome board. What a dynamite physique you have! Great package!

[SBT]

Great pics girl!!! Glad to have you as part of our board!

[melita]

Islandgirl & SBT... thank you both for your kind words & welcome!

I really love this site. SO much information and all the ladies are FANTASTIC! Great to be here:yippie:

[buffbabeGA]

awesome to have you here..... welcome!!!!!!!!!

[Ondrea]

WELCOME BEAUTIFUL LADY WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE PHYSIQUE! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR STORY...WHAT A TRANSFORAMTION. YOU HAVE GREAT MUSCLE MASS! KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!