My Saturday with Trisha Lewis: 'I used to take things away from myself — now I add them'

"I love forests and wooded areas. I’ll often look up a Coillte trail and head off. It gives me clarity."

Trisha Lewis will be appearing at WellFest this May

06:00 I normally wake up at the same time as I do during the week. Obviously, it depends if I’ve been out the night before or not, but for the most part I stick with my midweek routine. I go through phases of banning my phone from the bedroom. It’s tempting to have a good scroll to see what everyone is up to. But I find when my morning starts well, then the whole day goes better.

08:00 For breakfast, I usually have some oats with natural yogurt, frozen berries and peanut butter. Oats are a real all-rounder breakfast and keep me full for ages. I’m much more mindful of the food I eat now. I started my health journey because I’d gained weight over the years. I was working a busy job and found myself weighing over 27 stone. I was really struggling. I couldn’t have kept going the way I was going. People ask how I made that change. I remember it was a February and my sister sent me a text asking if there was any way we could make this my month? The usual pressures from January were passing, and it just felt it was the right time for me. When I became healthier, I was afraid it would only last a couple of weeks, but thankfully I never stopped. Even when things are tough now, I remind myself to just keep on going. It’s hard but being unhealthy was harder.