Posted 12 days ago
Losing It!
Michelle Robertson, 41, Salford Quays
Was: 18st 4lb…. Now: 8st 4lb
I’ve battled with my weight for most of my life. I was the ‘fat kid’ in school and even had weekly meetings with the school dietician.
Quite simply, I ate too much and didn’t exercise. I loved sweets when I was younger and, as an adult, it was bread and cheese.
At New…
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 33 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 40 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 102 days ago
Losing It!
Becky Gow, 26, Reading
Was… 17st 6lb Now… 11st 2lb
‘Is that really me?’ A friend had posted some photos on Facebook, and I’d put on so much weight that I barely recognised myself!
My weight problems began 10 years ago when I moved to Reading. There were so many fast food shops and I couldn’t resist fried chicken and chips!
Then, in…
Posted 137 days ago
Losing It!
Helen Smith, 49, Wistaston, Cheshire
Was… 12st 1lb Now… 8st 3lb
I was 19 and 5ft 3in, I ate, slept and breathed gymnastics. Then, one day, I raised my arms in a routine and seized up completely. I was in agony. My coach thought I’d pulled a muscle, but I never got better. The doctors had no answers and I had…
Posted 137 days ago
Losing It!
Jenny Morgan, 52, Errol, Angus
Was… 17st 8lb Now… 10st 4lb
My joints ached as I climbed the stairs. I was only 47, but walking was so difficult, I felt as though I was 80.
I’d had six lively children in 10 years, so my body had never really recovered in between.
Then in 2008, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. While I…
Posted 159 days ago
Losing It!
Carol Miller, 50, Aberdeen
Was… 16st 7lb Now… 9st 6lb
I was not going to be fat and frumpy when I turned 50! It was August 2010 and, with my landmark birthday looming, I had to lose the weight now!
I’d tried before, but always ended up weighing more than when I started. And now, a size-22, I was the biggest ever.
So…
Posted 179 days ago
Losing It!
Sarah Cottrell, 36, Desford
Was… 13st 3lb Now… 9st 6lb
When I met my new boyfriend Glen, he soon started to see a lot more of me as, with cosy takeaway nights in, my weight shot up, and before I knew it, I was a size-18!
I hate having my photo taken, so when friends said they were getting married and asked…
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…
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