I lost weight with Closerdiets.com – twice’
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Gemma Beattie, 25, Full-time Mum
From: Penrith, Cumbria
Height: 5ft 5
Weight/dress size before: 13st 10/size 18
Weight after: 10st 3/size 12
Total weight loss: 3st 7
“Seeing pictures of myself at my daughter Callie’s second birthday, when I weighed 13st 3, made me feel bad – I thought I looked disgusting. I wanted to be a yummy mummy, so I joined Closerdiets.com in August 2006.
Dieting online was easier than trying to make it to weekly weight loss meetings and the Closer Diets forums, where you can chat to other dieters, were a great help.
I went down to 11st, but when I was pregnant with my second child, Carson, my weight crept back up to 13st 10 – the biggest I have ever been! I rejoined Closer Diets straight after I gave birth in October 2008 because I knew it worked a treat! By the time Carson was 9 months old, I weighed under 11st, less then my pre-pregnancy weight!
I chose the totals plan, because it is realistic and flexible. Depending on your weight, height and gender you are given a food Totals allowance for each day. Then you simply enter the foods you eat and the Nutrition Totaller tool shows the Totals values of your meals, calculating calories, carb and fat levels. This means you aren’t restricted to a set meal plan but can choose what you would like to eat, which is perfect when you have kids.
By last December, I had slimmed to 9st 12, but I prefer myself a little bit bigger, so now I maintain my happy weight around 10st 3. Sometimes I still forget how small I am - I pick up my size 12 jeans and can’t believe I can really fit into them. I’m also chuffed about having a healthy BMI now, and I have finally got the confidence to wear a bikini again!
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