weigh to go! 49-Year-Old Woman Lost 10 Stones While Still Indulging In Spaghetti Bolognese And Curry Reveals Her Only Secret
A woman who lost a whopping 10 stones in just one year has revealed her ‘only secret’.
Samantha Cobb, 49, from Chelmsford, Essex, joined Slimming World due to concerns about her health.
Then she lost 10 stone nine pounds by eating her usual diet of curry and pasta bolognese.
However, she attributes the secret of her success to just one thing – increasing her consumption of vegetables to make her feel full.
Talking to Essex Live“I think the secret is to try to eat as many vegetables as possible with your meals,” said Samantha.
BEFORE: Samantha Cobb, 49, of Chelmsford, Essex, joined a weight loss group due to concerns about her health.
After: Samantha lost nearly 11 stone after filling her plate with vegetables to help her feel full
She added, “They are classified in Slimming World as fast food, as they help you lose weight faster.”
Samantha – who currently does not reveal her weight – said she wants to lose weight for health reasons.
However, the 49-year-old said it’s hard to know where to start.
At first, she said, she initially found the idea of joining Slimming World “scary”.
Since joining last year, Samantha has been going to meetings at least once a week.
As a result of her impressive weight loss, she is now She was crowned the “Biggest Loser” of her group.
Samantha added that she loved having the group’s support and is only in the middle of her journey.
When she joined, Samantha was aiming to lose five stone in her first year — and she’d doubled her goal.
Samantha said she was initially afraid to join the slimming club but found that it was actually very beneficial
She said she could still eat all of her favorite meals, like spaghetti bolognese, she just ate smaller portions
As a result, she convinced her husband to enroll in Slimming World as well.
She explained that she enjoyed the fact that she was still able to eat her favorite meals, such as Roast dinner, spaghetti bolognese and curry.
Although she still has ‘up and downs’ with her weight, Samantha said having a community around her makes it easier to stick to her lifestyle fix.
It comes after a plus-size woman spoke out about her struggles on airlines as a “fat” person.
Jae’lynn Chaney, 25, from Vancouver, Canada, regularly takes off to exotic locations around the world and shares her experiences on TikTok, including the struggle to be a size 6XL.
The influencer has seen her weight fluctuate over the years, especially after she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), pulmonary hypertension, and high blood pressure in blood vessels connected to the lungs, in 2019 — causing her to gain 100 pounds.
In a series of clips, which have since gone viral with millions of views, the influencer demonstrates how airlines just don’t cater to larger sizes — with seats so small for her hull and partner Jacob Ard barely able to squeeze into the tiny toilet cubicles.
