After Losing Her Dad, Charlotte Turned To Food And The Scales Tipped Nearly 18 Stone

4 January 2018

I started to put on weight when I lost my Dad back in 2004. He had been ill for quite some time and it was a difficult time for us all. Every January I would say ‘this is going to be the year’ but it never happened. Until the beginning of this year that is! I don’t know what happened but my head was just ‘in the right place’.

Charlotte (right) before

I started using the SlimFast Meal replacement shakes, Strawberry is my favourite flavour, I have a shake for breakfast and lunch then enjoy an evening meal as well as 3 x 100 calorie snacks. I tried to keep the meals as healthy as possible but it’s difficult when you don’t eat veg or salad. But I soon found that I could still eat all the things that I loved such as pizza & pasta, but just cut down portion sizes and make healthier choices where I could. As I followed the plan I started to try more things and my meals got even healthier.

I used to struggle to drink water but the routine of the plan and snacks has really helped and I definitely think that drinking the water has really helped me follow the plan and my weight loss.

I haven’t really exercised at all whilst I have been on SlimFast. I am quite an active person but don’t exercise as such, I find that the only motivation that I need is seeing the weight come off!

I used to refuse to buy clothes as I knew that I would need to buy big sizes and that nothing would look nice on, but I couldn’t seem to lose the weight and do anything about it either. Now I have gone from a size 22 jean to a size 14 – I am so proud of myself!

I’m much more confident and outgoing, and I feel fitter, healthier and much happier. My mum says that I am a totally different person now I have lost weight! SlimFast has given me a new lease of life, my only regret…… not doing this much sooner!