{"id":8225,"date":"2023-06-04T03:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T03:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingwithdia.com\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2023-06-04T03:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T03:19:04","slug":"woman-loses-half-of-her-body-weight-by-eating-the-foods-i-love-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookingwithdia.com\/health-diet\/woman-loses-half-of-her-body-weight-by-eating-the-foods-i-love-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman loses half of her body weight by eating the ‘foods I love\u2019 every day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nicola is a dog walker who lost an incredible 10 stone after a devastating stroke: \u201cWhen I was 41, my son Ben, who was 14 at the time, returned from school to find me lying on the bed unconscious. An ambulance was called and it turned out I’d had a stroke.<\/p>\n

“Results of tests showed that I had a hole in my heart and needed surgery. Although everything went okay with the operation, I knew that being overweight had been a contributing factor to the stroke,” she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was horrified that my son \u2013 and my whole family, in fact \u2013 had to go through such an ordeal.”<\/p>\n

Nicola, who weighed 22 stone at her heaviest, decided to join her local Slimming World group in Sheffield, which was a turning point in her life after having struggled with her weight since she was little.<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cI\u2019d struggled with my weight since childhood and, being a yo-yo dieter as an adult, I\u2019d tried many times on my own to lose weight.<\/p>\n

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“It would work for a bit, then I\u2019d put the weight back on as I\u2019d feel restricted and unable to eat the foods I love. I knew what I needed was a long-term solution, not a quick fix.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, although Nicola \u201cdesperately wanted to make a change\u201d, she was scared. \u201cSo much so that I actually didn\u2019t go that first week, it took another seven days for me to pluck up enough courage. I went the following week, and I\u2019m so glad I did! As soon as I walked in, my fears went away, and I was put at ease as everyone was so welcoming.”<\/p>\n

The slimmer admitted that she was \u201cone of the biggest people there” but when her consultant took her through the plan, “I remember thinking, \u2018this could actually work\u2019”.<\/p>\n

Nicola started a “flexible”\u00a0diet plan\u00a0where she could “eat the foods you love, never go hungry and still lose weight”.<\/p>\n

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She cooks all her meals from scratch now and admitted that cutting out butter and using low-calorie cooking spray instead of oil has massively helped.<\/p>\n

The best part of the personalised diet plan is that she can still enjoy her favourite pub meals: “We\u2019re quite a sociable family so we\u2019ll often visit the local pub or enjoy meals out with friends and none of that has had to stop.”<\/p>\n

In terms of alcohol, Nicola shared her weight loss trick: “Instead of drinking lager and lime or cider, I\u2019ve swapped to gin and when we eat at a restaurant, I swap out the chips for a jacket potato and salad with my steak.”<\/p>\n

Since losing weight, Nicola can enjoy more quality time with her family. They cycle together every week and she now loves being “out in the fresh air” where she used to struggle and ended up out of breath even on short walks. “Being healthier has given me a new zest for life and I\u2019m over the moon that I can say yes to the things I love and still lose weight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nicola’s diet before:<\/h3>\n