Mumsheds10st–despite eatingtwiceasmuchnow
AN inspirational mum who struggled with obesity is now half the woman she used to be – by eating DOUBLE the amount of food she used to.
Laura Campbell, 34, tipped the scales at a whopping 22st 6lbs after gorging on greasy burgers, pies, chips and chocolate for most of her life.
She said her gut-busting diet came about as a consequence of grief and comfort eating following the loss of loved ones.
But Laura’s eating problem spiralled out of control up until the point where she was too scared to board a plane –- in case she wouldn’t fit into the seat.
She finally joined a slimming group and began to educate herself about the types of food she was eating.
Laura then learnt to transform her diet and has now shed a staggering 10st – despite admitting that she now eats TWICE as much.
Her incredible weight loss has also seen her drop an impressive eight dress sizes, allowing her to finally go on holiday and wear the clothes she desires.
Laura said: “I was always the chubby one at school.
“I would hate going shopping for clothes. I would always have to go in the ‘fat people shop’ but now I can scrub up not too bad in some better shops.
“I went from size 26/28 to 12/14 which is my dream weight.
“I’m eating double the amount of food – just the healthy type. I eat more food now than ever.
“I never feel hungry as I make sure I food optimise with free and speed foods with all meals breakfast, lunch and dinner.
“My choice of foods I eat now are lean choices whereas before I wouldn’t have bothered about fat content.
“I have lean meats and fish as it needs to be five per cent less fat but also pasta, potatoes and noodles. I also eat three meals a day rather than one.”
Laura, who is a mother to Euan, 8, took it upon herself to sign up with her local Slimming World group in Boglestone Community Centre, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
It came after her weight spiralled out of control due to family grief and comfort eating.
Laura explained: “It was such a difficult time when I lost my grandad in October 2015 and my nana passed away shortly after that.
Laura said she wants to share her story to inspire others to make healthy lifestyle choices.
She added: “I stand tall now, I have my head held high.
“If I inspire one person then they can achieve something great. It’s nice to feel like a new person.
“Even my BMI went from 43/44 to 25 which is a much healthier BMI.”