A mum-of-two says she's in ‘the best shape ever' after losing a staggering 7.5 pounds.
Jeanette Painting, 44, feels ‘stuck' after struggling to lose baby weight following the birth of her two children Taion, 12, and Tarlia, nine .
At one stage, she weighed 19lbs 13lbs and wore a size 24, but she says her last straw came when she was on vacation with the kids and didn't want to go out because she was so conscious of her size.
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“I was having back problems from the weight gain. I was really struggling that holiday,” she admits. “Along with my anxiety and depression, the weight made me feel worse. I hated looking in the mirror.
“My back hurts so bad I never want to go out. I don't want to do anything with the kids – my body is exhausted. I know I'll be on a diet when I get back.”
Painting signed up for the Cambridge Weight Plan's 1:1 Diet, in which users eat a smoothie for a set period of time followed by a high-protein meal.
After following the plan, Painting lost 7.5 lbs (48 kg) in eight months, and her 12th weighs 6 lbs (80 kg) and now fits a size 12.
“I can now enjoy my time with the children,” said the mum-of-two, from Gloucester. “I'm definitely going to hang out with my kids for a few days, I'll take them out, where I wouldn't before.
“I've learned to live with myself. I'm in the best shape I can remember, even in my 20s—I'm in the best shape I've ever been.”
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Drawing said the weight loss improved her back pain, and when the weight started to drop, she started feeling “immediately better”.
“Having a diet plan allows me to focus on something every day. Easy eating is just what I need,” she adds.
“I don't need to think too much, I don't need to shop or count calories, I just need to enjoy my product – I can't go wrong.”
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Before she lost weight, Paining said her diet consisted of cookies, combos, burgers, chips, soda and cookies. Now she eats porridge for breakfast, turkey and scrambled eggs for lunch, chicken salad for dinner, and protein bars for snacks.
“I have a newfound energy that I use to take my kids out and play with them,” she continued.
“I have a lot of motivation to keep improving my health, which is something I would never do before losing weight.”
Supplementary report from SWNS.
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