text: A size six woman who was determined to keep in shape during pregnancy revealed she exercised twice a day and ate 30 pieces of fruit - including eight mangoes and ten bananas - every day. Yulia Tarbath, 33, who is originally from Surrey but moved to Bali with her husband Paul in 2009, led a raw vegan diet - consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice, as well as hours of running, cycling and lifting weights. The mother-of-one revealed she gained less than a stone in weight during her first pregnancy - and took less than two weeks to get back to her starting weight of 8 stone after giving both to daughter Elaine, who weighed a healthy 7lb 5oz when born. Scroll down for video . Yulia, who stuck to a vegan diet consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice, as well as hours of running, cycling and lifting weights, at 39.5 weeks pregnant with her husband Paul . Every morning, Yulia, pictured with Paul and daughter, Elanie, started the day with eight mangoes. For lunch, she ate her way through ten bananas and entire bunches of spinach . Life coach Yulia said she believes there's 'no excuse to be fat in pregnancy' adding that carrying a child 'is no excuse to pig out'. Every morning, Yulia started the day with  eight mangoes. For lunch, she ate her way through ten bananas and entire bunches of spinach. For dinner, she ate huge avocado salads - washed down with the juice of a dozen oranges. She said: 'There's no excuse to be fat in pregnancy. I exercised throughout my entire pregnancy and ate a healthy vegan diet. 'I didn't want to be eating for two - being pregnant is no excuse to pig out.' Yulia added: 'My midwife thought I was crazy and urged me to eat more. People in the gym would come up to me and ask if I was okay - people thought I was crazy but I did what I wanted. Yulia Tarbath, 33, pictured after she had her daughter, retained her size six figure throughout the nine-month term with regular work outs and a raw vegan diet . Yulia, pictured before falling pregnant, decided to research alternative options to battle her chronic tiredness, fertility problems, dry skin, dark circles and deep depression and discovered a raw vegan diet . 'I never exerted myself, did too much exercise or tried lifting weights that were too heavy for me. 'If anything, I took things a bit easy.' Yulia moved to the Indonesian island of Bali in 2009 with husband Paul, 41, to set up a healthy life-coaching business. When Yulia was 27, she decided to research alternative options to battle her chronic tiredness, fertility problems, dry skin, dark circles and deep depression. She said: 'I read up on the benefits of being vegan. I had such a desire to become pregnant, but experienced issues. I was heavily depressed and suffered from chronic tiredness. 'Suddenly my life started to change when Paul and I became completely vegan. We threw ourselves into it and started working out twice a day.' Yulia, at 31.5 weeks pregnant, moved to the Indonesian island of Bali in 2009 with her husband to set up a healthy life-coaching business . While Yulia, pictured at two months pregnant, may have had some funny looks from people in her local gym, she says she wouldn't change a thing about her pregnancy and will do the same if she has another child . Yulia, pictured with Paul after giving birth, says her midwife was concerned, especially with her diet. 'She wanted me to get more protein but I knew what I was doing,' she said . In June 2013, she fell pregnant, and in April the following year, the proud parents welcomed little Elanie into the world. She said: 'I was not about to stop my lifestyle. I continued working out and two weeks after finding out, I completed a triathlon. 'As the pregnancy developed I continued to work out twice a day and eat a vegan diet. Even five months into the pregnancy you couldn't tell. From behind I just looked normal. 'I continued to exercise once in the morning with a job and light weights and then yoga, swim and cycle in the afternoon.' While Yulia may have had some funny looks from people in her local gym, she said she wouldn't change a thing about her pregnancy. She said her life started to change when she and Paul became completely vegan. 'We threw ourselves into it and started working out twice a day,' she said of their new lifestyle . Yulia  retained her svelte size six figure throughout the nine-month term by exercising  - and eating 30 pieces of fruit every day . She said: 'I felt such a connection to my child. I would be working out and feel her kick - I think she liked it - she was just as active as her mummy. 'My midwife was concerned, especially with my diet. She wanted me to get more protein but I knew what I was doing. 'Two weeks after birth I had already dropped to 8.5st. My weight gain was purely the baby, and now I am back in the gym and breastfeeding my baby. 'When I fall pregnant again I wouldn't change a thing. I'd run a marathon whilst carrying a child if I could.' Speaking to FEMAIL about Yulia's eating and exercise regime, Dr Eva Detko Nutritionist said: 'A vegan diet is potentially dangerous during pregnancy and definitely not recommended. Yulia, pictured with Paul after giving birth, gained less than a stone during her first pregnancy, and took less than two weeks to get back to her starting weight of 8st . Life coach Yulia stuck to a vegan diet consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice . 'I would never advise anyone to stay vegan during pregnancy, it's not only about you - it's about the baby. 'You obviously don’t need to eat twice as much - don’t eat for two! - around 300 extra calories is fine, but you need quality protein, which is hard to get on a vegan diet. 'As a vegan (pregnant or not), you must really know your stuff. 'It's important to combine proteins to get all of the amino acids. You also need vitamins, including B12, which you can only get from animal sources; without good quality B12 you may have a baby with poor immunity. 'There are no vegan sources of B12, so they would need supplementation. 'Then there’s essential fatty acids such as omega 3, which is found in animal sources (or masses of seaweed). 'On the plus side, vegans have a lot of green leafy vegetables, which are packed with iron, folic acid and calcium, which are all great during pregnancy.' On top of her healthy diet, she endured hours of running, cycling and lifting weights . As Dr PhD Marilyn Glenville (www.marilynglenville.com) explains: 'Eating healthily means eating regular meals of freshly prepared whole foods. Buy organically grown produce wherever possible as this reduces the toxic load on the body. Eat a good proportion of raw fruits and vegetables. Do not eat raw meat or raw fish. Steam rather than boil, stir fry rather than deep fry and grill or stew rather than roast or fry. Make sure your diet is balanced with adequate protein, complex carbohydrates and high in essential fats but low in saturated fats and drink plenty of filtered or mineral water.' Foods to include . • Complex Carbohydrates Good sources: fresh fruit and vegetables (raw or lightly cooked), wholegrain breads, brown rice, wild rice, millet, oats, barley, buckwheat, rye and Quinoa. • Protein Good sources: Organic poultry (1 or 2 pieces per week), fish, goat milk, sheep milk, organic eggs, vegetarian cheese, nuts, soya, seeds and pulses. Some grains are better sources than others, for example Quinoa and millet; the rest have a small amount and should be combined with other protein sources. • Fats Good sources: Oily fish such as wild organic salmon, sardines, mackerel and herring. Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, evening primrose oil, olive oil, hemp oil, starflower / borage oil and flax seed oil. • Water: Many of us do not drink enough water. It is thought to be essential in providing the medium in which many chemical reactions within the body take place. Sadly much of our tap water does not measure up to safety standards required. It is advisable to drink only bottled or filtered water whilst pregnant. • Fibre Good sources: Whole grains, fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds. You can also soak a tablespoon of whole linseeds in a glass of water overnight and swallow with an extra glass of water to help with the bowel.
target: Yulia Tarbath, 33, continued regular workouts and raw vegan diet .
  Returned to starting weight of 8st just two weeks after birth .
  Baby daughter weighed 7lb 5oz and Yulia says she'd do it all again .
  Experts say leading vegan lifestyle is unhealthy during pregnancy .