A mother-of-three who was so ashamed of her 14 stone frame she edited her wedding photos to make herself look slimmer finally feels body confident after losing over five stone.
Clare Stone, from Taunton, Somerset, was a size 16 and admitted she felt tired constantly and would often have to take naps during the day to make it through.
Tipping the scales at 13st 10lb, she decided to make a change after feeling sad about the way she looked on her wedding day.
Clare joined SlimFast, following the 3.2.1 Plan, and has since reached her goal weight – 8st 8lb – and is a trim size eight.
Clare Stone, from Taunton, Somerset, pictured with her husband Matthew in 2017, admitted she edited her wedding photos to make herself look thinner. Pictured left is the before image and right is the Photoshopped version, where her face is visibly slimmer
Speaking to FEMAIL, the mum said she hadn’t realise quite how much she’d piled on the pounds until May last year, while looking through her wedding snaps.
‘I was looking through family photos, there weren’t many with me in, but when I stumbled across one of us all my heart sank,’ she revealed.
‘I hadn’t realised just how much weight I had put on, but the photo confirmed exactly how I had been feeling.
‘I was tired all the time and would often have to take naps during the day just to make it through. I felt lazy and really run down.’
Speaking to FEMAIL, the mum said she hadn’t realise quite how much she’d piled on the pounds until May last year, while looking through her wedding snaps. Pictured left: the unedited snap, and right: the ‘slimmer’ version
Clare joined SlimFast, following the 3.2.1 Plan, and has since reached her goal weight – 8st 8lb – and is a trim size eight
Clare married her husband Matthew in 2017 and said it was a fantastic day that she’s ‘always dreamed of’.
But when she got the photos back, she said she was ‘sad’ at the way she looked.
Clare admitted she felt ‘ashamed’ for using photo editing software to slim down her face in pictures of her as a bride before she shared them with friends and family.
‘I knew it was wrong but it made me feel better at the time,’ she explained.
Clare, pictured with a wedding guest, used editing software to make her face appear thinner before sharing the images with friends and family
Pictured before her weightloss, Clare said she was shocked and saddened by the way she looked in her wedding snaps
Clare has managed to lose an incredible 5st 2lb and is a shadow of her former self (pictured before and after)
‘My weight gain continued and peaked at nearly 14 stone. It was then I knew it was time to make a lifestyle change.
‘I chose SlimFast because it was an easy and convenient plan, as a busy mum-of-three I needed something simple but proven.
‘I was very determined to succeed, so the next day I tracked my start weight and planned my food for the day.’
Clare was keen to make sure she was eating well and not depriving herself, and enjoyed the fact that the SlimFast plan means you can eat six times a day – three snacks, two meal replacements (a shake or bar) and one 600 calorie meal of her choice.
Clare was keen to make sure she was eating well and not depriving herself, and enjoyed the fact that the SlimFast plan means you can eat six times a day. Poctured before and after her transformation
The mother-of-three, pictured recently, said she now has loads more energy to run around with her kids
‘It was perfect for me,’ she said. ‘I love the banana shake blended with ice, it’s so delicious!’
As well as wanting to feel more confident in photos, Clare’s other motivation for losing weight was to feel fitter and healthier for her children.
‘Since losing over five stone I have well and truly achieved both of these,’ she said proudly.
‘I’m now more energetic and can run around with my kids for hours. I now don’t have to have any naps and even my skin is better!’
For more information on the SlimFast 3.2.1. Plan visit www.slimfast.co.uk.