Mum’s inspired from ‘beyond the grave’
Amanda drops from a size 22 to size 12
An obese mum who tipped the scales at 18st managed to shed a whopping 7st with a little extra motivation from “beyond the grave”.
Mum-of-two Amanda Aitken, from Cumnock, piled on the pounds due to medication including antibiotics, steroids and anti-depressants she took for her battle with the respiratory condition COPD, which began in early childhood.
Amanda, who sometimes struggles to walk due to her lung condition, had resigned herself to being clinically obese and feared she’d never be able to shift the weight after being mocked on social media over a photo of her at a wedding in September 2018.
But two years later, Amanda vowed to get her health in order, after a close friend raised concerns.
Inspirational pal Dawn Aitken suggested Amanda join Slimming World, before she tragically died aged 46 in January 2021.
Now Amanda says she’s still getting motivation from beyond the grave.
She said: “Dawn was a great friend. I can still hear her voice at the back of my head telling me to keep going when I lose another pound.
“Even when I am struggling, I can hear her and imagine her encouraging me to keep going.”
She continued: “I have always struggled with my lungs, since I’ve lost weight my quality of life has changed with everything else.”
Hubby Wayne, 45, a chef, has taken up cooking the family Slimming World meals.
And now the determined mum is a svelte 10 stone 13lbs, having gone from a size 22 to a size 12.