A mother-of-two who suffered from nervousness assaults and was self-conscious about her body, revealed how she shed half her weight by refusing a gastric band surgical procedure and embracing a more healthy life fashion.
Sophie Ratcliffe, 29, from Hayle in Cornwall, tried many instances tried to shed some pounds in secret as a result of she was afraid of being judged and was embarrassed about her 23st 13lbs body, however nothing would stick.
In 2021, her GP really useful gastric band surgical procedure, however Sophie determined in opposition to the process, as an alternative specializing in growing long-lasting wholesome habits.
Greater than a 12 months on, the mother-of-two, whose youngsters had been bullied due to the burden she placed on throughout lockdown, credit her onerous work and being open about her weight reduction targets with shedding a formidable 11st, and now weighing 12st 13lbs.
Sophie Ratcliffe, 29, from Hayle in Cornwall went from weighing 23st 13lbs, left, to 12st 13lbs, proper, after she turned extra open about her weight reduction targets and adopted a more healthy life-style.
Sophie stated ‘My well being was declining quickly, I could not stroll up the steps with out being out of breath or sitting down.
‘I wasn’t sleeping and I did completely no train. My son was being bullied in school due to my weight which made me really feel so responsible, however I did not know the place to start out when it got here to altering issues,’ she added.
Sophie defined she placed on the burden throughout lockdown, the place she took up snacking and baking along with her youngsters.
The mother-of-two joined her native Slimming World group with buddies, however didn’t imagine she would succeed.
Sophie admitted her youngsters was bullied due to her seems, however that this stopped when she misplaced the burden
‘I would tried so some ways to shed some pounds, I by no means instructed anybody although as a result of I used to be certain I would not succeed – identical to all of the instances earlier than,’ she stated.
She secretly employed a private coach however together with the train plan there was a protein shake eating regimen, and Sophie knew she would not be capable of keep it up long run as a result of it left her hungry.
And she or he was equally sceptical when she joined Slimming World, however her fears quickly disappeared.
‘Once I joined Slimming World I used to be embarrassed at how massive I would grow to be, however nobody within the group ever made me really feel this manner and I left the primary session feeling looking forward to the primary time.
The mother-of-two, pictured earlier than her weight reduction, admitted she piled on the kilos throughout lockdown in 2020
At her heaviest, pictured, Sophie felt embarrassed of her seems and was anxious of being judged by others for her greater body
‘As quickly as I understood how the consuming plan labored – and that I would not have to surrender all of the meals I cherished – and I met the opposite members who had been such a beautiful bunch of individuals, I knew I used to be secure and wasn’t going to be judged,’ she added.
Sophie, who nonetheless attends the group, stated that it ‘retains me on observe and lifts me up after I’ve had a troublesome week.’
The mother-of-two stated she skilled ‘one of many worst years in her life’ earlier than beginning her weight reduction journey.
The mother-of-two, pictured earlier than, stated she tried a number of diets and was ashamed of her weight
‘In January 2021, I began having what we believed to be nervousness assaults, recurrently round eight a day.
‘I additionally had a serious seizure which was initially misdiagnosed as mind most cancers and turned out to be epilepsy. I used to be placed on medicine to manage it as a result of the seizures may have been deadly,’ she added.
despite this worrying time, however because of the help of her cherished one and her group, she managed to maintain up along with her weight reduction.
‘I am so proud that in such a troublesome time, I stayed on observe with my weight reduction plans. I do know I could not have executed it if I used to be attempting to shed some pounds by myself. My Slimming World group and Charlotte, the Guide who runs it, have been there for me each step of the way in which,’ she added.
Sophie is now having fun with the outcomes of her weight reduction and stated she appears like a ‘utterly totally different individual.’
Sophie, pictured earlier than, left, stated she even tried to rent a private coach to assist along with her weight reduction, however nothing labored
The mother-of-two, pictured now along with her husband, stated the burden loss saved her marriage and that her complete household is now more healthy
Sophie pictured now, proudly displaying how a lot weight she misplaced. Sophie stated she now feels higher about her physique
The mother-of-two, pictured now, has adopted a more healthy eating regimen and works out 4 to 5 instances per week to keep up her weight
Sophie, pictured now, obtained a brand new lease on life because of her weight reduction, after becoming a member of an area weight reduction group
‘I really feel I am higher outfitted to take care of what life throws at me and I am not letting life move me by. I’ve misplaced weight and I’ve not had a seizure since August,’ she stated.
‘I really feel like Slimming World has given me a brand new household and I do know I’ve given myself the most effective likelihood I can to be a wholesome mum. My son is not bullied anymore and each youngsters are very happy with me.
The mother-of-two stated she seems so totally different from her older weight that her youngsters do not recognise her in photos.
‘After they see photos of me earlier than I misplaced weight, they ask “Mummy, who’s that?”,’ she stated.
Sophie wanting fashionable in a form-fitting black costume, pictured along with her husban dafter her spectacular weight reduction
The tremendous slimmer revealed her total well being has improved because of her weight reduction. She would expertise seizure and was recognized as epileptic earlier than shedding the burden, however the variety of seizures has now decreased
‘Once I noticed each my epilepsy nurse and my neurosurgeon lately, they could not imagine my transformation they usually tried to impress on me that it is saved my life,’ she added.
The mother-of-two stated the burden loss has ‘saved her marriage.’
‘My husband was so upset as he stated he was watching me lose the bubbly individual I was.’ stated Sophie.
And now the entire household has adopted a more healthy life-style because of Sophie.
The tremendous slimmer revealed she went from doing no train in any respect to hitting the health club 4 to 5 instances per week, and went from a dimension 26 to a dimension 12.
‘I get pleasure from spinning and cardio and the occasional weight coaching. I now know that train may be enjoyable and satisfying which I by no means believed earlier than,’ she stated.
‘Shedding pounds has modified my life – I really feel like a door has been opened and I am excited to maintain exploring what’s on the opposite facet.
‘Now when folks see me out and about, they ask me what my secret is and the way I’ve managed to shed some pounds and I am unable to wait to inform them – and it is humorous my secret is that my weight reduction targets aren’t a secret anymore,’ she added.
Sophie’s story comes as new analysis reveals that becoming a member of a weight reduction group is simpler than attempting to shed some pounds alone, and that greater than half of individuals have dieted ‘in secret,’ many due to hears of being judged or failing.
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