Posted 13 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 13 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 34 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 103 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 194 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 243 days ago
Losing It!
Jean Pownall, 59, Liverpool
Was… 15st 7lb Now…10st 13lb
I’d yo-yo dieted for 20 years, but when I had the menopause I was suddenly 54, 15½st and a size-20!
I tried to lose weight alone, but that didn’t work, so my daughter suggested we try Slimming World.
Walking into that first group, I was so nervous, but everyone made me feel welcome!
I began to…
Posted 397 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 404 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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