Super Slimmer Drops 13 Stone By Cutting Out One Vice From Her Diet

This super slimmer from South Shields, Tyneside, has reason to celebrate after dropping nearly half her body weight in just under two years.

Michelle Quinn, 42, says she feels like a new woman after losing 12.5st and going from a dress size 30 to size 12.

Her weight ballooned after scoffing a loaf of bread a day but she lost the weight after cutting out the white carbohydrates (bread, pasta, rice) - including the butter-filled bacon sarnies, crisps for lunch and fish and chips for dinner that she used to eat.

She ditched the bread and the white carbs and started a diet consisting of cereal or fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, home-made soup for lunch and healthy versions of her favourite meals for dinner, such as cooking with lean meats instead of fatty cuts.

Michelle, of South Shields, Tyneside, has been named Slimming World's Greatest Loser in the West Harton area of South Shields.

“I feel like a new woman since losing weight. In fact, I look so different that people who I haven’t seen for a while often can't believe I'm the same person,” she said.

"For me though it's the change on the inside that's been the biggest - I'm happier, healthier and much more confident now.

"I still enjoy all my favourite meals like burgers and chips and roast dinners but I've learned how to make small changes like using lean meat or cooking with low calorie spray instead of oil or butter.

"It fits in really well with the rest of my family and we can all eat the same meals."

Michelle weighed 25st 3lbs when she joined the group in April 2013 and has since dropped to 12st 10lbs.

"Before I lost the weight I hid behind a big bubbly personality,” she added.

"I'd pretend it didn't bother me that I was bigger than most other people, but that was far from the truth.

"I hated shopping for clothes and found just climbing up stairs and doing simple everyday tasks would leave me tired and out of breath."

Michelle's weight was also putting a huge strain on her health and she suffered with high blood pressure, chronic back pain and got breathless easily.

While Michelle went for a drastic approach to her weight-loss, we wouldn’t recommend cutting out an entire food group, such as white carbs, to lose weight.

If you are looking to shed the pounds, look into reducing the amount of refined carbohydrates you eat (white bread, rice and pasta) but make sure you keep the wholemeal versions of foods in your cupboard.

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