The ultimate revenge body: Marketing manager, 36, who was severely bullied and called 'piggy' in school shows off her incredible transformation after enduring years of 'hell'
- Diane Frick, 36, was ruthlessly bullied about her weight while in high school
- The marketing manager from Melbourne saw images of bikini models in 2018
- She decided to try 'like an athlete' and enter competitions, improving her health
- Diane was crowned overall bikini champion in 2019 and has renewed confidence
A marketing manager who was labelled 'piggy' in high school by cruel bullies has shown off her drastic transformation after becoming a champion bodybuilder.
Diane Frick, 36, was ruthlessly tormented for her size as a teenager, with children making fun of her 'pimply skin, frizzy hair and bad clothes'.
'I was always a chubby kid and was bullied my entire childhood. The bullies in school made my life hell and I'd get called fat and ugly every day,' the Melbourne-based marketing manager said.
'I would get called names like "piggy" due to being overweight. They made songs about me and would sing that I was "fat to the bone" to the tune of "bad to the bone."'
Diane Frick, 36, was ruthlessly tormented for her size as a teenager, with children making fun of her 'pimply skin, frizzy hair and bad clothes'
'I was always a chubby kid and was bullied my entire childhood. The bullies in school made my life hell and I'd get called fat and ugly every day,' the Melbourne-based marketing manager said
The abuse and lack of genuine friendships left her scarred and even made her to seek help from a cognitive behavioural therapist, who she has been working with for the past five years.
As an adult Diane wasn't 'massively overweight' but did have poor eating habits and wasn't exercising as much as she should have been - leaving her feeling sluggish and depressed.
While scrolling on social media she came across a number of inspiring bikini model competitor photos, and finally found the motivation to change her lifestyle.
'I remember I was sick on the couch in late 2018 with the flu and feeling sorry for myself, when I started googling all the girls I wanted to look like,' she said.
'They were all bodybuilding competitors, so I started finding out more about that and eventually landed on a coach who prepped bikini competitors.
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While scrolling on social media she came across a number of inspiring bikini model competitor photos, and finally found the motivation to change her lifestyle
Diane loved the training schedule and level of structure to her diet, and her body began to change (pictured before starting her transformation)
'He'd said in a post if you want to look like an athlete you have to train like an athlete and it really resonated with me.'
Diane loved the training schedule and level of structure to her diet. The changes to her body were an additional win, and she entered an Australian INBA (International Natural Bodybuilding Association) event in 2019.
'I never imagined I could be proud of my body. I would always wear clothes that covered everything and was so hateful and ashamed of myself,' she said.
'So for that bullied girl to transform, not only physically but mentally, and be able to stand on stage in a bikini and ask professionals to judge her body is massive.'
The inspirational fitness queen now feels better than ever after dropping eight kilos, three dress sizes and going from having 34.7 per cent body fat to 12 per cent body fat.
'I was crowned the overall bikini champion at last year's Australian INBA event,' she said.
The inspirational fitness queen now feels better than ever after dropping eight kilos, three dress sizes and going from having 34.7 per cent body fat to 12 per cent body fat
'I couldn't believe it, and I was so proud of how far I'd come, both physically and mentally.'
As she approaches her 37th birthday this year, Diane said she looks and feels younger and more radiant now than when she was in her 20s.
'I look so much younger now than I did before and people comment on it anytime they find out my age. Most people generally pick me to be ten years younger than I am.'
She feels empathy to children who are currently experiencing bullying and hopes her story serves as a source of inspiration to them in particular.
'It's true that sometimes you need to be destroyed to rebuild stronger. I'll never forget the way I was treated but it has definitely made me a resilient person,' she said.
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