I didn’t want to be the fat bridesmaid
DIET CHANGE LED TO WEIGHT LOSS
BEFORE A 27-YEAR-OLD super-slimmer has worn a bikini for the first time after shedding more than eight stone. Danielle Richmond was a size 26 two years ago and tipped the scales at 21st 5lb. But she dropped six dress sizes after being asked to be a bridesmaid at her father Gordon’s wedding – and is now a slimline 13st 1lb. Danielle, 27, couldn’t even vacuum the stairs at work without getting out of breath but decided to take action when she had a health scare after a holiday in Tenerife. Doctors put her chest pains down to her weight and lifestyle, so she decided to ditch takeaways, sweets and fizzy pop. She now cooks all her food from scratch and runs at least 5k twice a week. Shop assistant Danielle, from Lossiemouth in Moray, said: “I came home from holiday in Tenerife and had chest pains. “The doctors said it was connected to my weight and all the food and booze on holiday wouldn’t have helped. “I used to work in bars and would drink full-fat fizzy pop and eat crisps, chocolate and peanuts. I’d just eat convenience food that was BEFORE Breakfast: Latte, gingerbread muffin. Lunch: Baked potato with butter and coleslaw, heaps of fillings. Two packets of crisps, a packet of Haribo and two tins of Coca-Cola. Dinner: Pizza, chips, takeaway, convenience meals. Breakfast: Weetabix and milk or BY ASHLEY PEMBERTON handy. I had a few family events scheduled and was due to be a bridesmaid for my dad at his wedding.
“I didn’t want to be the fat bridesmaid at his wedding – I wanted to be more confident.
“I lost seven stone in time for my dad’s wedding. In the last two weeks before the wedding, I lost 10lbs and the dress fitted me perfectly.
“It was such a good feeling. Family I hadn’t seen for a while complimented me. It was really good to know they could see a positive change in me.
“My brother Darrell was like my personal trainer and was crying as I walked down the aisle – he knew it meant so much to me.”
Danielle would wear big T-shirts in the pool on holiday and hide under baggy clothes.
Now that she is a size 14, she is more confident – and wore a bikini for the first time ever on holiday in Marbella. low-calorie cooked breakfast. Lunch: Soup or baked potato with Cajun chicken, cheese and beans and a can of Diet Coke. Dinner: Homemade pizza, pasta.