Michelle Visage has shared how she lost more than three stone in one year as she adopted a healthy new lifestyle after struggling with perimenopause.
The Ru Paul's Drag Race star, 54, dropped an impressive 45lbs by following a strict Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet, which is designed to reduce symptoms caused by autoimmune disorders, and taking up weightlifting.
Michelle received a wake up call over her health after reaching the menopause and said her goal was never "to be skinny" but instead to build up her muscles.
"Menopause was a big wake-up for me. It shook me. I new nothing. I went into it not knowing a thing. It was the worst thing I experienced in my life.
"It's by far the worst thing I've experienced. I'm not a weak person and I was like 'I'm gonna give up soon if I don't get help'," Michelle said on her BBC Sounds podcast Rule Breakers.
She added: "Weightlifting has changed my life over the past year: I lost 45 pounds, that's three stone."
Michelle said she is "so proud of her body transformation.
"I did it with a commitment to heavy weight lifting - being a woman of a certain age that is really gonna fend off the doctors, because resistance training is key.
"People think it's cardio and running - no! It's getting into that gym. Do not care what people think about you. I do it with YouTube and I do it from home with weights as well," she said.
The TV personality also took to Instagram to show off her before and after snaps and open up about her journey.
She wrote: "1 year “healthiversary” update:
"This is not to brag, gloat or trigger. This is just me sharing what many of you have been asking about."
Michelle added: "Jan 10, 2022 out of nowhere my panic attacks started to come back after years of me keeping them at bay.
"Because of my autoimmune, my body gets puffy and I gain weight very easily when I eat poorly with high inflammation foods, and to be honest, that’s what I love and crave but my endocrine system does not.
"The food that I had been consuming was now backfiring and my system was attacking itself.
"I needed a change and that change for me was switching to a very strict AIP regimen."
Michelle now weight trains six days a week and said she is "very proud" of her lifestyle overhaul.
"I hope this inspires you in some way to show you that it’s never too late to reclaim your health. It won’t be fast but it’ll be worth the journey.
"HERE’S TO HEALTH," she wrote.
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