JEMMA’S DIET BEFORE WEIGHT LOSS AND WHAT SHE EATS TODAY

BEFORE

■■Breakfast – “I would have an entire pot of tea with sugar and an entire loaf of bread with butter. I would also have chocolate and crisps throughout the morning.”

■■Lunch - fried bacon and egg sandwich with thick bread.

■■Dinner - “I would have enough food to feed a village and would mop it up with bread. I never really had a takeaway but I would have Yorkshire puddings, pies and pastries, with around 10,000 calories a day. There was lots of bread, butter and cheese. If I went out I had a three-course meal and I would pick something else up on the way back home and have more food when I got back.”

NOW

■■Breakfast - “I don’t really do breakfast now.”

■■Lunch - I tend to have something like homemade soup, no bread or butter though, or salad and wraps with tuna or boiled eggs and maybe a little bit of dressing.“

■■Dinner - “I do like fish and have a plate full of salad. I have fish four or five times a week as there are so many things that can be done with it.

“I have rice instead of potatoes and lots of veg and salad.”

■■Evening snack - I have a hot chocolate - Options is low-calorie or Shreddies with tinned fruit if I need a sugar boost.

MAKING THE CHANGE Jemma drank lots of water instead of sugary drinks and switched to a low-calorie cooking spray. She fills up on foods such as salad and has gradually reduced her portion sizes.

She also controls how she has treats. If she wants a chocolate bar, she will have one but will not allow herself another one for a certain time period.