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A woman has shared her delight after losing a whopping seven-and-a-half stone. Sharing her achievement, Jeanette Painting, 44, says she’s hotter now than she ever was in her 20s – and is in the “best shape ever”.<\/p>\n
Jeanette felt “stuck in a rut” after struggling to lose her baby weight after the birth of her two children, Taion, 12, and Tarlia, nine. Weighing 19st 13lbs and squeezing into a size 24, Jeanette “gave up on herself” – donning tracksuits to try and conceal her figure, SWNS reports.<\/p>\n
The last straw came when Jeanette was on holiday with her two children and didn’t want to go out – feeling self-conscious about her size. In June 2021, she decided “enough was enough” and signed up for the 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan – which entails smoothies and shakes.<\/p>\n
After ditching oven-ready meals, takeaways and biscuits and sweets for healthy salads and high-protein meals, the mum-of-two lost seven-and-a-half stone in just eight months. Now a size 12, she weighs a healthier 12st 6lbs and loves showing off her new slender frame in figure-hugging dresses.<\/p>\n
Jeanette, a full-time mum, said: “I can now enjoy time with my children and be a mum with them. I definitely go on more days out with my children, I will take them on days away whereas before I wouldn’t.<\/p>\n
“I have learned to live with myself. I am in the best shape now than I can remember, even in my 20s – I am in the best shape I have ever been. I look better now than when I did in my 20s, I used to hate getting my photos taken but now I am always getting in them.<\/p>\n
“I can now buy clothes online. I don’t have to shop in the plus size section.<\/p>\n
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“I am sad I didn’t take more photos when I was bigger, when I look back and see my children being young it is sad as I am not in them as I am big. If I could change it I would.”<\/p>\n
Jeanette was on holiday with her children in Devon in June 2021 when she realised she needed to do something about her weight. She hated the way she looked and it left her wanting to stay in and not go out and enjoy the break with her children.<\/p>\n
Jeanette said: “I had back issues from gaining weight. That holiday I really struggled. Along with my anxiety and depression, the weight made me feel worse. I hated looking in the mirror.<\/p>\n
“My back was playing up so much, I never wanted to go out. I didn’t want to be doing anything with the children – I was physically exhausted. I knew that when I got back I would be going on a diet.<\/p>\n
“When I did the Cambridge Weight Plan, I lost weight every week until I achieved the weight I wanted to be.”<\/p>\n
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When she got home, Jeanette reached out to weight loss consultant Jade Foran, to help kickstart her weight loss.<\/p>\n
Jeanette said: “’I had previously seen Jade posting about the 1:1 Diet. I was inspired by the fact that she had lost lots of weight herself and was now helping others do the same. It was my opportunity to change my life and I was determined to succeed.”<\/p>\n
After starting to lose weight, Jeanette said she “instantly felt better” and her back pain improved rapidly. Jeanette went from a size 24 to a size 12 in eight months by cutting out sugar, carbs and fat and getting a personal trainer – who she still regularly visits.<\/p>\n
“Being on plan gave me something to focus on every day. The ease of the diet was exactly what I needed. I didn’t need to overthink anything, no shopping or calorie counting, I just needed to enjoy my products – I couldn’t go wrong.’ Through the diet, I didn’t only regain the old me and improve my health, but I gained the most amazing friendship with Jade. There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t speak. We go out socially together and with our children.’’<\/p>\n
Jeanette says losing weight has not only just impacted her life but changed her children’s lives in the process.<\/p>\n
“I had a newfound energy which I use to take my kids on days out and to play with them,” she said. “I was back to socialising with my friends and family and could finally buy clothes from normal shops. I have so much motivation to continue improving my health, something I never would have done before losing weight.”<\/p>\n
Diet before –<\/b>
Breakfast – Cookie with a coffee
Lunch – Meal deal consisting of sandwich, crisps and fizzy drinks
Dinner – Burger, oven chips and beans
Snacks – Pack of biscuits, crisps and dips
Drinks – Fizzy pop and coffee<\/i><\/p>\n
Diet after –<\/b>
Breakfast – Porridge
Lunch – Turkey with tinned tomatoes and scrambled egg
Dinner – Chicken and salad or vegetables
Snacks – Protein bar
Drinks – Water, flavoured sugar-free drinks only<\/i><\/p>\n