When I go shopping I naturally go for a size 14/16 to try on and then I work my way down four sizes as I’m smaller than I think which is lovely.” “I still sometimes forget how much weight I’ve lost. “I was never able to run before and now I can, I want to do that more frequently. Stranger's 'punching above my weight' jibe made me shed 5 stone.I’ve done a couple of 10ks and I hope to do more running. I try to get to the gym, I swim and go out walking a lot. “I refuse to give anything up completely and still have chocolate and crisps – but low fat options.

“I still dine out weekly and go drinking with friends – I just make sure I’m prepared and plan for it and be more conscious of what I’m eating during the week if I’m going out. “I’ve cut down on portion sizes but what I like about Scottish Slimmers is that it’s not about changing what you eat, you can still have everything – it’s about having it in moderation. “Now I always make sure I eat something – even if it’s a cereal bar if I’m rushing out the door. But that meant I was hungrier throughout the day and would eat more. She said: “I never used to eat breakfast. Nikki lost another three stone and hit her target in August – getting down to 11stone 5lbs and a size 10/12 – losing 7st 13.5lbs in total.

“I managed to get past my plateau thanks to the help of my amazing class manager Elaine and all the other class members.” “I can honestly say it is the best thing I have ever done and I won’t stop going now,” she said. Mum reveals secret exercise she did to shed an amazing seven stone using a very common household itemīy the start of 2017, Nikki had managed to lose four and a half stone and had kept it off – but was struggling to lose more, so joined Scottish Slimmers classes again.I was enjoying living away from home and the weight just crept on.”Ībout four years ago, she was at her heaviest at 19st 4.5lbs and a size 20 and she decided to take action and started cutting back on her portion sizes and keeping track of what she was eating. I was eating out regularly and having drinks with friends. “I stopped going to classes and over the next five or six years, slowly gained weight through just not taking care of what I was eating. “I lost a couple of stone before I was a bridesmaid when my sister got married,” she said. Nikki originally joined Scottish Slimmers around 10 years ago to lose weight for her sister’s wedding. Nicola is virtually unrecognisable from passport pic “Eventually I managed to get through and that was fine – but I realise I will probably need to change my passport photo. Then he asked if I had any bank cards and where I’d opened the accounts. He was very serious and carried on doing his job. “I got nervous and told him I’d lost loads of weight. Coming back through Edinburgh airport the security officer stared at my passport for what felt like ages. “I’d gone away with friends for a city break at the end of September which coincided with my birthday. Student who shed five stone for sister's wedding now dreaming of her own big day.“When I handed over my passport he studied it for a few minutes and then asked me if I had any other form of ID,” said Nikki from Dunfermline. She had to explain she looked so different because she’d lost almost eight stone and dropped from a size 20 to a 10/12 since the photo was taken. When bank manager Nikki Jermain arrived back at Edinburgh Airport from celebrating her 30th birthday in Prague she was stopped at passport control because she didn’t look like her photo.

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