Phillipa McIntyre

Meet Her Smile Client Phillipa McIntyre.

Phillipa was dressed by fabulous Sissa Sorella here in Canberra.

Phillipa’s story is one of eleven featured in The Women Who Walked, our celebration of the women who walked the 2023 Her Smile Runway.

It was the end of lockdown in 2021. Phillipa had stopped exercising, and having trouble moving, and difficulty doing things she could do in the past.

She was spending lots of money on takeaway and food that was quick and easy. She felt uncomfortable in her clothes, which were the biggest size she could find for the style and brands she liked.

Phillipa found Her Smile in her local area one day while she was trying to get fit walking and eventually built up the courage to contact Adele via email.

Adele was quick to respond, and they soon held a video chat.

Phillipa started training with Adele, one PT session per week.

Adele was friendly, striking the right balance between motivating her when she slacked off and understanding when her body had reached its limit.

Phillipa's body now feels happy to move, and she is eating food that makes her feel good inside and out. She has enjoyed getting into meal planning and cooking with fresh food. She even started growing her own salad greens, tomatoes, and beetroot in her garden.

She has lost 17kg since contacting Adele and feels capable of doing the things she wants, such as getting up off the floor with ease, walking for longer periods, and playing with her children.

She has lost 15cm from her waist, and her clothes are beginning to hang off her rather than her squeezing into them. When she bends over or sits down, her pants no longer dig into her stomach. She feels confident enough to wear tighter-fitted clothing and move her body in them.

Her family has enjoyed the journey too, and her kids have said that the food they eat is "really yummy."

People have commented on how great she looks and are impressed by her habit of walking to work and eating healthy meals.

Phillipa does weekly PT sessions with Adele and has attended a few Her Smile 'Spring in your step” ten-day challenges, the Her Smile makeup tutorial, and has begun using the skincare Adele recommends. She was also a model for Her smile’s rebranding photoshoot in November last year.

She was a little unsure of how to best look after her skin and how to apply any makeup but after attending a Her Smile makeup tutorial earlier this year she left feeling beautiful. She feels more confident to apply her own makeup now, with less fear of all the brushes and how to look after her skin.

She has been using the skincare Adele recommends since May this year this has kept her skin clear and looking youthful gaining her compliments from work colleagues, family and friends.

Phillipa has started running parkrun again getting her best times since 2017.

She is able to do things in her everyday life and have the energy to move and play with her children.

Thank you Adele for changing my life!