Posted 12 days ago
Losing It!
Helen Haddon, 52, Redditch
Was 17st… Now 10st 3lb
At the beginning of last year, my clothes didn’t fit, my self-esteem was rock bottom, and I was so unfit, I couldn’t even go for a run with my four Border collies.
Because I loved curries, crisps, cakes and wine, I’d been overweight on and off for years. But as I got heavier, I…
Posted 32 days ago
Tanya Dolphin, 36, Hayes, Middlesex
Was… 16st 1lb Now… 10st
You’re not going to die, are you, Mummy?’ asked my Adam, 4. We were watching a TV show about obesity and, to him, I looked like the people on the show!
What a wake-up call…
As a stay-at-home mum, I ate when the kids were asleep or at nursery. I’d happily scoff a packet…
Posted 39 days ago
Diane Taylor, 38, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Was 16st 5lb… Now 9st 4lb
When I had to buy a size-22, I knew it was time to lose weight. That, and my youngest son Lewis, then 9, couldn’t get his arms around me for a cuddle! It’d crept on over the years.
My own fault – I was lazy, ate the wrong things. So, I bought some scales and…
Posted 67 days ago
Diane Smith, 48, Wallasley, Wirral
Was… 15st 10lb Now… 10st 10lb
It was the summer of 2008 and, just back from holiday, the photos made me realise I needed to lose weight!
I’d always been overweight, but when I gave up smoking, I swapped cigs for pies, pasties and sausage rolls and put on 1st in three weeks! I carried on eating…
Posted 193 days ago
Losing It!
Meinir Thomas, 30 Carmarthen, Wales
Was… 15st 7lb Now… 9st 12lb
Ten months before my 30th birthday, I’d booked tickets for the trip of a lifetime to New York. But what if I couldn’t fit into the plane seat?!
Weighing 15½st and a size-20, I’d been unhappy about my weight for ages. I decided it was time to shift the pounds before…
Posted 332 days ago
Losing it!
Lisa Clemo, 30, Barry, South Wales
Was… 15st 5lb Now… 9st 2lb
I knew I had to do something about my weight when my daughter Jess turned 2.
We were having a party and I was buying a size-16 dress yet again. Not huge, but bigger than I was happy with.
Yet I couldn’t stop eating. I’d have a sandwich, a pasty and…
Posted 358 days ago
Losing It!
Joanne Mackie, 33, Stonehaven
Was… 17st 4lb Now… 10st 12lb
I’d gone to a family party, and Mum pulled me to one side, to say she was worried about my weight!
Well she had a point, as I struggled to fit into a size-24.
I also suffered with sleep apnoea, where I stopped breathing in my sleep, and I snored, too.
So, in October…
Posted 374 days ago
Losing It!
Sue Cadogan, 66, Cardiff
Was… 17st 3lb Now… 10st 8lb
I’m glad I’m not obese…’ I said one day.
‘But, Mum, you are,’ replied my son.
Harsh, but he was right. I’d been fat for years. Struggled to keep up with my grandchildren.
My son was really worried, as I also had emphysema and Type 2 diabetes.
He’d lost weight with the Cambridge Weight Plan,…
Posted 396 days ago
Losing It!
Jeanette Richards, 54, Buntingford, Herts
Was… 14st 5lb. Now… 11st 5lb.
Who was that fat lady with the moon-shaped face in the photos of my 50th birthday party?
When I realised it was me, I was shocked!
My weight had shot up after I lost my husband Barry to oesophageal cancer in 2005. I comfort-ate and before I knew it, I was over…
Posted 402 days ago
Losing It!
Kirsty Hull, 26, Northern Ireland
Was… 16st. Now… 10st.
I was one of the chubbiest kids in the class. And I wore glasses.
No surprise then that, at age 14, I was bullied.
Huge portions and endless snacks meant I became a fat adult, a size-22.
Then, three years ago, I was out shopping and I had to walk past all the pretty dresses to…
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