‘It clicked that I really needed to lose weight after I got stuck fast in a turnstile’

HUMILIATION MADE MUM SHED THE POUNDS

A MUM vowed to fight the flab after being so tubby she got stuck in a turnstile.

Aimee Medler was mortified when she went to Great Yarmouth race track with her boyfriend Martin Fisher and got wedged in the gateway.

The 26-year-old was forced to get into the ground through the wheelchair entrance.

After being left humiliated, she decided it was time to cut down on takeaways, crisps and chocolate.

And she has lost a whopping eight stone.

She now loves showing off her trim new body after going from a size 26 to a svelte size 12.

Supermarket worker Aimee said: “We were going to watch the banger racing for my partner’s birthday, but I was too fat and the turnstile wouldn’t go round.

“There was a big queue behind me and people were looking to see what the hold-up was.

“When I realised I wasn’t going to fit through, I wanted the ground to open up.

“I was holding back tears waiting for a member of staff to come and help me.

“When they saw I was stuck because of my size, they pointed to the gate used for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

“I backed out. I was embarrassed but waddled over as quickly as I could because I just wanted to get in and hide.

“I didn’t look back because I didn’t want to see anyone laughing. The whole night was ruined because I was so upset and ashamed. I couldn’t think of anything else.”

Mum-of-two Aimee, from Norwich, had always struggled with her weight and loved snacking on savoury treats.

But after getting pregnant with Alfie, now three, her appetite became out of control.

She was gorging on tubes of salt and vinegar Pringles followed by a pizza or burger.

At her heaviest she was eating takeaways several times a week.

Things got worse after her son Tommy was born in December 2017 and she hid her bulk in baggy maternity clothes.

But getting trapped in the turnstile was the final straw.

In January 2018, Aimee joined Slimming World and started a healthy-eating diet plan.

In the first week she lost half a stone and over the next 12 months the weight fell off.

Now the pretty young mum loves being able to glide through the turnstile when her motormad partner takes her to the racing with him.

And he can’t keep his hands off her new bodywork.

She said: “Now I finally feel good about myself, I’m more like a sleek new model than a rusty old banger.”