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After: Jo Street after losing 8st 5lb where she is now enjoying her love of musical theatre <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jo Street, 53, a customer services manager from Acrefair, Wrexham, lives with her husband Carl. At 5ft 6in, she now weighs 10st 11lb after losing 8st 5lb. She says:<\/p>\n

Amateur musical theatre is something I love, but \u2014 self-conscious in my size-22 clothes \u2014 I\u2019d always shied away from being on stage, preferring to help sew costumes for the cast or support my daughter Catrin from backstage.<\/p>\n

She looked as if she was having so much fun and I longed to be out there with her, but I thought if I took to the stage, everyone would laugh at me.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember ever really being happy with my size. I was always one of the biggest girls at school and, by the time I turned 21, I was a size 18. Then I began a cycle of yo-yo dieting.<\/p>\n

I lost weight when I first met Carl before putting it all back on plus more when I became pregnant with Catrin.<\/p>\n

As a busy mum, I\u2019d tell myself I didn\u2019t have time to worry about eating healthily. I\u2019d skip breakfast, and for lunch I\u2019d have a chocolate bar and crisps. In the evenings, I\u2019d eat pasta in a creamy sauce with a garlic baguette, cheese and biscuits and a glass of wine.<\/p>\n

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Before: Jo said she was self-conscious as a size 22. She said: ‘I\u2019d tell myself I didn\u2019t have time to worry about eating healthily’ <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I started to worry about the effect my weight was having on my health: I already relied on indigestion tablets, and my ankles would swell up when I was on my feet for any length of time.<\/p>\n

Each year we flew to Lanzarote \u2014 and each year the seat belt became tighter. I\u2019d panic beforehand, terrified that this would be the time I\u2019d finally need a seat-belt extender. In July 2015, that day came. Except I didn\u2019t ask for an extender. Instead, I desperately pushed back into the seat and sucked in my tummy for the whole journey.<\/p>\n

My 50th was just around the corner when a Slimming World leaflet dropped through my door. As I walked into the group, my Slimming World Consultant Mo instantly put me at ease. \u2018Don\u2019t worry, you can do this,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

I hoped she was right \u2014 at 19st 2lb, I had a task ahead of me. Mo explained that planning ahead was key, so I started making a shopping list of meals for the week. For the first time in years I had breakfast, eating soft-boiled eggs and a bowl of fruit. There were so many tasty lunches and dinners to choose from \u2014 from roast vegetable pasta to butternut squash chilli. After a few months, my swollen ankles improved, and I no longer relied on indigestion tablets. Almost a year after I joined Slimming World, I was 8st lighter and ready to step out of my comfort zone.<\/p>\n

I joined an adult musical theatre group and, shortly after, I was dancing out onto the stage with my daughter by my side. This time, though, I had no qualms about showing off my legs in a cute, size-10 cowgirl outfit! I\u2019m happier in my 50s than I ever imagined. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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